going back to shanghai!

[nid help]

gylus,

can you share the service apartment contact info? thanks!

 

[Cookie_Cohen]

mzeng2k1:

I stayed at a 'service apartment' last year when I went to Shanghai last year instead of a hotel. These are basically apartment units with kitchens, 1 or 2 bedrooms with furnishings (nothing fancy but serviceable).

They rent by the day at about 1/3 a regular hotel room rate - I am sure you can get an even better deal by the month.

There seems to be a few of these units going up (converted from apartments?) around the Puxi area. This apartment building is on Zhengning Road off Yan-An Road.

If interested send me your email or I can PM you the details.

gylus

 

[Mike A]

teltel
thanks for the advice, i'm a native speaker so i should be alright

but it is a pain to look for a place for a few months, instead of the whole year

 

[hobojo]

mzeng
You are probably aware to be careful with chinese landlords, often people that are not from the city (e.g. shanghai) and especially people from overseas are osually charged a higher rental rate and it is not unusual here for a landlord to try to change, even double, the rent at the end of the first month of a longer term contract.

Some landlords ask for all rent (e.g. 12 months) in advance plus the agency fee.

Some agencies try to charge the tenant a fee as well.

Repairs etc are hard to get done and often the formerly english speaking landlord now speaks no english.

Some longer term stayers either get a serviced apartment or network through family and friends to find suitable accomodation.
teltel

 

[Garlands]

somewhere in puxi, not sure exactly where yet, gonna find an apt when I get there since it's so much cheaper than hotels

doubt i'll venture much into pudong

 

[Alex Vienneau]

would you stay in Pudong or Puxi?

 

[Liuzhou Laowai]

finally going back after 5 years, going to stay for quite a while this time

last time i went back, met a few brothers, they showed me around some of the local places, saunas, BBs, etc...pretty sure most of those places are closed now

is there a post about good BBs in shanghai? searched but didn't find any that's recent, looking to spend wisely since i'll be here on an extended vacation

if any brothers are interested in meeting up, i'm wheels up in exactly a week, can't wait!