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Growth of service
apartment
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introduction
• A serviced apartment is a fully furnished apartment available
for both short-term as well as long-term stays, providing all
the hotel-like amenities.
• An apartment hotel complex usually offers a complete fully
fitted apartment. These complexes are usually custom built,
and similar to a hotel complex containing a varied amount of
apartments.
• The length of stay in these apartment hotels is varied with
anywhere from a few days to months or even years. The
people who stay in apartment hotels use them as long-term
accommodation; therefore, the hotels are often fitted with
most things the average home would require.
definition
• The standard zoning definition in the United States is:
• "Apartment hotel means a building designed for or containing
both apartments and individual guestrooms or rental units,
under resident supervision, and which maintains an inner
lobby through which all tenants must pass to gain access to
apartments, rooms or units."
origins
• Apartment hotels were first created in holiday destinations as
accommodation for families that needed to "live" in an
apartment rather than "stay" as they would in a hotel. The
apartments would provide a "holiday home" but generally be
serviced. Later, these apartments evolved to be complete
homes, allowing occupants to do everything they would at
home, such as cleaning, washing, and cooking.
• A "serviced apartment" is any size space for residential living
which includes regular maid and cleaning services provided by
the rental agent.
• Serviced apartments or serviced flats developed in the early
part of the 20th century and were briefly fashionable in the
1920s and 30s.
• They are intended to combine the best features of luxury and
self-contained apartments, often being an adjunct of a hotel.
Like guests semi-permanently installed in a luxury hotel,
residents could enjoy the additional facilities such as house
keeping, laundry, catering and other services if and when
desired.
Type of apartment
• In some parts of the world, the word apartment refers to a
new purpose-built self-contained residential unit in a building,
whereas the word flat means a converted self-contained unit
in an older building. An industrial, warehouse, or commercial
space converted to an apartment is commonly called a loft,
although some modern lofts are built by design. An apartment
consisting of the top floor of a high-rise apartment building
can be called a penthouse.
•Studio apartment
•Garden apartment
•Communal apartment
Studio apartment
• There is only one room with a kitchenette,
and a separate bathroom. Studio
apartments are commonly referred to as
quads; and are a common feature in
Eastern Kingston. They generally consist of
one main room, acting as the living room,
dining room and bedroom.
Garden apartment
•the garden apartments simply mean a
studio, one-, two- or three-bedroom
apartment that's within a garden
apartment complex.
Communal apartment
• Communal apartments appeared in the Soviet
Union following the Russian revolution of 1917.
Between two and seven families typically shared
a communal apartment. Each family had its own
room, which often served as a living room,
dining room, and bedroom for the entire family.
All the residents of the entire apartment shared
the use of the hallways, kitchen (commonly
known as the "communal kitchen").
facilities
• Apartments may be available for rent furnished, with
furniture, or unfurnished into which a tenant moves in with
their own furniture. Serviced apartments, intended to be
convenient for shorter stays, include soft furnishings and
kitchen utensils, and maid service.
• Laundry facilities may be found in a common area accessible
to all the tenants in the building, or each apartment may have
its own facilities. Depending on when the building was built
and its design, utilities such as water, heating, and electricity
may be common for all the apartments in the building or
separate for each apartment and billed separately to each
tenant.
• Outlets for connection to telephones are typically included in
apartments. Telephone service is optional and is almost
always billed separately from the rent payments.
• Cable television and similar amenities also cost extra. Parking
space(s), air conditioner, and extra storage space may or may
not be included with an apartment. Rental leases often limit
the maximum number of people who can reside in each
apartment.
Advantages
High security
• Some apartment buildings have high levels of security. For
example, to enter a high-security building, a person must
validate their smartcard at the main entrance.
• In some apartments, while at the lift, the smartcard would be
used again to be able to press the button for lift access.
Finally, the person walks to their apartment and uses their key
to unlock the entrance door.
• This 2- or 3-tier security will, in most cases, prevent home
invasions and theft. Some buildings may have a doorman to
guard the premises. Many middle- and upper-tier apartments
have video phones, whereby residents can see and verify who
is at the main entrance before allowing access to the building.
Disposable income
• In Scandinavian countries apartment dwelling and renting
through non-profit housing co-operatives is commonplace.
Apartment users are allowed to modify the interior of the
apartment to suit their wishes. Often the extended families
have a shared holiday house in the countryside. The
investment in real estate for a family is reduced leading to
greater disposable income for quality of life.
Convenience
• Owning or renting an apartment is also more convenient than
owning a house as the general maintenance and landscaping
is taken care of by the owner or body corporate.
