What is serviced accommodation?

What is serviced accommodation?

Serviced accommodation refers to fully furnished apartments or houses available for short to medium-term stays. These properties combine the comfort and privacy of a home with hotel-like services such as cleaning, fresh linen, and concierge support. Ideal for both business and leisure travelers, serviced accommodations typically include fully equipped kitchens, high-speed Wi-Fi, and all utilities in the rental price. With more space, flexibility, and convenience than traditional hotels, they are increasingly popular for extended stays and temporary relocations.

Key Features and Benefits:

  • Amenities: Properties include living areas, fully equipped kitchens, and laundry facilities.
  • Services: Housekeeping, regular linen changes, and often 24-hour guest support.
  • Flexibility: Guests can stay from a few nights to several months
  • Cost-Effective: Often more economical than hotels, especially for groups, as it reduces dining-out costs.

Serviced Accommodation vs. Hotels

Unlike hotels, serviced accommodation provides more space and privacy, offering a "home-from-home" experience. However, serviced accommodations generally don’t provide the round-the-clock front desk service available at conventional hotels.

Target Guests

Serviced accommodation is commonly used by business travelers, corporate relocations, families on holiday, or people needing temporary housing.

Examples of Serviced Accommodation Providers

Here are some examples of popular Serviced Accommodation providers:

Guidey for Serviced Accommodation

Guidey is built specifically for serviced accommodation providers who want to reduce guest communication admin while delivering a better, more professional guest experience. With accommodation-specific digital guidebooks accessed instantly via QR code or short URL, Guidey gives guests everything they need, from check-in details to appliance instructions, without apps, logins or hardware. The result is fewer guest queries, smoother stays and more time for teams to focus on running high-quality serviced accommodation. Learn more here.

Interested in seeing how Guidey could work for your serviced accommodation business?

Book a call with our friendly team so we can collaborate on the best solution for you, or simply click here to start creating your Guidey™ digital guidebook today.

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