How Serviced Apartments Add an Edge Over Hotels with a Co-working Environment?

Serviced Apartments are not just about super comfortable homely stays.  They incorporate the ambience that inspires creativity when it comes to working as well. An unmatchable co-working environment pushing one’s social and professional persona is hardly any surprise. From meeting like-minded people to make the stay more fun to discovering career or business opportunities- thus, making it more productive- all the expected and unexpected possibilities are entangled with these temporary residences. However, to quantify the advantages of a serviced “home” to an observable state, let us compare them with facilities with a stay in a luxurious hotel; not many hotels offer a co-working environment, anyway.

Co-Working Environment, In Its Real Sense-

Since we just mentioned that not many hotels, no matter how luxurious, offer any of the features of a co-working environment, the comparison is with those which do. Now, those which do; do they really do? The answer is simple- not all of those. The reason is not that complicated either. Most hotels were envisioned with the traditional model which intended to giving a short stay to people who were thought to have work outside of the hotel- and nothing more. With staying in serviced apartments becoming a trend- especially among the working folks- some hotels tried to modify their spaces to fit in. However, the scope of such modifications is limited because the hotels were not meant to be so in the first place. On the other hand, serviced apartments are primarily designed to accommodate an efficient co-working space within.

Affordability-

If you are thinking what about those few hotels which do provide an ambiance of co-working, let us remind you how pricey those are. To start with, their experimental lobbies are the extended amenities- and not the primary features- that can be accessed by paying extra to the basic room charges. And yes, in hotels you would still have a hotel like feeling with the rooms. The primary products that are still used to attract customers to a hotel are the discounts on rooms. A customized apartment, whereas, is promoted as a package- where every element of the space is equally important as they are exclusively for certain kinds of people- especially business travelers. Short term rental with high quality added services in an apartment- which sounds more like “yours” than a hotel- is not only desirable but also cheaper.

Availability-

Not only their high prices but also their presence (or lack of it) makes the accessibility of co-working hotels a difficult task. Let alone medium-sized emerging cities, not even in global cities one would find a great number of dedicated hotels with co-working facilities to choose one from- forget if getting a cheaper deal out of many is what you want. In contrast, the apartments serviced with a multifunctional environment in midsized cities are as popular as in larger cities. In a way, the growth story of emerging cities coincided with the success of these products of a new era hospitality industry. As co-working has become the new model of working, these apartments have successfully managed to shelter and nurture those to their own advantage.

The Right Balance of Personal and Professional-

The hotels with partial or substantial co-working ambiances are usually crowded; a lot of movement and a lot more distractions. Such places are not the best to discover opportunities. A freelancer while traveling or a professional during a business trip aims at having a peaceful stay with fun and productivity- which includes professional networking as well. Crowded places can only be crowded and distracting- not dynamic. The vital thing about the serviced apartments is that people with similar values and working styles choose to stay there. Meeting similar people as an intention makes meeting one more probable. With both personal and professional touch, these become collaborative spaces- in a much more relaxed manner compared to any hotel. Your privacy remains intact while you have greater freedom to engage with your neighbors- inside the complex as well as in the locality!  

Comfy homey feeling, a fully equipped kitchen, a free uninterrupted Wi-Fi service, fully serviced rooms-aligning with laundry and housekeeping services and freedom to check-in or out 24/7 make your stay a dreamy one. At the same time, you get everything you need as a professional to keep up with your work in a dynamic environment. Such are the serviced apartments; you can proudly refer to one as your temporary address!