Just read this over at Geekwire:
This startup plans to let strangers share hotel rooms to save money
By Taylor Soper
A Seattle startup wants to help you save money on hotel room fares — but only if you’re willing to share a room with a stranger.
My first thought was “ick”. However, as I think of things, there’s a bit of this already going on. Sites/apps like Couchsurfing.com already facilitate something similar. Also, if you look over our culture’s history, sharing rooms with strangers wasn’t uncommon at all. Think about the beginning of Moby Dick, and the meeting between Ishmael and Queequeg.
After reading the article I expect that they’ve been thoughtful of the risks and concerns of this venture. I expect they should do well. I think there is a market for such a service, as long as the risks of carefully mitigated.
Wishing Winston Club the best of luck!