| When travelling, especially overseas, it is always a | | | | crockery, cutlery and cooking utensils for four to |
| difficult decision to book a hotel by just browsing | | | | six persons. A large sized refrigerator, an oven |
| on the internet. Different travel websites claim to | | | | and a microwave are also a part of equipment |
| have facilities which are really not there. Selection | | | | provided by furnished apartment. |
| of an Accommodation can be sometimes tricky. | | | | A good quality provider of serviced apartment will |
| Recently, Serviced Apartments are becoming | | | | also have free high speed wireless internet |
| very popular as compared to a hotel. The hotels | | | | whereas in a hotel you have to pay for using the |
| have usually small rooms and most of them do | | | | internet. Additionally, the Furnished Apartment |
| not allow more than two persons to share a | | | | usually has en-suite laundry and drying machines. |
| room. When travelling with a family of four or | | | | An in-house laundry machine not only gives you |
| five, you end up booking two rooms instead of | | | | the flexibility to do your own laundry but also |
| one. Even if you have a small family, most of the | | | | results in substantial cost savings. Most of the |
| hotels charge extra for additional bed or mattress. | | | | Serviced Hotel Apartments are also equipped with |
| In contrast, the Hotel Apartments are equipped | | | | an iron and an ironing board. You may also want |
| to handle families. A two bedroom apartment can | | | | to travel with your movies because most of |
| usually handle four to five persons. The cost of | | | | these Hotel Apartments have DVD players, in |
| renting a Furnished Apartment consisting of two | | | | addition to standard cable channels. WhiteHall |
| bedrooms is usually equivalent to paying for a | | | | Suites, which provides Furnished Apartments In |
| small room in a hotel. | | | | Mississauga, Toronto and Oakville, Canada, also |
| Hotel apartments have fully equipped kitchens, | | | | provides a business center to its Corporate |
| which is not available in a hotel or a motel. Having | | | | customers. When making reservations, it is |
| three meals at the hotel or at any restaurant can | | | | always good to ask the provider for references. |
| be very costly. A breakfast for a family of four | | | | Another factor, which may be very important |
| averages around $ 30. Similarly a meal can cost | | | | when choosing a furnished apartment over a |
| $35-40 per meal per family. Having an equipped | | | | hotel, is the Customer Service. These apartments |
| kitchen means you can make your own meals. | | | | are usually managed by the owners who are |
| Moreover, you can cook food that suits your | | | | very cautious about the service. Usually these |
| taste. Most of these serviced apartments have | | | | apartments have repeat customers and their |
| links to sites of the grocery stores, which deliver | | | | business is driven by word of mouth. |
| groceries at their door step. A typical hotel | | | | So, the next time, you plan to travel, give the |
| apartment is equipped with a dishwasher, | | | | Hotel Apartments a shot! |