Whats the best website to use if you wanna rent a place in thailand for a year or so ?

There are a lot of places near the main area other than ladprao u can get. Like onnut is prob the best area for cheap prices. Where ever ur looking, make sure there is a bts or mrt within 5-10mins away or u won't be able leave the house during rush hour. there's a place on sukumvit soi 22, but its about 10k a month

Yes I live in Lad Prao and spend a lot of the weekend going in and around Sukhumvit and its no big issue. Its a ten minute taxi late at night going home and its 15 minutes on the MRT. But as was said you must be within walking distance of BTS or MRT. Lad Prao is an okay area to live in.

I dont mind if its a little out an easy to reach a BTS/MRT via bus/taxi boat. say like 20mins or less is ideal for me to reach BTS/MRTs. budget around 5-7k bhat. But if its goning to be 1hr+ during peak times, then id rather not. Do you have a link of were you stay mate?

I'm actually staying in a house now but I have stayed in a condo around here before. There is a glut of places here and really you just have to walk around to find them. Also you should look at Ratcha Road and all the stops going towards the city centre as you could be lucky, many places are not online for your budget though. Another area closer to town is the start of the Sky train at Mo Chit and the first 3 or 4 stops are nice places to live and possibly within budget, Ari, Victory Monument, Saphan Kwai area.

Anyway, happy hunting.

cool yeah almost everyone said to just walk around, guess that what im gonna have to do. walk around in a shirt and jeans in the 35degree heat like a sick kunt


cheers for the info mate!

hey guys,

i've read few sites in this thread with big interest and i have a few questions hoping you can answer them

i am from germany and i am going to book my flight to bkk in the next days and want to arrive there in the first week of july.

I only have a passport, a laptop and a mb/neteller card with some bucks.

I am playing mt sngs on stars, nl100€ 6max on a small site and trading a lot in diablo3.

I have never been to thailand before so my generally plan was moving to bkk, stay there for 1 month and then decide wether i take my ticket back to germany or stay there for longer.

When i arrive in bkk i get a 30 days visa right? After 30 days i have to make a visa run and get another 30 days?

Is it easy to find a "good" serviced ap. in bkk? What i want is a fast and stable internet connection, safe place and maybe a laundry service because i don't know how to wash clothes Also it would be nice to have a gym there or nearby the apartment.
Furthermore i am interesting in learning the thai language (or just some phrases^^), is it possible to find a course where i can go 2 or 3 times a week and learn a bit thai?


Has anybody a recommend for me regarding to serviced apartments or has anybody a free room in a poker flat? (sry for my english ) I am not only interested in bkk, if you know other places where all my aspects are filled (?, again sry for my english!) i would also move in an other town/island.

And how much $ should i expect to pay for an apartment? Are they all with a 2-month deponat even if i just want to stay there for 1 month? I am really bad in saving money because i am donktard who spends too much money :> so i would prefer to find an apartment/room for around 300-600$/month.

Can i use my moneybookers card to pay the room? And how much money can i get from the atm per day? in germany it is limited to 250€/day.

Sorry for all this noob questions but moving to thailand is a big deal for a person like me.

THX!!

you can emal moneybookers and ask them to raise your wd limit to 500€ a day

@AChipler

for apartments you can get them from $150-$700 a month depending on how baller you want to live and what location from what ive seen.

just get a single entry tourist visa, which is 60days. cost around 30euros. Saves the hassle of leaving and comming back in.

I coming 2nd week of July, Im looking for the cheapest possible(but clean and nice ) place to stay.

got my eye on this as its been given good reviews by a few guys on here

http://www.mnplace.net/mnp/mnp_index.html

atm the same 250€ + 150 baht fee. (500€ if u are vip)
laundry service is everywhere for 1-2€ per kg.
u can learn thai easily. lots school. 3-6€ per hour

there is one bank which you dont get the ATM free of 150 bhat. AEON atms there one in Terminal 21

people withdrawing with their MB card in ATM
do you have a visa or a mastercard?
i have a mastercard and cant withdraw but i read somewhere that this is the case, no cash withdraws with the MC only with the visa
can anyone confirm this?
thanks

not true, cashed out plenty with both visa and mastercards, might be the the specific atm you've tried, some of them wouldn't accept any card form me on some days

thanks for your answers, maybe i should contact mb to upgrade my account but i guess i'm using my account not enough to be a vip. i give it a try.

also thanks for the link @peopleselbow, but i can't find a price for the rooms? And do you know what they mean when they say "hi speed" internet? Looks a bit strange that tv costs more than internet for a month.

i don't need a baller apartment what i need is a fast and stable inet connection. How do other "grinders" handle this? Do you have several internet connections? I don't want to save a hundred bucks for the apartment when i lose 500$ in a session because of an internet crash. So if anyone of you have a recommend for me, feel free to tell me how can i back up myself and don't lose too much money cause of crash and tilt :>

AChipler,

get a tourist visa from a thai embassy in germany before coming here. that way you can stay longer without leaving the country. read the sticky for more info about them and ask if you still have questions after