stayAPT Suites is an innovative apartment-style hotel brand headquartered in Matthews, North Carolina, that entered the long-term lodging market in January 2020. The brand celebrated its 40th hotel opening in April 2025, achieving this milestone in just five years. Positioned in the mid-scale extended-stay segment, stayAPT Suites offers a product designed to bridge the gap between traditional hotels and multifamily housing.
The brand's guiding design philosophy deliberately abandons the conventional "one-room" hotel layout in favor of a residential-feeling suite with intentional spaces. Each suite is approximately 500 square feet and features a dedicated living room with a sleeper sofa and 55-inch smart TV, a full kitchen equipped with full-size appliances including a four-burner stove, oven, dishwasher, microwave, and refrigerator, and a separate private bedroom with a walk-in closet, workspace, and second television. This apartment-style layout gives guests room to cook, relax, and maintain familiar daily routines, whether they are staying for a night, a week, or longer.
stayAPT Suites serves a broad customer base including business and leisure travelers, relocating families, medical professionals, project-based workers, and military personnel. The brand's operating model is built for efficiency, typically running with five to seven team members per property, supported by technology for after-hours check-in and a resident general manager who lives on-site. This lean structure allows the brand to offer competitive rates while maintaining quality and consistency across its portfolio.
Guests at every stayAPT Suites location enjoy a range of on-property amenities designed to enhance comfort and convenience. These include a secure outdoor courtyard with seating, fire pits, and a built-in grill station; a fitness room; on-site guest laundry facilities; complimentary high-speed Wi-Fi; and pet-friendly accommodations. The brand also offers a digital key through its mobile app, enabling secure, keyless room access and a streamlined, no-contact check-in experience.
The brand's commitment to community is exemplified by its "40 Acts of Kindness" campaign, through which each location carries out a meaningful act of giving—from donating school supplies to military families to providing breakfast for first responders. stayAPT Suites continues to expand its footprint nationwide, bringing its differentiated extended-stay experience to more communities across the United States.
stayAPT Suites is a midscale extended-stay brand built around a residential-style layout. Each suite spans approximately 500+ square feet and is deliberately configured with three distinct zones: a dedicated living room, a full kitchen, and a separate private bedroom.
FF&E highlights include an open-concept living area furnished with a sleeper sofa, lounge chair, and wall-mounted 55-inch smart TV; a full-size kitchen equipped with a four-burner stove, oven, dishwasher, microwave, refrigerator, and a center island with seating; and a separate bedroom featuring a king or double queen beds, a second smart TV, a walk-in closet, and a dedicated workspace. The design intentionally avoids the traditional one-room hotel format, prioritizing the furniture and fixture needs of everyday living—cooking, working, and unwinding—rather than short-stay convenience alone.