fully-serviced apartment

Meaning

A fully-serviced apartment is a completely furnished apartment available for short-term or long-term stays that includes hotel-like amenities. These amenities typically feature regular cleaning, linen changes, utility bills included in the rent, and access to building facilities like a gym or concierge. It offers a balance of home-like privacy and hotel convenience.

Examples

• We rented a fully-serviced apartment in London for our two-week vacation.

  We rented a fully-serviced apartment in London for our two-week vacation.

• A fully-serviced apartment is ideal for business travelers who prefer more space than a hotel room.

  A fully-serviced apartment is ideal for business travelers who prefer more space than a hotel room.

• The rent for a fully-serviced apartment covers housekeeping, Wi-Fi, and all utilities.

  The rent for a fully-serviced apartment covers housekeeping, Wi-Fi, and all utilities.

• They relocated to Tokyo and stayed in a fully-serviced apartment while looking for permanent housing.

  They relocated to Tokyo and stayed in a fully-serviced apartment while looking for permanent housing.

• I prefer booking a fully-serviced apartment because I don't have to worry about cleaning or laundry.

  I prefer booking a fully-serviced apartment because I don't have to worry about cleaning or laundry.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ We stayed in a full service apartment.

  ✓ We stayed in a fully-serviced apartment.

  Use the adverb 'fully' and the past participle 'serviced' to modify the apartment correctly.

• ✗ The rent for the fully-serviced apartment doesn't include services.

  ✓ The rent for the fully-serviced apartment includes all services.

  By definition, a 'fully-serviced' apartment must include these services; otherwise, it is just a furnished apartment.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Instead of a hotel, they booked a ___ with a kitchen and weekly cleaning service.

  💡 A furnished flat that includes hotel services.

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  fully-serviced apartment

• A ___ is perfect for business trips because housekeeping is included.

  💡 An apartment with hotel-like amenities.

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  fully-serviced apartment