15Wednesday 9 September 2009 | The Scotsman Special report | BUSINESS CLASS
Check out the
hotel with all the
home comforts
T
HE FUTURE of your company
could depend on this next meet-
ing. You spent most of yesterday
travelling. You can barely remem-
ber which city you are in, but you're sure
you can't speak the language. And you're
starving.
The last thing you want to do just now is
deal with the formality and expense of
eating in a restaurant or ordering room
service. You just want to lounge about in
your underwear for a while and eat cheese
on toast the way your mum made it.
So it's just as well you decided to stay in
aservicedapartment�completewithyour
own well-stocked kitchen and opulent
sofa � this time.
Aparthotels are emerging as a preferred
choice for business travellers looking for
home comforts and who've grown weary
oftheblandidentikitroomsofferedbythe
big international hotel chains. They can
also prove a more cost-effective way of
spending a few days in a city, but the big
difference is coming back to something
that feels like a home rather than a hutch.
The Adina Aparthotel in Berlin is a
perfectexampleofhowtheservicedapart-
ment concept should work. Within walk-
ing distance of the fervent resurgence of
the Postdamer Platz business district, and
a short subway ride from the financial
powerhouses of Alexanderplatz and West
Kurf�rstendamm,theAdinamakesagood
base for a business trip to the city. While
the hustle and bustle of Checkpoint Char-
lie and the Mitte district lies just round the
corner, the hotel is tucked away in a peace-
ful side street lined with trees.
With its luxurious but relaxed recep-
tion and restaurant, and featuring a base-
ment-level sauna and swimming pool, the
Adina keeps up the "hotel" end of the
aparthotelbargain.Butthetonechangesin
the rooms, which feature a fully-fitted
kitchen and living room area, complete
with giant sofa to remind you of home.
Roomsareinthe140pernightbracket,
which, considering the luxury and space
on offer, compares favourably with other
Berlin hotels.
Aparthotels are springing up in busi-
ness centres around the world and it's easy
toseewhy.Forthebusycorporatetraveller,
the psychological impact of having a
home,ratherthanjustaroom,togobackto
at the end of the day could make the
difference between a successful trip and
an unsuccessful one.
Serviced apartments allow weary business travellers to wind down in more comfortable surroundings, writes StuartFarquhar
The Adina
Aparthotel in
Berlin is the
perfect example
of the serviced
apartment
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