• This is particularly the case in regions with climate extremes,
such as the long and snowy winters in the Nordic countries of
northern Europe and most of Canada where there is much
snow clearing work for house residents
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Growth of service apartment

  • 2. introduction • A serviced apartment is a fully furnished apartment available for both short-term as well as long-term stays, providing all the hotel-like amenities. • An apartment hotel complex usually offers a complete fully fitted apartment. These complexes are usually custom built, and similar to a hotel complex containing a varied amount of apartments. • The length of stay in these apartment hotels is varied with anywhere from a few days to months or even years. The people who stay in apartment hotels use them as long-term accommodation; therefore, the hotels are often fitted with most things the average home would require.
  • 3. definition • The standard zoning definition in the United States is: • "Apartment hotel means a building designed for or containing both apartments and individual guestrooms or rental units, under resident supervision, and which maintains an inner lobby through which all tenants must pass to gain access to apartments, rooms or units."
  • 4. origins • Apartment hotels were first created in holiday destinations as accommodation for families that needed to "live" in an apartment rather than "stay" as they would in a hotel. The apartments would provide a "holiday home" but generally be serviced. Later, these apartments evolved to be complete homes, allowing occupants to do everything they would at home, such as cleaning, washing, and cooking.
  • 5. • A "serviced apartment" is any size space for residential living which includes regular maid and cleaning services provided by the rental agent. • Serviced apartments or serviced flats developed in the early part of the 20th century and were briefly fashionable in the 1920s and 30s. • They are intended to combine the best features of luxury and self-contained apartments, often being an adjunct of a hotel. Like guests semi-permanently installed in a luxury hotel, residents could enjoy the additional facilities such as house keeping, laundry, catering and other services if and when desired.
  • 6. Type of apartment • In some parts of the world, the word apartment refers to a new purpose-built self-contained residential unit in a building, whereas the word flat means a converted self-contained unit in an older building. An industrial, warehouse, or commercial space converted to an apartment is commonly called a loft, although some modern lofts are built by design. An apartment consisting of the top floor of a high-rise apartment building can be called a penthouse.
  • 8. Studio apartment • There is only one room with a kitchenette, and a separate bathroom. Studio apartments are commonly referred to as quads; and are a common feature in Eastern Kingston. They generally consist of one main room, acting as the living room, dining room and bedroom.
  • 9. Garden apartment •the garden apartments simply mean a studio, one-, two- or three-bedroom apartment that's within a garden apartment complex.
  • 10. Communal apartment • Communal apartments appeared in the Soviet Union following the Russian revolution of 1917. Between two and seven families typically shared a communal apartment. Each family had its own room, which often served as a living room, dining room, and bedroom for the entire family. All the residents of the entire apartment shared the use of the hallways, kitchen (commonly known as the "communal kitchen").
  • 11. facilities • Apartments may be available for rent furnished, with furniture, or unfurnished into which a tenant moves in with their own furniture. Serviced apartments, intended to be convenient for shorter stays, include soft furnishings and kitchen utensils, and maid service. • Laundry facilities may be found in a common area accessible to all the tenants in the building, or each apartment may have its own facilities. Depending on when the building was built and its design, utilities such as water, heating, and electricity may be common for all the apartments in the building or separate for each apartment and billed separately to each tenant.
  • 12. • Outlets for connection to telephones are typically included in apartments. Telephone service is optional and is almost always billed separately from the rent payments. • Cable television and similar amenities also cost extra. Parking space(s), air conditioner, and extra storage space may or may not be included with an apartment. Rental leases often limit the maximum number of people who can reside in each apartment.
  • 13. Advantages High security • Some apartment buildings have high levels of security. For example, to enter a high-security building, a person must validate their smartcard at the main entrance. • In some apartments, while at the lift, the smartcard would be used again to be able to press the button for lift access. Finally, the person walks to their apartment and uses their key to unlock the entrance door. • This 2- or 3-tier security will, in most cases, prevent home invasions and theft. Some buildings may have a doorman to guard the premises. Many middle- and upper-tier apartments have video phones, whereby residents can see and verify who is at the main entrance before allowing access to the building.
  • 14. Disposable income • In Scandinavian countries apartment dwelling and renting through non-profit housing co-operatives is commonplace. Apartment users are allowed to modify the interior of the apartment to suit their wishes. Often the extended families have a shared holiday house in the countryside. The investment in real estate for a family is reduced leading to greater disposable income for quality of life.
  • 15. Convenience • Owning or renting an apartment is also more convenient than owning a house as the general maintenance and landscaping is taken care of by the owner or body corporate. • This is particularly the case in regions with climate extremes, such as the long and snowy winters in the Nordic countries of northern Europe and most of Canada where there is much snow clearing work for house residents