Why book Long stay serviced apartments in London?
Long term serviced apartments in London provide excellent value, comfort and convenience for:
Business travel
Business travellers requiring a temporary base with the flexibility to stay for as long as work requires.
Corporate bookers
Employees relocating for work needing temporary accommodation before finding a more permanent residence.
Short term assignees
For professionals working on short term assignments that may be extended or do not have a set end date.
Medical stays
Medical visits requiring longer term accommodation near hospitals, clinics or medical insitutions.
What's included in a long stay London serviced apartment?
Spacious living areas
All our serviced apartments for long term stays in London come with spacious living and dining areas where you can socialise, relax, work or unwind. They are not shared communal spaces and offer the privacy you need to feel at home.
Maid service
A minimum of once a week maid service is included when you book any long term serviced apartment in London. It involves cleaning the entire apartments, emptying out the bins, changing the bed linen and towels and tidying up the kitchen area.
Fully equipped kitchen
A fully equipped kitchen is provided in all the apartments and among other things includes a sink, hob, microwave, fridge/freezer, and cutlery and crockery for the maximum occupancy of that apartment. Some kitchens are custom fitted or open-plan in their layout and many also include a dishwasher, an oven, a breakfast bar, kettle, coffee machine, toaster or a wine cooler.
Laundry amenities
We think this is one of the best benefits of a self-contained long term serviced apartments, the convenience of having a washing machine or washer dryer to do the laundry.
Hotel facilities
Depending on the building or management company, some apartments have access to a variety of on-site or sometimes off-site hotel-style facilities. For example, a concierge, a swimming pool, a gym, a restaurant, ternnis courts, communal gardens, car parking etc.
Fresh bed linen and towels
All the long term London serviced apartments advertised on our website are let out professionally and come with hotel-grade fresh and clean bed linen and towels when you check-in.
Types of long stay London serviced apartments
Long stay serviced apartments in London come in different styles offering a wide range of layouts, amenities, on-site facilities, property character and local conveniences.
They are usually classified into these types:
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Hotels with serviced apartments
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Aparthotel extended stay buildings
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Fully managed serviced apartment blocks
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Individual serviced apartments within residential blocks
What to check before you book a long stay apartment
Cancellation terms
When booking long term serviced apartment in London make sure you are fully aware of the cancellation and amendment policies incase you need to extend or reduce your length of stay.
Deposits
Some apartment management companies require a deposit which can vary from £100.00 to a few week's stay and may be charged on arrival or taken as a card pre-authourisation.
Housekeeping and cleaning
Have you checked the frequency of the cleaning service, it may be daily, a few times a week or less. Also check how often you will recieve a change of linen and towels and bins cleared.
Bed configuration
There is no standard bed arrangement so some apartments will have double, queen, king, twin beds available and different rooms may have different types of beds, so check this if it is important to your stay.
If you are sharing with friends or colleagues you may want to ensure you book apartments with twin beds.
In some cases, apartments offer a zip link bed which is a king size bed with the option to become twin beds on request.
Occupancy and additional guests
Have you checked the maximum number of guests allowed in the apartment you have booked? If you are staying in a longer term serviced apartment in London you may be thinking of having visitors or relatives come to stay with you.
Remember all apartments have a maximum occupancy for safety and insurance reasons, so you need to check in advance.
Checking in and Checking out
Long stay apartments and extended stay apartments may not have a reception desk or concierge to hand over the keys, in which case there may be a key safe (codes are provided before your arrival) or a meet and greet service (where an apartment management team member meets you when you arrive).
Make yourself familiar with the check-in times, so that you are not left standing outside the apartment for a long period of time, which is not ideal if you are arriving after a long-haul flight and have lots of luggage.
Note: luggage rooms are not always available.