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What is a Serviced Apartment?

An increasing number of corporations are not just getting acquainted but getting habituated to the concept of renting serviced apartments for short-term stays as well as longer durations. For the uninitiated, serviced apartments are essentially turnkey establishments - fully furnished and well-equipped apartments with separate living and sleeping areas and a kitchen as well.

Often they are part of a building of apartments and serviced by an on-site management, with services such as concierge, check-in desk, weekly or daily housekeeping and linen change. What sets serviced apartments apart from a hotel are the personal touches found in a homely atmosphere, extra space to spread out, a separate personal lounge where you can relax and entertain, and a level of privacy that far surpasses that found in a hotel.

How does it differ from normal apartments available for rent or vacation rentals?

Serviced apartments differ from non-serviced, ordinary apartments in several ways including the amenities, services, duration of stay possible etc.

Duration of Stay

Serviced Apartments:
Duration of stay can range from just a night to a long duration such as a couple of months or even a year.

Long-term Apartments for Rent:
Long-term apartments are generally bound by contracts or minimum one-year lease.

Vacation Rentals:
Vacation rentals are rented for short durations ranging from a night to a week or a month at the maximum.

Amenities & Services

Serviced Apartments:
Amenities include well-equipped kitchens, entertainment units and laundry facilities that not only enable you to make great savings but ensure a hassle-free stay as well.

In addition to these, serviced apartments offer guests the services of an on-site concierge, on-site housekeeping team and maid service, on-site laundry services and much more.

Long-term Apartments for Rent:
No amenities - renters have to furnish and equip the apartment themselves.

Vacation Rentals:
Vacation rentals are privately owned second homes and hence are equipped with all the amenities that the homeowner would wish to have in his vacation home.

However, services of a concierge, housekeeping team or laundry services are missing.

What is the difference between a Serviced Apartment and a Self-catering Apartment?

Serviced apartments offer the services of an on-site management that includes a concierge service and housekeeping team. Self-catering apartments do not have any such benefits.

Why is a serviced apartment preferred over hotels or self-catering apartments?

  Serviced Apartment Hotels Self-catering Apartments
Services

Select services of a hotel such as concierge, laundry etc in a homely atmosphere

Facilities such as wireless Internet access are included in the cost.

Several services but with an impersonal touch. Quality of services are often disappointing.

Facilities or services such as laundry, room service, Internet access etc are at additional costs.		 Facilities such as wireless Internet access and phone bills are often included in the cost.
Privacy The same privacy you enjoy in your own home. Little privacy courtesy people walking up and down the halls right outside your rooms, thin walls that hardly keep out any sound etc. The same privacy you enjoy in your own home.
Space Lots of space even in a studio apartment. One small single room. Lots of space even in a studio apartment.
Cost Savings are high, as serviced apartments have fully equipped kitchens and in-house laundry units that enable you to make great savings on food and laundry costs. High costs due to additional expenditure on meals, room service and other services such as Internet access. Savings are high, as self-catering apartments have fully equipped kitchens that enable you to make great savings on meal expenditure.


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