Are short-term rentals really less expensive than hotels?
Yes especially when two or more persons are traveling. For example, three-star hotels in London and Paris usually start at $200 per night. Our studio apartments start at $136 in London and $99 in Paris. Consider that even at the budget end of Barclay’s inventory, many of the apartments still have many “hotel” features, such as concierge and maid service. Plus, with an apartment comes a kitchenette or kitchen offering an alternative to daily room service or restaurant charges that even for a continental breakfast, can add up to $20 per person or more! Apartments are especially cost-effective for groups of four or more. With a hotel, a party of four might have to split up into two (hopefully) adjoining rooms very expensive. But with a One-Bedroom apartment, two persons can share a bedroom and two persons can sleep on a sofabed in the living room, often at half the price of a hotel suite or two hotel rooms. True, some of Barclay International’s apartment properties are located inside hote
