Many brand-new star hotels, hostels, service apartment and apartment hotel appeared over the past year to meet the need of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Game. Data shows that the star hotels was increased from 700 to 818 from the end of the year 2006 to July 2008, and the hotel rooms were increased more than ten thousand in Beijing. As for the hostels, was increased from 4023 to 4978 from the end of the year 2006 to July 2008, and the hostel rooms were increased more than 52 thousand in Beijing. All the world-renowned hotel brands have a place in Beijing currently. In the meantime, the service apartment and apartment hotel appeared in Beijing accommodation market and in the ever-increasing.
Base on the marketing research£¬the plenty accommodation and various forms provide enough options to the overseas guests for their Beijing stay, but the most popular are the service apartment and the apartment hotel.
Serviced apartment & Apartment Hotel is more spacious allowing guest to literally spread themselves all over the place. The second most important difference between a Serviced Apartment & Apartment Hotel and the hotel is that guest can cook their own food in a serviced apartment whenever you choose to do so. This major advantage is specially a plus for those guests who have special dietary needs as well as those who have very small children. And the price advantage can not be ignored, compare the similar level Serviced Apartment & Apartment Hotel with hotel, the price is low 30-50%.
Most of the developers and owners of the service apartment or apartment hotel, they develop the building property at the commercial or other good location in the City and set with high quality furniture. The service apartment and apartment hotel are all in different style but most are western characteristics mixed with Chinese flavor to meet the overseas guests¡¯ comfortable and neat stay need. Let's have a look of the below examples.
All the service apartments provide internet connectivity. Kitchens are equipped with cooking utensils and you never have to bring linen or towels to a serviced apartment.
Normally, apartment Hotel belongs to and is located in 4-5 star hotels. Apartment hotel is not only with all the advantage of the service apartment but also provided the hotel service and can use all its facilities.
The Cosmopolite service apartment was located at the east 2nd and 3rd ring road in Beijing. Its location is good fore it is quite close to the subway. The service apartment was decorated and set in a very lovely and trends appearance. Here should be a nice choice if guests who like the fashion and modern stay.
http://www.focusapartment.com/view1.asp?area=2&id=596
The Pingod service apartment is a 90% brand-new building in a high-quality community. The community is safe enough and the residents are all with high quality and good manners. And its location is at the city center which is easily to anywhere of the city. As for the apartment indoor appearance, as same as it show on pics, clean, spacious, nice decoration and facilities.
http://www.focusapartment.com/view1.asp?area=2&id=610
The Heqiao Lizhi service apartment is located at the CBD center which is quite popular location for the foreigners stay and the multinational company set up office. Here is most of the international business travelers¡¯ ideal location. Also its spacious room and the deluxe indoor facilities will make guest stay a home away from home.
The above examples have a little bit different characteristic in the location and indoor decoration style but all same at spacious, clean, good quality indoor facilities and self- catering advantage.
http://www.easyaccommodationbeijing.com/view1.asp?area=0&id=55
In a word, Serviced apartment & Apartment Hotel is accepted and welcomed by more and more travelers and it is definitely a strong competitor to hotel.