How Shortstay Achieves 96% Occupancy in Corporate Apartments

How Shortstay Achieves 96% Occupancy in Corporate Apartments

In the traditional lodging market, occupancy above 70% is already considered excellent. In residential rentals, healthy rates range from 85% to 90%. Shortstay operates with an average occupancy of 96% in its portfolio of mid-term corporate apartments — a figure that breaks the industry curve.

In this article, we explain how this result is possible and why it benefits both property owners and companies that use the service.

The Classic Problem in the Rental Market

The traditional model suffers from three constant sources of vacancy:

• High turnover with long vacancies: after each departure, the property remains empty for 30 to 90 days.
• Seasonality in the tourism market (Airbnb and similar platforms): high concentration during holidays and emptiness the rest of the year.
• Delinquencies and renegotiations: causing hidden costs that reduce the real net yield.

The result is that in traditional rentals or short-term platforms, effective occupancy rarely exceeds 70 to 80% — and the net yield often disappoints the owner.

The Shortstay Strategy: Why It Works

1. Focus on stable corporate demand

   Instead of competing for tourists, Shortstay serves corporate mobility, relocation, temporary assignments, academic exchange, and healthcare professionals — segments with continuous demand throughout the year, without seasonality.

2. Minimum stay of 30 days

   Eliminating weekend tourism means eliminating the seasonal curve. Each booking lasts at least one month — drastically reducing the vacancy window between guests.

3. Recurring corporate pipeline

   Contracts with companies, consultancies, hospitals, universities, and government agencies generate a predictable and renewable flow. When one employee leaves, another takes their place — often in the same unit.

4. Multiple units in the same building

   Operating several units in the same building creates operational scale: cleaning, maintenance, check-in, and management become more efficient, and corporate clients prefer to concentrate their teams in a single address.

5. Reservation management technology

   Proprietary management system synchronizes availability, dynamic pricing, automatic renewals, and move-out forecasts — eliminating the "gaps" between bookings that destroy occupancy.

6. Product standardization

   Each apartment delivers the same experience: furniture, equipment, internet, cleaning standards. This increases satisfaction, generates spontaneous renewals, and facilitates immediate re-letting after each departure.

7. Frictionless renewals

   No penalties, no renegotiations, no contractual rework. Guests who need to extend simply do — and the unit never remains empty due to bureaucratic issues.

8. Strategic portfolio location

   Properties are selected based on proximity to business centers, hospitals, universities, and industrial hubs — where corporate demand is structural, not seasonal.

What This Means for the Owner

For those listing properties with Shortstay, 96% occupancy means:

• Predictable and continuous revenue, not interrupted by vacancies
• Net yield higher than traditional rentals and Airbnb
• Less property wear and tear, as corporate guests take better care of the space
• Planned maintenance, not emergency
• No risk of delinquency, since the contracting party is often a company

What This Means for the Client Company

For those contracting, high occupancy means real availability:

1. Units available when the company needs them
2. Ability to book multiple units in the same building
3. Consistent standards across all cities where Shortstay operates
4. Operational confidence to plan long-term mobility

Conclusion

Achieving 96% occupancy is not a matter of luck — it is the direct result of an integrated strategy combining focus on corporate demand, minimum 30-day stays, management technology, operational standardization, and smart location.

For property owners, it is the most profitable and stable way to monetize an asset. For client companies, it guarantees that corporate housing will be available when — and where — operations require it.