Kitchen Utensils
One of the benefits of extended stay hotels is the ability to cook in. Rather than blowing your travel budget on fast food and expensive restaurants, you'll be able to cook yourself meals with food from the grocery store. Among the other amenities included should be pots, pans, dishes and silverware.
Some extended stay hotels will also have other kitchen amenities, such as in-room coffee pots, espresso machines, microwaves and complementary creamer. Most will have stoves and ovens so you can cook anything you would normally fix at home, albeit in a smaller kitchen.
Living Area
Extended stay hotels are designed to mimic life in your own house. Consequently, you will find different areas designated for separate activities, such as eating, sleeping and living. Your living area will most likely be comprised of a couch, an armchair and a television set, as well as a telephone.
Amenities in extended stay hotels can also include a desk, chair and access port for your Internet connection. Wireless Internet access is often a complementary service supplied by the hotel, so you might want to ask about that if you intend to bring a laptop (or even desktop) computer.
Laundry Service
One of the most popular amenities found in extended stay hotels is the laundry facility. This is where you can wash and dry your clothes so you don't have to worry about finding a Laundromat or other laundry service.
Although the machines will likely be coin-operated at your extended stay hotel, it still is probably less expensive than the alternatives. Furthermore, it is convenient on those late nights when you are too tired to drive somewhere else to wash your clothes.
Housekeeping Services
Your extended stay hotel might also include housekeeping in its list of amenities. This means that a maid will stop by your room once per day and make the bed, exchange soiled linens for fresh