St. Louis Corporate Housing Corporate Housing 101 - A Quick Guide | Page 9

What are the Advantages and
Disadvantages of Corporate
Housing?
• Advantages
• Inexpensive. Corporate housing is cheaper than a hotel because it includes all of the
services such as utilities, kitchenware, furniture and bedding. In a hotel you can rack up
a very expensive bill, but not with corporate housing.
• Homely. Because you are spending quite a bit of time away from home you will need a
space that fits your needs and feels like home. An apartment means you will get all the
space you need and more. They are definitely bigger than hotels.
• Washing and drying bills. In corporate housing there are washers and dryer utilities
included in the rental whereas in hotels you have to go looking for a laundromat which
will soon add up.
• Full kitchen. If you are eating out every night that can be very expensive as well as
unhealthy. Corporate housing includes all kitchen aspects including fridges,
microwaves, ovens and places to store your food. You can do this every night instead
of eating out.
• Proximity to work. Corporate housing provides apartments that are just a stones throw
away from your place of work. This will mean your spending on gas will be greatly
reduced. If you stay in a hotel it may be in the city centre and your job might be outside
of town.
• Maid service. Hotels provide maid service but so does corporate housing. They include
someone to come in and clean your apartment, take out the trash and change the
bedding if necessary.