It all started with a model agency, which Anja Graf set up at the tender age of sixteen as a high school student. She quickly discovered a gap in the market: temporary, furnished rooms for her models were incredibly hard to find. Without further ado, she decided to create this product herself. And she could not be stopped – despite warnings from her teachers and others, she did everything she could to turn her vision into reality.

To begin with, she rented offices, installed a kitchen and shower, and furnished all the rooms herself. When demand was far greater than supply, she knew she had to expand and bought her first apartment house in 1999. VISIONAPARTMENTS was launched.

Gradually, the persistent entrepreneur built up a real-estate empire – today she rents out more than 1,800 VISIONAPARTMENTS in Zurich, Zug, Lausanne, Vevey, Berlin, Frankfurt, Vienna and Warsaw. Further locations in Lucerne, Lugano, Basel and Zurich Glattbrugg with over 500 new apartments will open over the next two years. All apartments are fully equipped and include a kitchen where guests can prepare their own meals. Weekly cleaning, change of bed linen and towels, internet access and TV connection are included in the price. The apartments can be found in top locations and are bookable for as little as two nights.

In addition to its own serviced flats, VISIONAPARTMENTS also cooperates globally with partner providers so that customers can book more than 130,000 apartments in over 850 cities via VISIONAPARTMENTS.

Despite her success, the business high-flyer and mother of four has remained on the ground. When asked what she is most proud of, she answers: “My four children! My two boys and girls have to put up with a lot, be independent and understand that I can’t always be there for them. They do it very well, and I thank them for that. And of course, my employees, who work together with me. Success never belongs to one individual alone.”

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