Are your children are studying away from home at Birmingham University, the University of Birmingham or Aston University? Wouldn’t it be nice to drop in to see how they are getting on (or what they are getting up to!)? Or maybe you are planning to come to visit Birmingham for their graduation or to help your son or daughter move house during the summer break. Quite often most students will find it difficult to accommodate you at their own place of residence when you come to visit them at University. Rather than staying in a hotel in Birmingham why not stay in a home from home at one of our serviced apartments in Birmingham city centre. Go to www.servicedcitypads.com to see the apartments we have on offer. If you’re looking for accommodation in Birmingham there is no better option than to spend your time in a self catering apartment which is fully serviced and equipped. At Serviced City Pads we have a range of apartments in the city centre to accommodate from 1 to 6 people per apartment. Visit our Birmingham serviced apartments page for more information about accommodation in Birmingham http://www.servicedcitypads.com/Birmingham-Serviced-Apartments/apartments.html or call our dedicated reservations team on 0844 335 8866.

The 2009 Edinburgh fringe festival has proved to be a massive success and shown record ticket receipts. +21% year on year! These figures go to prove that booking your accommodation in Edinburgh in advance, whether than is a serviced apartment in Edinburgh or a hotel, for your stay during the Edinburgh festival is becoming more and more important. You cannot book your Edinburgh festival accommodation too early!

Serviced City Pads booked a number of apartments for guests visiting the Edinburgh festival throughout 2009. However, many customers who contacted the company were unable to book an Edinburgh apartment as they didn’t realise that demand far outstrips supply when it comes to booking an Edinburgh serviced apartment throughout August. Our message is don’t leave it too late for 2010.

To avoid future disappointment Serviced City Pads is suggesting that customers contact the company as far in advance as possible to organise their accommodation for the 2010 festival.

Serviced City Pads have a wide range of apartments in Central Edinburgh. Some of these serviced apartments (generally offered as alternatives to staying in a hotel in Edinburgh) can be booked online at www.servicedcitypads.com. Alternatively, you can always telephone Serviced City Pads on 0844 335 8866. We will be happy to talk about the accommodation options that we have available for your stay in Edinburgh, and where these apartments are in relation to the various festival sites. Our sales team have a good knowledge of Edinburgh city centre so it may be useful to call us if you are planning your first stay in Edinburgh.

We also have serviced apartments listed across many other locations in the UK. For more information check out www.servicedcitypads.com.

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Where Hotel Meets Home

Looking out over the city from the luxury of serviced apartments in Edinburgh is one of the best feelings you can have in this historic city. The mood of the city seems to drift in from on high as Edinburgh castle looks on.

Each time you stay in a serviced apartment in Edinburgh you’ll find the environment complements the beauty of the city. Top end furniture and high quality fixtures and fittings give you the chance to sit back and enjoy the views. Indeed, should you wish to you can stay in of an evening and entertain guests whilst they comment on the value for money you get with serviced apartments in Edinburgh.

There’s a far less staid feeling to living in your own apartment for a few days or weeks to the feeling you get when you’re staying in a hotel. You get the feeling that you can come and go as you please and benefit from the informal nature of the serviced apartments. You feel like you belong there, which helps you relax and take pleasure from Edinburgh.

Edinburgh has a welcoming atmosphere with many events and festivals happening throughout the year keeping the tourist trade busy. Similarly Edinburgh has a vibrant business sector, as you’d expect from the country’s capital.

Excellent train, air and road links ensure that you can get to other beauty spots too. Scotland is second to no other country in terms of its landscape. Whether you’re here on business or for pleasure, you’ll find the city intriguing and the countryside spectacular. Staying in a serviced city apartment in Edinburgh will enhance your enjoyment of the country.

The buzz of this stunning city sits perfectly within the beautiful surroundings of the Lothian landscape. Edinburgh has one of the most memorable cityscapes in the world, making it a wonderful place to explore in Scotland and enjoy a city break.
Edinburgh also has a busy business centre which complements the tourist industry. Where better to hold a corporate event than in this spectacular city? Staying in one of the luxury serviced apartments in Edinburgh will enhance your stay here. There’s no doubt that having your own space and your own luxuries give you added pleasure and relaxation.
Using a serviced apartment in Edinburgh as a home from home to base your trips, meetings and entertainment is a sure-fire way to increase your enjoyment whilst staying here. The joyful nature of Edinburgh can make you want to stay in the city for longer. It’s a good job that the flexible nature of leasing a serviced apartment from Serviced City Pads allows you to decide how long or short your stay is.
The beauty of having your own pad to come home to is that it frees you from the restrictions often encountered during a hotel stay. You’ll have luxurious surroundings inside as well as out if you choose to stay at one of the serviced city apartments in Edinburgh.
They call it a festival city and it does have many festivals to choose from to base your stay around. There’s the comedy, film and food festivals to experience and also Edinburgh castle of course. The castle has pipers piping on a daily basis, adding to the feeling of escape and history. Staying in a modern luxurious apartment will only add to the experience.

