Xinmin Evening News (Reporter Yang Yuhong) What should I do if I live in a strange city for a month and can’t rent a house? A few days ago, some hotels in Shanghai, including Atour Hotel, launched long-term rental services to provide tenants with more rental options.
Live for a month and a half, but can’t rent a house because the time is too short. “In the past few days, I’ve been staying at a classmate’s house temporarily, and I check all kinds of rental information online every day, but I was declined by the landlord or the intermediary staff because the rental period was too short.”
A few days ago , The reporter interviewed a number of chain hotels, and some stores said that they have trial operation of long-term rental services. “At present, the existing long-term rental guests in the hotel are mainly business guests, and there are some college students.” Manager Lin of an Atour Hotel in Minhang District introduced that compared with ordinary apartments or chain hotels, they provide sleep In addition to the basic services of bathing, they can also provide free laundry, ironing services, and free 24-hour fitness services. For friends who like to read, it is equivalent to living in a free library.
And Yang Qi, who works in an Internet unit, is also looking at long-term rental hotels recently, and feels that Atour’s service is a lot of peace of mind. “Actually, I’m still very busy, so I hope to minimize some of my worries. For example, I don’t have to worry about paying the water and electricity every month. If the room is dirty, I can ask someone to come and clean it.” For boys, laundry is a An annoying thing, “I can help me wash my clothes at any time, and I can also dry them and send them to my room.” And after working overtime, there is a free supper.
“You need to pay a deposit for renting a house, which is also a big expense for us young people.” Mr. Zheng, the tenant, said bluntly that the rent payment model is “pay three deposits” “One” or “pay two and deposit one” is not friendly to tenants; if you stay in a long-term rental apartment, you also need to pay a certain percentage of management fees. However, the flexible payment method of long-term hotel rentals has certain advantages, allowing the guests to move in and out freely.
According to industry insiders, this round of epidemic has led to a significant decline in hotel occupancy rates. The hotel’s innovative launch of long-term rentals will increase the occupancy rate and help stabilize the hotel’s cash flow. At the same time, the business logic behind the long-term hotel rental business and this lifestyle are very attractive to some young groups today.
However, some people said that after the market returns to normal, it remains to be seen whether the long-term rental price is still cost-effective and exists for a long time.