"Executive" Suites question
Jun 22, 2000 | 8:11 am
#1
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"Executive" Suites question
Has anyone used an apartment instead of a hotel for a week long vacation. There are several of these companies around that cater to the transfering executive but also rent to vacationing travelers if room is available. They frequently use apartment buidlings.
I'm considering one for my next 7-day stay in Seattle. Any experience and advice would be appreciated.
I'm considering one for my next 7-day stay in Seattle. Any experience and advice would be appreciated.
Jun 22, 2000 | 9:25 am
#2
Join Date: Dec 1999
Location: Either 33,000 feet, or a hotel, or one of many apartments throughout the world
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Someone ring for me? 
There are many of these types of services:
1. Some are actual buildings that have larger rooms and cater to people wanting to spread out. These are actually chains, and I'd say designed for a week. Examples are Extended Stay America.
2. There are some services that will search for an open apartment for a traveler that will be away for a month or more. Examples include a program by Marriott which I forget the name of. There are many by region, so I recommend a search engine to find one of these.
3. Some buildings will lease space for a short period of time (relatively short...). I'm currently in a building in HKG on a soon to expire 6 month contract. I found this place through a Marriott program actually (not the one listed above, though).
4. Some hotels rent out apartments for guests. For example, the Grosvernor House in London has several multi-bedroom apartments that it leases/rents. I'm currently looking into the I-C Sydney, which has a single 2-bdrm apartment they lease out.
Here's what I do:
1. Short Visit (less than 2 weeks): Live out of hotel, possibly suite-type hotel.
2. Month-long: Consider a short-term lease, like the I-C Sydney apartment.
3. Half-a-year: Consider a program that finds you a real apartment.
4. Multi-year: Rent an apartment on a long time lease.
5. Buy a property (I only own one property....)
Oxford
There are many of these types of services:
1. Some are actual buildings that have larger rooms and cater to people wanting to spread out. These are actually chains, and I'd say designed for a week. Examples are Extended Stay America.
2. There are some services that will search for an open apartment for a traveler that will be away for a month or more. Examples include a program by Marriott which I forget the name of. There are many by region, so I recommend a search engine to find one of these.
3. Some buildings will lease space for a short period of time (relatively short...). I'm currently in a building in HKG on a soon to expire 6 month contract. I found this place through a Marriott program actually (not the one listed above, though).
4. Some hotels rent out apartments for guests. For example, the Grosvernor House in London has several multi-bedroom apartments that it leases/rents. I'm currently looking into the I-C Sydney, which has a single 2-bdrm apartment they lease out.
Here's what I do:
1. Short Visit (less than 2 weeks): Live out of hotel, possibly suite-type hotel.
2. Month-long: Consider a short-term lease, like the I-C Sydney apartment.
3. Half-a-year: Consider a program that finds you a real apartment.
4. Multi-year: Rent an apartment on a long time lease.
5. Buy a property (I only own one property....)
Oxford
Jun 22, 2000 | 6:14 pm
#3
Join Date: Apr 2000
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i think marriott has something like that.. my sister and family was transferred from singapore to san jose, and her company put them up in an two-bedroom w/kitchen apartment owned by marriott for a month...
we stayed at salt lake city residence inn for two weeks, and we liked it better than just a hotel, because it has a kitchen, living room, eat-in area, laundry machines...etc.
we stayed at salt lake city residence inn for two weeks, and we liked it better than just a hotel, because it has a kitchen, living room, eat-in area, laundry machines...etc.