Terry Robison’s ‘US$59.23 per night’ Holiday Inn retirement plan goes viral
- While the average US nursing home costs US$188 per day, Terry Robison said that reservations at the hotel chain cost US$59.23 per night
American seniors seeking to retire on the cheap have a new source of inspiration: a Texas man who outlined how spending one’s golden years in Holiday Inn hotels could avoid costly nursing home fees.
“For a combined long term stay discount and senior discount, it’s US$59.23 per night,” Houston-area resident Terry Robison said on Facebook three weeks ago in a post that has since gone viral.
“They treat you like a customer, not a patient,” Robison says.
“Want to see Hawaii? They have Holiday Inn there too.”
More than 113,000 people have shared Robison’s idea – a fairly detailed one, at that – to rely on the budget hotel chain, with free breakfast, for daily living.
Not to mention, Robison said, Holiday Inns offer a spa, swimming pool, workout room, laundry room and a lounge. Of course, complimentary shampoo, soap, toothpaste and razors will rack up savings, too.