Top 5 reasons to choose Serviced apartments over hotels during Covid-19

We have always been advocates of serviced apartments over traditional hotel stays but in the wake of Covid 19, the benefits have become even more obvious. While many hotels were forced to close their doors for a lot of the past year, PREMIER SUITES PLUS Dublin Ballsbridge have been very lucky to have the space, facilities and flexibility to remain open, accommodating essential workers from across the country safely. Here are some of the many reasons to choose a serviced apartment in Dublin over a hotel during Covid 19.

1. Space

When you rent a hotel room that’s exactly what you get. No matter the luxury or size of the room, it is a single room with a bathroom. When you rent a serviced apartment, you are renting an entire apartment with multiple rooms, storage, a family-sized kitchen & bathroom and often multiple bedrooms, ideal for sharing. Our spacious studio apartments offer you space to work, exercise, cook, relax and live comfortably whether your stay is for two nights or two months.

2. Flexibility

Hotel rooms do not offer a lot of flexibility. If you want to eat, you need to leave your room for a restaurant or café and takeaway food is consumed with plastic cutlery while perched on the edge of your bed. If you need to work, there is a very limited desk space and you can forget about home workouts with such a small space around the bed. One of the biggest benefits of a serviced apartment is the kitchen, fully equipped for you to prepare, cook and store food – freeing you from restrictive restaurant menus. This is ideal for those on a budget, fussy eaters and those with food allergies or strict diets. 

3. Facilities

As well as the extra facilities in your apartment, we offer a host of other extras you can take advantage of. If you’d like to hit the ground running, we offer a grocery delivery service and are happy to put away your groceries before you arrive. We offer a baggage storage service if you like to travel home for weekends. Each of our apartments has a washing machine, ideal for those staying long term or self-isolating, to make sure you look your best without the extra expense of dry cleaning. We also offer our guests free access to our wellbeing portal PS Life, full of healthy recipes, mobility and home workouts, safety information and guided meditation sessions; anything to encourage our guests to make our home, your home. 

4. Safety

We are all more conscious of safety and cleanliness since the outbreak of the pandemic. We want to keep ourselves and our neighbours safe and staying in a serviced apartment facilitates this much better than a traditional hotel. From the minute you step through the door, you feel safe. We have a sanity system, offer a contactless check-in and out, a clean and safe reception area with a limited number of guests allowed in and we have a mandatory mask policy in all of our public spaces. We have stepped up our sanitisation protocols in our already spotless apartments, using bio-misting on top of our regular routine.

Serviced apartments naturally facilitate social distancing too. Everything you need for a safe, comfortable stay is self-contained in your suite. You have no reason to have contact with any other guests or staff if you don’t need to. Enjoy meals in your suite without piling into a crowded breakfast room and cook or order food to enjoy in the privacy of your suite at a time that suits you.

5. Price 

One of the most sensitive factors to consider when choosing accommodation in Dublin is the price. When you choose a serviced apartment over a hotel you’ll be getting much better value for money. Not only can you enjoy a competitive rate, you also get better comfort, space and facilities for the same price. When you choose a serviced apartment in Dublin, you can save on accommodation costs by sharing in one of our two-bedroom apartments, save on restaurant bills by preparing food in your apartment and even claim some rewards for each euro you spend using our loyalty club, Rewards From Us to You. Corporate guests can negotiate a company-wide discount and leisure guests have access to special offers and best available rates when you book using our official website.

For us, there is no competition between a spacious serviced apartment in Dublin and a traditional hotel stay, especially during Covid 19 restrictions. Book your stay on our website today to find out more for yourself. We are currently accommodation essential workers and hope to welcome back non-essential and leisure travellers as soon as restrictions allow.