Why Serviced Apartments Make Sense

Serviced apartments, first of all, provide people with another choice. It’s not unfair to say that if and when we need to be away from home for a period of time and need accommodation, then we immediately think of hotels as our only, or one of few, accommodation options.

So, the availability of serviced apartments provides us with a good viable alternative option. Hotel prices can vary enormously but particularly in major cities such as London, Manchester, Liverpool and Birmingham the prices can really mount up, especially over the course of several nights. One of our apartments in these cities could well work out to be less expensive than a hotel break.

London is widely regarded as the most expensive city in the UK. The cost of souvenirs, meals, entertainment and accommodation can sometime prove to be totally impractical, especially if you want to share a few days in the capital with your family. A serviced apartment in London with multiple bedrooms and which can accommodate your whole family comfortably could shave a significant amount off your travel budget for however long you are planning to stay.

Hotel accommodation usually means sharing a single room with the kids and whilst extra beds/sleeping arrangements are provided, very often a family room is barely any larger than a standard room. This can result in a very cramped and uncomfortable stay in a city you are visiting to enjoy.

As well as being a great option for city breaks for family and friends, a serviced apartment can also be utilised really well for business trips. If you are from the south of the country or even travelling from overseas for that matter, then a business trip in Manchester or Liverpool for example is likely to require at least a couple of nights accommodation.

You can even hold business meetings at your chosen apartment, providing a much more suitable venue than a noisy hotel bar.

Self catering is a personal choice of course but is almost always a cheaper option. So, staying at a serviced apartment in Birmingham, for example, can mean you can choose whether to do something simple and quiet at your base or whether to eat out in one of the city’s fantastic eateries.

However, just because you may need to do your own cooking, does not mean the quality or luxury of your apartment will be any less than a good hotel and each serviced apartment has a maid service, so your bed gets clean sheets every day and the place is left looking neat and tidy.

So, there are plenty of reasons why our city serviced apartments make sense, but perhaps most of all are the available range of choices and options that can help make your trip more versatile and less expensive.

Serviced City Pads are a member of the Serviced Apartment Bookers Association.

What Serviced City Pads Offers

• A viable alternative to hotel accommodation – A hotel isn’t always the best option when you need to travel to and stay in a strange city for a night or perhaps a bit longer. For some people, there simply isn’t enough flexibility in a hotel stay and prices too can be very restrictive.

A serviced apartment combines the luxury of a hotel stay in terms of the quality of accommodation and excellent maid service with the flexibility of self catering and the added bonus of “home like” privacy and extra room if you intend on sharing with family or friends.

• Specialised local knowledge – Whichever UK city or town you might need to visit, whether it is London, Birmingham, Manchester or somewhere much further north such as the Scottish capital, Edinburgh, we ensure that when taking your booking you speak to a member of the team that will have extensive knowledge of the local area.

If you have ever been to an unfamiliar town before, you will know just how beneficial some insider local knowledge can be, from simple directions to certain areas to tips on the best places to eat or the most fun attractions to visit.

If you have a business meeting in town, we can also guide you to the nearest and most convenient serviced apartments in the area.

• Special deals and rates – Whether it be the bright lights of London or the new chic of Cardiff, whichever city you need to be in, Serviced City Pads can offer special deals and rates for our corporate clients.

Ask us about our weekly or monthly rates and we are sure you will be pleasantly surprised when you compare the same stay at a city hotel. So, North, East, South and West, try our city serviced apartments accommodation.

Our Serviced Apartments

How do we rate our serviced apartments?

Similar to the way hotels rate their levels of accommodation and services, so too all of our serviced apartments are rated. This makes choosing somewhere to stay much easier to gauge and allows you to know exactly the sort of accommodation you are booking.

We don’t operate a star system like the hotel industry but we do offer direct comparisons, once again so you know exactly what you are getting.

We operate a colour coded system, which works as follows:

With the Olympic Games arriving in London in 2012 what better way to describe our serviced apartment accommodation than medal winning! Gold, silver and bronze medals are all highly desirable for Olympians and a real achievement.

Our accommodation has gold, silver and bronze ratings and you won’t ever be able to book anything less than bronze!

Bronze = Good: Our bronze rated apartments are perhaps most similar to the level of a 3 star hotel. You will find everything, clean, tidy and comfortable with a good level of quality throughout the apartment.

Silver = Better: If you like your accommodation to fall somewhere within what a hotel would define as 4 star, then our “Silver = Better” apartments will probably suit you the best. The presentation here is of an excellent standard with all interior design aspects finished to a high quality.

Gold = Best: Just as winning a gold medal at the Olympics is the holy grail for athletes, so too our “Best” level apartments. This accommodation is the cream of the crop and can be compared to top, 5 star levels at hotels. The words luxurious and exceptional are perfectly at home in these fantastically high, quality serviced apartments.

However, you don’t have to be heading off to the London Olympics to enjoy our medal winning apartments as you can find them throughout the major cities and towns in the UK.

Serviced Apartments in Manchester

Regardless of whether it is business or pleasure that takes you to Manchester, our serviced apartments offer you the perfect base to explore this busy and popular city in the North of England. Our apartments are dotted around different locations within the city, allowing you to choose somewhere that is closest to what you need during your stay.

