A single mother and her three children are temporarily living in a hotel after being evicted from their rental apartment after six years and unable to afford local prices.
Suzanne Hayes had just 30 days to find a new home before March 1 after the house she and her children lived in was sold.
“Where were we going to go? How was I going to afford it? I had no savings to fall back on; hell, I didn’t even have a credit card,” she wrote for Business Insider.
The mother began looking for new properties on Zillow, but the options were beyond her financial reach.
A two-bedroom apartment cost $2,700, a three-bedroom apartment cost $3,000, she said. And all the apartments she found were rejected because of her “sub-par” credit score.
“I was devastated. My plate wasn’t just full. It was shattering and leaving a mess all around me,” she wrote.
Suzanne Hayes had 30 days to find a new home before March 1 after the rental home she and her children had lived in for six years was sold. “Where were we going to go? How was I going to afford it? I had no savings to fall back on; hell, I didn’t even have a credit card,” she wrote.
She and her brood of children ended up at the Avon Old Farms Hotel in Avon, Connecticut, which offered her a two-bedroom apartment on the property for $2,200. “I felt like I had won the lottery,” she said
Her mother offered them a place to stay, but at 46, Hayes wanted her own privacy and independence, so she stumbled upon extended stays in a hotel.
She and her brood of children ended up at the Avon Old Farms Hotel in Avon, Connecticut, which offered her a two-bedroom apartment on the property for $2,200.
“I felt like I had won the lottery,” she wrote for Business Insider.
Best of all, the pool house rental includes all of the hotel’s amenities, including a pool, gym, sauna, restaurant, continental breakfast, and weekly housekeeping.
“Their eyes lit up when I showed them the pool, game room, sauna and gym,” she wrote. “Sure, it was only a temporary solution – the apartment was on the small side and the location wasn’t perfect. But it was a place my kids and I could call our own, if only for a few months.”
Best of all, the pool house rental (pictured) includes all hotel amenities, including pool, gym, sauna, restaurant, continental breakfast, and weekly housekeeping.
“Their eyes lit up when I showed them the pool, playroom, sauna and gym,” she wrote
They also have access to the Thursday night trivia, which has become a staple of the weekly family outing, and they spend the hot East Coast summer swimming on hot days, cooking s’mores in the available fire pit, and indulging in a big breakfast in the morning.
“This is not an apartment I would have ever looked for, and it would never have occurred to me to consider a hotel for my housing needs. On paper, it is not the best choice for me and my children. But the amenities are the answer to my prayers.”
They also have access to the Thursday night trivia game, which has now become a regular weekly family outing, and they spend the hot East Coast summer swimming on hot days, making s’mores at the fire pit provided, and enjoying a hearty breakfast in the morning.
It is unclear how long the family plans to stay there and where they will go next.
DailyMail.com has contacted Hayes for comment.
