Why you should stay in a serviced apartment
Serviced apartments have been a growing and popular choice for many corporate travellers in the last number of years. As the first luxury apartment provider in Hertfordshire, we are passionate about providing a secure base for our guests and extolling the virtue of serviced apartments. However, not everyone knows what a serviced apartment really is and the benefits versus staying in a hotel. Our team at Portfolio has put our heads together and brainstormed a blog to help the novice understand the virtue of staying in a serviced apartment!
What is a serviced apartment?
To start at the beginning, a serviced apartment is a self-contained apartment in a building, which has a separate bedroom, sitting room/lounge, fully equipped kitchen, your own private keys to own door. Serviced apartments can be in the form of a studio flat (all in one room with a kitchenette), or have one or two bedrooms. All apartments enjoy a housekeeping service, utilities included and a guest services team to help. Guests only pay for their accommodation and can live in a flat with everything they would have in their own home.
There are lots of benefits for staying in serviced apartments:
Space to relax
Serviced apartments offer more space to live in and relax than a hotel room. Portfolio guests enjoy luxury surroundings with new furnishings, with their own bedroom, lounge, kitchen and bathroom. For longer stay business guests, choosing to stay in a serviced apartment ensures a secure, spacious base where they can reside and work.
Privacy & flexibility
Our serviced apartments are all situated within new buildings and near local shops and restaurants. Staying in one of our serviced apartments guarantees our guests flexibility to cook, or not to cook, and dine out at local restaurants. The guests can even entertain business colleagues in their own space. Unlike staying in a hotel where there are lots of distractions and interference, our serviced apartments ensure our guest privacy and we even include a weekly housekeeping service to keep your apartment refreshed.
Cost vs hotels
Serviced apartments are on average 35% lower in cost than a similar hotel room. During the hotel peak season, this difference can even be as high as 50%. Shocking but true! Serviced apartments charge per apartment and not per person, for example 2 business guests sharing a 2 bedroom apartment at the rate of £150 per night would mean only £75 per person per night, or 4 people sharing a 2 bedroom would average £37.50 per night. This is clearly a cost effective option!
Convenience of booking
Booking a serviced apartment is very simple. Unlike booking a long term apartment, serviced apartments only requests the guest pay for their accommodation, no lengthy procedures, and no large deposits required. Form filling is simple, with no long term commitments.
Are you converted to serviced apartments? If you are not sure, give our friendly team a call and let us persuade you!
Thank you for reading our blog, we hope our benefits of serviced apartments will win you over.
Our team at Portfolio looks forward to helping you soon. Give our friendly team a call on 01438 791 031 (Mon – Fri 9-6pm) or visit our website to view our modern serviced apartments.
Portfolio is a corporate accommodation provider specialising in providing luxury apartments and temporary homes for corporate and business travellers throughout Hertfordshire.
Currently across 3 sites on the A1 corridor, Portfolio offers locations specifically with business guests in mind: Stevenage, Hatfield and Welwyn Garden City. Portfolio is proud to be the first choice for over 60% of corporate clients who operate in Hertfordshire.