Desk studio
One room, a queen bed and a desk by the window that is wide enough for a second screen. Good for a week or two on your own.
Queen bed · Adjustable chair · Kettle and small fridge
Your desk, your bed and the elevator between them
Northlight Works Hotel is a glass tower in Halcrest, Nevada, set up for people who travel with a laptop and stay a while. Suites come with proper desks, there's a whole floor for working, and the mezzanine holds a quiet casino for the evenings.
21+ on the gaming floor, photo ID at the door
Ask about a stayMost hotels are built for two nights. This one assumes you'll be here for two weeks, maybe two months, and that you have calls to take.
So the rooms have chairs you can sit in for eight hours, the wifi is the same on every floor, and the walls between rooms are thicker than they need to be. The people who stay here are consultants on a long project, engineers between sites, writers who wanted a change of scenery and a few couples who both work from home and got tired of sharing a kitchen table.
None of it is fancy. It works.
Three kinds of room
Long-stay suite
A bedroom with a door, a separate room with the desk, and a kitchenette with two burners. People who book a month usually end up here.
King bed · Kitchenette · Washer-dryer
Corner work suite
Glass on two sides and a meeting table that seats four, so a small team can work from the room without booking anything downstairs.
King bed · Table for four · Wall screen
The work floor
Level nine is all desks. It's open to anyone staying at the hotel, around the clock, and you get in with your room key. Long tables near the windows are first come, first served. Fixed desks by the wall can be held for the length of your stay if you ask at check-in.
The rule on the open floor is no calls. That's what the booths are for.
- Call booths. Twelve single-person booths with a door, a light and a fan that is quieter than you'd expect.
- Meeting rooms. Four rooms for two to ten people, booked through the front desk by the hour or the day.
- Printing. One printer and one scanner by the lifts. It jams about once a week and someone fixes it.
- Lockers. Keep your monitor and keyboard on the floor overnight instead of carrying them up.
21+
Casino on the mezzanine
Take the lobby elevator one floor up and the doors open onto the casino. It is part of the tower like the gym or the meeting rooms, so you can go from your desk to a table and back to bed without stepping outside.
The room is quiet on purpose. There are table games, a short bar along the window wall and low lighting that is kind to anyone who has been staring at a laptop since nine. Nobody pipes in music to keep the pace up.
The casino opens in the evening and stays open until late; the front desk can tell you tonight's closing time. Dress is smart. A collared shirt or a decent sweater is fine, gym clothes and flip-flops are not.
Entry is for adults 21 and over, which is the legal gaming age in Nevada. Staff at the casino entrance check a valid photo ID for everyone, every night, including guests they already know by name.
Limits are something you agree on the floor with a member of staff before you sit down, and you can lower them whenever you like. If you would rather not be let in at all, self-exclusion from the casino is arranged in person at the front desk. House rules for the casino are printed on a card by the entrance and kept at the desk too.
Meals and a late drink
- Lobby kitchen
- Breakfast from six, lunch until two. Eggs, grain bowls and soup, and you can take a tray up to the work floor.
- The counter
- A coffee bar by the front doors that stays open late. Ask for a refill flask in the morning and they'll keep it topped up.
- Level nine pantry
- Fruit, snacks and a water tap next to the booths. Free for guests.
- Mezzanine bar
- Drinks in the evening, next to the gaming floor. Same age rule as the room beside it.
Things that happen every week
Nothing here needs a ticket. Turn up or don't.
| When | What | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Mondays, 8:30 am | Desk check: staff adjust chairs, monitor arms and lamps for new arrivals | Work floor |
| Wednesdays, 6 pm | Long-table supper for anyone staying more than a week | Lobby kitchen |
| Monthly, first Thursday, 7 pm | A local trio plays two short sets | Mezzanine bar |
| Sundays, 10 am | Slow breakfast with the papers and no laptops at the table | The counter |
What else is in the building
Laundry is on every third floor, and the long-stay suites have their own machines. The front desk holds parcels for as long as you're booked in, which matters more than it sounds when you're ordering a keyboard to a hotel. There's a small shop off the lobby with chargers, adapters, toothpaste and the cable you forgot.
Rooms are cleaned twice a week by default on longer stays. If you'd like it daily, or never, tell the desk. Pets under twenty pounds are welcome on the lower floors.
Sauna, gym and a room with no screens
Level two has a gym with racks and bikes, a dry sauna and a small room where phones and laptops stay in a cubby by the door. It's the one place in the tower where nobody is on a call. Open from five in the morning until eleven at night.
Before you head upstairs
The gaming floor is for adults 21 and over and nobody gets in without photo ID. Staff on the floor are happy to talk through limits with you, and they won't make it awkward. If you want to keep yourself out entirely, you can set up self-exclusion in person at the front desk.
Help outside the hotel: Gamblers Anonymous lists meetings by country and runs virtual ones you can join from anywhere, and BetBlocker is a free app from a Scottish charity that blocks gambling websites on your own devices.
Questions people ask before booking
Can I stay for a month or longer?
Yes, that's who the hotel is for. Write to us with your dates and we'll suggest the room that fits.
Is the work floor open to people who aren't staying here?
No. Access is with a room key only, which is why the desks are usually free.
Do I have to walk past the gaming floor to get to my room?
No. The elevators go straight from the lobby to the room floors, and the mezzanine only opens when you press its button.
Can a team use a meeting room for a full day?
Yes. Rooms can be held by the day for people staying at the hotel. Mention it in your email so we can keep one free.
How do I book?
By email. This website can't take bookings or payments, and we'll reply with availability and next steps.
Get in touch
Halcrest, Nevada
Tell us your dates, how long you plan to stay, which room you're thinking of and whether you'll need a meeting room. A real person answers, usually the same day.
Please don't send card details or a copy of your ID by email. We never ask for them that way.