Five-star hotel is the permanent home of a 27-year-old entrepreneur: Reduce expenses with miles, hotel points and long-stay deals; The whole household in 5 suitcases

Nagel’s belief itself shows that in modern business, more important than wealth is where and how to invest time, attention and energy. – File photo

For most, a hotel is a place where they spend a few nights between trips. But for 27-year-old entrepreneur Jonas Nagel, the Mandarin Oriental Palace in Lucerne, Switzerland has become a permanent home.

The address on his Swiss residence certificate is: Haldenstrasse 10, this is the location of the hotel. All his letters come here. Nagel, who grew up in Berlin, Germany, moved to Switzerland a year ago in search of peace and quality of life. He does not have a fixed room in the hotel. According to availability, the staff shifts them to different rooms-suites. Nagel pays the hotel a five-figure sum every month, but only for the number of days he stays. They stay on the road for six to nine months of the year. When they are out of town, their four-five suitcases are kept safe in the basement and upon their return the staff transports them to their new rooms. Nagel opens the luggage himself every time. It takes about an hour to arrange clothes, photos and souvenirs. The hotel also offered permanent rooms, but according to Nagel, the price was such that it could buy a house every year. Nagel started the agency Mainment GmbH in 2018, which handles the social media accounts, personal branding and performance marketing budgets of celebrities and celebrities. The story behind his wealth is not of any inheritance, but of understanding social media since adolescence and working hard to build a network.

His lifestyle is as expensive as it is calculated. He keeps track of every expense in an app he created himself, and calls himself a “travel hacker.” That means, through airline miles, hotel points and long-stay deals, they can book travel and stays at far less than the fixed rates. Similarly, he got a huge discount on a stay of more than a month at a Conrad hotel in Bali.

Rolex collection, but looks the same in jeans, T-shirt and shoes

His wardrobe is as minimal as his budget is big. 50 have identical white T-shirt, jeans and shoes. Their luggage fits in four-five suitcases. The exception is the Rolex watch collection. Aviation memorabilia. He works from 8.30 am to 3 pm and his only hobby is flying helicopters. Despite such a big luxury life, he still searches property websites daily. Ultimately they want to have their own house with a garden one day. He says, ‘I am not the son of any rich father, I have made all this myself.’ Nagel’s belief itself shows that in modern business, more important than wealth is where and how to invest time, attention and energy.

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