The average cost, he says, is US$70,000 (RM282,485) a month, with most clients booking two- to four-month stays. They wanted out," says Leigh Rowan, founder of Bay Area-based Savanti Travel, whose clients are buying one-way tickets and working remotely from beachfront villas or amenity-laden hotels. Indefinite Checkout, PleaseMelanie Woods, a 39-year-old graphic designer, left San Francisco well before there was word of a winter lockdown. Also requesting an indefinite checkout on their current escape are Los Angeles-based Alan and Bonnie Cartwright, both 71 and retired. They originally booked 10 nights at Auberge Resorts Collection’s Chileno Bay, where rooms average more than US$1,000 (RM4,035) a night.

Source: The Star February 16, 2021 00:56 UTC