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Originally Posted by PItom
A few quick questions about short term renting in Manila
Say for a period of between 1-3months what sort of furnished accommodation could I get for say 20-25k a month + Utilities.
Am thinking possibly moving to a major Philippine city as although getting drunk by the beach most days is damn fun it's hardly the most healthy of lifestyles.
I actually think this is a good question. Even though apartments is probably the most talked about subject in this thread, I would love to see a list covering all decent "condocities"/areas with estimated prices in MM.
This is for condos. I have next to no knowledge about renting apartments in houses, high end villages, etc.
Although short term is normally bumped up 10-25%.
Usually, listed prices for long term can be bargained down 10-15% monthly. This means you probably can get the listed 6m price for a 3m period. Well, if they're capable of understanding discounted tenant>no tenant. Which a lot aren't
You can get nice studio/1BR in Quezon City and Ortigas/Mandaluyong/Pasig (except the top buildings)
1BR in Taguig outside central Fort (not recommended)
You'll be able to find studio or small 1br in Malate (why it's even as high as this there completely baffles me)
You can get a studio in "semi-central" Makati, meaning outside of walking distance to Ayala/burgos/etc
Recommend use
sulit and just put "studio fort bonifacio" ie, more specified for desired search, and you'll see the average price for buildings and desired standard. You might be able to find something in semi-central Fort for that price if you're lucky, but I doubt it.
I'm undecided about whether online hunting or direct approach of buildings is better. I would do online and text multiple owners and brokers but others have reported good results going from building to building talking to people in person.
One thing for sure, Unit Owner>>>>>>>>>>>>Broker/Agent
As for standards for this range, average is something like
1hp AC, fridge and basic cooking equipment, tiled kitchen/bathroom, a small couch, dining table, a medium or hi end TV (you'll still find some CRTs), queen bed, occasional bugs, sometimes minor pipe leaks, a solid shower w/heater, cableTV/internet subs varies a lot. Standards for furniture in general would be medium/high. Inspect windows for noise isolation. If you're not used to traffic, it will affect your sleep quality a lot if it's obvious. It also sucks when neighbors complain about noises and girls screaming in ecstasy in your bed so check the walls lol
Might not be the info you were looking for but hope it helps. Cheers, my lease ends tomorrow and I'm so attached to this place I dunno what to do.
Edit: Oh and almost all buildings would have a public pool. Gym is like 65/35 and only a few would have game rooms w/pool table, risk etc and something like tennis/basket court would be super rare.
Last edited by fanapathy; 09-30-2011 at 01:34 AM.