Long term hotels gives you the opportunity to have all the benefits of a hotel – without the heavy price tag. If a business trip takes you or a member of your staff away from home for an extended period of time then a standard hotel room can get very expensive. Extended stay hotels caters to the needs of business travelers – both in terms of price and comfort. A hotel room can get very cramped after two weeks and if you have to pay $150 a night it really does not add up.

Long term hotels are often only available to corporate clients and most hotel chains do the majority of their business by signing long term contracts with certain businesses. At the upper end of the market with the Hilton’s and the Marriott’s you will need a corporate account to get a decent rate. Its open to the public on a weekly rate but its much more expensive than it is for corporate customers.

A standard long term hotel room is about the size of a 1 bedroom apartment and most now have small kitchens with a living room and the focus is on making it feel as much as a home as possible. The furniture is much more “homely” than “hotel” and the idea is that you should be able to entertain some guests. An important consideration is that many corporate travellers will either have family visiting or have them stay in for weekends. Its important that you find accommodation that can cater to individual needs.

At the middle and lower end of the market with long stay hotels like ExtendedStay America, Comfort Inn and Intown Suites there is usually a lot less luxuries, but the basic amenities will still be there. the real benefit of a hotel is still that all the services are there. Daily house keepers, an in-house kitchen/restaurant, laundry services and all those things that a business traveller can’t be bothered with when they are there on business.

Long stay hotels really brings the best of two world together. It has the look and feel of a “home always from home” and all the luxuries and amenities of a hotel. Being away from home for extended periods of time can be hard on anyone and making their stay as comfortable as possible is really important. If your business caters for a lot of traveling staff, then its well worth looking into corporate accounts. It will get you better value for money.

Bookings for long stay hotels is a real issue. You need to book well in advance since most people stay for longer periods of time. Once again corporate clients will booking privileges and most of the bigger hotel chains have hotels in all the best sports in all the major cities. It can also have huge advantages if you have staff traveling internationally as these bigger chains have suites available in all the major cities all over the world.
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