| Over the years, the Extended Stay Apartment | | | | both. It is recommended that before you make |
| business has become very popular. Reason for | | | | the reservation, you should read these two. |
| their mushroom growth is the low start up cost. | | | | Usually the agreement will illustrate the company's |
| Instead of being located in one purpose built | | | | cancellation policies, deposit refund policies etc. If a |
| building, most of these apartments are often | | | | company does not have this agreement or the |
| scattered. A typical operator manages five to six | | | | privacy policy listed on their website, you should |
| apartments. Browse the internet and you will find | | | | look for an alternate arrangement. There have |
| hundreds of Extended Stay operators claiming to | | | | been complaints when excessive charges have |
| have five star facilities. When choosing an | | | | been billed by these operators on the pretext of |
| extended stay apartment, you need to evaluate | | | | damage caused to the furniture and fixtures or |
| the claims of these operators. | | | | extra ordinary cleaning charges. A lot of these |
| The first test is to analyze the website of the | | | | operators offer low rates initially but are reluctant |
| Hotel Apartment provider. The website says it all. | | | | to refund the security deposit. In fact, some of |
| A cheap quality website with one page will tell you | | | | these operators make more money by retaining |
| that the Hotel Alternative is lacking in facilities and | | | | the security deposit then the normal course of |
| general cleanliness. | | | | operations. Moreover, you would want your |
| Secondly, if the company is not showing pictures | | | | personal information like your name and email not |
| of the suites/apartments, it means that they | | | | being sold or given to a third party. The |
| have something to hide. You may want to send | | | | company's privacy policy shows that it has a |
| the company an email asking them to provide the | | | | professional approach. Some of these operators |
| pictures of their apartments and more specifically | | | | have links to social networking sites like the Face |
| the one they are offering you. | | | | book and Twitter. This reflects positively on the |
| Another way to judge the company is to look at | | | | company's website. |
| their payments' system. If the company does not | | | | Before finalizing your reservations, you need to |
| accept major credit cards over the website, that | | | | ask the company about their facilities such as |
| points towards a very small operation. Companies | | | | parking arrangements, free local calls, ensuite |
| accepting credit cards have to go through | | | | laundry service, wireless high speed internet, maid |
| stringent credit card approval procedures including | | | | service, security, cable and more importantly the |
| credit checks. If a company wants the payment | | | | location of the furnished apartment. Ask specific |
| through an authority over the email, that should | | | | questions like how far is the apartment from the |
| ring a bell. Sending credit card information over | | | | bus station, public library, shopping centre, mall, |
| the internet can be misused. Look for companies | | | | convenient stores, airport pick up arrangement, |
| that have a secured credit card accepting facility. | | | | car rental hook up etc. |
| Look for the Short term lease agreement or the | | | | By asking these questions, you will not only be |
| occupancy agreement and the privacy policy on | | | | comfortable but also safe with your money! |
| their websites. Most reputable companies will have | | | | |