How we differ from hotels?
If you often stay at the hotels, you’ll probably be familiar with the niggles that are not always apparent at first. Some people love hotels for the convenience and the room service, the grand lobbies and fine restaurants, but after a while they miss the comfort and convenience of home. After all, an apartment is designed to be a perfect living space giving freedom to the occupant to carry out any regular activity in comfort.
So what differences are there between a short term let and a hotel room? What differences can you expect in service? How can you avoid the pitfalls? Short Let in London will try to give you the tips you need to make an informed, better choice of accommodation.
Usually there is enough cupboard space for a person travelling on their own, but if you are with a partner or with kids too, the cupboard space will be used up within seconds. In such case, it is common to use suitcases as a backup storage area which means they are constantly in use and cannot be stowed away.
Once you are unpacked you can go about enjoying the purpose of your visit, you’ll probably want to head out and see the sights or get off to those meetings. If you are on your own you might want to use the internet. Hotels love to nickel and dime the guests on this one. Top hotels can charge as much as 15 pounds a day for access. It’s infuriating as the roaming tariff on your mobile is probably even worse. Admittedly the www.shortlet-london.com offer only £1.00 per day.
It’s morning, you wake up and start getting ready. Oh why does the cleaner always knock when you are in the bathroom? What to do? Run to the door naked or shout very loud and hope they hear? It usually works out somehow…
No room service and less maid service, unless requested! Make a trip to the local grocery store and you’ll have everything you need to rustle up several days of tasty grub at a fraction of the cost in your very own kitchen. Food for 5 in a restaurant can easily cost 20-50 pounds per meal. Apartments mean economy. That goes for the cleaning too. www.shortlet-london.com usually only cleans if you ask us too at an extra cost. This helps to keep your cost down.
Speaking of economy, apartments are usually significantly cheaper. How much you save is up to your comfort preference. If two of you don’t mind sharing a sofa bed, a one bedroom apartment can accommodate four guests, but even a two bedroom apartment is much cheaper than two equivalent hotel rooms. Large numbers of guests in a single apartment can get the per-person price down to the equivalent price of a hostel.
Privacy! Often in hotels you will hear babies crying or *cough* other noises late at night owing to thin plasterboard walls with poor insulation. Apartments are better insulated. I am also a bit self conscious about being eyed by the reception staff on my way to the lift. An apartment is your own space where you are anonymous even in the common areas of the building.
And security? You and your possessions are actually safer in an apartment if you lock the door properly. Always double lock and you will have no problems. Hotel hallways are a public area and hotel doors are easy for a thief to open. You’ll also need to hope hotel cleaning staff are honest.
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