Some weeks ago, I wrote on serviced apartments. Today’s post is a continuation or simply put, the second stage of the post. Now we have an idea of what serviced apartments are, and what we should expect from serviced apartments. It’s like two sides of a coin, everything that has advantages also has disadvantages. So we will examine the advantages and disadvantages of serviced apartments. Then, we would compare this to that of a hotel.
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Contents:
1 Advantages of Serviced Apartments
1.1 Serviced apartments are Affordable
1.2 You get the Welcome home Feel
1.3 You Cook or Pay Less for Food
1.4 It is in a Residential Area
1.5 You rule in Your World
2 Disadvantages of Serviced Apartments
2.1 You May not locate the Places Easily
2.2 There might be a shortage of Staff
2.3 It may not be Easy to Acess Groceries
3 Advantages of Hotel
3.1 You Have Enough Staff
3.2 Every Fault Facility Can be Easily Fixed or Changed
3.3 It’s Easier to Locate
4 Disadvantages of Hotel
4.1 You Pay a Lot More
4.2 Your Privacy is Limited
4.3 You Spend More on Food and Luxury Items
Advantages of Serviced Apartments
Serviced apartments are Affordable
In Nigeria, renting a serviced apartment may cost just 50% of what you will pay for your hotel room. So you save more and you enjoy the same benefits by getting a serviced apartment.
You get the Welcome home Feel
A serviced Apartment is like a home outside your home. You have access to the kitchen and so many other facilities. Sometimes, the compound belongs to only you or you and your family if you travel with them.
You Cook or Pay Less for Food
Buying food in a hotel can cost a fortune, So cut this cost by getting a serviced apartment. If you are with your family mummy can cook.
It is in a Residential Area
You may not have access to the bubbling music of the nearby club. Or the voice of an MC anchoring a wedding program, it’s just cool. You can think well, and you can be creative.
You rule in Your World
Your serviced apartment is your world. You are not limited. You have your privacy. You are not super conscious of a strange person that will see you at the lounge. So you feel free.
Disadvantages of Serviced Apartments
You May not locate the Places Easily
Locating a serviced apartment may be real work if there is no arrangement by the letting company for cab service or easy access to locate the place. Hotels usually serve as landmarks and they are recognised. So this helps locate them easily.
There might be a shortage of Staff
Hotels provide you with more staff than a serviced apartment. Because hotels tend to operate on a regular basis more than a serviced apartment.
It may not be Easy to Acess Groceries
It is advisable to get your groceries intact before lodging in a serviced apartment. Getting to buy things around in a serviced apartment may be difficult. You can easily get things, although, at higher prices at serviced apartments.
Advantages of Hotel
You Have Enough Staff
You have people at your beck and call to render services to you.The hotel staff is always intact and ready to serve you – no stories
Every Fault Facility Can be Easily Fixed or Changed
Once you discover a faulty facility, it can easily be replaced or totally changed. So you don’t have to bother your head with anything in the apartment.
It’s Easier to Locate
Hotels are landmarks in the environment, especially big hotel. One can even easily google the name of a hotel even if you don’t know the location. This juxtaposes with locating serviced apartments
Disadvantages of Hotel
You Pay a Lot More
If your budget is not well defined, you may end up spending double of your original budget in a hotel. There are always too many things to buy. And too many services that dry up your pocket
Your Privacy is Limited
You can be seen by strange or familiar people in the same hotel, even if you want to remain invisible. There’s no invisibility in hotels.
You Spend More on Food and Luxury Items
Here you can’t just stop spending. You buy a bottle of drink for triple the price you would buy it outside. So yo pay extra for your luxury.
There are so many other points. Now you know the advantages and disadvantages of hotels and serviced apartments. So feel free to make your choice now.
