What is a Serviced Apartment?
A serviced apartment is best described as a cross between a hotel and an apartment. You get a suite and a kitchenette. In a hotel-like building, with all the amenities of a hotel including daily maid service. You need only bring your own clothes, all linens, kitchenware and appliances are provided. Serviced apartments tend to cater to the singles and couples with studios, one and two bedroom accommodations. Typically you can lease monthly or any period you require.
A serviced apartment is the modern alternative to staying in a hotel, apart hotel or renting an apartment. All apartments come fully furnished and include a kitchen diner, lounge area, towels and linen. The Chambers serviced apartments can be rented for as little as a night or as long as a year. Serviced apartments are booked on a ‘per room’ basis rather than ‘per person’ so not only do they offer up to three times the size of a hotel bedroom but are better value and offer a ‘home from home’.
An apartment is a serviced apartment in relation to a retirement village if: • the apartment is designed to be occupied by aged residents who require the full range of daily living activities assistance or nursing services, even if an individual resident does not require all of the services • at least one responsible person is continuously on call to provide emergency assistance to the residents of the apartment, and is in reasonable proximity to the apartment. This means that a responsible person will be available to provide first aid or to arrange other mobility, nursing or medical assistance to the residents • the apartment is part of a single complex of apartments and is accessible from a common corridor (which may or may not contain lifts) linking the apartment to the other apartments in the complex, and • there is a communal dining facility within the retirement village that is available for use by the residents. A serviced apartment does not include: • a detached house • a row h
