What is a self-service apartment?

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What is a self-service apartment?

Self-service apartments, also known as family hotels, originated in Britain and prevailed in the United States. Most of them are located in prosperous areas where tourist traffic is concentrated. Most of its operators are young people who have just started a business. Most of them are 20 to 30 rooms, and a few are below 10. Most of them are single suites where tenants live in buildings, which are simply converted into rooms for rent. Most of these self-service apartments are equipped with TV, washing machine, water heater, refrigerator, computer and other facilities, but generally they don't have waiters to serve you like traditional hotels, but do their own laundry, take out the garbage and clean up the room. The price is very affordable, and the rent is often between 80 yuan and 160 yuan, which is less than 40% of the hotel price under the same conditions, and it is very popular with tourists.

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The biggest feature of self-service apartment

A major feature of self-service apartments is to create a warm and harmonious family atmosphere. There is a vase on the warm tablecloth, and there are some flowers in the vase. There are all kinds of gas stoves, cupboards, teacups and thermos bottles in the kitchen ... Apart from the low price, self-service apartments are often more common than star-rated hotels.

Not only is it affordable, the layout is comfortable and the safety is guaranteed. When staying in a self-service apartment, passengers need to show and register their ID cards and pay a certain deposit. During the stay, the daily consumption of water, electricity and gas in the room is limited, which not only ensures the normal use of guests but also prevents waste. Most locks in rental houses use electronic keys, so passengers can't copy them to ensure safety.

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The Development Potential of Self-help Apartment

Self-service apartments have great development potential. The reporter went to a self-help apartment near Jin Chaoyang, Renmin Road, Nanning. The operator pointed to a room being cleaned and said, this is the last room, and the rest are full. The reporter contacted several self-service apartments by telephone and found that business was booming and many operators' income was also considerable. According to an insider, the operator rents an elevator room of 40 to 50 square meters from the owner, and the monthly rent is about 1000 yuan. After being transformed into a self-service apartment, the monthly rent can reach 2000-4000 yuan. If there are 20 rooms, the monthly income can reach 20-40 thousand yuan after deducting the cost.

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The Challenge of Self-service Apartment to Economy Hotel

Self-service apartment is a challenge for both economy hotels and city hotels.

Recently, an economical hotel chain "My Inn" launched ultra-low-priced rooms in 99 yuan every night, which shocked the industry. Five years ago, budget hotels mushroomed. They cut out their own target market from traditional hotels with three tricks: simplified function, high cost performance and low cost, which quickly blossomed everywhere and entered fierce competition. Nowadays, the seemingly prosperous budget hotels have actually faced the great challenge of self-service apartments, and the market has been eroded and carved up. "Walking with you, lower than you", the addition of self-help apartments has made the competition in the residential market more intense and the pattern has changed.