16th September 2021
We were surprised and happy to be nominated for the best operator award (1-50) by The Serviced Apartment Awards 2021 (2020). It was great to be out amongst our industry counterparts and catch up with old friends in person at The Chelsea Harbour Hotel.
We didn’t win but it’s only our second year so the odds weren’t in our favour, especially when you see who won. The Hamlet won and quite right if their website is anything to go by. It has everything ours doesn’t: swish design, beautiful people, yoga, dinner parties, Bang & Olufsen, style and social media. Also it’s hard to compete with Geneva Old Town as a picturesque location.
The judges’ report did say some very nice things and we take heart from that. We learnt an important lesson too! Our strategy has always been for our website to be a practical brochure of our apartments with lots of facts and details. The question for us to ponder is whether or not we can have all the details and also make it look more stylish? I’m not so sure.
The Judges’ comments on Vantage Apartments
“A professional operator which has managed an impressive occupancy through the pandemic while ensuring high levels of guest satisfaction. The apartments have great locations and designs. Customer reviews are all very flattering of the service they received. Vantage Apartments kept high occupancy rates of 85 per cent and an average stay of 43 days throughout the pandemic.”
