long stays

The choice of accommodation for visitors to the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre continues to expand. In anticipation of the future Radisson Blu, which will take its place in 2026 in the Triangle tower, which is beginning to rise above the exhibition centre, visitors will find new roofs in this favourable area...

After Vienna and soon Paris, the lyf brand, part of the Ascott group, will be adding Frankfurt to its list of European destinations. Located in the lively Ostend district, home to numerous theatres and cultural venues as well as the new headquarters of the European Central Bank, lyf Frankfurt will embody this new generation of aparthotels tailored to the expectations of a clientele...

Before talking about 2024, how did the past year go? Philippe Mettey - We started to see an upturn at the beginning of the year and ended up having a very good year in 2023, marked by double-digit growth in Europe and real momentum for our Citadines and five-star establishments....

The IHG group is gradually approaching the 70 hotel mark in France. This expansion is taking place through a more diversified offering, with the arrival of new brands such as the luxury and lifestyle brand Kimpton, which will appear in Paris in 2021, and now Staybridge Suites. This predominantly long-stay brand has just made its debut on the...

A new top-of-the-range Parisian city residence: opened at the end of last summer, the Appart'City Collection Paris Gare de Lyon illustrates in many ways the evolution of the French leader in city apartment hotels. Not least because this establishment is, as is often the case, perfectly located for business travellers. Business travellers represent more and more of the...

The Ascott group is continuing to expand in Vienna. After opening its first property in the Austrian capital last year - the Citadines South Vienna - the world leader in extended-stay hotels has announced the opening of two new residences this November. Located in the capital's 12th arrondissement, the Meidling district, the...

With views over the Congo River from its lounge bar, contemporary design and a technological accent with digital room keys, the Novotel Kinshasa La Gombe has everything it takes to become one of the leading destinations in the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Recently opened, this 115-room hotel...

Embodying a new generation of urban residences, Edgar Suites is continuing to expand in the Paris region. After transforming the former headquarters of the Paris Bar Association - the Hôtel de la Porte, dating back to the 17th century - into a lifestyle aparthotel last year, this group founded in 2016 has just added a new address in the Abesses district. In...

The Airbnb model is no stranger to hotel groups. Marriott took the plunge with the launch of its Homes & Villas in 2019, followed by Apartments by Marriott Bonvoy at the end of last year. Similarly, Accor got into alternative accommodation in 2016 when it bought Onefinestay, a player in the private flat rental market...

The Rotana Group is to contribute to the development of the new town of Diamniadio, in Senegal, with a long-stay hotel due to open in 2026. While Diamniadio already has a Radisson Blu hotel, the Middle Eastern hotelier will be adding to the accommodation on offer in this smart city designed to relieve congestion in Dakar. Since 2015, this new showcase for the country has been gradually expanding...

With 48 hotels in Turkey, including around thirty in Istanbul alone, the Marriott group is not entering uncharted territory. However, the American hotelier has no intention of stopping there. Its expansion plan will soon see the opening of 13 new hotels, with a total of 2,000 rooms. Contracts have recently been signed for a number of...

In recent months, a host of new long-stay brands have been launched in the United States, by Marriott, Hilton and Hyatt. Do you see the same opportunity for the development of this segment on this side of the Atlantic? Xavier Desaulles - The potential is there. The market opportunity in Europe is strong if we...

The cup is full. Or almost. Marriott's announcement of a new mid-range brand dedicated to long stays has undoubtedly brought to an end the rush of major American groups into this buoyant segment. Hilton just a fortnight ago, Hyatt last month, Wyndham, Choice and Best Western in 2022,...

Extended stays are all the rage across the Atlantic. It's a particularly buoyant segment, given the fierce competition between the leading hotel chains, each with its own new 'extended stay' brand. Last year saw the launch of Wyndham's ECHO and Best Western's HOME by BWH, followed by Choice's Everhome Suites and, more recently,...

IHG's latest inauguration clearly plays the complementary card, particularly for business travellers. On 1 May, the hotel group announced the opening of the Holiday Inn and Staybridge Suites O'Hare Airport. As its name suggests, the new address is aimed at both short business trips and longer stays.

Taking advantage of the upturn in international travel to Asia, the Singapore-based Ascott group is continuing to grow. The world leader in long-stay accommodation, the parent company of the Citadines brand is preparing a record number of openings - 70 in all - for 2023. This is in addition to the 45 new establishments launched last year. But this...

The Hyatt group is not just banking on luxury and lifestyle hotels. While these two segments are at the heart of its development strategy, particularly in Europe, the American hotelier also intends to expand its footprint in another buoyant segment in the United States: mid-range accommodation with a focus on long stays. The group has just announced the...

Revolutionising the business hotel industry: since its launch in Amsterdam in 2016, the Zoku brand has set itself the ambition of offering "global nomads" places that are just like them. With its ingenious lofts and lively living spaces, it is targeting all those creative business travellers who have taken up hybrid working, staying here for a few days, there...

For France's leading apartment hotels, the time has come for segmentation. Both Appart'City and Adagio have redesigned the architecture of their offer around three clearly identified ranges, positioned respectively in the budget, mid-range and top-of-the-range segments. While Adagio Access remains the entry-level range for the subsidiary...

The new segmentation of Appart'City's offering will soon be taking shape. After sketching out the outline last autumn, France's leading provider of city apartment hotels has set 3 April as the launch date for its new brand architecture. Previously, its offering was based on two ranges, Appart'City and Appart'City Confort...