SFS Homes, leading builders based here, has entered the hospitality sector with the launch of SFS Homebridge, premium service apartments, on Friday.

A service apartment offers guests the convenience of a hotel with the space, privacy and ambience of a home, said Mr K. Srikant, Chairman, SFS Homes.

Located at Vellayambalam in the heart of the city, SFS Homebridge is close to the Trivandrum Club and the Police Headquarters, Mr K. Lava, Managing Director, SFS Homes, said.

Though a new concept in the State, service apartment have been very successful worldwide.

It is the ideal choice for those wanting to enjoy the pleasures of home while being away from it.

The 28 fully furnished and air-conditioned luxury apartments come in two classifications — Premium Plus and Premium.

They offer the finest décor, a living area, bedroom, kitchenette, toilets accompanied by most of the essentials one would require to feel at home.

The facilities also include a multi-cuisine coffee shop and conference/party hall with modern audio-visual facilities.

The apartments are ideally suited for families travelling on holidays/weddings, for business travellers who can use the living room for meetings and for the NRI visiting on short vacations.

SFS Homes is among the strongest players in the real estate sector in terms of financial stability, legal concurrence and technical competence.

These are best evidenced in the Crisil rating of DA3+, a seven-star rating for its SFS Cyber Palms, its flagship prestigious project on the IT corridor here, as also the ISO 9001:2008 certification, Mr Srikant said.

SFS Homes proposes to launch three new residential projects later during the month — SFS Eden at Cyber Gateway in Kazhakkottam near here; SFS Meadows and Hills at Kakkanad, Kochi; and SFS Beverly Park, super luxury, large-sized apartments at Jawahar Nagar, Thiruvananthapuram.

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