Mid-Term Rentals: Flexible Monthly Housing for Remote Workers

What mid-term rentals are

A mid-term rental is a whole furnished apartment, taken for a month or more and paid monthly. It sits between a nightly booking and a year-long lease.

Why the category is growing

Remote work is now permanent for millions of professionals.
Companies staff more of their work as project-based assignments.
Housing costs push people toward flexible alternatives.
Digital nomad visas make long international stays easier.

Who books them

Remote workers and digital nomads
They need reliable internet and a real desk while they spend a few months in a new city.
Corporate relocations
Employees on a project, a training programme or an office move, who need fully equipped housing for the duration.
People between homes
Selling one place and waiting for the next to be ready, without signing a lease to cover the gap.
Long working trips
Professionals travelling for months who want a home base with a kitchen, not a hotel room.
Trial moves
People weighing a relocation who want to live in a city before committing to a permanent move or an annual lease.

How RentRemote works

A standing desk with an ultrawide monitor and an ergonomic chair by the tall windows of a Parisian apartment

Built for 30+ day stays: RentRemote was designed around monthly contracts from the start, not adapted from a nightly booking platform.
Everything included: Furniture, a dedicated workspace, utilities and WiFi are in the price. There is nothing to set up: move in and start working.
Monthly payments by card: Pay online by credit or debit card. Any refundable security deposit is paid when you book. Rent is billed by calendar month: the first payment, due on check-in, covers the rest of that month, then one payment is due on the 1st of each month. Card payments carry a 3% processing fee. No nightly rate calculations and no surprise cleaning fees.
Flexible extensions: Want to stay longer? Extend without renegotiating your contract.

Every apartment includes

Dedicated workspace
High-speed WiFi
Fully furnished
Utilities included

Compared with the alternatives

How a month in a mid-term apartment compares with a short-term rental, an annual lease and a hotel.

Mid-term rentals compared with short-term rentals, annual leases and hotels
Criterion	Mid-termon RentRemote	Short-term rental	Annual lease	Hotel
Typical stay	30 days to 12 months	1 to 29 nights	12 months or more	1 to 29 nights
Priced by	The month	The night, plus cleaning fees	The month	The night
Furnished	Yes	Yes	Usually not	Yes
Dedicated workspace	Included	Not standard	Bring your own	Not standard
Kitchen	Yes	Usually	Yes	Usually not
Utilities and WiFi	Included	Included	Paid separately	Included
Living space	A whole apartment	A whole apartment	A whole apartment	A room
Commitment	Monthly, easy to extend	Per booking	A year	Per night

Typical terms. Individual listings and contracts vary. Scroll the table sideways to see every option.

City rules on short-term rentals

Cities are restricting short-term holiday lets to protect their housing supply. A Purdue University study found that short-term rental bans led to a 2.7% drop in long-term rents in the areas affected.

Stays of 30 days or more usually fall outside these rules, for guests and property owners alike.

How long a home may be let to tourists each year

Barcelona0 by 2028All tourist apartment licences phased out by November 2028

Amsterdam30 nightsEntire homes. Cut from 60 nights in 2019

Paris90 daysPrimary residences. Cut from 120 days in January 2025

Previous limit

Barcelona

All 10,000 tourist apartment licences will be phased out by November 2028.

"We are confronting what we believe is Barcelona's largest problem." Mayor Jaume Collboni, June 2024.

Amsterdam

Entire homes may be let short-term for 30 nights a year, down from 60 in 2019.

Fines reach €11,600 for exceeding the limit. Some districts drop to 15 nights from April 2026.

Paris

Primary residences may be let for 90 days a year, down from 120 in January 2025.

Fines reach €100,000 for non-compliance. Every rental must be registered by May 2026.

New York City

Local Law 18: the host must be present, with at most 2 guests, and stays under 30 days must be registered.

Airbnb listings fell from about 22,000 in August 2023 to about 2,300 in early 2024 once enforcement began.

If you are a guest

A stay of 30 days or more is less likely to be disrupted by a change in the rules. Properties that offer monthly stays operate in a more stable legal framework.

If you own property

Letting for 30 days or more often means simpler compliance and steadier income. RentRemote properties operate inside this framework by design.

Mid-term rentals

What mid-term rentals are

Why the category is growing

Who books them

Remote workers and digital nomads

Corporate relocations

People between homes

Long working trips

Trial moves