How to find a house or bungalow in Thailand and how much it costs
Travels / / December 19, 2019
From the previous article series "How to live and work in Thailand"You know what to do at an early stage of planning your trip: how to get a visa and leave for Thailand. Search for property in Thailand - the third most important issue after the purchase of tickets and visa.
The story will follow the example of Samui Island, which is considered to be quite expensive compared to other places in Thailand that you can choose.
Little help on Samui
Koh island has an area of 229 square kilometers, which is 4.5 times smaller than the area of Moscow and Kiev 4 times less. Around the island ring road passes, the length of which is 52 km away. That is, the island can be considered a fairly large city (in fact Samui is an independent town in 2008), and its areas of settlements. As in any city, "areas" Samui differ from each other - each has its own face. Populated north is very different to the wildly and absolutely non-touristic south and east, with its two largest cities - lively Lamai and Chaweng never sleep the exact opposite of the west, with its beautiful bay for sunset and harbor Nathon.
At first glance, pretty hard to decide. What to prefer - the proximity of large supermarkets or soothing silence, the house overlooks a nice beach or nearby? It's up to you to be guided by photographs and descriptions in advance or on arrival to the island, he saw with his own eyes. So, we come to the main question: "Where to look for a house?"
Where to look for housing, buildings and examples of budget
Ways to find housing on Samui (and indeed in many other parts of Asia), I know of two:
1. Pre-book through an intermediary sites offering property for rent throughout the island.
2. To come to a place and find a house to taste yourself.
In both cases, there are a number of pros and cons.
1. Rent through an intermediary
+: It will be easier and safer to go to another country, knowing that you will soon have a place to live.
−: The house will be more expensive, you may not like the area, place or the house itself, but a month has to be paid.
Surf "rent Samui houses" you will find not so many websites that offer long-term rental housing. One such site - samuidays.ru. Thanks to him, the three of Kiev found itself here is a two-storey house with 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, living room with kitchen, and a spacious veranda overlooking the sea.
The cost of this house is 16,000 rubles ($ 520) a month. To this sum must be added another 1,000 rubles ($ 32), that guys a monthly fee for water and electricity, as well as 700 rubles ($ 23) for the Internet.
Total per month: $ 575.
Another option found through an intermediary.
This house on the content is virtually the same as the previous one (also 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, kitchen, living room and porch), but the repairs and the situation here slightly better on all kinds of kitchen appliances, a good stove and oven, outside small garden and a large swimming pool, which is divided between the 3-bedroom houses. At cost: 20,000 rubles ($ 650), 1300 rubles ($ 42) - water and electricity, 1,500 rubles ($ 48) - the Internet.
Total per month: $ 740.
In addition to looking for accommodation in Koh Samui sites also on a booking service agoda.comBut most of the proposals there are for a daily rent.
Important! Do not be afraid of the word "intermediary". Keep in mind that in Thailand percentage of the transaction to the agent pays the landlord and not the tenant (as we used to).
2. Independent property search
This is a very interesting and attractive, in my opinion, the option of selection of property that people will appreciate the open, bold and certainly adventurous.
+: Independent choice of housing will allow you not only save money, choose that part of the island, which is like, but also to learn what life is present average Thai - without air conditioning, swimming pools and hot water, but with vintage furniture, pets and kayaks on the shore (for someone this cause will in cons).
−: Spending at the beginning on the day rent, moving from place to place (although this is hardly a drawback, if you 3 things not suitcases), the need to communicate with the Thai sign language or very (very well) primitive English.
And there you have 2 examples of such housing.
Little House on the sea shore in the calm bay where fishermen live. The house has only one room, a bathroom, a summer kitchen with a minimum set of utensils and a large veranda with a huge table. Obviously, in this House do not come to live with his family, but for the lone programmer quite descend. House: 8000 rubles ($ 260), electricity, water, internet access - included in the price of the house ($ 0).
Total per month: $ 260.
And here's another version of the tie-style homes.
This type of home is called shop-house. These houses are often in the settlements along the ring road, live (on the second floor) in them, and Thais work - doors, gates open and the first floor shop - products, souvenirs, various useful details.
In the case of the house which rented three children also from Kiev, instead of the store at the bottom of a huge living space with a sofa, desk, closet and all that is necessary for life. On the second floor are 2 rooms, enclosed by wooden walls - simply and without complaint.
Rental price: 10,000 rubles ($ 325), electricity and water - 400 rubles ($ 13), the Internet - 400 rubles ($ 13).
Total per month: $ 351.
The second option of rental housing should not be afraid to go "vnikuda". The main thing you need to do - in a small period of booking a bungalow or villa for rent in the hotel, and arrived on the island, explore it on mopeds. 7-10 days you will understand what part of the island you prefer, and are sure to find a cozy place for living.
Alternatively the house for daily rent for a large company (6 people), I would recommend for a short time to remove a large house / villa at all. Several good options can be found at Airbnb.com. for example so that's villa 3 bedrooms with huge living room, kitchen, swimming pool, grill for $ 125 / day (640 rubles per person, if the six of us live) - a beautiful the opportunity to live a short time (think the holiday period) in comfort and luxury, then to plunge into the "normal" working a life.
Well that's all about housing highlights. The decision about the choice of location and lease method - for you.
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