Business people find that some jobs take them away from home
for longer than a few days. Those who find themselves at a new job site for
weeks or months are often choosing to stay at apartment-hotels. These residences
offer small and full-sized apartments that can be rented short-term. Apartments
are fully furnished with everything from sofas to TV sets to dishes. Best of
all, they are run like hotels, with cleaning and linen services, gyms and
restaurants, and a desk clerk to take messages and help tenants (房客、租户) with
questions about the city. Apartment-hotels are often more cost-effective than
standard hotels and more comfortable than hastily furnished
apartments. (46) away from home for weeks or
months are likely to stay (47) , which have characteristics
of apartments and hotels. They are fully (48) with every-
thing and have (49) services, gyms and restau- rants, and
(50) on duty.