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paulspad2002

hey have been looking for a place to come to in april before songkran
i want
40sqm minimum
high speed lan or wireless in room
ubc or cable doesnt matter which one
fully furnish
possible hob for cooking for guests
modernish
balcony with city view
close to bts
between chidlom and ekamai maybe on nut
budget 7-9k
6 mth or more lease

ive just had a very very nice place at sitara place in ratchada 11k brand new very modern...wud like similar

any ideas anyone...am i being too unreasonable in my expectations......

Plan B

Cheapest place I could find in Onnut was as above. Broadband needed a workpermit and own phone line put in by Mr dodgy the phone guy.

paulspad2002

do we have a building name for this one, i may be working but then maybe not so not sure i would prefer a lan or wifi already set up inside the buildling and rooms as if its not it wud appear a fraction too budget.....anything already set up to include phone lines ubc and internet is obviously modern and up to date...like the place i was in but thats on rama9 and i want to be on bts somewhere but not too far out....i have some agents doing some ground work but they are a little vague on it,

plorf

I don't think you're being realistic here. Even crap places without anything more than a hard bed cost 6k in that area.

hillbilly

Not going to happen unless you just happen to know someone who knows someone.

paulspad2002

yeah i know a few people who knows someone, but im told there are many ferang places like this in on nut ekamai areas.....in fact my girls ex bf has one at 7k nice tidy clean place...and some agents have also told me that i shudnt have a problem...is it that u guys just are used to the higher standards and thats all u generally go for on ur still western incomes or pensions....most western older guys seem to think from what i can see is that 25000 baht is still a fair price for a basic place in bkk...now we all know thats not the case....why do people settle for a higher priced place when its obvious there are many cheaper ones available......im no expert on bkk but from what i cud tell in 4 months is that there are a lot of places in good place for good price i guess its a matter of finding them...im told there are houses for 3/5k but i want apartment style close to BTS

plorf

Are you trolling Paulspad ? Because it wasn't us who defined the higher standards, it was you.... :
And like everyone said, not going to happen. A simple room with a bed and cupboard, yes, certainly, in walking distance (<5min) to BTS.

kingwilly

I suppose I better not even try and enter this discussion.

paulspad2002

my standards are not high.....i think wat i want is fairly standard and basic....its just the fact that i want it within bts.....internet, furnished cooking hob view from balcony. these are all standard from wat ive looked at....

come on kingwilly...start that mouth of urs going i know u can do it...im waiting for the grilling ur gearing up to give me.....i lived in ratchada only 4 months... but was great price, i just dont want to keep swapping mrt to bts anymore, or bus to mbk

epaulo

i have several places in the area you are looking for 7000 to 13000 baht a month with Wifi and farang cable TV: BetterThanGucci.com

Rascal

Just moving in on nut, not new but got pool, internet and all the other things. Like restaurant, laundry services etc. Got it for 15k, bht of course.