Room Mate Hotels announced the launch of BeMate.com, a new travel service that promises to combine the amenities of a hotel with the privacy and convenience of an apartment.
Launching with 2,500 apartments in 10 cities across Europe and North America — including New York City, Miami, Florence, Mexico City and Amsterdam — all BeMate apartments are within walking distance of a Room Mate or partner hotel. Hotel services offered to BeMate.com guests include housekeeping, airport transfers, babysitting, breakfast, luggage storage and late checkout.
BeMate.com accommodations range from studios to four bedrooms and include apartments and houses, all with private kitchens. BeMate.com’s team approves each accommodation and owner, and guests booking a BeMate apartment arrange their entire trip through the company rather than the apartment owner.
BeMate.com said it has plans to expand to 200 cities by the end of 2015 and will launch a mobile app for iPhone and Android users this year.
“We were eager to offer consumers a new way to travel,” said Enrique Sarasola, president and founder of Room Mate Hotels and BeMate.com. “In founding BeMate, my goal was to create a new service that seamlessly integrates the comfort and privacy of a home with the services of a traditional hotel.”