Bangkok Apartment Rental

[hoosdathu]

dear bros, for aircon room with attached bathroom incl water heater, 1 mth stay in bkk cheapest is how much? if near bts or mrt, better. btw, these rooms "gal-friendly"? thks in advance for any advice!

[norice]

Hello,

I'm also looking for an apartments mostly in Rachada area with 20,000B/month rent. My priority is security, clean, fairly new, quiet, safe and near MRT. Oriental Suite, located on Soi 7 Rachada seemed nice place to live. Their rent for one bedroom apartment is 20,000B/month if you sign one year agreement.

I will be retiring in Bangkok, January, 2010. It's far away from now but I hate to procrastinate so I started to web search now. I've heard from friends in Bangkok that within couple of years, condo and apartment rental prices will drop drastically due to over supply! Why don't we help each other and assist in finding a nice apartment to rent.

[vmtech]

Originally Posted by hoosdathu

dear bros, for aircon room with attached bathroom incl water heater, 1 mth stay in bkk cheapest is how much? if near bts or mrt, better. btw, these rooms "gal-friendly"? thks in advance for any advice!

renting thai apartments normally have a contract term of minimum 3months, unless u stay in svced apartments/hotels.


cheapest for a 1 month only stay i would say it can be around 6000 at its cheapest to 12k (hotel)

[ChaYen]

I don't know, Thai friends keep telling me if I'm going to be paying upwards of 20k a month for rent, I might as well buy an apartment, since monthly installments are probably less.

So might be prudent to shop around for an apartment you'll really like staying at.

[vmtech]

dont forget the deposit, which takes up most of that 20k you are paying for that month.

the monthly rent could be 5k, but add 10k as deposit, 100thb for key, and the other 5k for buying ur room facilities (very little liao if u are staying only 1 month) because these apartments come in EMPTY.

wahllah, 20k for the 1st month .

that;s why it's not even recommanded to even rent 1 apartment for a month's stay. might as well look for a service aprtment or some cheapo hotel and rent it daily for a month.

I got an studio room near Ratchada road, (closed to BTS station)
about 5000 baht/ month.
you may try from this site:
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[vmtech]

yup, i got my apartment from there too.

good website, signin as member and u can get thier apartment tel number. call before u pop down because sometimes they are full

[manardsuraporn]

Originally Posted by Theme1

Go to this website:
Mr Roomfinder | Search Thailand Apartments, Condos, House Rents, Discount Hotels

very good link .....thats wat i will do end of the year.....planning to stay for 2-3 months vacation

mayb can meet up norice & gang.....

[Peter_North]

Originally Posted by ChaYen

I don't think there are any 1 bedroom apartments for under 10k baht a month. Best you could do would be a studio. Might be able to scrape through with an unfurnished 1BR w/ only a fan and might not have a water heater...

You seem to be the only one talking sense.

[raverboy]

Don't know where to post this and don't want to start new thread so I'll post here:

For any BKK lau-jiaos who have rented a car and driven in BKK before - which rental agencies would you recommend? I checked Budget and Avis but expensive and require holding funds of approx. THB 40,000 on credit card!!

Thanks in advance.

[siamcutey]

Originally Posted by norice

I will be retiring in Bangkok, January, 2010. It's far away from now but I hate to procrastinate so I started to web search now. I've heard from friends in Bangkok that within couple of years, condo and apartment rental prices will drop drastically due to over supply! Why don't we help each other and assist in finding a nice apartment to rent.

If I want to find a place to retire in Thailand, bangkok will not be the place. I will find a small province town without the traffic jams, and that would be what I call Retirement.

Maybe you can take a trip down to places like Cha-Am, Hua Hin, Phuket, Krabi, of course not ask you to live a lifestyle like an Ang Moh, but the local thais stay in quiet nice locations. And with your range of 20K a month, you can get a nice nice place better than to stay in Bangkok as retirement home.

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[siamcutey]

Originally Posted by raverboy

Don't know where to post this and don't want to start new thread so I'll post here:

For any BKK lau-jiaos who have rented a car and driven in BKK before - which rental agencies would you recommend? I checked Budget and Avis but expensive and require holding funds of approx. THB 40,000 on credit card!!

Thanks in advance.

You can rent cheap but there is no guarantee that there will be car insurance in place

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[<<<SUCHINDA>>>]

Originally Posted by siamcutey

If I want to find a place to retire in Thailand, bangkok will not be the place. I will find a small province town without the traffic jams, and that would be what I call Retirement.

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if not to choosy then outskirts of bangkok also not bad.....can enjoy a little peace & quiet & yet close by to city

[siamcutey]

Originally Posted by <<<SUCHINDA>>>

if not to choosy then outskirts of bangkok also not bad.....can enjoy a little peace & quiet & yet close by to city

Once in a while pop over to Sin City of Thailand (Bangkok) and then pop back to the peace and quietness in provinces.

Retirement is the key here which means to enjoy and relax. I don't see how staying in Bangkok facing so much traffic jams can really enjoy and relax. The fumes, the pace, the people you see around in BKK, can shorten life by a few years.

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[vmtech]

hehe, if lemme choose my retirement spot. i'll choose kengtung, great weather better den busy bangkok