What furnished includes
Standard: bed with linens, sofa, dining table, fully equipped kitchen, internet (WiFi), bath linens, cleaning service.
Premium adds: smart TV, dishwasher, washer-dryer, Nespresso, concierge, gym, coworking.
Cost structure
- No official statistic publishes the rents of furnished flats; compare real listings and the unfurnished averages on the city pages
- Furnished flats usually cost more than unfurnished ones of the same size
All-inclusive (utilities + internet + cleaning + dishes bundled).
Lease structure
- Befristeter Mietvertrag (fixed-term) common for 1-12 months
- Open-ended lease: a furnished flat has the same notice as any flat, at least three months to the local termination date (art. 266c OR); the short two-week notice applies only to a single furnished room (art. 266e OR), and holiday flats let for three months or less are outside these rules (art. 253a OR)
- Hotel-style (Visionapartments): nightly or monthly rate, no traditional lease
Legal protection lighter for hotel-style stays, stronger for traditional furnished leases.
Where to look
- aptari: one open feed with the listings of Homegate, ImmoScout24, Flatfox and cooperative websites. Filter Furnished, and the Match Score shows which of those listings you fit
- The portals direct: Homegate, ImmoScout24 and Flatfox have standard furnished filters
- Visionapartments: furnished serviced apartments in several Swiss cities, including Zurich, Basel and Lausanne
- Welcome Hotels: serviced apartments
- NestPick: aggregator for international moves
- Sublet.ch: short rentals from private tenants
When furnished makes sense
- Months 1-6 of a new assignment
- Permit L holders (see Permit L)
- Test the city before committing to 3-year lease
- Family during home renovation
What to verify
- Inventory list (photo every item at move-in)
- What is broken vs working (test TV, dishwasher, WiFi)
- Cleaning frequency and what's included
- Cancellation policy
- Sperrkonto vs deposit insurance options
See short-term rentals.