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When planning a visit to the Grasmere Lake District in the United Kingdom, one of the first things you need to address is the place to stay there so that you can spend some relaxing time during your holiday. A self-catering accommodation in Lake District can be just the thing you and your companions need, as it allows you the flexibility to choose what to eat and when.

Choosing a holiday accommodation is not that easy, as you need to think about many things before you zero in on a cottage or oth

The perfect getaway lodge for families and friends who want their own space and privacy is through booking a luxury villa. Having the ideal place to lay your head and call home will significantly contribute to a perfect vacation after a long days' adventure.

The top luxury accommodation Queenstown offers a wide range of spectacular amenities to their clients, such as entertainment areas, separate bedrooms, indoor pools, and attractive outdoors. However, not all villas are designed equally or offe

The Bermanzi Hiking Trail and Guest House is the perfect place to relax and unwind. Settled on the gorgeous Mpumalanga escarpment, just 2 hours from Gauteng, Bermanzi is the place where you can break away from reality and immerse yourself in nature.

Steps away from the Chappaquiddick ferry ensconced in the compact and pedestrian friendly village center of Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, Kelley House stands as a testament to island life way before tourists dominated the scene with beach umbrellas and sunscreen.

Near the corner of North Water and Kelley Streets, the main 54-room historic inn was built in 1742 and now features an art gallery in the lobby with rotating exhibits featuring local artists. Onsite Newes From America Pub is on the grou

The research and preparation for the publication of the 8th edition of GSAIR has now started. This 8th report will once again look at the ever changing dynamic in the serviced apartments and extended stay sectors globally. 

To receive a copy of the existing 7th report, to provide a contribution, or to be added to the mailing list for a complimentary PDF of the next report, please email: GSAIR@apartmentservice.com 

Kind regards

Bard Vos

Marketing Manager - The Apartment Service

Best for a Night Out: The Savoy

If you want to book a special hotel for a big night out, you will no doubt need it to be near the West End, where the city's best restaurants, clubs, theatres and pubs are located. Where better to rest your head then than the fabulous Savoy, possibly the most famous hotel in London and located conveniently just a stone's throw from Covent Garden, along The Strand?

Best for Museums: The Gore Hotel

If your trip to London is all about covering the major museums inclu

After arriving at the superb Bethany Beach Ocean Suites by Marriott in Bethany Beach, DE (read about our excellent adventure here), the fam (two teen pups + my wife Sue) and I thought that it would be wise to dine in the hotel on our first night rather than venture out to explore the town’s eateries.  Not that there weren’t lots of great choices in the area, but after driving for almost four hours from northern New Jersey and then unwinding for the rest of the day in our awesome rooms, we prefer

The village of Clayton is situated on the St. Lawrence River where it begins converging with Lake Ontario in central New York State's Thousand Islands region. Seemingly untouched by time - not a chain outlet to be found among local shops in historically preserved storefronts along with grand Victorians in a walkable street grid - it's in this setting that an adjacent, long waterfront lot underutilized as a fuel depot was recently transformed into 1000 Islands Harbor Hotel, a spendid, full-servic

Settlement

Bella Mare Hotel offers quiet and agreeable settlement at its as of late completely revamped rooms and suites. Brightened with the genuine island style, the rooms and suites of Bella Mare are the exemplification of room, solace and unwinding, offering a one of a kind occasion understanding to its visitors. This CORFU HOTEL is delightfully arranged in the midst of the olive forest and Avlaki shoreline offering its visitors an assortment of unwinding minutes and interesting exercises on

In Greece you can find a hotel for every budget, only you need to know where to look.

If you like luxury and you have suitable budget ,you should  choose a hotel on the island of Santorini or Mykonos. On these islands you can find hotels with a really high standard, here everything is perfectly suited to the needs of the most demanding customers .In  these islands are often visited  well-known people from around the world, including the Hollywood stars.
In contrast, mainland Greece or large islan

Historic Saratoga Springs in upstate New York is a fun place to visit any time of year. However, there’s a special excitement in the air with the approach of another annual opening day at the historic Saratoga Race Course – the oldest thoroughbred racetrack in America.

