I wonder how having to hotdesk affects people wanting to work in an office. I prefer going in to working at home, but having to worry about whether there is a desk for me there and having to bring my desk toys (or important things, like mice) in every day might become grating after a while. If I could book a desk for multiple days and get penalized if I didn't use it, that would probably work fine. (Or even lose the reservation if I don't sit down by 9 am or something)
Booking a desk for multiple days is definitely something we've been thinking about, and we built it into the product for the same reasons you're saying.
Our workspaces are pretty personal. If you come into work, the chair is at the wrong height, monitors wrong, and you don't have what you need, it doesn't work.
But if you know you can have the same desk for the next 2 weeks on the days you want to come in, it can work. Losing the reservation or a penalty could be an interesting addition too -- we'll keep it in mind.
