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Want to conduct interviews in a hotel...is there a meeting area that I could reserve?

I am conducting interviews for my business and we wanted to conduct them on an off-premise location. I was looking at the nearby hotels in the area...instead of renting a room for a week is it possible to rent a small banquet area with a table? Which would be more cost-effective?

Public Comments

1. Call the hotel and ask. It depends on the hotel.
2. Inviting people to a hotel room can be a red flag for some people - so I wouldn't suggest it. Most hotels have conference rooms that can be rented for far less than a guest room. If you go to a full service hotel, they may (and probably will) require a catering minimum to rent the room. Consider going to a limited service hotel (Hyatt Place, Courtyard, Four Points) as they typically don't have catering services and will just rent the room. A more professional setting might be a company like Regus. They have flexible office and meeting space rentals and you can get them for as little as a day. www.regus.com
3. You will need to call hotels in the area and ask about their space for rent, some will be more accommodating than others, all depends on the hotel.
4. Most hotels/many motels do rent conference rooms either by the day or by the hour. They also can provide food service, be it a full meal, or just coffee & pastry, or nothing at all. Pick one close to you and give them a call. Interviews at a neutral site are excellent idea. You are less likely to be interrupted.
5. It depends on what kind of business image that you want to portray to the candidates. If you don't care much about your business image then you can choose a cheap hotel or an Inn with a small board room that you can rent. I don't suggest you to do the interviews in a room at a hotel because that will raise a red flag. Plus, I don't think it is safe for you (you never know who will be coming to the interview). I suggest you to rent a small meeting room (a Board Room is the best option) from a hotel. If you rent the room for a week straight then you can ask for a discount in room rental. Ask if there is a minimum of food and beverage. If there is a minimum then you can ask if they can waive the room rental if you meet the minimum food & beverage. Hotels are desperate for business nowadays and they will most likely to negotiate with you. Good luck!
6. Contact your local BBB and see if there are any community meeting rooms in public buildings that you could also rent. You may get a better rate going that route. Or, there's always the tried and true method of staking out a table in Starbucks for the day, and interviewing from there. I've had many an interview in a Starbucks because of an uncomfortable in-office situation.
7. You should always rent a board room, or a business conference center that is within a hotel. DO NOT rent a room, as this becomes very intimidating for potential candidates.