Open living area with kitchen: Which flooring materials?

Is yours oiled or lacquered?

Oiled :)

In our last rental apartment, we had an open kitchen and parquet flooring there, as well as everywhere else. It worked fine, and there was no water damage when we moved out, even though the children spilled something several times and it ran under the cabinets, so we were never sure if we had wiped everything up. Nevertheless, I would always prefer tiles. Our parquet was probably not really high-quality or maybe we were just not suited for it, as there were numerous small damages to the parquet just 1.5 years after moving in.... if it were my property, I would have been annoyed. We really took care of it.

I’m putting myself in the line of fire and saying the rarely heard word here: We chose VINYL. ;)
I know that not everyone is a fan of the feel or the look, but we are very satisfied so far.
We have vinyl in oak look glued down throughout the entire living room/kitchen area. It’s surprisingly easy to keep clean, durable, can handle moisture or grease if an accident happens, and looks seamless.
If vinyl wasn’t desired, I would rather go for tiles in wood look. But for me personally, that’s too cold for the living room. A matter of taste.

Especially for renting out, I wouldn’t choose parquet. We rented a house with parquet for the last 9 years. Nobody wanted to spend money on care or sanding, there were spills here and there from the previous tenant, it was scratched to bits – no matter how I cleaned, my living room floor was always an eyesore to me. :/

Vinyl certainly has its justification. I just find it way too expensive for something that is "only" a different kind of laminate and then costs 2-3 times as much on average.

We had an open kitchen in the last rental apartment and parquet flooring there and everywhere else. That worked fine, there were no moisture damages when moving out even though the children spilled something several times and it ran under the cabinets, so we were never sure if we wiped it all up. Nevertheless, I would always prefer tiles. Our parquet was probably not really high quality or we just weren't suited for it, only 1.5 years after moving in numerous smaller damages in the parquet.... if it were my property, I would have been annoyed. And we really took care.

Oiled or lacquered?

It is also the case with me that, according to the building description, parquet flooring is specified for the study, bedroom, and living room/kitchen. If you want to lay tiles there instead, the developer charges an extra €35 per m² because laying tiles is more elaborate than parquet. And honestly, I don’t like tiles in the bedroom or living room, even in a rental apartment. Tiles are installed in the hallway and kitchen area. I would want it that way too if I were moving in myself. Especially in the hallway, parquet is problematic when you bring in “dirt” from outside. Sometimes that can’t be avoided at all.

No idea, it was just a rental apartment^^.