Best Long-Stay Serviced Apartments in Xiamen?
5 Apartments with a Kitchen, Weekly & Monthly Rates for Slow Travel by the Sea — Washing Machines, Cook-Your-Own

We open the list with the best fit for a long stay in Xiamen — Somerset Software Park Xiamen scores 9.1/10 from around 248 real guest reviews. It's a Somerset serviced residence (part of the Ascott group, Singapore) in the Software Park, Siming District. The long-stay fit is squarely there: 167 units from studio to 3-bedroom, every one with a full kitchen (hob, fridge, full cookware) you can cook in, plus the amenities long-stayers want — an outdoor pool, a gym, a yoga and sauna room and a kids' playroom, free for residents — with laundry service, mail handling and a 24-hour reception in the international-brand way, and staff used to looking after long-stay guests. It suits remote workers and families settling in for weeks or months, a walk from Line 2 at Lingdou and close to the airport. The honest catch: it's in the Software Park (residential / office, not the tourist core), so Zhongshan Road and the Gulangyu ferry are a metro or DiDi ride away, and the nightly rate is higher than a local apartment (though a monthly booking drops a lot — ask for the Long Stay rate directly) — this is compiled from real guest reviews, not a stay by our team.

The sea-view long-stay pick people talk about most — Xiamen IMAY Designer Seaview Apartment scores 9.4/10 from around 1,844 real guest reviews, a huge review base for an apartment. It's a sea-view design apartment-hotel inside the Shimao Twin Towers (世茂海峡大厦) by the strait, near Xiamen University. The long-stay fit is that the sea-view units let you open the curtains to the strait every day, are nicely designed, and have a kitchenette / shared kitchen to cook your own; it's in the same building as the Shimao EMALL with shops and restaurants, and it's a walk to Xiamen University, Nanputuo Temple and Baicheng Beach — ideal if you want a south-side long stay near the university with a sea view. The honest catch: it's an apartment run by operators (not an international hotel chain), so room and service standards vary by unit; some units have a shared kitchen rather than one in the room (check clearly when you book if you need a private kitchen); and the strait location needs a hop from the metro — this is compiled from real guest reviews, not a stay by our team.

The long-stay pick that puts a kitchen and a washing machine in one room — Moka Seaview Apartment scores 8.9/10 from around 1,461 real guest reviews. It's a sea-view apartment-hotel in Tower A of the Shimao Twin Towers (世茂海峡大厦) by the strait, in the Xiamen University area. The long-stay fit is that rooms have a kitchenette (hob, fridge, cookware) with a washer-dryer in the room, which is exactly what a weeks-long stay needs — cook your own and do your own laundry — plus a strait sea view, the Shimao EMALL in the building with plenty to eat, and a walk to Xiamen University and Nanputuo Temple; there's also a 3-bedroom with a shared kitchen for a group / family settling in together. The honest catch: it's an apartment run by operators (not a hotel chain), so room standards vary by unit, there are some reviews about sound between rooms, and it's in the same building as IMAY (so compare price / room photos before choosing); the strait location needs a hop from the metro — this is compiled from real guest reviews, not a stay by our team.

The good-value long-stay pick with a kitchen and a washing machine in every room at the lowest rate — Xiamen Laer Serviced Apartment scores 8.5/10 from around 495 real guest reviews. It's a serviced apartment that opened in 2023 by SM City in Huli District. The value-long-stay fit is that every room has a kitchenette, a washing machine, a fridge and a TV — self-contained — from around ¥150/night, which is cheaper still by the month; it's central on the island near malls and supermarkets, so shopping, errands and daily life are easy, with buses / BRT into town, parking, and front-desk staff many reviews call friendly. It suits anyone who wants value and convenient daily life over a sea view. The honest catch: it's a 2-star property (simple rooms, not luxury) in a commercial building, with no pool / gym like a big serviced residence, and the SM City area isn't by the sea (for the sea, you'd take a ride to the south / Huandao road) — this is compiled from real guest reviews, not a stay by our team.

We close the list with the sea-view long-stay pick that's lighter on the wallet than its tower-mates — Xiamen Shimao Twin Towers Select Apartment scores 8.4/10 from around 825 real guest reviews. It's a sea-view apartment-hotel in Building A of the Shimao Twin Towers (世茂海峡大厦) by the strait, in the Xiamen University area. The fit is that the sea-view rooms come at a lower starting rate than IMAY / Moka, ideal if you want to wake up to the strait every day on a budget; there's laundry service (a shared laundry room), the Shimao EMALL in the building with plenty to eat, and a walk to Xiamen University and Nanputuo Temple like the others in the tower. The honest catch: it's a value apartment scoring a touch below IMAY / Moka, and many units have a shared kitchen / shared laundry room rather than a kitchen + washing machine in the room (if you need a kitchen or in-room laundry, check clearly when you book, or look at Moka / Somerset instead); room standards vary by unit, and the strait location needs a hop from the metro — this is compiled from real guest reviews, not a stay by our team.