Serviced Apartment Residence Feedback

[Yumthai]

I need to rent a monthly serviced apartment in bkk for at least 3 months and have selected the following residences :

- Sitara place

- 21 living place

- Aree place

- VP tower

Any feedback ?...good or bad (especially regarding deposit refund issue)

Thanks

[girlx]

i looked at VP tower once and was not impressed... dark, old, musty rooms.

[guig]

Yamcha,

Best to first check whether they will except a 3 month lease. I looked at several in the Ari area including Ari Place and six months was the best some landlords and agents will offer. My fiancee picked the Ari area for me as it is mostly Thai, quiet at night and close to the markets and BTS. Ari Place is a good choice at 15,000 baht per month but it does not come with a swimming pool or gym. Everything else in that area is more expensive. I settled on something further up the soi and paid 2 months deposit and one month rent in advance. See if you can get UBC, washing machine etc included in the rental price if you think you need them. I also asked for the contract in English which the landlord was happy with. I found you need to negotiate hard as they will come down in price if they want to rent the apartment. So far, i love the area and the people and enjoy shopping at the markets practising my Thai language.