The Best Extended-Stay Apartments for Business Travel
Is this entry out of date? ›Past night three, the hotel starts costing you. Apartment-stay platforms ranked on published commitments for the multi-night business trip — workspace, kitchen, cleaning, corporate booking, and value.
Past night three, the hotel room starts costing you — no laundry, no kitchen, a desk that isn’t. For the multi-night business trip, an apartment-stay platform is judged here on what it commits to per unit: a real workspace, a full kitchen, professional cleaning, corporate booking and billing, and honest value. The gap between operators and marketplaces is the whole story.
The ranking
| # | Platform | Score | W·C·B·K·V |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blueground | 87 | 2·3·3·2·3 |
| 2 | Mint House | 87 | 2·3·3·3·2 |
| 3 | Kasa | 73 | 1·3·3·2·2 |
| 4 | Landing | 73 | 2·3·2·2·2 |
| 5 | Placemakr | 73 | 1·3·3·2·2 |
| 6 | Sonder | 67 | 1·3·2·2·2 |
| 7 | Airbnb | 47 | 2·0·3·0·2 |
| 8 | Vrbo | 33 | 1·0·2·0·2 |
Scored on 15 published commitments (W·C·B·K·V, each of 3 → /100). Source: the The Apartment-Stay Index, 2026-07. Published commitments only — no amenity lists, no marketing.
How are they scored?
Each platform is scored on five dimensions, three published checks each (15 total), and a check scores Yes only where the commitment is documented — brand standards, official policy pages, app documentation. “Usually” and “varies” score No:
- Work-ready unit — Dedicated workspace stated standard; Wi-Fi speed stated or testable per unit; Full kitchen standard.
- Care & service — Professional cleaning standard published; 24/7 support line stated; Self check-in committed standard.
- Booking & billing — Corporate/team booking program; Itemized invoice support stated; Flexible-cancellation tier published.
- Known quality — Book the exact unit shown; Quality standard published across units; On-site or on-call staff stated.
- Value & pricing — All-in pricing before checkout; Deposit/hold policy published; Length-of-stay discounts published.
How should you read this ranking?
The score is the floor each one will put its name to, the only thing you can plan on. A high score means the commitments are published; it doesn’t grade any single experience on the day. Use it to shortlist, then verify the current specifics before you commit. The full 8-platform table and every breakdown live in the The Apartment-Stay Index.
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