Staybridge Suites have been operating in Liverpool’s Albert Dock for c.18 months and sit next to Jurys Inn opposite the Echo Arena and BT Convention Centre, yet the question still remains are Staybridge Suites in Liverpool serviced apartments or a hotel? The Suites are classified as four star serviced apartments but i think it is fair to say that Staybridge view themselves very much as a hotel. After Serviced City Pads visited the premises this afternoon it becomes clear that the product offering sits somewhere between hotel and apartment.
Chris Rose, Director at Serviced City Pads said, “The first thing to say is that Staybridge Suites would be a great place to stay in Liverpool, particularly for corporate stays in Liverpool. The location is fantastic, in the heart of the Albert Dock and opposite the new Arena and Convention centre. So if you are staying in Liverpool on business staying with Staybridge suites is a luxury option but at a reasonable price.
The mix of Suites (Studio and 1 bedroom) are much more than hotel rooms in that the guest is able to use the kitchen facilities to cook their own food, something you couldn’t do in a hotel. There are laundry facilities as well as an onsite gym that are free for visitors to use.
I think where they have something really positive to shout about is that four nights a week Staybridge host free events in their dining area where guests are given free food and drink. This is a great opportunity for corporate guests who are staying in Liverpool alone to meet other visitors. You probably wouldn’t get this in a hotel and i don’t know of any other serviced apartments in Liverpool that have a similar offering.
Access to wireless Broadband is Free of charge and a continental breakfast is included for corporate guests staying at Staybridge suites. The rooms are spacious, comfortable and decorated in ahomely fasahion”
Serviced City Pads, who are one of the leading booking agents for apartments in Liverpool will soon be including hotels in Liverpool on it’s website. Having Liverpool hotels listed on the site will greatly increase the bookings that Serviced City Pads can make it’s customers who are looking to stay in liverpool. Chris Rose continued, “We want to give customers the choice between a serviced apartment as well as staying in a hotel. Maybe Staybridge suites offers the customer something a little bit different.
If you are planning to visit Liverpool and would like to book your stay at Staybridge Suites please call Serviced City Pads on 0844 335 8866. We will be delighted to organise your accommodation requirements.

Liverpool Football Club, the Barclays Premier League Club, is this week set to announce one of the largest sponsorship deals in British sporting history. The 4 year deal with London based financial institution Standard Chartered is supposedly worth up to £80 million – at £20 million a year this deal dwarfs the current sponsorship deal that Liverpool FC have with Danish brewing giant Carlsberg (which come in at around £7 million per year). Liverpool FC’s relationship with Carlsberg in one of the longest standing deals in Bristish sport, spanning seventeen years. However, Carlsberg apparently weren’t prepared to match the valuation of the contract put forward by Liverpool FC and subsequently agreed by Standard Chartered bank.

Chris Rose, a director at Liverpool based Independent apartment booking company, Serviced City Pads commented, “It has long been recognised in the sporting world that Liverpool FC have punched well below their weight when it came to commerical contracts, especially with the obvious comparisons just up the road at Manchester United. For a club with such a history and worldwide fanbase as Liverpool, this is the sort of deal that is to be expected of the club. It is particularly timely as Manchester United FC have also just announced a similar deal with American giant AON.”
Both the Liverpool and Manchester economies will benefit from these deals, particularly as corporate guests of both companies are likely to visit Liverpool and Manchester and stay in each city spanning weekends in Liverpool when football matches are taking place. This is good news for a company like Serviced City Pads who have many serviced apartments in Liverpool. The additional visitors to the city will book apartments in Liverpool with Serviced City Pads, as an alternative to staying in a Liverpool hotel.
Serviced City Pads will be delighted to discuss options for accommodation in Liverpool with representatives of Standard Chartered for their trips up to Anfield when they come to watch Liverpool FC. Also, if you happen to be a Liverpool FC supporter you can also call Serviced City Pads on 0844 335 8866. We will be delighted to help with booking your Liverpool apartments. Alternatively, have a look at all of the apartments that we have listed at www.servicedcitypads.com.