Health, History, Horses

That’s Saratoga’s slogan. The earliest recorded history goes back to the mid-1700s, when the area’s Native Americans were said to be using the healing powers of the naturally carbonated mineral springs that

7 Tips for Planning a Trip to Europe

Europe is on the bucket list of every traveler. Perfect for a family vacation, a romantic honeymoon or a backpacking sojourn, Europe is one of the best places to visit.

While the huge continent dotted with beautiful cities will seem overwhelming when you begin , planning a trip here are some quick tips that will help you chalk out the perfect Europe itinerary. Explore more with trip planner for better travel experience.

1. Pick the right countries

Europe has dive

An island that's actually Greek territory's northwesternmost point, Corfu is considered the lushest of the Greek islands, and has ended up with the usual holiday-isle mix of tourism-saturated beach pockets (popular especially with Brits) balanced by bucolic landscapes and villages of its rugged interior. It's thought to be the ispiration for Prospero's island in Shakespeare's The Tempest,  


Corfu Town (Kerkyra)

In this lively, cosmopolitan capital (top) you can check out the winding lanes an

It was a few years back on a rainy night that we wended our way to Palazzo Manfredi and dinner at its Michelin-starred Aroma restaurant. A lot of hotel stays and superb dining experiences later, we still had a memory of that time and also of our meeting with the elegant Bruno Papaleo, general manager.

Now we were back in Rome, guests at the Palazzo Manfredi, a five-star Relais & Châteaux property (Via Labicano 125), right near the Coliseum. In the 17th century it became a villa of the Evangel

Spring break for my ninth-grade daughter Diz was scheduled for the middle of April.  Since we had such a fantabulous off-season getaway at the Maryland beach resort town of Ocean City in November ‘16, a return trip during the week long spring vacation off was a no-brainer - so in February, I researched our options. We wanted to do our own cooking, so having a kitchen in our room was top priority.  We also wanted to find a hotel that had an authentic O.C.  feel, and preferably some history as we

Although only a 15-minute drive north of Long Island's chichi Hamptons, Baron’s Cove in Sag Harbor feels miles away from the full-court press of high society's playground of the rich and famous.

Sag Harbor's rich heritage as a whaling port and later in manufacturing, most visible in the elaborate brick Watchcase Factory now converted into loft-style town homes, shape the village's vibrant walkable downtown and reflect the community surrounding it.

Overlooking the tranquil harbor yet just a five-m

Writing as an expat, we all love the hustle and bustle of Hanoi, but occasionally we yearn for a little bit of peace and quiet. Not to mention this time of year it’s a bit…. bleak, isn’t it? So instead of heading down to the local beer hơi this weekend, why not head somewhere quiet outside the city to see what Vietnam has to offer outside of Sa Pa and Ha Long Bay? Here are my five favorite spots that are close enough to get to this weekend for a day or two:  

Mai Chau

A rural district of Hoa Binh

The Apartment Service, www.apartmentservice.com, has published the 6th edition of GSAIR, the Global Serviced Apartments Industry Report. 

To download a free copy of this report, which covers the development of this growing industry, please visit www.apartmentservice.com/GSAIR ;

Alternatively please send an email with your details to GSAIR@apartmentservice.com 

Kind regards

Bard Vos

Marketing Manager - The Apartment Service 

Recently opened at the corner of Smith and Schermerhorn Streets straddling downtown and the Boerum Hill neighborhood, Hilton Brooklyn is the first full-service hotel of its caliber to open here. Situated in a former two-block-long rope onetime factory owned by industrialist Peter Schermerhorn supplying Brooklyn’s shipbuilding industry during the 19th century, Hilton Brooklyn occupies the first six floors of what is now a 19-story commercial, retail and condominium mixed-use redevelopment.

The int

Take a right from Times Square's Father Duffy Square down West 47th Street for a short stroll and to your right, an early-20th-century hotel completely transformed into a four-star boutique hotel rises nine stories above the surrounding chaos. It's clear that father-and-son co-founders Hank and Brandon Freid took their 2010 creation of Sanctuary Hotel NYC, a luxury Buddhist-themed retreat, as a challenge and ultimate statement of creating the impossible here.

Although its original architectural f