Prime Relocation
Full-service relocation · LuganoPrime Relocation is a family-owned relocation agency in Zug, founded in 2006, helping expats, families and HR teams with home search, permits, temporary housing, schools and settling in.
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Serviced apartments in Lugano
expat-services.ch lists 4 hand-checked English-speaking serviced apartment providers in Lugano: City Pop, Smart Living Lugano, UMS Temporary Housing and Prime Relocation (our partner).
Besides English, they also work in French, Italian, German and Spanish. Every profile shows the services, languages and contact details, checked by hand before going live. See also Relocation agencies in Lugano.
Serviced apartments in Lugano
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City Pop
Serviced apartments · LuganoFully furnished studios (Pops) booked by app or website for 4 to 52 weeks in Oerlikon, Altstetten and the city. Utilities, Wi-Fi and TV included; cleaning on demand; stay confirmation provided.
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Smart Living Lugano
Serviced apartments · LuganoServiced residence in Lugano with furnished 1-2 bedroom apartments, weekly cleaning, gym and wellness, roof terrace and concierge-style extras.
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UMS Temporary Housing
Serviced apartments · LuganoLong-running Swiss portal and service for furnished temporary apartments and sublets (1+ months), with contract tools, security package and support for expats and relocation clients.
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Local facts
Serviced apartments: what's particular to Lugano
Renting a furnished flat in Lugano means reporting the arrival at a Puntocittà counter within eight days, and the category depends on the purpose. Someone who stays in the city during the week for a set purpose and keeps a home in another commune registers as a weekly resident, normally for up to one year. A holiday stay of no more than three months in any six registers as a secondary residence. Both need a lease, or the owner's written consent for guests, and a certificate from the home commune (lugano.ch, checked ).
At the end of 2025 the city counted 2,827 secondary residents and 1,258 temporary residents and resident cross-border workers (City of Lugano statistics, checked ). For secondary residences used by non-residents the annual waste base fee is CHF 50 for one bed and CHF 100 from two beds (lugano.ch, checked ).
A tourist stay of no more than three months in any six needs no residence permit, and for EU/EFTA nationals an L permit covers stays of more than three and fewer than twelve months (lugano.ch, checked ). Smaller flats cost more per square metre: the 2025 median asking net rent was CHF 26.7 for studios and CHF 23.1 for two-room flats, against CHF 21.3 for all flats, and service charges in new studio listings had a median of CHF 120 a month (City of Lugano statistics, checked ).
Registering in Lugano
New arrivals report to a Puntocittà counter in person or through a proxy; the deadline is 8 days (2026) (lugano.ch, checked ), and one adult can register a whole family. Foreign nationals show their permit or, while it is pending, a copy of the application (lugano.ch, checked ). The certificate of the arrival notice costs CHF 15 a copy (lugano.ch, checked ). More in registering at your commune.
Read more Registering at your Swiss commune (Anmeldung)
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