Winners of the 2025 Serviced Apartment Awards
Eloise Hanson
20 May 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minute SAN speaks to some of the winners of the 10th annual Serviced Apartment Awards ceremony.
Alastair Mullens on diversifying into aparthotels
Eloise Hanson
20 May 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minute SAN speaks to Alastair Mullens, managing director – residential of Canary Wharf Group (CWG), about the rationale behind diversifying into aparthotels alongside CWG’s BTR arm, and future plans for transforming Canary Wharf into a mixed-use district. Filmed at Vertus Edit.
Serviced Apartment Awards 2025: Shortlists revealed
Eloise Hanson
22 April 2025
Reading Time: 3 minutes Worldwide: The 19 shortlists for the tenth annual Serviced Apartment Awards have been officially revealed, ahead of the black tie ceremony on Tuesday 13 May 2025.
IHIF 2025: Dino Karic, FLOK
Eloise Hanson
8 April 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minute SAN speaks to Dino Karic, co-founder and CEO of FLOK, about the group’s expansion plans in Southeast Europe and the role of tech in optimising operations and ROI. Filmed at the International Hospitality Investment Forum (IHIF) 2025 at the InterContinental Berlin.
Exclusive: David Whelan on the launch of Urban+
Claudia Schergna
18 March 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minute SAN speaks exclusively to David Whelan, CEO of Urban Rest, about the motivating reasons for launching its mid-stay BTR offer Urban+ and what challenges it seeks to address.
Hans Meyer on Zoku 2.0
Eloise Hanson
4 March 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minute SAN speaks to Hans Meyer, co-founder and MD of Zoku, about his vision for evolving the Zoku product and what’s next for the brand. Filmed at The EEA Sustainability Symposium 2025 held at The Westin London City.
Exclusive: Steve Lowy unveils aparthotel brand Jitaku
Eloise Hanson
6 August 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minute SAN sits down with Steve Lowy, founder of Jitaku, to learn more about the inspiration behind the brand and as well as the company’s development strategy.
YOTEL’s CEO on European aparthotel launch
Eloise Hanson
29 July 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minute SAN speaks to Hubert Viriot, CEO of YOTEL, about the launch of the group’s first aparthotel in Europe (London) and its mixed-use development strategy, as well as the growth of aparthotel brands. Filmed at YOTEL London Stratford.
The Best Use of Social Media Award at the 2024 Serviced Apartment Awards
Meg Rapley
10 June 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minute Atul Prakash, Operational Director collects the Best Use of Social Media Award for Staycity Aparthotels. The winners of the Ninth
Team of the Year Winner at the 2024 Serviced Apartment Awards
Meg Rapley
10 June 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minute Inessa Avagyan & Danielle Cole collect the Team of the Year Award for The Residence. The winners of the Ninth
Adagio expands in Germany with 12th property in country
Reading Time: < 1 minute Germany: Aparthotel operator Adagio has opened its 12th property in Germany, located in Stuttgart, as part of the brand’s strategy to expand within the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland).
AltoVita unveils guest experience app AltoStay
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Corporate accommodation platform AltoVita has unveiled its guest experience app AltoStay, set to launch in Q4 2025.
NUMA expands to UK coast with first site in Brighton
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Digital hospitality platform NUMA has expanded in the UK with a launch this summer in Brighton, its first in the coastal city.Â
ASAP, PASC and ASSC strike alliance
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Trade bodies the Association of Serviced Apartment Providers (ASAP), the Professional Association of Self-Caterers UK (PASC UK), and the Association of Scotland’s Self-Caterers (ASSC) will work together to address shared legislative and regulatory challenges.
Fraser Suites Perth to be converted into affordable housing
Reading Time: 2 minutes Australia: The Government of Western Australia has purchased the former Fraser Suites Perth for $105 million to be repurposed into affordable social housing.Â
Sonder CEO Davidson steps down as Marriott deal completes
Reading Time: 2 minutes US: Francis Davidson, co-founder and former CEO of Sonder, has stepped down from the company this week with chairperson of the board Janice Sears holding an interim CEO title.
RMS appoints chief financial officer
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Hospitality technology provider RMS has appointed Chetan Arjun as its chief financial officer to support the company’s next phase of global expansion.
Bob W signs lease for 169-unit Copenhagen flagship
Reading Time: 2 minutes Denmark: Tech-powered aparthotel operator Bob W has signed a long-term lease for a 7,500 square metre property in Copenhagen’s Meatpacking District, one of the company’s largest deals to date.
Mint House opens first property in US capital
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Flexible hospitality operator Mint House has opened its first aparthotel in Washington DC, housed in a former office.
Lemon Tree signs all-suite hotel at Saya SouthX
Reading Time: < 1 minute India: Developer Saya Group has partnered with Carnation Hotels Pvt Ltd, a subsidiary of Lemon Tree Hotels, to manage 336 fully-serviced suites at its mixed-use project Saya SouthX in Greater Noida West, Uttar Pradesh.