Apart-hotels are gaining rapid acceptance in═Eastern Europe, Russia and the CIS.

When selecting an═automation solution for this type of═properties, one has to═take into account some specific requirements that apart hotels have for their front desk software. These requirements include automated reduced tax rates for long stay guests and unlimited amounts of═guest records under one room; inventories of═guest amenities under codes that can be═charged by═the system; flexible rate structures that vary according to═guest's length of═stay ≈ short-term, weekly and monthly; housekeeping schedules that differ depending on═a═given rate plan. Apart hotels' billing requirements are also different from those of═"traditional" hotels with more demands for flexible invoicing and lease billing capabilities.

These requirements are efficiently handled by═the epitome Property Management System, which has a═special module for management of═apart-hotels and has been successfully implemented in═leading European and American apart hotel chains such as═Citadines, Ascott and Candlewood.