Perhaps the busiest hub of the city, largely due to its central location, Piccadilly station is where much of the transport starts its flow around the city’s focal points. We have apartments just a stone’s throw away from this important location.

If the Northern quarter is more the area you need to be in, then our two bedroom deluxe apartment may be just the ticket. Yes, it has two bedrooms, so if you need to take the family, there will plenty of room and the cost will only be fractionally more than a single luxury hotel room in the same part of town.

Our serviced apartments in Manchester offer all the flexibility that a hotel stay simply can’t. Check out some of the other things to see or do in Manchester.

If sport is your thing, then Manchester really is a great place to be. If you ever lucky enough to get tickets, then not only do you have one massive football team in town but two! On the red side you have Manchester United and on the blue side, Manchester City. Take a guided tour around United’s Old Trafford or City’s Etihad Stadium or take in a game from one of the seats in the arena.

In the summer, you may get a chance to see the English cricket team (or Lancashire) play at the Old Trafford cricket ground.

Music and Manchester go hand in hand and there is almost always a great artist or band to go and see live, no matter what night of the week. There are plenty of music venues in the city, with perhaps the biggest being the M.E.N arena.

Serviced Apartments in Edinburgh

The Scottish Capital of Edinburgh is packed with things to do and see and if you have approached from the North then you are sure to have been impressed by the sight of the Forth bridges (both road and rail) that span the expanse of the Firth of Forth.

The city is a popular destination all year round and our serviced apartments in Edinburgh help to get you right into the heart of this place steeped in history and tradition.

In various locations around the city, our apartments provide the perfect base to experience all the Scottish Capital has to offer and considering that all of our apartments are self catering we are confident that our prices (starting from £85 per night) can go toe to toe with some of the best hotels in the city centre, making your trip not only comfortable and luxurious but also highly flexible.

There are many things that could bring you to Edinburgh. Maybe you have a business meeting scheduled or a conference lasting a few days, in which case our serviced apartments can give you that home from home feeling with plenty of room and of course, peace, quite and privacy.

If you are in town for shopping, then Edinburgh really does prove to be a treat, with the famous Princes Street. Some of our apartments are just a few seconds away from this bustling city centre and there really are shops to suit all tastes.

If you need a break from shopping, then a walk through the Princes Street Gardens is a perfect way to unwind and get ready for round two! Fantastic views of Edinburgh Castle will greet you around almost every corner too!

In August, the Edinburgh festival takes over and the atmosphere in the city is electric, just as it is on New Year’s Eve when the famous Hogmanay party lights up the night sky.

Serviced Apartments in London

Accommodation in London is varied with hotels covering all of the “star” ratings. However, London isn’t known as one of the most expensive cities for nothing! Finding somewhere to stay in this vast city certainly isn’t cheap, so perhaps finding something you are totally happy with is the next best thing.

Our serviced apartments in London are equipped to deliver a more flexible and family friendly visit to the capital as well as being extremely competitively priced when placed head to head against the same sort of hotel accommodation in the city.

We are here to provide a genuine alternative to hotel accommodation that still brings all the comfort and convenience of being in the heart of town and offering a few unique options too!

If you have wanted to take a city break with the rest of the family in tow, then you will know just difficult a hotel stay can be. Four or perhaps five of you cramped together in one “family room” with little to no privacy. If this wasn’t expensive enough, then the meals on top for this amount of people can often prove to be prohibitive.

A serviced apartment in London can allow the whole family to stay together with the added bonus of extra rooms for the kids. With kitchen facilities, you can either decide to cook something quick in the apartment, grab a takeaway or have a night out at one of the many amazing restaurants in London.

So, whether you heading to England’s Capital on a business trip, shopping trip or for a few days break with family or friends, then it is definitely worth considering the option of a serviced apartment which you will be able to find in many areas of central London. Check out our listings for lots more details of what’s available.

Serviced Apartments in Birmingham

Birmingham is often referred to as the UK’s second city and in terms of population this is certainly the case. However, Birmingham, situated in the West Midlands is so much more! It is a city with an international flavour and is packed with things to see, things to do and places to go.

If you are heading off to this city for a day or two and are looking for somewhere to stay, then of course the obvious temptation is to look at the hotels on offer (which are plentiful). However, a genuine alternative to hotel accommodation is a serviced apartment in Birmingham. These spacious and luxurious apartments offer something that hotels simply cannot... versatility.

From just £90 per night you could be experiencing the serviced apartment brand of accommodation. First of all, these apartments are self catering, giving you far greater flexibility when it comes to meal times. Perhaps breakfast and lunch can be taken at your city base and you could dine out in the evening...it really is entirely up to you!

Visiting the city with a few friends or with the family? Then try one of our apartments that have more than one bedroom, ideal for being away from home, yet still experiencing the comforts of home all at the same time.

Birmingham is a shopping heaven and many of our apartments are within easy walking distance of the many great shopping centres. Have a shopping session in the morning; take all your goodies back to your apartment and start again in the afternoon with your hands free!

Our city centre serviced apartments in Birmingham prove to be a great solution for business trips too or even for going to see your favourite bands in concert. Easy access to the town and all of its transport options means it never really takes very long to get anywhere.