LIST: SERVICED APARTMENT OPERATORS

Adagio	+33 1 55 26 32 00	Serviced city apartments in France (mostly), Monte Carlo, Vienna, Brussels, Berlin, Rome and Basel. A Pierre Vacances brand.
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).
Frasers Hospitality	020 7341 5599	Frasers has 77 properties open or in development in 41 cities. UK properties include Fraser Place Canary Wharf, Fraser Suites Kensington, Fraser Suites Edinburgh, and the recently refurbished Fraser Suites Glasgow.
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.
Hoseasons	0844 847 1356	Hoseasons offer city breaks in apartments in 25 UK cities and towns including London, Manchester, Bristol, York, Edinburgh and Glasgow.
Hotel Alternative, The	020 7738 1443	Serviced apartments in London.
Marlin	020 7378 4840	650 large, modern, luxury serviced apartments in London, mostly around the City and Docklands.
Refresh Accommodation	0845 8053 316	Short-term serviced apartment provider specialising in London properties for companies and individuals.
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."

Notes

• The Ascott Group is the largest operator in the serviced apartment sector. In addition to the Citadines Apartotels the group operates two luxury business brands in Central and Pacific Asia - the Somerset Serviced Residence designed for executives and their families on long stay contracts, and the Ascott Residence designed for shorter stay business travellers.
• In Sept 08 SACO (see above) launched the "UK's first specialist travel agency" for booking serviced accommodation selling the 12,000 serviced apartments across 35 countries in the SACO network.
• Mansley Apartments is an agency specialising in city apartments worldwide. They feature individual properties and serviced apartments from companies like Citadines.