A short list of our most frequently asked questions. If you can’t find your answer below, just contact us
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Squared?
Squared is a Saint Louis based corporate housing provider. We provide all-inclusive, furnished monthly rentals at reasonable rates.
What are corporate rentals?
Corporate rentals are move-in ready, fully furnished, all-inclusive apartments that can be rented on a weekly or monthly basis.
Perfect for corporate clients, construction teams, travel nurses, government employees, and people relocating to the area, corporate rentals are a more affordable and (much) more comfortable alternative to an extended stay hotel.
Why book with Squared rather than with a hotel?
Hotels provide you with a small, individual room – better suited for the needs of a guest staying for a single night than for a week, a month, or longer. Squared, on the other hand, provides you with a home. Even our smallest apartments are typically at least 50% larger than the size of a typical hotel room, while the rates are 25-50% lower. The kitchen comes chef-ready, with pots and pans, dishes, glasses, utensils, and basic condiments like salt, pepper, and oil provided free of charge. The majority of our apartments have an in-unit washer and dryer, dishwasher, microwave, and oven. All of our rentals feature workspaces with complimentary high-speed internet, and for entertainment, our apartments are equipped with Smart TVs with complimentary Netflix.
Why book with Squared rather than another corporate rental agency?
The short answer is that Squared offers the same quality service that other corporate rental agencies offer at a fraction of the price.
Most corporate rental agencies contract with local apartment management companies to rent on an as-needed basis. This means that when a corporate client requests, for example, 8 apartments for a team of their employees for a 3-month period, the corporate rental agency reaches out to the management companies to arrange for 8 short-term leases. Because the lease term is much shorter than a standard 12-month leasing agreement, the rate paid by the corporate rental agency is also significantly higher, and this inflated rate is passed on to the guest.
Additionally, because they’re providing their rentals on an as-needed basis, it isn’t cost-effective to purchase their own furniture, because as soon as the lease term ended they would then have to pay to have the furnishings moved to either another location or to a (paid) storage location. They instead opt to rent the furnishings from a local furniture rental agency at high, short-term rates, which again is passed on to the guest as a higher rental rate.
Squared, by contrast, holds long-term leases on all our properties and owns all of our furniture. This enables us to offer much more reasonable corporate rental rates than our competition.
What if I don’t know how long I’ll need to stay?
If you haven’t booked yet, contact us prior to sending a reservation request and we can arrange a fluid check-out date. If you’re currently renting from us and would like to extend, please let us know as soon as possible.
What is the minimum stay?
7 days is the minimum stay
Can I stay a few extra days and not incur another full month's rent?
Yes! Stays of longer than 30 days are pro-rated per day
Are there any additional fees or taxes?
Stays of less than 32 days are taxed at 16.929% (last updated 3/2020)
Stays of 32 days or longer are not taxed!
There are no additional fees except for optional add-on services like pets, extra guests, and parking (when not included in the rate)
Can I bring my pet along?
In most cases yes! Most of our properties allow dogs and cats for a small deposit and additional fee.
What size apartments do you offer?
Currently we have 1, 2, and 3 bedroom apartments