Many companies first calculate the costs for the accommodation of an assembly team according to the hotel room price per night – and at the end of the project are surprised at the actual sum on the bill. Breakfast, parking fees and lack of cooking facilities drive up the costs noticeably over several weeks. A reliable company accommodation in Esslingen, on the other hand, pays off differently. Raumschmide Apartments knows this calculation from numerous company inquiries and shows what is important in a real cost comparison.
Why companies often underestimate the actual costs of hotel accommodation
At first glance, a hotel room often looks cheaper than a furnished apartment, especially if you only compare the pure price per night. However, this calculation changes significantly in a project lasting several weeks. In addition, there are items that are often overlooked in the first calculation: breakfast, which is charged separately, parking fees for the company transporter or additional costs if a room has to be booked for several nights in a row because the project is extended.
The daily meals also have a significant impact on several weeks. Without your own kitchen, you usually only have food from abroad, which quickly becomes a significant cost factor for several employees over a longer period of time – quite apart from the fact that many fitters prefer to prepare something themselves after a long day at work, instead of looking for a restaurant every evening.
Another point that rarely appears in the first calculation is the effort involved in accounting itself. Five separate hotel bills for five employees mean five documents that must be checked, assigned and archived. A bundled billing noticeably reduces this administrative effort, which is not directly reflected in the overnight bill, but still costs real working time that is missing elsewhere.
Is it possible to book fitter apartments on a weekly or monthly basis?
Yes, both are common and in practice the norm. In the case of Raumschmide Apartments, the rental period depends on the actual course of the project, not on rigid booking windows like a hotel. This enables companies to realistically plan the costs from the outset, instead of having to make a new booking with unclear conditions for every extension.
Which is cheaper: hotel or fitter’s apartment?
In the case of a stay of more than a few days, a furnished apartment is in the vast majority of cases the more economical solution. The main reason lies in the combination of several savings that add up over the weeks instead of attracting attention as a single position. The most important factors include:
- Your own kitchen that eliminates the need for daily foreign food
- Free parking spaces directly at the property instead of paid hotel parking
- Falling prices per night with longer rental periods instead of the same hotel prices
- A washing machine in the house instead of expensive laundry services
- Several people in an apartment instead of several separately billed single rooms
The last point in particular makes a big difference for teams: instead of paying five individual hotel rooms, several employees share an apartment with single beds, which noticeably reduces the costs per person.
How long can you rent a fitter’s apartment?
In principle, everything is possible from a few days to several months. This is an important advantage for the cost calculation of a project: Instead of committing to a fixed minimum term or a short booking margin as in the hotel, the rental period depends on the actual project progress and can be easily extended if necessary.
How the savings add up over several weeks
With a project of four to six weeks, the difference between the hotel and the fitter’s apartment is usually only really noticeable. What looks like a small amount per night adds up to a sum of over 30 or 40 nights to a sum that noticeably influences the overall effort of a project – in favor of the fitter’s apartment as soon as the kitchen, parking space and rental period are included.
Discounts, invoices and other cost factors for companies
In addition to the pure price comparison, it is also worth taking a look at the details of the contract design for companies, which have a long-term effect on the total costs.
Are there discounts for longer stays (long-term rent)?
Yes, with a long-term rent, most providers offer more attractive conditions than with short-term bookings. The longer the rental period, the cheaper the price per night is usually, which has a significant impact on the total costs of projects lasting several weeks or several months. It is therefore worthwhile to state the planned length of stay as precisely as possible with the first request, instead of first booking at short notice and later extending several times.
Another cost factor that is easily overlooked when searching online is the commission of many booking portals. Booking a fitter’s apartment directly from the landlord without a commission saves these additional fees from the outset and at the same time ensures a direct contact person for queries. It is also important for accounting that a fitter’s room invoice for the company can be issued in an uncomplicated way so that the costs can be assigned to a project cleanly.
Esslingen and the surrounding area: Where a monthly rent is particularly worthwhile
Directly in Esslingen, the range of furnished apartments for longer stays is limited, and the prices for a fitter’s apartment in Esslingen itself are correspondingly high. In the surrounding area, the bill usually looks much cheaper. If you are looking for inexpensive fitter accommodation in Esslingen, you will often find better value for money in locations such as Altbach, just a few kilometers away, without having to compromise on equipment or connection. If you are wondering where to find cheap fitter rooms in Esslingen or the surroundings of Stuttgart, you usually end up in an extended search in such locations in the surrounding area, instead of the high-priced inner-city offers.
For smaller teams that don’t need a whole apartment, it’s also worth taking a look at a single craftsman’s accommodation with its own bed and shared kitchen. This also reduces the costs per person, especially if only two or three employees are on site at the same time.
For companies that need accommodation on assembly in Esslingen over a longer period of time, a permanent company apartment for fitters, which is used across several projects, can also be worthwhile. This not only saves time with every new request, but also ensures stable, predictable costs throughout the year.
Raumschmide Apartments has been supporting companies in exactly this calculation for years and knows the price structures of the region around Esslingen accordingly. In the end, it turns out that anyone who not only compares the price per night but also looks at the total costs of a project usually makes the economically smarter decision with a monthly rent. Between the kitchen, parking lot, falling night price and uncomplicated billing, there is an advantage over several weeks, which is clearly on paper at the end of the month – and not just felt when choosing accommodation.