Airbnb vs. Serviced Apartments
What’s the Best Choice for Your Stay? Are
Serviced Apartments in Hong Kong better choices?
If hotels are not the options, what else can you choose in Hong Kong. Two popular alternatives are either serviced apartments or Airbnb, both can offer unique experiences, while catering different needs.
Key Differences between Hong Kong Serviced Apartments & Hong Kong Airbnb
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Serviced Apartments in Hong Kong are usually managed by professional companies or developers in Hong Kong (e.g. Four Seasons Place & Pacific Place Apartments) which offers a more standardized experience, while they are usually enbloc buildings.
Airbnb in Hong Kong connects travelers with mainly individual hosts/ landlords who rent out their apartments. You can find everything from cozy apartments to quirky places with a wider varieties of accommodations available, so somehow it might be easier for you to find something that suits your taste and budget.
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Serviced Apartments
The minimum lease term is 1 month for serviced apartments in Hong Kong, so tenants have to stay for at least 1 month or above.
Airbnb
It has the flexibility for staying as short as 1 day, so tenants tend to stay for less than 1 month.
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Most serviced apartments in Hong Kong are located within walking distance to MTR Stations, the most convenient transportation in Hong Kong, to save your hassle to filter accommodations that is too far away from where you go. Meanwhile, all serviced apartments are hassle free experiences that you can move in just with your luggage (similar to a serviced office, where tenants can just start to work on day 1 without dealing with operational issues), but the condition of Airbnbs are hard to be guaranteed and you have to ask in details for what they provide in order to think of what to put in your luggage.
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All serviced apartments have 24-hr concierge/ security which offers a sense of security to those who are not familiar with Hong Kong, while they are being “regulated” and usually owned by prestigious landlords, companies and developers.
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Serviced apartments in Hong Kong all have regular cleaning services which are suitable to those who are lazy and demanding for hygienic issues within the apartment, while Airbnb do not usually have this service unless you stay for a very long time.
