a flat in which domestic services are provided by the management
Also called (esp Austral): serviced flat
service flat in American English
noun
Brit
an apartment with complete hotel services
Word origin
[1920–25]This word is first recorded in the period 1920–25. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Unknown Soldier, checkout, follow-up, ski jump, slalom
Examples of 'service flat' in a sentence
service flat
It is worth choosing these somewhat sterile-looking serviced flats just for the view.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Serviced flats have surged in popularity in the past five years, outstripping hotel growth.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It arranged her visa and has organised a serviced flat for her to live in for the first month, until she finds her own place.