It is no secret that the cost of living in a hotel is several times more expensive than the daily rent of apartments.However, due to the pandemic, everything has changed dramatically.Many hotels have lowered their prices to the cost of renting apartments.And here it should be noted that the second in this situation very much lose,because the hotel provides a full list of services for disinfection every 2 hours, as well as an undeniable plus will be daily cleaning in the rooms.For you, Hotel & Gallery Artbox has created a complete list of differences between daily apartment rentals and hotel stays:
- Low rental cost compared to apartments in the Petrogradsky district (a Studio with high-quality repairs on the very outskirts of the city will cost from 25 thousand rubles).Also, do not forget about paying for utilities, which in the Central areas of the city will not be less than 3000 rubles.
- On vacation (and especially on a business trip), you do not want to spend a lot of time and effort on cleaning, but when renting an apartment, cleaning is not implied.On the other hand,the hotel is cleaned every day,and due to the current situation,at the request of ROSPOTREBNADZOR, hotels are required to disinfect every 2 hours, which makes the hotel premises cleaner than some clinics.
- A significant plus in the direction of hotels will also be the absence of deposits and commissions – and this saves Your budget, because many owners keep part of the Deposit for one reason or another.
- In budget apartments,you are unlikely to find such amenities as Ironing and bathroom accessories,a hair dryer,a high-quality washing machine,a properly working TV, as well as free Wi-Fi.Hotels on the period of the pandemic made most of its services free of charge.
- One of the most important factors for tourists was and is – location. For the cost of living in an apartment somewhere on the outskirts of the city, You can easily afford a hotel in the city center.And given that all the sights of St. Petersburg are slowly starting to work – this is a huge plus for hotels.
- Many hotels provide Breakfast,which makes the process of living more comfortable and safe.
Now, for comparison, we will provide data for the Petrogradsky district:
The cost of living in Studio apartments at the address Divenskaya street at the moment is 35,000 rubles. plus utilities 3,000 rubles, a Deposit of 30,000, as well as cleaning on departure of the guest-2000 rubles.
Total: 70,000 rubles per month.
The cost of staying in Hotel & Gallery Artbox when booking for a month is 950 rubles / day.
Total: 28,500 rubles per month.
For us the choice is obvious)