The term "serviced apartment" is used when referring to an alternative for hotel accommodation for short and long stay leisure and business travelers.
Serviced Apartments are generally located in city centers, and attempts to give the guest a "home away from home" feeling, within a hotel-like environment. They range from budget to deluxe and room types range from studio apartments (one room which can be used as living area and sleeping area, a little kitchenette and a separate bathroom), to two or three bedroom apartments which offer a separate living area, a kitchen, one or more bathrooms and separate bedroom(s).
Because of the availability of kitchen facilities in the apartments, extended stay properties and apart-hotels do not tend to offer any extra services such as restaurants and bars. There are of course exceptions to this rule, because there are a number of extended stay properties which have been built as an annex to existing four or five-star hotels and the guests who stay in the apartments can make use of the hotel facilities free of charge.
