Serviced Apartments for Contractor Teams in Frankfurt: What They Include, Costs and How to Choose
A serviced apartment for a contractor team is a furnished, move in ready flat that a company books for a crew, with the bills, the equipment and the booking handled by the provider instead of by each worker. At MONTEUR BASE in Frankfurt and the wider Rhein-Main region you book a whole apartment from 18 euro per bed and night, from two people and from three nights upwards, and every apartment comes with its own fully equipped kitchen and its own bathroom. One company invoice covers the team, utilities are included, and a contact answers within 30 minutes between 9 and 21. That is the practical meaning of serviced for a working crew: furnished, equipped and billed as one, so the team arrives, cooks, sleeps and gets to the site without setting up a household. MONTEUR BASE has housed contractor and fitter teams across the region since July 2024, with more than 200 companies, over 120 regular clients and more than 55.000 overnight stays booked, 84 percent of them direct. As of 9 November 2026, here is what an office manager or a crew lead needs to know before booking.
In short
A serviced team apartment is a whole furnished flat, booked by the company, with utilities and equipment included and one invoice for the crew.
At MONTEUR BASE: from 18 euro per bed and night, from two people and three nights upwards, a private kitchen and a private bathroom in every apartment.
Service for a crew means fast booking, bills included and one point of contact, not hotel style daily housekeeping, so the team self caters and keeps its own routine.
Apartments are matched to the location of your site across the Rhein-Main region, with a reply within 30 minutes between 9 and 21 and up to 150 beds depending on availability.
What is a serviced apartment for a contractor team?
A serviced apartment for a contractor team is a furnished flat that the provider rents out ready to live in, with furniture, a working kitchen, bedding and utilities already in place. The crew moves in and starts work the same day. Unlike a private lease, there is no deposit cycle, no furniture to buy and no utility contracts to open and close. Unlike separate hotel rooms, the team shares one flat and the company receives a single invoice. In the business travel market the word serviced covers a range, from lightly serviced flats that are fully furnished and billed as one, through to premium units with daily housekeeping. For a working crew the useful end of that range is the first one, where everything needed to live and cook is there, the admin is handled, and the money goes into the work rather than into setting up a household.
What does a serviced team apartment include?
It includes everything a crew needs to live and self cater for the length of a job. At MONTEUR BASE every apartment has its own fully equipped kitchen and its own bathroom, real beds for the whole team, and utilities such as power, water and heating already covered in the price. Bookings run from two people and from three nights upwards, and there are parking options nearby for vans and tools. The booking itself is part of the service: send the site address and the dates, and you get back the next free apartment and the drive time to the job, usually within 30 minutes during the day. One company invoice covers the whole stay, which keeps the paperwork to a single line in the project budget.
Serviced apartment, hotel or standard rental: which fits a crew?
For a job that runs from a few nights to a few months, the serviced apartment usually fits a crew best. A hotel charges per room per night, has no proper kitchen and splits the team across separate rooms. A standard residential lease is cheaper per month but comes empty, needs a deposit and a twelve month commitment, and cannot be ended when the project does. The serviced apartment sits in between, furnished and equipped like a hotel, priced and billed for a team, and flexible on length the way short term housing should be. The table sets the three options side by side.
Compare | Serviced team apartment | Hotel | Standard rental |
Typical length | A few nights to a few months | Per night | 12 months plus notice |
Kitchen and bath | Private equipped kitchen and bathroom | Usually no kitchen | Yes, but empty and unfurnished |
Setup effort | Move in ready, bills included | Move in ready | Furnish, deposit, open contracts |
Billing | One company invoice for the team | Invoice per room | Private contract, no company invoice |
Cost basis | Beds in one apartment, from 18 euro per bed | Per room, often 60 to 100 euro | Monthly rent, deposit, bills |
Fit for a project crew | Built for it | Workable but split up and pricey | Ends too late to be practical |
What does a serviced apartment for a team in Frankfurt cost?
Prices at MONTEUR BASE start from 18 euro per bed and night. The final figure depends on the number of people, the length of the stay and what is free at the time, and a longer booking usually carries a lower nightly rate. Because the team shares one apartment and the beds in it, a four person crew pays for four beds in one flat rather than four separate hotel rooms, and the whole stay lands on one company invoice. For a posted team the accommodation cost sits alongside wages, which from 1 January 2026 must be at least the statutory minimum of 13.90 euro per hour, rising to 14.60 euro from 1 January 2027, so keeping housing predictable matters for the project budget. This is general information and not tax or legal advice.
Choose the apartment by the location of the site, not the other way round. On a job that runs for weeks, every extra kilometre to the site is paid for daily in time the crew could spend on the tools.
Do serviced apartments come with daily housekeeping and linen?
Service levels vary by provider, and it is worth asking before you book. Premium serviced apartments in the business travel market include daily housekeeping and linen changes and charge for it. The MONTEUR BASE model is different and built for working crews: the apartment is fully furnished and equipped, bedding is provided, utilities are included and one contact handles the booking and any issue, while the team self caters and keeps the flat during the stay. For a crew that cooks its own meals and works long days, a private equipped kitchen and a private bathroom matter more than a daily maid, and the saving goes into a lower nightly rate. If a job needs a different arrangement, it is better to say so when you send the dates.
Which standard must team accommodation meet in Germany?
