For stays of a day, a week, a month or a year, serviced apartments (also known in the sector as Aparthotels, corporate housing or extended stay housing) offer a spacious, flexible and cost effective alternative to restrictive hotel rooms, with an average saving of 15 - 30% on an equivalent standard hotel.

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Rates Analysis

by Bard Vos & Maggy Sainsbury

Operator perceptions

The Apartment Service's 2008 Global Survey asked operators how their rates for a one bedroom apartment compared with an equivalent standard hotel room in the same location.
Global1-6 nights7-30 nights30+ nights
25% more expensive4.17%2.27%1.45%
20% more expensive0.69%2.27%1.45%
15% more expensive4.17%1.52%1.45%
10% more expensive9.72%3.03%3.62%
SAME22.22%6.82%3.62%
10% less expensive18.75%17.42%9.42%
15% less expensive13.89%25.76%14.49%
20% less expensive9.03%21.97%13.77%
25% less expensive17.36%18.94%50.72%


Europe1-6 nights7-30 nights30+ nights
25% more expensive100.0%0%0%
20% more expensive33.3%66.7%33.3%
15% more expensive50.0%5.0%50.0%
10% more expensive75.0%12.5%12.5%
SAME76.0%24.0%8.0%
10% less expensive53.3%46.7%30.0%
15% less expensive30.3%63.6%33.3%
20% less expensive22.2%48.1%44.4%
25% less expensive31.4%31.4%85.7%
Source: The Apartment Service 2008 Global Survey

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