long stays

Of course, there are the riads in Morocco, the traditional version of the urban residence with these welcoming guest houses for stays with family or friends. But when it comes to contemporary aparthotels, there is still very little on offer. An international brand like Adagio, for example, has just one...

With the launch of Air France holidays at the beginning of January, the national airline is hoping to win back some of the travellers who book via online travel agencies. Will it be able to attract this clientele with this offer? Launched in a test phase from the summer of 2024, Air France holidays is presented as a complete holiday offer, enriched with...

With a new décor reminiscent of the old Pavillon Baltard, redesigned and enlarged communal areas, and modernised studios and flats, the Citadines Paris Les Halles is part of a wave of renovations launched in 2023 by the Ascott group to give the brand a new dynamic in tune with the times. Yesterday the Citadines Paris La Défense, today...

Neither, or both. The Bikube concept oscillates between aparthotel and rental accommodation, between coliving and coworking, all in a lifestyle spirit. Developed by Vinci Immobilier's Operations division, this project launched at the end of 2018 has materialised with a first establishment in Lyon, in the...

The Vignette Collection is taking to the skies in Dubai. The IHG Group, which is launching this collection of luxury hotels in 2021, has signed a franchise agreement with The First Group to put the brand on the world's tallest tower dedicated entirely to high-end hotels. A 365-metre skyscraper...

It's not quite a combo, but it's close. Two new hotels, developed by the Borealis group, have just opened next door to each other, around ten minutes from Brussels airport and close to NATO headquarters and the offices of numerous companies, including Honeywell, 3M and EY. Both are...

Luxury, design and an ideal location overlooking the Gulf of Mexico: the St. Regis Longboat Key Resort in Florida has just been added to Marriott's already impressive portfolio of luxury hotels, with more than 500 establishments worldwide and some 250 future projects. The opening...

Sales growth of more than 55 % between the end of the covid and 2023 for the business; the introduction, on the product side, of a segmentation of the offer into three ranges - Classic, Comfort and Collection - accompanied by an investment plan of almost 40 million euros over three years devoted to the upgrading of...

A few days after announcing a new lyf hotel in the stands of Chelsea football stadium in London, Ascott is unveiling other projects in Europe. Notably in France, where the world leader in long-stay accommodation will open a Citadines aparthotel in Colmar in 2026. All this, in parallel with a renovation plan that has already...

"The new hotspot in the city of Buda". So says the Kimpton BEM Budapest, which has just opened its doors. New, but neither the first nor the last, since the Hungarian capital is the focus of attention for lifestyle brands. Last year, it was the W Budapest, revisiting the Drechsler palace, a building...

After opening a residence in the Montmartre district last year, Edgar Suites is continuing to expand its offering in the Paris region. The company, which specialises in top-of-the-range urban aparthotels, has just added a new establishment in Montrouge, just a stone's throw from the Evergreen campus, the global headquarters of Crédit Agricole. Located next to the metro and the...

In the run-up to the UEFA EURO and the start of the transfer season, which is a major focus for football clubs every season, Chelsea Football Club has announced a major boost with the signing of a strategic partnership with the Ascott group. Playing on the appeal of the English Premier League to Asian customers, this partnership has been concluded for a period of...

B&B Hotels says yes to long stays. The hotel group, which focuses on affordable hotels, is maintaining its growth momentum with B&B Home, a new residential concept with rooms equipped with kitchenettes and laundry facilities. All the fundamentals, in short, of the long-stay hotel business. "With the launch of B&B Home, we are...

After making its French debut in Cannes at the end of last year, IHG's Staybridge Suites extended-stay brand will be stepping up its expansion in Europe over the next few years. Already present in the United Kingdom, with a presence in London and a number of major British cities including Birmingham, Brighton, Cardiff, Dundee, Liverpool and Newcastle, the brand will...

After Paris Gare de Lyon last year, Appart'City is setting up close to another major Paris Region transit hub: Paris CDG. Located in the allée du Verger hotel zone at Roissy, just 3 km from the airport, this four-star Appart'City Collection establishment stands out for its offer aimed directly at business travellers...

In a short space of time, the Ascott group has made Vienna one of its main strongholds in Europe. After setting foot here for the first time in 2022 with the Citadines South Vienna, three new establishments were added at the end of last year, just a few weeks apart. Enough to almost rival London, where the leader...

Adagio recently presented excellent results for 2023, with occupancy close to 80%. What are you expecting in 2024? Xavier Desaulles - First of all, a return to normal. With an occupancy rate of 79% in 2023, it will be difficult to do much better in terms of passenger numbers, while at the same time...

Expansion into new markets, new brands, big ambitions: while their portfolios may not be as deep as those of Marriott, Hilton or Accor, other key players are putting their hotels on the map for business travellers. These include the Ascott group, the world leader in long-stay accommodation, with 163,000 units worldwide. Drawing on...

Adagio is part of a buoyant trend in the hotel industry. After an already good 2022, Europe's leading apartment hotel recorded record results last year, with an occupancy rate of just under 80 %, at 79 %. Benefiting in particular from the bleisure trend and, more broadly, from the attraction of urban residences for...

Say 33. Odalys City has just opened a new apartment hotel in Nîmes, next to the arena and the Musée de la Romanité. This is the thirty-third address for this brand, launched in 2009 as an urban counterpart to the Odalys leisure establishments. Comprising 78 studios and 5 two-bedroom flats, all with kitchen and office areas, this residence offers a...