Although a hotel can provide all the luxuries, comfort and security, a long term stay in a hotel would not be economical at all. The best alternative to a hotel is a serviced apartment.
Serviced apartments offer an added perk of hotel-like comforts during your long-term stay, and are becoming increasingly popular among travelers for this very reason.
1) Cost
Serviced apartments come equipped with appliances and household utilities. Not only do they allow a guest to save cost on the hotel bill, but on food as well. You get to cook your own meals and cut down on expenses incurred from eating out or ordering in.
2) Privacy
Serviced apartment buildings will typically be smaller than hotels so the number of people in the building will be far fewer and obviously there isn’t the same amount of public areas, so this also reflects a more home from home experience.
3) Space
Serviced apartments have more space, up to 30% more, which is great! Other key benefits is having a separate kitchen area as well as a living quarter to relax in as well as work with the same facilities you would find in a quality hotel, i.e. Satellite TV, DVD and Wi-Fi.
You will also find apartments with varying numbers of bedrooms, handy when more than one person is travelling allowing other people to live under the same roof at a far cheaper price than booking individual hotel rooms.
4) Flexibility
Staying in a serviced apartment gives you the option to eat in or eat out, which is great, particularly if a person is away for a long duration and wants to try and lead a life outside of work similar to when they’re back home.
5) Quality
Serviced apartments offer the same standard in accommodation as you will find in many good quality hotels, that’s what they’re competing against and so owners ensure the standard of furniture and furnishings are high. Bed linen and towels are provided, as well as a fully equipped kitchen, including dishwasher and washing machine in some instances (or one will be available centrally), TV, DVD.
The biggest advantage of staying in these apartments is that they provide you with the ‘home-like’ feel so you do not need to worry about missing home during your stay away from home. Planning to go away for a long period of time? Well, then staying in a hotel would not be the ideal choice for you.
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