Headed somewhere on an extended-stay business trip? Then you might like to get out of the hotel and into somewhere more real. Tell the local office to book you into one of these:
St. Petersburg: The Lodging in St. Petersburg agency, tel: (7-812) 272 2742, leases 40 apartments, including a five-room, $300-a-night property near the Winter Palace. Other flats on the main shopping drag, Nevsky Prospekt, start from $100 a night.
Sydney: The Apartment Service, tel: (61-2) 9953 7288, offers locations from Sydney’s famous beaches to the city center. A one-bedroom flat in Leichhardt, the cool, café-packed Italian quarter, begins at $450 a week.
Seoul: Near the Blue House, the official residence of South Korea’s President, Soho Village, tel: (82) 2722 1999, offers flats, a French restaurant and an art gallery. A one-bedroom apartment goes for $140 a night.
Kuala Lumpur: Lanson Place, tel: (60-3) 4253 2888, is located near the Petronas Towers and includes family-friendly features such as a pool and a playground. Two-bedroom flats begin at $1,450 a month.
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