My condo room search in Patts/Jomtien

[stickyfingers 1]

My Pattaya/Jomtien condo search April 2011

Well chaps just quick update on my search for decent condo/apartment for under 10k p/mth here in sin city.

 

After doing 9 mths in Pattaya stayin at a few nice places around 3rd rd area I decided was time to try and move to a quieter area to find a decent room / condo under 10k p/mth with usual facilities, cable tv, aircon, fan, secure mbike parking, swimming pool & wifi inet access.

As was stayin for another 4 mths min so a condo room and not a hotel was the best bet as many rooms in noisy soi Buakow area are well over 10-15k p/mth now.

Not so easy to get a room that offers all the above, yes you can get compact rooms around 3rd rd but no pool.

 

So as never stayed in a condo wanted to try and have a look at few popular condo places that are mentioned by many expats & on the forums too.

 

Was interested in Maxx central place, 3rd rd area as was around that 10k p/mth price range but got put off with the horror stories and posts made in the forums about the lousy service & car park flooding problems.

 

Then had look at 9 Karat Condo, soi Arunothai area found it as good location but building & internal areas looked run down & swimming pool was green? when got there staff were too busy eating to show me around at 1st, eventually let me have look at some dingy studio rooms for 9k p/mth but were poor with old style rooms, old tv sets and no bedding or fans etc..plus they were pneumatic drilling all corridors so that was a big no-no as noise was unbearable!!

 

So up and onwards to Jomtien!!.

 

Saw an advert on Baht & Sold for View Talay 1 Condo room that looked good on price around 6k p/mth. Initially the buildings looked bit run down from the outside with some shops, cafes & business located on the ground floor units looking bit shabby.

The room was facing Theppasit road side so was noisy and very compact 30 sq mtrs but furnished ok. The cable tv signal wasnt working too well..not a good sign..but a good value room if on tight budget with nice big pool too. Wifi inet was extra around 450bt i think, with elec/water at govt rates unlike the apartments/guest houses that charge extra on top.

 

Then onto Jomtien Beach Condo to go and see fellow Bm Ericg that had been posting about his rooms for rent at now reduced price of 6500bt p/mth (down from 8500bt p/mths so what does this tell you about condo rentals). The room is located in the old drab buildings located at back over the new relief road in Jomtien, so that put me off initially as would be having to walk over this road to get to nice big swimming pools and shops located in the front buildings. The rooms are nicely furnished but again too compact for my liking think 30 sq mtrs again and am not a claustrophobic person!! Plus not much of a view staring at the opposite block from your balcony. Plus believe theyre re-painting these blocks at moment. Again wifi inet was extra in 3-400bt area I think. Would suit someone on tight budget though.

I did like Eric & was impressed initially so much so that i said ok was best I had seen so far so put small deposit down as thought this is best of 3 I had seen so far, but had my reservations mmmmm.

 

After mulling my decision overnight I contacted my thai est agent lady that looks after me & my friends houses( that are on the darkside) that we rent out & asked for any condos that were in my price range as wanted to get somewhere soon before Songkran madness starts!!

 

We agreed to meet at View Talay 2 Condo to look at 37 sq mtr studio condo.

I liked the buildings as looked newer & cleaner than VT1 & security was good too with not many shabby shops at ground floor.Big swimming pool at front. Good location too off the main Thappaya road bringing you at start of Jomtien & on baht bus routes.

 

Liked the room as bit bigger than others I had seen so far & was light and airy as just been re-painted. Has 29” cable tv, dvd, nice basic kitchen with full fridge freezer, micro & elec hob with bfast bar with aircon & fan. Simply furnished in neutral colours and quiet location. Balcony bit small same as others.

 

Negotiated price of 9k p/mth for my stay which is good deal I think as many advertising for 12k p/mth (maybe more luxuriously furnished rooms perhaps) in the downstairs offices. Govt rates for elec/water but inet is extra at 450bt for 30 hrs*!!

 

*Need to find an alternative inet as this is an expensive service, any suggestions pls??

 

This wil do for Sticky for now!!

[bigone 0]

for that price i think you have a good deal

[stickyfingers 1]

for that price i think you have a good deal

 

 

Thanks bigone think there wil be some more good deals around after songkran finishes as wil be long low season again here!!

 

Cheers 4 now,

 

Sticky

[bruiser 0]

Think you have hit a winner there.

Looks great value for money,nicely painted open and airy.

For 9k you have got a great deal there,great Hunting