As short-term business travel and office relocations increase, providing employees with comfortable, functional and convenient accommodation is a high priority. Traditionally, hotel stays have been offered due to their easy availability and location. However, many businesses are now choosing to use corporate housing instead, providing their employees with benefits a hotel cannot offer.
Short Term Business Accommodation: Hotel or Corporate Housing?
Whether it is the responsibility of the business or the employee themselves, the chosen accommodation has a significant impact upon the employee’s visit. While a hotel stay may seem the obvious choice, there are plenty of reasons why corporate housing should be used instead:
· Even fully furnished studio apartments are larger than a hotel room, making a stay more comfortable and enjoyable. Larger sized accommodation also gives employees the option to invite and entertain guests and provide an area in which to work remotely.
· A furnished apartment will often have a kitchen, dining and living areas, laundry facilities and a dedicated parking space, providing a more homely extended stay. Employee meal costs can be reduced by using the kitchen to store and prepare meals and snacks.
· Corporate housing allows the opportunity for personalised solutions which better suit employees, such as a separate bedroom, office area or walk-in shower. Our team are available to assist with meeting any personalised requests you might have.
· Furnished apartments are a more cost-efficient option than a hotel room, with the rental cost being significantly lower than that of a hotel stay.
· Corporate accommodation can usually be found closer to the employee’s workplace than a hotel, or in a specific preferred suburb or area.
· Increased privacy and flexibility, with access to the apartment at any hour. There is no need to require any special after-hours access, and you can come and go when you wish without being reliant upon any staff.
· A business can book a single furnished apartment for the use of multiple employees for sequential visits, providing one known accommodation option. There’s no need to continually place new bookings, and employees know in advance where they are staying and what facilities and features the apartment offers.
Our team manage some of the finest fully furnished rental apartments in Wellington and Auckland. We work with individuals and businesses, providing professional short-term rental accommodation which meets exacting requirements. Specialists in organising corporate housing, our Wellington and Auckland teams look forward to hearing from you and assisting with your upcoming visit.