The fourth quarter of the year is always the busiest part of the year for touring bands and 2009 is proving to be no different to previous years. Manchester is one of the music, whether thpitals of the UK and most bands that are tour the country visit Manchester as part of their tour. One of the main reasons for this (apart from the size and musical heritage of the city of Manchester) is the range of live music venues that exist across Manchester. Some of the venues in Manchester are the MEN Arena, Ritz Ballroom, Manchester Arena and The Apollo. All of these venues offer varying experiences in terms of the size, acoustics and architecture. Probably the most obvious difference is the venue capacity which means that an actg like Beyonce can play the MEN arena (18th November), whilst Modest Mouse (who include former Smith Johnny Marr amongst their numbers) play the Ritz (13th December) – a fantastic older venue that is situated around the corner from Manchester Oxford Road train station. Another venue that is only used occasionally is Manchester Central (formerly G-Mex). This fantastic venue is now used more for conferences in Manchester, although it became famous in the early 1990’s when bands such as James and Happy Mondays played there at the hight of the Madchester boom. Local band Doves play at Manchester Central on 18th December, which proves to be a terrific pre Christmas gig in Manchester. Another local band, former Mercury music winners who have gone from strength to strength in terms of their public recognition over the last 18 months , is Elbow who will play a massive homecoming show at the MEN arena on Friday 18th September. All in all a busy time for the Manchester music scene.

For full Manchester listings we suggest checking out www.allgigs.com.

So the choice of venues and bands are diverse, but where are you going to stay during your Manchester visit? Serviced City Pads works with the majority of serviced apartment operators in Manchester (including Blue Rainbow apartments, The Light apart hotel, City Stop serviced apartments and The Place hotel) and because of this you will be able to book an apartment within a short walk of any of the main live music venues in Manchester. It is not always realised by people that visit Manchester that you can book a serviced apartment for a single nights stay, much the same as if you wanted to book a hotel in Manchester. If you are going to a gig with a group of friends a Manchester apartment can often work out to be better value for money than booking a number of hotel rooms, for an apartment of a similar level of luxury as a hotel.
When you are planning your visit to Manchester consider booking a serviced apartment with Serviced City Pads. You can check out our listings at www.servicedcitypads.com, book an apartment online, or even call the Apartment Reservations Team on 0844 335 8866. A number of our team have strong local knowledge of Manchester and will be able to help you find the right apartment in the right area of Manchester city centre. Give us a call, we will be delighted to help.

The 11th Birmingham football derby takes place this Sunday 13th September 2009. Aston Villa and Birmingham have met 10 times in the past 10 years with honours being shared at 4 wins each and 2 draws. Villa are 7 places above Birmingham and have a 2 point lead with 2 games in hand against their geographic rivals. Despite their poor start to the season Birmingham will have the home advantage which might make for an exciting afternoon of football.

If you are visiting Birmingham for the Birmingham – Aston Villa Derby you might like to stay in a serviced apartment for the weekend. Here at Serviced City Pads we have over 175 apartments throughout the city. Please visit our website: www.servicedcitypads.com for more details of serviced apartments and accommodation in Birmingham. Why stay in a hotel in Birmingham when you can live in the comfort of a self catered apartment for the night with your own living space and kitchen. You can phone to book an apartment with our reservations team on 0844 335 8866 or by visiting our Birmingham Apartments page at http://www.servicedcitypads.com/Birmingham-Serviced-Apartments/apartments.html

Serviced City Pads are pleased to announced that L3 Living have now listed their apartments on www.servicedcitypads.com. The company (SCP) will immediately start to take bookings for the Liverpool based apartment operator. L3 Living have a number of serviced apartments across Liverpool city centre in a number of iconic developments. These include apartments in The Unity building, serviced apartments in The Albany as well as a brand new small development of serviced apartments called The Printworks, which is located on Henry Street in the Ropewalks area of Liverpool city centre.
Chris Rose, director at Serviced City Pads said, “We are delighted that L3 living have listed their serviced apartments with us. Their apartments are finished to a really high standard. We are particularly excited about the Penthouse apartments at The Albany as well as the new apartments at The Printworks in Liverpool. These listings broaden our offering to the growing number of customers booking apartments in Liverpool with Serviced City Pads. We look forward to working with Paula and her team.
We now have the vast majority of apartment operators in Liverpool listed on www.servicedcitypads.com which is a great achievment for a company that didn’t exist two years ago. Our aim now is to work more closely with corporate clients in Liverpool who not only have employees visiting the city, but also send employees to stay in other UK cities. We are able to offer a single point of contact, account management service to these businesses as our apartment listings have grown to include many other locations across the UK.”
If you are a business that is looking for a partner to better manage your accommodation requirements then please call Serviced City Pads on 0844 335 8866. We will be delighted to help.

When it comes to fashionable hotels in Manchester it doesn’t get much better than The lowry hotel. The Lowry hotel, Manchester’s first five star hotel, is located on the banks of the River Irwell and is a short walk into Manchester city centre, with the shops of Deansgate just a stones throw away. This stylish hotel has 164 rooms and is a fantastic place for your stay in Manchester.

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