16 Feb Homelike: Your best partners for monthly rental in Barcelona

The use of monthly rental in Barcelona is rising among companies that need to send their employees to the city for several months. If you‘re the owner of a property and you want to earn extra income but you don’t want to complicate your life with permits and regulations, renting for several months at a time is a safer and more profitable option than yearly rental because it doesn’t require a tourism license. But getting your property in front of an audience with high purchasing power can be a complicated task, because you need to use the channels directed specifically to them. At Lodging Management, we always emphasize the importance of a good ad, an optimized price, and good service to attract clients, but we also know that being in the right place at the right time is key to being found.

That‘s why our management services for monthly rental in Barcelona include a careful selection of channels in line with the type of public we’re trying to target, and one of these is Homelike, an apartment distribution partner that collaborates with corporations to offer them high quality seasonal property rentals. They are particularly directed towards businesspeople who are looking for much more than just a tourism apartment during their stay in the city. Our properties are in line with Homelike’s standards and they perfectly fit the expectations of users who land on their portal looking for month-to-month rental in Barcelona. Today we‘re going to talk a bit about what these kinds of renters are looking for in their accommodations and why having a presence on Homelike helps us reach them and exponentially increase your visibility.

Quality and comfort

Temporary residences are becoming more and more popular among professionals that travel for work and whose stays outside their country can sometimes extend to months. Rather than taking up residence in an uncomfortable hotel, they can have their own apartment where they can live independently with all the comforts that will make them feel at home: being able to cook, having an office or a space to relax in, or even hosting family or friends when they are in town.

These types of corporate travellers don‘t bring anything with them and don‘t want to have to buy anything for their house when they arrive. That‘s why when they are trying to make a decision on a portal like Homelike, some of the features they value the most are that the accommodation has new furniture, good appliances, WiFi, linens, kitchenware, and modern decoration that creates a comfortable ambience. In this respect, we rank highly in searches thanks to our services, which include homestaging, professional photography, maintenance, and housekeeping. These services allow us to show off the best features of our properties and make sure they’re always in perfect condition and supplied with all the necessities. The format of Homelike’s ads allows us to highlight the characteristics of the properties we publish and get clients’ clicks.

A fair price

Even though often it’s the professionals’ companies that pay for their stays and these executives looking for accommodations on portals like Homelike tend to have higher purchasing power than other types of travellers, price is still a factor. One of the advantages offered by Homelike is that the prices of the advertised properties are totally adapted to the neighborhood and the market they’re in. And their major attraction is that month-to-month rental is 40% cheaper than an extended stay in hotels in the same area. In addition, while hotel prices can fluctuate, especially when there are a lot of congresses or commercial fairs, prices in apartment rentals rarely change so drastically. That‘s why Homelike is a perfect partner for Lodging: it enables us to advertise with rates that are competitive but also profitable, guaranteeing our owners high occupation rates and the customers a fair price for value-added services that are flexible and personalized.

The best locations

According to a survey carried out by Homelike, nearly half of professionals that travel for business like being able to stay in apartments that are central or well located with regard to the services and facilities they offer: airport connections, supermarkets, pharmacies, restaurants, and leisure activities. That‘s why they recommend that you highlight the location in your ads, and Lodging Management, as a team that manages month-to-month rentals in Barcelona with great locations, is always happy to do so. The apartments we work with are situated in areas like:

• The Gothic Quarter, one of the most charming central neighborhoods in Barcelona
• The Sagrada Familia, home of one of the most visited monuments in all the world, in a neighborhood that is easy to reach from any other part of the city
• The Barceloneta, next to the boardwalk and offering a cosmopolitan atmosphere and lots of bars and restaurants
• Poblenou, a less touristy neighborhood that offers everything you could possibly need: markets, churches, cultural centers, the beach, and sport facilities
• The Raval, a picturesque and authentic neighborhood located in the center of the city

The best corporate accommodation portals await, ready to help your business soar. If you want to know more about how we can assist you in earning income from your apartment without a tourism license in Barcelona, come to our offices or contact us through our website and we’ll be happy to give you all the information you need.