Mumbai’s service apartments

In this fast-changing, mercurial world, where business visits, family relocations and leisurely trips have increased with a striking frequency and the comfort of home is at a premium, Mumbai’s serviced-apartment providers have elegantly bowed their way to the real estate centre stage, proffering a plethora of home-based comforts and cutting-edge facilities creating a niche position for themselves in the hospitality industry.

Home-like comforts
With a concept of home away from home, Executive Homes (Ph: 40034511 / 9320609790) provides apartments with one to four bedrooms, elegantly furnished with separate dining area, fully-equipped kitchen, along with full housekeeping services, with a chef on demand. And all these at about 50 per cent of the hotel rates.

Located about three kilometers away from the international airport, Oritel’s (Andheri E) apartments have all the amenities and more that come in the form of a conference room, health club and swimming pool.

Available for both short and long durations of stay, Homlike (Bandra W) caters to national and international clients. The guests have access to amenities, such as, a well-equipped business centre, children’s play area, swimming pool, sauna and also baby-sitting services. Patel’s Service Studio Apartments (Santacruz W) are value for money with their housekeeping and room service facilities.

Hotel-style apartments
Flooring you with its chic décor and services like Wi-Fi, dial-a-massage and breakfast on the house, Sutra d’Onyx opposite Hotel Pali Hills (Khar W) can be a convenient option. Moreover, it provides you with the advantage of proximity to the Bandstand, domestic airport and eateries like Olive Bar & Kitchen and Out of the Blue.

Chateau Windsor Hotel’s (Churchgate) styled apartments cater to NRIs and corporate guests by totting up the twenty-four-hour room service and security with discounted laundry service and car rental facilities. And yes, they provide a Maharaja (cook) on demand as well.

Providing executive apartments in the three-star categories is Best Western, The Emerald Hotel & Executive Apartments (Juhu). It offers elegantly-furnished studios, standard and deluxe rooms and fully equipped one to three bedroom apartments to suit the individual requirements of the guests.

Fusing five-star amenities with home-like ambience is AB Executive Serviced Apartment (Bandra W), with eclectic décor, state-of-the-art safety system, exquisite cutlery and glassware, mini bar and an in-house grocery.

Service apartments with a price
The high-end service apartments such as Grand Hyatt Residences (Grand Hyatt, Santacruz E), Taj Wellington Mews Luxury Residences (Nathala Perekh Marg) and Lakeside Chalet Marriott Executive Apartments provide uber-chic amenities and efficient services with add-on facilities of a spa, chauffer-driven car and secretarial services.

Home away from home, these service apartments truly are!