Equipment, of course, is another variable in reception, service and cost.
She gave out the studio's phone number, but she and her employee weren't always free to handle calls, and using an outside reception service was expensive.
On top of this, there's a reception service, where the returnees are met at the airport and taken home, and counselling services on offer after they come back.
In Wrexham, for example, is Moneypenny, a telephone PA and reception service company that has seen its turnover grow from £2.9m in 2005-06 to £4.2m this year.
It is also important to understand what is included in the rent – all bills including internet are usually included in halls of residence, as well as reception service and security.
The firm provides a telephone reception service for UK businesses and currently employs more than 400 staff in Wales, New Zealand and America.
A PwC spokesman said: "PwC outsources its front of house and reception services to a third-party supplier.
Clacher argues that secretarial and reception services are still in demand and all that outsourcing is changing is how those services are provided.
The flat rate includes, reception services, heat, light, electricity, furniture, telephone handsets, onsite facilities management and a shared broadband connection (which we used quite happily for the first 12 months).
Additionally, find out if there are any complimentary services they offer aside from the space itself, such as answering phone calls on your behalf, managing email queries, reception services, free coffee and pastries for your clients, etc. Weigh the equipment, services, and overall environment against their rates.
That means the brothers are "prohibited from participating in on- or off-campus fundraisers, socials, mixers, intramural competitions, recruitment, receptions, service projects, conferences, etc," according to university documents.
