Along with the integration process, foreign businessmen come to Vietnam to work more and have more long-term needs. These entrepreneurs, especially businessmen from Japan and South Korea, tend to rent services to stay in groups or stay with their families rather than hotels. Construction of rental apartments also flourished in big cities, but in a completely spontaneous way, supply is much but still not meet the requirements of users.

What is a serviced apartment?

Serviced apartment is a relatively new concept in Vietnam but not unfamiliar to people living in developed countries. This is a fully self contained apartment type for business people who work alone, in groups, with or without family. Area from 25m2 to 150m2, usually rent long term for 3-6 months or more, or short stay about one week.

Serviced apartment in Hanoi for rent is designed like a luxury hotel, with elevator, the same services as the 4-5 star hotels as: reception, swimming pool, sports, massage, house dining, laundry, etc, but its difference in comparison to the hotel is the self contained self contained apartments – fully equipped, including kitchen, cooking utensils, dining table, living room, bedroom, working corner, bathroom, etc to meet the needs of the tenants living, so that they feel really at home.

Serviced apartment in Hanoi for rent is designed like a luxury hotel, with elevator, the same services as the 4-5 star hotels

If there is a large land fund and investment capital, investors often choose to build a serviced apartment in the form of a complex with a 4-5 star hotel so that guests can share the utility services and meet diverse variety of guests stay.

Classification of serviced apartments in Vietnam

Depending on the size and cost, the serviced apartments are classified into the following types:

Small service apartment

Small serviced apartment is the only one-bedroom apartment. The bedroom is fully sealed, flexible and open – with other spaces by movable partitions or other space combinations with multifunctional furniture.

Apartment design in the following two types is also called Studio apartment, area is only 25m2, with integrated design functions (guest, sleep, kitchen, eating, bath, toilet, work) in a single space. Although the area is small but not so convenient and luxurious, the interior of the studio apartment is often extremely well-designed, can flexibly change functions, or integrate many functions. You can usually find in the big cities this kind of serviced apartment in Hanoi for rent.

You can usually find in the big cities this kind of serviced apartment in Hanoi for rent

These studios are very popular with business people in some Asian countries such as Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore … because traditions like minimalism and habit of living in their small space.

If the utility services are cut according to the needs of the tenant, the rent of this type of apartment is very reasonable, only $ 500 a month or more. Due to the high demand for utility services, this segment has the participation of small investors and is a very active market.

Medium-sized serviced apartment

Each unit has an area of ​​45 square meters or more, with 2 to 3 bedrooms, 2 to 3 bathrooms and a combined kitchen or kitchen area and separate dining area. Rental rates range from $1,000 to $3,000 a month.

Serviced apartments usually consist of small and medium sized apartments, and a building can have between 10 and 30 units.

Superior serviced apartment

This kind of luxury serviced apartment is often located in the central area of ​​inner city districts of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City or in the resort luxury resort in Da Nang, Nha Trang, Phu Quoc.

Although the area is not large, the serviced apartments in the center of the inner city rent are still high and most have no vacant space because high income foreigners living in the central district in Ha Home and Ho Chi Minh City a lot. They are willing to pay between $ 3,000 and $ 4,000 to stay in these units.

The article presents views and perceptions that contribute to the design of serviced apartments in Vietnam that better fit the needs of everyone. In the future, with the expand of tourism, this kind of apartment will be grow faster and faster.

Thang Tran – RaoXYZ