These are specialist agencies and companies that operate serviced apartments for long or short stay lets in the UK and worldwide.
Serviced apartments are designed mainly for corporate lettings but in recent years they've started marketing themselves to leisure travellers. They are typically stylish with 1/2 bedrooms, up-to-date facilities & appliances such as broadband internet connections, flat-screen TVs etc. They can be in historic buildings or purpose-built 'aparthotels' often located near city centres, and can often be a competitively priced option to hotels, especially for families. |
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| Apartment Service, The |
020 8944 1444 |
Booking company for serviced apartments in 700 locations worldwide. Aimed mainly at business travellers, but many of their listings are also available to leisure travellers by the day or week. |
| ARC Corporate Housing |
0700 598 0745 |
As the name suggests, ARC is aimed mainly at corporate travellers looking for prestigious medium to long-stay serviced apartments, but they are also keen to attract families, who want more space and comfort on holiday, by providing a competitive alternative to hotels. They have apartments in central locations in major cities worldwide, that can be viewed and booked online. |
| BridgeStreet Worldwide |
020 7792 2222 |
BridgeStreet operate their own fully-serviced apartments, from studio flats to three-bedroom apartments, in the UK and internationally and have a worldwide network of apartments available through their partners. They are focused on the corporate market but also handle leisure enquiries. |
| Cheval Group |
020 7373 1444 |
Luxury serviced apartments and penthouses in a collection of properties in the heart of London. |
| Citadines |
0800 376 3898 |
Well-known aparthotel operator with properties in 50+ city locations worldwide.
Citadines is part of the Ascott Group (See Notes below). |
| City Centre Chic |
0161 660 7701 |
Stylish serviced apartments in UK city centres. In London the apartments are actually, Cheval Group apartments (see above). |
| Furnished Quarters |
+1 212 367 9400 |
A collection of furnished apartments principally in Manhattan, with a small portfolio of other residences in the New York City, White Plains, New York, northern New Jersey and Boston metropolitan regions. |
| Hotel Alternative, The |
020 7738 1443 |
Serviced apartments in London. |
| Serviced Apartment Company (SACO) |
0845 122 0405 |
Serviced apartment providers in over 100 cities worldwide, but with a fair sprinkling of them in the UK. |
| Staying Cool |
0161 832 4060 |
Small operator with 14 luxury design apartments in Manchester, 15 in Birmingham and one in Barcelona. Staying Cool was set up by two friends, former lawyer and ex-Granada Television board director-turned-designer, Paul Taylor and former Salford marketing and tourism boss, Tracey Stephenson. "The concept was born out of Paul and Tracey's nomadic lifestyles and their frustrations with most hotels and serviced apartments." |
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