Tips on apartments in Ratchada?

**DXBgoddess** · 24th April 2008 02:22

Gonna be looking for a 1 bed / studio place around Ratchada around July. Anybody got ant hot tips that aren't on room finder? Would rather spend under 10k for a nice studio, but am willing to go slightly higher for a decent 1br if I can find one. Would consider pracha-uthit, ekamai (Petchburi Rd end), thong lor(petchburi rd end), soonvijai too but ratchada would be better.

Cheers,

**process** · 24th April 2008 05:48

Thanatawee place/house is yay-ok for 7.5k...
ratchada soi 3 .... near rama9 MRT - 5 min walk to that & lotus.... s'ok.
I'm actually thinking of staying there for a few months in june

Home

**oxfordstu** · 24th April 2008 11:52

I looked at that place a few months ago. But it doesn't look anything like the pictures. Location is okay but the room they showed me was just awful. I even took some pics. Will post them later if I can dig them up.

**zehner** · 24th April 2008 12:22

soonvijai condos are ok. next to the new airport link station right beside petchburi.

1 bed rooms are 13-16k
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**8ball** · 24th April 2008 16:19

Originally Posted by process

I'm actually thinking of staying there for a few months in june

That'll b a neat trik

**process** · 24th April 2008 16:29

for a few months starting in June then - jeesh

the room i stayed in looked pretty similar to the bottom right pic

got a thanatawee towel for the new year too!

**8ball** · 24th April 2008 16:33

Originally Posted by process

for a few months starting in June then - jeesh

**DXBgoddess** · 26th April 2008 19:49

that place mings mate. no offence.

**process** · 26th April 2008 20:28

u went & had a look?

**Bangkok Phil** · 27th April 2008 11:05

Originally Posted by process

I can imagine sitting down heavily at that table, and a hundred things all rattling and shaking to the very core of their delicate foundations.

Why do so many apartments just have no character or imagination whatsoever? It's OK but it could never be a home.

**process** · 27th April 2008 17:31

No, not a home for sure - but when i stayed there (4 years+ ago) it was ok - temporary digs instead of paying 1000 a night for a hotel

1 it was close to my TEFL course & in a good location
2 the price wasn't that bad

**DXBgoddess** · 27th April 2008 23:43

I'm sure it's fine for that purpose, but I'm more picky. basically it's not pretty enough for me! Romfinder has come up with these 3 though which look good : City Living on ratchada 10k for 50sqm studio inc kitchen, Supalai city home on ratchada soi 10 has a few privately owned condos from 9-15k, and there's Grand Park Town on Pracha-uthit for 7,500 which looks lovely and new. These all seem to be worth taking a look at. Just thought other people living in that area might know of other choices.

**zehner** · 28th April 2008 00:25

i live near there.

150 sqm for 11k.....none for rent now though

**DXBgoddess** · 28th April 2008 01:30

which one was that? that's a shame.

**oxfordstu** · 28th April 2008 07:41

Originally Posted by DXBgoddess

I'm sure it's fine for that purpose, but I'm more picky. basically it's not pretty enough for me! Romfinder has come up with these 3 though which look good : City Living on ratchada 10k for 50sqm studio inc kitchen, Supalai city home on ratchada soi 10 has a few privately owned condos from 9-15k, and there's Grand Park Town on Pracha-uthit for 7,500 which looks lovely and new. These all seem to be worth taking a look at. Just thought other people living in that area might know of other choices.

Supalai --- I nearly checked the place out but the guy who owns it doesn't live in BKK. They look nice enough though, just couldn't see the place.

City Home -- it's where I live now. Nice enough place with a kitchen sink (never thought that would be a luxury!).

Grand Park -- I stopped by this place. I'm sure some of the places are nice but the ones they showed me were terrible. One claimed to be a 1 bedroom --- what they had done is built a divider in the middle of the room (which looked shite) and called it a 1 bedroom.