What will 2025 have in store for extended stays?
Eloise Hanson
10 December 2024
Reading Time: 6 minutes SAN editor Eloise Hanson outlines four key trends expected to shape the extended stay sector in 2025 and beyond.
2024 winners revealed at sparkling Serviced Apartment Awards
Eloise Hanson
24 May 2024
Reading Time: 3 minutes UK: 19 winners of the ninth annual Serviced Apartment Awards held at Leonardo Royal Hotel London Tower Bridge celebrated at a black tie ceremony last night.
Wyndham adds 25th brand with WaterWalk partnership
Eloise Hanson
2 April 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Hospitality company Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has expanded into the upscale extended stay sector with a strategic partnership with flexible lodging brand WaterWalk.
WaterWalk opens first property of the year in Huntsville
Eloise Hanson
18 January 2024
Reading Time: 2 minutes US: Flexible lodging brand WaterWalk has launched its first property of 2024, located in Huntsville and the twelfth location for the group.Â
WaterWalk launches website with instant book features
Eloise Hanson
3 November 2023
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Flexible lodging brand WaterWalk has launched a new website with the ability to instantly book apartments without traditional leasing requirements.
WaterWalk appoints Anhut as interim president and CDO
Eloise Hanson
24 August 2023
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Flexible lodging brand WaterWalk has appointed Jim Anhut as the company’s interim president and chief development officer.
WaterWalk opens latest hybrid property
George Sell
7 June 2023
Reading Time: 2 minutes US: WaterWalk has opened the newest property under the brand’s Gen 2.0 model, WaterWalk Boise – Meridian, Idaho.
WaterWalk hosts grand opening for next-gen lodging in Phoenix
Isha Borkar
2 March 2023
Reading Time: < 1 minute USA: WaterWalk introduced its first next-generation extended-stay property, WaterWalk Phoenix North Happy Valley, on the 22nd of February.Â
WaterWalk breaks ground at The Bridges on Tucson’s south side
Isha Borkar
13 February 2023
Reading Time: < 1 minute USA: WaterWalk will open a 126-room hotel with apartment-style suites, catering to business travellers or families for extended-stays in Tucson.
WaterWalk promotes Kate Bleakley to VP operations
Felicity Cousins
14 December 2022
Reading Time: < 1 minute US:Â Flexible lodging brand, WaterWalk has promoted Kate Bleakley to vice president of operations.
Livinc launches platform for flexible extended stays
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Residential rental specialist Livinc, part of the Parklane Group, has launched a new platform to simplify medium to long-term bookings for furnished accommodation across the UK and overseas.
Hyatt opens extended stay hotels in Sweden and US
Reading Time: 2 minutes US/Sweden: Hotel company Hyatt has launched two new properties in the US and Sweden, including the debut of Hyatt Studios in Alabama.
Homewood Suites opens at Newport Ovation Development
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: The Homewood Suites by Hilton Newport Cincinnati has opened its doors within the $1 billion (£764 million) Ovation mixed-use development in Newport, Kentucky.
Serviced Apartment Awards proudly partners with five silver sponsors
Reading Time: 3 minutes Worldwide: The tenth annual Serviced Apartment Awards is proud to work with silver sponsors The Ascott Limited, City Pop, Vertus Edit, Urban Chic and Viridian Apartments.Â
Ascott opens second lyf property in Australia
Reading Time: < 1 minute Australia: Singapore-based global hospitality company The Ascott Limited has expanded its lyf coliving brand with the opening of lyf Bondi Junction Sydney on April 9, 2025.
NUMA Group doubles revenue in 2024 as it expands across Europe
Reading Time: 2 minutes Europe: Digital hospitality platform NUMA Group has shared a growth report for 2024 highlighting its expansion in Europe, strategic acquisitions, and new partnerships.
GHIG provides mezzanine refinancing for Wilde Liverpool Street
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Global Hospitality Investment Group (GHIG) has provided a mezzanine loan to support the refinancing of Wilde by Staycity London Liverpool Street.
Blackpool aparthotel approved despite objections from residents
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Blackpool Council has approved plans to convert the former Jobcentre on Queen Street into a 22-unit aparthotel, despite 66 objections from residents and businesses.Â
TownePlace Suites by Marriot to open in North Cornwall, PA
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Marriott is set to expand in Pennsylvania with the ground breaking of an extended-stay hotel under its TownePlace Suites flag in North Cornwall Township this spring.Â
Synergy launches SAPPHIRE to streamline corporate bookings
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Serviced apartment agent Synergy Global Housing has unveiled its technology platform SAPPHIRE, designed to help corporate clients source and manage extended-stay accommodation.Â