Apartment vs. Bedsit — What's the Difference?

An apartment (American English), or flat (British English, Indian English, South African English), is a self-contained housing unit (a type of residential real estate) that occupies only part of a building, generally on a single story. There are many names for these overall buildings, see below.

A bedsit, bedsitter, or bed-sitting room is a form of accommodation common in some parts of the United Kingdom which consists of a single room per occupant with all occupants typically sharing a bathroom. Bedsits are included in a legal category of dwellings referred to as houses in multiple occupation (HMO).

A flat, typically one that is well appointed or used for holidays

A form of rented accommodation consisting of a single room for use as both sitting room and bedroom; there may also be a small kitchen area and washing and toilet facilities, but these amenities are more commonly outside the room and shared by several tenants.

A room or suite of rooms designed as a residence and generally located in a building occupied by more than one household.

A furnished sitting room with sleeping accommodations (and some plumbing).

An apartment building

A furnished sitting room with sleeping accommodations (and some plumbing)

A room.

Apartments Chiefly British A suite of rooms within a larger building set aside for a particular purpose or person.

A complete domicile occupying only part of a building, especially one for rent; a flat.

(archaic) A suite of rooms within a domicile, designated for a specific person or persons and including a bedroom.

(obsolete) A division of an enclosure that is separate from others; a compartment

A conceptual space used for separation in the threading architecture. Objects in one apartment cannot directly access those in another, but must use a proxy.

A room in a building; a division in a house, separated from others by partitions.

A set or suite of rooms.

A compartment.

A room or suite of rooms in a building comprising a dwelling unit separate from others in the building, and typically having its own separate bath, sanitary, and kitchen facilities. Such apartments are in most cases rented from the owner by those dwelling in them.

A suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house