The materials point out that the company provides breakfast, too. The hotel stays will reportedly not count as approved business travel, though. The discounted hotel rate only lasts until September 30th, but it’s not clear how much it will cost after that.
“We regularly run accommodation specials for local or traveling Googlers to take advantage of our spaces and amenities,” Google spokesperson Ryan Lamont says in a statement to. “We advertise these in a regular Perks email which also contains discounts for employees on other services and entertainment options.
According to CNBC, employees have discussed the offer on an internal forum with mixed feelings. “Now I can give some of my pay back to Google,” one employee wrote, and another pointed out that Google’s amenities are better than what’s offered at their own apartment.