London - 27th September, 2005 - You've seen the advertisements on apartment finder services or apartment locators, the specialist accommodation bookers for the serviced apartment market. You might think that it all sounds very expensive, whereas in fact, it is quite the opposite.

The Apartment Service, based in London, England, specializes in booking serviced apartments, corporate and interim housing for corporate and leisure clients worldwide, for periods from a day, week or month through to a year or longer.

In large cities such as London, New York and Sydney there are hundreds of apartment buildings spread out over a very large area. When there are so many properties the apartment hunter can become overwhelmed with the vast number of choices available. It's hard to even know where to start. Driving from one complex to the next will often result in frustration because the apartment is not what you're looking for, or the complex doesn't have any units available.

The great advantage of using the services of an apartment finder is that the company will have a database of apartments which shows availability. Therefore the apartment finder company will know which rentals are on the market. This way you don't waste time trying to track down apartments with availability.

The advantages are more spacious accommodation, usually including lounge or sitting area, kitchen or cooking facilities, quieter location, with increased privacy and security. As Charles McCrow, Managing Director of The Apartment Service, puts it: "The problem with hotels is that they are for sleeping in. The diplomat, especially with family, needs somewhere to sit and relax, make a snack or a meal, have a meeting or spread out the paperwork. Serviced apartments will always offer much better value-for-money compared with a hotel, if public areas are less important to the guest. It is upon this cost-saving, that this very model is based."

The same value extends across the board and broadly speaking equates to a 25% saving on rates in hotels of a comparable standard. Branded apartment accommodation usually targets the mid-market, short to medium stay clients. The accommodation you can expect is functional with achievable rates of around £65 per person per night with possible discounts for weekly or monthly stays in a one-bedroom apartment, although lower rates are possible in a studio. At the upper end of the market, the rates will approximately double.

Try using The Apartment Service the next time you decide to move to a new apartment and see for yourself how much time and effort you will save on your next move. It makes the whole apartment hunting experience easy and hassle free.

For further press information, please contact Natalie Wakefield, Marketing Executive at Executive Roomspace, 01934 519 518 or e-mail: nataliew@apartment.co.uk

EXECUTIVE ROOMSPACE

5-6 FRANCIS GROVE WIMBLEDON SW19 4DT

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Notes to Editors:

About Executive Roomspace: Since 1997 Executive Roomspace has been the first brand named apartment product amongst regular corporate housing bookers. Aimed at the medium budget with a minimum stay of a month, the ease and flexibility of booking has pushed apartment accommodation as the favoured spacious alternative to the standard hotel.

www.roomspace.com

About Apartment Service: The Apartment Service founded in 1981 as the first UK company to offer a global apartment reservations network for serviced accommodation. Now the largest serviced apartment booking company in Europe, with over seven hundred locations worldwide. For business or leisure.

For stays of a day, a week, a month or a year, serviced apartments offer a spacious, flexible and cost effective alternative to restrictive hotel rooms. With an average saving of 15 - 30% on an equivalent standard hotel. Stays in an apartment can be tailored to suit your location, budget and departure requirements. Although you will receive an extremely professional service, The Apartment Service endeavours to meet all personal requirements.

www.apartmentservice.com