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It’s a “suite life” — if you can afford it.

English woman Lauren Tickner, 25 — a self-proclaimed “digital nomad” — has explained why she chooses to live in a five-star hotel in Dubai in a video posted on YouTube.

Tickner pays $3,500 monthly to live in a two-bedroom, three-bathroom Marriot Hotel suite equipped with a living room, kitchen and washing machine.

Tickner said she sees her living expenses as “an investment not a cost,” and said life in the hotel is simpler because she doesn’t have to deal with landlords or pay utility bills. She also claimed she is saving money on taxes by living in Dubai and that it is “cheaper than London anyway.”

“It’s crazy that the amount I spend on my living is more than most people my age make per month,” she declared.

“I just like living the nomadic lifestyle because I like how I’m not locked into any contracts here I can just pick up and go whenever I want to,” Tickner added.


  “Digital nomad” Lauren Tickner pays $3,500 a month to live in a five-star hotel in Dubai. YouTube/Lauren Tickner “Digital nomad” Lauren Tickner pays $3,500 a month to live in a five-star hotel in Dubai. YouTube/Lauren Tickner

  Lauren Tickner said she saves money because her hotel restocks her room with fresh bottles of water. YouTube/LaurenTickner Lauren Tickner said she saves money because her hotel restocks her room with fresh bottles of water. YouTube/LaurenTickner

  Lauren Tickner said she enjoys having food and packages delivered to her room.
 Lauren Tickner said she enjoys having food and packages delivered to her room.

Tickner said that living in the hotel makes her feel “like I’m a kid again because I have all my stuff done for me” — noting that the hotel provides her with fresh water bottles each day, cleans her room while she’s gone, delivers meals to her and drops off packages straight into her room when she’s not home.

“Getting into the freshly made hotel bed every single night … oh, man, this hefty investment … that alone makes it worth it,” Tickner said while wrapped under the covers.

Commenters on her video expressed support for Tickner’s lifestyle, while some expressed shock at the whopping price of her lifestyle.


  Lauren Tickner said she is saving money on taxes by living in Dubai. YouTube/Lauren Tickner Lauren Tickner said she is saving money on taxes by living in Dubai. YouTube/Lauren Tickner


  Lauren Tickner said she loves the feeling of lying in a freshly made hotel bed every night. YouTube/LaurenTickner Lauren Tickner said she loves the feeling of lying in a freshly made hotel bed every night. YouTube/LaurenTickner

  Lauren Tickner said she spends more on her room each month than most people in her generation make in that amount of time. YouTube/LaurenTickner Lauren Tickner said she spends more on her room each month than most people in her generation make in that amount of time. YouTube/LaurenTickner

“Unreal pampered like the princess you are!!! LOVE IT” said one commenter, while another said, “$3,500 is a lot honestly.”

Despite her luxurious lifestyle Tickner claimed she is not comfortable spending money and is trying to improve her “money mindset” so she can be more at ease with buying nice things for herself.

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