If you're planning to stay in one place for the long-term, you might aim to buy a home, whereas if you're staying for an uncertain length of time, you might find it favourable to rent. Horses for courses, as they say.
And until recently, you might have been faced with a similar two-way dilemma when you're visiting a city and need temporary accommodation up to six months in duration. Many people's thoughts turn immediately to hotel stays for short-term visits, whereas if you're visiting for that little bit longer, you might consider private lodgings.
But for the thousands that have tried them, serviced apartments are becoming the more desirable alternative—in both situations.
Serviced apartments vs. lodgings or hotels
The crucial difference between serviced apartments and lodgings is that you save yourself a lot of extra hassle. Instead of having to arrange local services for yourself, they are [rovided as part of the apartment you're paying for, and our staff make it easy to get almost anything done, from taxis to dry cleaning.
Then there's the simple matter of standards. Wherever you travel in the UK or abroad, your favourite serviced apartment provider will have similar high standards of furnishings and equipment that help you to feel at home. You know you're going to be comfortable and cared for, which inspires confidence.
Both those plus points could also be said for hotel stays – but that's where the similarity ends.
There are crucial differences between hotels and serviced apartments for this length of stay, not least among which is the price. You'll generally pay a lot more for an equivalent standard of hotel accommodation than you will in a serviced apartment.
Even so, standards are hard to compare because you'll have something completely different: your own time and space. Your own fridge, living area, washing machine, wine glasses; your own meal schedule, even your own wine glasses and corkscrew.
It is not surprising that for stays between one week and six months, serviced accommodation is the overwhelmingly popular option.
Long-stay serviced apartments in the UK
See examples of the kinds of properties and standards of equipment described above by visiting any of SACO's destinations pages at www.sacoapartments.com/destinations/uk.
