SERVICED APARTMENTS
offers guests the chance to be part of a select community. The longer stay option of the three sites is presented by The Duchy scheme. Guests choose to stay at Duchy for between 3-6 months plus. Typically used for people look- ing to trial the area before moving to Yorkshire perma- nently or for business contracts of up to six months plus.
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Peace Of Mind.Knowing that you are safe wher- ever you stay is paramount and any reputable serviced apartment provider will have every- thing in place to put your mind at ease when it
comes to security. One such company, LMM, takes its clients’ safety very seriously and all of their properties have video entry phone systems and key card entry. Together with a dedicated phone number for any problems, it means one less thing to worry about while you’re away.
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Quality. Operators are keen to improve the quality of the service they provide and their reputation in the travel, leisure and hospitality industries. Asked what changes need to take place for this to happen many agree that greater standardisation in terms
of apartment grading, pricing, cancellation policies and quality control are essential. A global reservations system is also under discussion, which will address the issue of prohibitive pricing (for smaller businesses) inherent in GDS. Modern GDSs typically allow users to book hotel rooms and rental cars as well as airline tickets.
Relax. Because serviced apartments are not all about work. Most companies will be able to provide you with details of local leisure facilities like gyms,
cinemas, theatres, bars and restaurants and some will even have these facilities on-site.
Studio Apartment. Studio apartments are fully serviced and self-contained, allowing you the luxury of living in a boutique hotel with com- plete independence.
Travel. Often the time taken to travel to and from a location can be time wasted, particularly if the journey has to be repeat- ed several times over the course of a week or more. Booking a serviced apartment in
this situation could not only help you make better use of your time, it could be cost effective too.
USA. BridgeStreet Worldwide is the largest provider of serviced apartments in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region and the second largest provider
within the USA. BridgeStreet Worldwide Serviced Apartment was awarded ‘Best Serviced Apartment Company’ at The 2010 Business Travel Awards – it’s a seri- ous award which is voted for by blue chip industry procure- ment directors and journalists and it’s not an award that can be purchased.
Voted Number 1. Located in the heart of Edinburgh and walking distance from the major business and finance areas, Knight Residence offers five-star serviced apart-
been recognised for its excellent service by being voted number one in the UK in 2007 and the top hotel in Europe in 2008 by Expedia Insider’s Select list.
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Worldwide. With business being conducted ever more on a global scale it’s no wonder that the demand worldwide for serviced
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apartments is increasing. The Middle East and Asia in particular are growing markets.
X-Factor. Even the most reputable hotels can sometimes lack the X- Factor. With serviced apartments you can ask for certain needs or requirements to be taken care of whether they be personal needs or business needs; it really is about
what you want rather than what you can have.
Yorkshire. Serviced apartments really do offer a great deal more flexibility than a hotel suite, par- ticularly when it comes to family matters. Vivo, a £70m designer village on the edge of the Saltaire World Heritage Centre in Yorkshire, is offering luxury hotel apartments as a flexible, cost effective alternative to stay- ing in hotels. Manager Jo Brown explains, “The apart- ments are especially popular with clients staying for longer term business projects who prefer the luxury home-away-from-home feel to the sterile atmosphere of a hotel – many of whom have their families visit them at weekends at no extra cost.”
ZZZZZ. Thanks to their personal nature and the focus on comfort you can rest assured that a stay at a serviced apartment won’t see you losing any sleep before that big presentation, meeting or interview. E
Above The Lawrance serviced apartments offers all the style of a boutique hotel with the com- fort of being in your own home
CONTACTS
Vivo
www.stayvivo.com
The Lawrance
www.thelawrance.co.uk
Cheval Group
www.chevalgroup.com
Supercity
www.supercityuk.com
Citybase Apartments
www.citybaseapartments.com
LMM
www.lmm.co.uk
BridgeStreet Worldwide
www.bridgestreet.co.uk
Knight Residence
www.theknightresidence.co.uk
Adina
www.adina.eu
Select Apartments
www.selectapartments.co.uk
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