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Rough guide to Serviced Apartments

If business or pleasure takes you away from home for a day or longer, have you given any thought to where you are going to stay? A hostel? A hotel? How about in a serviced apartment? Haven’t heard of them? Well read on...
Serviced apartments are the 21st century’s clean, convenient and cool answer to hotels. They are fully-furnished, self-contained flats with full amenities, often housed in exclusive apartment complexes in the most desirable and convenient locations. Unlike hotels, you can rent out a serviced apartment for as long or as little a time as you like.

How does it all work?

Booking a serviced apartment could not be easier. The process is very similar to that involved in booking a hotel room. There are several companies in the UK you can book serviced apartments through. Most of them have websites with a search facility, so all you have to do is choose where you want to stay and decide how long you would like to stay there for, then browse the list of apartments they give you and choose the one that’s right for you.
Most serviced apartments require no up-front fee for their reservation. Instead, the apartment is secured on your credit card and payment is taken when you leave. You can check out whenever you want, and you only pay for the time you’ve spent there.

What are the benefits?

There are many advantages to staying in a serviced apartment. The most obvious of these is the comfortable, ‘home-from-home’ feel that comes with staying in self-contained accommodation. With a fully-equipped kitchen and more space than you could wish for in a hotel room, serviced apartments will enable you to relax or work more comfortably than you otherwise might be able to.

Another positive is the variety in the type and location of serviced apartments, which is far greater than with hotels. With hundreds of apartments of varying style scattered throughout UK cities, you can choose a room that is ideally suited to you.
Finally, there’s the flexibility offered by serviced apartments. Once you’ve moved in, it’s up to you when you move out. This is perfect if you don’t know how long you’re going to be in town for, or if you get so settled that you don’t want to leave! This option makes serviced apartments the most adaptable and cost-effective sort of city accommodation.