To add to what @Bruce Lynn said, I was working a deal recently in Dallas and I found that there are many restrictions on renting by a room, mainly because you will become a hotel at some point (not sure about the restrictions) in my case I found that the subdivision had a restriction to rent one room. 

Can I write off BOTH the moving truck that I will hire AND my entire cross-country road trip (hotels, meals, supplies, etc.) to get my car there?

Division of Hotels and Restaurants, F.S. ch. 509) differentiate tenancies by either being less than 1 month or more than 1 month.

If you prefer a private space, you might also look for renting a meeting room at a hotel.

Just want to get it right now so we can focus on the important work of actually running the hotel!

Virgin Hotel.

This was one of only three hotel/motels in the city and the only one with lakefront access, including a dock.

This was one of only three hotel/motels in the city and the only one with lakefront access, including a dock.

One thing I would add is to look for the concentration of nearby extended stay hotels, e.g.

Purchase price: $635,000 Cash invested: $200,000 Built in 1880 as a single-family address, this rare three-story grand brownstone designed by Ogden and Wright was purchased by myself and investors for conversion to a boutique hotel.