The business residence: the performance and comfort investmentThe business residence is a hybrid model of serviced residence, halfway between the traditional furnished apartment and the hotel room. It removes the impersonal nature of conventional hotels, while offering users a true living space: comfortable living room, sleeping area, equipped kitchen, office space, all integrated into a residence offering shared services (reception, housekeeping, laundry, coworking, etc.).This model responds to a dual demand: during the week, it hosts business guests on the move, seeking flexibility and comfort; at weekends, it attracts urban tourists on short stays. This dual flow allows steady and balanced occupancy throughout the year.The market validates this momentum: in 2024, France recorded 24 billion euros of business travel spending, up 8.5% over one year. The average length of a business trip now reaches 4.1 days, and these trips account for 41% of reasons for travel in urban areas. In addition, business tourism accounts for 47% of the turnover of the French hotel industry, confirming the economic weight of this segment.The operator, as tenant, is a professional manager specialised in urban accommodation. Its clientele is mainly made up of professionals on assignment, postgraduate students (MBA, master's, doctorate), and short-stay tourists. This operating model rests on a commercial lease, guaranteeing the investor stable rental income, regardless of the actual occupancy rate.This format makes it possible to benefit from the advantages of a hotel asset — high occupancy rate, integrated services, strategic location — while neutralising its constraints: daily management, seasonality, rental vacancy.It is an urban wealth-management tool, halfway between the profitability of a hotel asset and the security of a residential property. It fits perfectly into a logic of strategic diversification of a rental property portfolio, notably for wealth advisers (CGP) or experienced investors.