Renting condo 3 months--how far in advance

[nkped 1,208]

The next trip is probably a year away. On the other hand, unless I lose my mind or the market tanks completely, it will be after retirement and, thus, longer. Right now thinking 3 months. That will obviously be high season. I'm thinking of a condo in the rather broad range of 20,000-30,000 baht. Looking around the board, I've found a number of sites to check out possibilities. My question is how far in advance should I get serious about making reservations?

Edited December 25, 2011 by nkped

[bigmick 840]

The next trip is probably a year away. On the other hand, unless I lose my mind or the market tanks completely, it will be after retirement and, thus, longer. Right now thinking 3 months. That will obviously be high season. I'm thinking of a condo in the rather broad range of 20,000-30,000 baht. Looking around the board, I've found a number of sites to check out possibilities. My question is how far in advance should I get serious about making reservations?

 

When you have the dates and you are sure, i would suggest about two months out will be fine

[SmellyFarang 57]

The longer you wait, the tougher it will be to find a condo available for that full block of time uniterrupted.

 

But it depends on your priorities - if you'll be traveling relatively light and won't consider it a major hassle to switch condos once or twice during your trip you might actually do better to try different condos for a month or so each to enjoy the variety.

 

My most recent trip Dancewatchers was able provide a condo in my favorite building, View Talay 6, for a full 3 months. But since they're usually pretty heavily booked I reserved over 4 months in advance. Since you're planning on high season, probably better to reserve sooner rather than later.

Edited December 25, 2011 by SmellyFarang

[bigdelta 46]

I can also recommend Dancewatchers.They are quick to answer questions and require a fair deposit.They are also somewhat flexible on price so be sure to ask.

Edited December 25, 2011 by bigdelta

[nkped 1,208]

Thanks for the advice. Hadn't come across dancewatchers before, certainly a user friendly site and worth a click just to see the home page. For the Google challenged--http://dancewatchers.com/

[cicero1520 19]

Sounds good, lets hope it is as good as it looks.

[bangkapiboy 5]

When you have the dates and you are sure, i would suggest about two months out will be fine

 

2 months out can be okay in low season, but even more in advance for high season would be better. Anyway, yes as soon as one has their plane booked, then could begin the search.