Where a collective agreement requires the employer to provide housing, German rules set a clear floor. According to the German customs authority (Zoll), accommodation for posted workers must offer at least one bedroom with sanitary facilities, drinking water, electricity and working heating during the heating season from 1 October to 30 April, and at least 8 square metres of floor area for each occupant, free of mould and pests. The technical rule ASR A4.4 from the Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health gives the more detailed framework where it applies. Every MONTEUR BASE apartment sits well inside that floor, with a private bathroom and a full kitchen rather than the shared minimum. For teams posted to Germany, meeting this standard is not optional, so it is worth confirming in writing before a crew arrives.
How many beds are there, and can the team stay together?
Bookings run from two people per apartment, and larger teams are placed in neighbouring apartments so the crew stays together. Across the portfolio there are up to 150 beds depending on availability, enough to hold a full column on a bigger job and to flex as people rotate on and off. Everyone gets a real bed, a shared equipped kitchen and a private bathroom, which keeps a crew rested and self sufficient over a long posting. If the headcount changes mid project, extending or adjusting an existing booking is simpler than finding new rooms at short notice.
Which team sizes and jobs does this suit?
It suits most fit out, assembly, installation and service work in the Rhein-Main area, from a single technician to a full column. A two person team takes one apartment for a short job. A four person crew shares one flat for a week or a month of site work. A larger column of ten or more spreads across neighbouring apartments and still bills as one. Typical jobs include trade fair build up at the Frankfurt exhibition grounds, plant and facility maintenance, electrical and sanitary installation, and multi week fit out contracts. For longer postings the monthly and long term option keeps the nightly rate down, while a short run is simply booked by the week or the night.
How do you choose a reliable serviced apartment provider?
Judge a provider on the things that go wrong when accommodation is booked badly. Ask for clear all in pricing with no surprise cleaning or deposit fees after booking, check that the photos show the actual apartment and not stock images, and confirm that the kitchen is genuinely usable for the size of the team. Make sure there is a real contact who answers quickly when something comes up, and that the provider issues a proper company invoice. The points below are the ones worth checking before any crew arrives in Frankfurt.
Transparent pricing: a clear rate per bed and night, with cleaning and any deposit stated up front, not added later.
Real photos and a usable kitchen: images of the actual flat, and a kitchen equipped for the whole crew, not a token one.
Private bathroom and enough space: a private bathroom and room to rest, at or above the legal floor of 8 square metres per person.
A reachable contact and a company invoice: a fast reply during the day and a proper invoice to the company, not a private receipt.
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External references used in this article. This is general information and not tax or legal advice.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions from office managers and crew leads booking serviced apartments for a team in Frankfurt and the Rhein-Main region.
What is a serviced apartment for a contractor team?
A serviced apartment for a crew is a whole furnished flat that the company books ready to live in, with furniture, a working kitchen, bedding and utilities already in place and one invoice for the team. At MONTEUR BASE it is bookable from two people and from three nights upwards, from 18 euro per bed and night. The team moves in and starts work the same day, with no deposit cycle, no furniture to buy and no utility contracts to open. For a working crew that is the useful meaning of serviced: furnished, equipped and billed as one.
What does a serviced team apartment in Frankfurt cost?
From 18 euro per bed and night at MONTEUR BASE. The exact price depends on the number of people, the length of the stay and what is free at the time, and a longer booking usually carries a lower nightly rate. A four person crew pays for four beds in one apartment rather than four separate hotel rooms, and the whole stay lands on one company invoice. For example, a team on a two week installation shares one flat, self caters in a private kitchen and keeps the cost easy to plan and to account for.
Do serviced apartments include daily housekeeping?
Not always, and it is worth asking before you book. Premium serviced apartments include daily housekeeping and linen changes and charge for it. The MONTEUR BASE model is built for working crews instead: the flat is fully furnished and equipped, bedding is provided and utilities are included, while the team self caters and keeps the apartment during the stay. For a crew working long days, a private equipped kitchen and a private bathroom matter more than a daily maid, and the saving goes into a lower nightly rate.
Which standard must accommodation for a posted team meet?
Where a collective agreement requires employer housing, the German customs authority sets a floor: at least one bedroom with sanitary facilities, drinking water, electricity, working heating during the heating season from 1 October to 30 April, and at least 8 square metres of floor area per occupant, free of mould and pests. The technical rule ASR A4.4 gives the detailed framework where it applies. Every MONTEUR BASE apartment sits well inside that floor, with a private bathroom and a full kitchen rather than the shared minimum.
How many people fit in one apartment?
From two people per apartment, with larger teams placed in neighbouring apartments so the crew stays together. Across the portfolio there are up to 150 beds depending on availability, enough to hold a full column on a bigger job and to flex as people rotate on and off. Everyone gets a real bed, a shared equipped kitchen and a private bathroom. If the headcount changes mid project, adjusting an existing booking is simpler than finding new rooms at short notice.
How fast do you reply to a booking request?
A reply comes within 30 minutes between 9 and 21. Send the site address and the dates, and you get back the next free apartment and the drive time to the job. Booking is from two people and from three nights upwards, and every stay comes with one company invoice for the whole team. Because the apartments are spread across the Rhein-Main region, the one offered is usually chosen for a short daily commute to your site.
Is a serviced apartment cheaper than a hotel for a crew?
For anything beyond a couple of nights it usually is. Besides a lower cost per bed, the team self caters in a private kitchen, does its own laundry and stays together in one flat rather than separate hotel rooms. Over a week or a month those savings add up, and a better rested crew tends to show it on site. The side by side comparison with a hotel and a standard rental is in the table above.
Contractor accommodation across the Rhein-Main region
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