long stays

Radisson and B&B Hotels had already set up shop on the island of La Réunion in recent years. The Originals Hotels chain will soon establish itself there with two hotels expected by the end of 2028 in Saint-Pierre. Located just a few minutes from the Saint-Pierre seafront and town centre, these two establishments will play on short and long stays…

Adagio lance une nouvelle offre, Adagio Business +, dédiée aux entreprises et à leurs voyageurs d’affaires. Alors que cette cible constitue 45% de sa clientèle, le leader européen de l’appart’hôtellerie se destine aux entreprises partenaires contractées dans le cadre des moyens et longs séjours de leurs collaborateurs. « Conçue pour les entreprises, leurs collaborateurs et…

After several years at Adagio, and previously at Corsair, you took over Odalys City last October. What are your priorities? Stéphane Bartaire - We have five main ambitions. The first is to clearly state who we are and to clarify Odalys City's positioning as an urban aparthotel brand. The second...

How do you explain the growing interest of major hotel groups in Africa? Trevor Ward - Hotel groups, particularly those listed on the stock exchange, absolutely need growth. However, compared to other markets like the United States where brand penetration is over 70 %, Africa remains very poorly covered. Less than...

Since the beginning of February, business travellers visiting the La Défense business district for a few days or weeks have had a new apartment hotel at their disposal, the Adagio Access Nanterre. This opening had been in the pipeline since the announcement of the partnership between the long-stay subsidiary of Accor and Pierre & Vacances and the property group...

The B&B Hotels group is continuing its expansion into long-stay accommodation. Launched in the summer of 2024 in Saint-Ouen, its B&B Home brand has since set up in the mountains, in Brides-les-Bains, as well as near Caen station, while taking a diversion to the West Indies with an establishment in Fort-de-France. As the year draws to a close, the...

Choice Hotels has just announced the opening of 50 Quality Suites hotels in France, continuing its partnership with the Zenitude group. So the partnership could not be more fruitful. David Beers - Indeed, we are extremely satisfied. For Choice Hotels, it is fundamental to create mutually beneficial relationships, win-win partnerships. After a...

Choice Hotels, the world's 8th largest hotel group and one of the largest hotel franchisors, is stepping up its expansion in France. Its presence was already strengthened last year by a strategic agreement with Groupe Zenitude, which saw the integration of more than 30 mid-range aparthotels into the Choice network under the brands...

Adagio has taken a major step forward in France. The European leader in aparthotels is to add nine establishments to its network in France in one fell swoop, through a strategic partnership with Sergic. Adagio will be taking over the management of tourist residences developed by this property services group as part of the revitalisation of the French...

Central Europe is at the heart of the Ascott group's expansion on the continent. Already present in Vienna with four aparthotels under three of its brands - Citadines, lyf and Somerset - the world leader in long-stay hotels has just announced five new developments, strengthening its position as one of the city's leading hotel operators....

With almost 130 establishments today, and the promise of more than 200 in the very near future, the Citadines brand is enjoying strong momentum around the world, with forthcoming openings in 18 new key cities such as Liverpool, Marrakech, Tangiers and Kuwait City. Not to mention its expansion into new urban centres...

A first that will be followed by others. Since the end of June, the Ascott group has had a Citadines apartment hotel in Istanbul, in the Maslak district. Offering 147 units ranging from studios to four-bedroom flats, with a restaurant and meeting room, the establishment adds a new stopover to the list of...

The inauguration of the first Yotel address in Greece is scheduled for the end of 2026. And it is the long-stay YotelPad concept that will have the honour of making this grand debut in a promising market for the brand. "With a record number of international arrivals, an increase in hotel occupancy and recent government measures limiting the number of people renting...

Urban residence or lifestyle hotel? The heart of Jardin de Verre balances between the two. Opened last February in the 5th arrondissement, near Place Monge and the Jardin des Plantes, this first establishment in France of the Locke long-stay brand has all the makings of an apartment hotel, with its 145 flats, each...

A new hybrid hotel, suitable for both short and long stays, in tune with the times and the neighbourhood: the opening of the lyf Gambetta Paris marks the arrival of a new brand from the Ascott group in the French capital, following on from Citadines and the three luxury La Clef establishments in the Crest Collection. This Asian brand, which has...

Welcome Family" and pet-friendly offers, special rates for senior citizens... And what about business travellers? Without, far from it, turning its back on its main clientele, Appart'City is relying on the growing recognition of aparthotels to strengthen its appeal to the general public. We have a lot of room for growth in the leisure sector," says...

As part of its expansion in Germany, the IHG group is to roll out a new extended-stay brand hitherto unknown in Europe: Candlewood Suites. Launched in 1995 by Jack DeBoer, one of the pioneers of the extended stay concept and the man behind Residence Inn by Marriott, the brand was taken over by IHG in 2004 and now boasts...

A change in clientele. In the wake of the pandemic, the apartment-hotel sector has continued to win over leisure travellers. Families in particular were attracted by this practical accommodation solution, with its larger rooms and, above all, its fully-equipped kitchens that allow guests to dine in their own flat after a long day's sightseeing. So much so that...

And that's two for FirstName. The "feel good" brand designed by the Alboran group is continuing its conquest of the South-West with an address in Toulouse, its second after opening in Bordeaux in early 2023. FirstName, which is affiliated to the Hyatt group's JdV brand, had been spreading its lifestyle spirit in the Meriadeck business district,...

From professionals passing through for a night or a few weeks to Erasmus exchange students, The Social Hub Porto has chosen not to choose. Its hybrid hotel concept, taken to the extreme, opens its doors wide to all types of traveller. On the one hand, the recently inaugurated establishment has all the makings of a large business hotel, with...