Serviced apartments make for dream homes

Thousands of new-age flats set to rise in metros and second-tier cities as demand explodes

Armed with no more than just two suitcases, 32-year-old Jean Simpsons, an account manager with a multinational bank, relocated from Shanghai to Hangzhou, some 100 kilometers away, in late August. No furniture, no household appliances, no paraphernalia that typically mark a relocation.

She could do so because in Hangzhou, she moved into a serviced apartment that obviates the need to shift bag and baggage.