It’s a question worth actually thinking through rather than defaulting to whatever length of trip you first had in mind, because the right answer depends more on purpose than on preference.
A short stay — a few nights to a week — makes sense for leisure trips, weekend breaks, and anyone testing out a destination for the first time. It’s straightforward, flexible, and doesn’t require much commitment either way.
A longer stay changes the maths, though, and not always in the direction people expect. Weekly and monthly rates bring meaningful discounts across our portfolio, so a contractor placement or corporate relocation booked as a monthly stay often works out significantly cheaper per night than the same period booked as a series of short stays. If you know a project or placement is likely to run more than a couple of weeks, it’s worth asking about our long-stay rate before defaulting to a short booking and extending later.
There’s a comfort argument too. Longer stays are where our fully equipped kitchens, laundry facilities, and workspace setups genuinely earn their keep — the value of “everything you need to actually live, not just sleep” compounds the longer you’re there. A week-long stay barely touches that value; a month-long one depends on it.
For families, a longer single stay in one property usually beats splitting a trip across multiple shorter bookings in different places — less packing and unpacking, less disruption, more time actually enjoying wherever you’ve chosen to base yourselves.
If you’re not sure which makes sense for your trip, get in touch directly and tell us what you’re planning — we’ll give you honest advice on rates and fit rather than just pointing you at the most expensive option. Check availability or browse our properties to compare short and long-stay rates for yourself.