Bangkokbestcondo.Com - Opinions?

[TheGhostWithin]

Hi all,

Although I am a long time TV user, I this time am looking for your opinions. Came across Bangkokbestcondo.com advertising in the classifieds, and wanted to know if anyone had used their services before? They seem great, but as they say when things seem great you should approach with caution.

I am considering a room in the Grand Park View building.

Does anyone have any tips, opinions or possibly experiences with them? Even experience with the building itself would be highly useful to me.

I am looking to make a decision today, so would appreciate all of your help. I am not currently located in Bangkok so not in a position to look at the apartment (the agent has indicated that it will likely be sold out before I arrive during the period I visit).

I would appreciate any advice or experiences any of you are willing to provide

Edited July 14, 2010 by TheGhostWithin

[hhgz]

"The agent" - the agent that lives in the building, or an agent that works for a rental agency? When I first came to BKK, I rented an apartment directly from the apartment complex. I figured that, if I did not like the building, I could move. I did not use an agent. Every condo has a "sales/rental" office, and dealing with them directly negates an agent and (possibly) a higher rent. The good news, there are apartments in every section of town. If you get a "sorry, full" response, you can walk a half-block to another apartment.

[TheGhostWithin]

Hi there HHGZ,

Thanks for responding. The Agent, appears to be an agent which lives outside of the building as they advertise multiple apartments in various buildings. I perhaps should have mentioned this is a short stay (8 days) rather than a long term arrangement - as much as I would like to settle for a change of scenery, right now I am just on vacation whilst I remain at home with the future in mind.

Further to this, I now realise I am blind - the company also seems to go by "Red 5 apartments". Have you heard of this group before? I just want to be sure that I am actually dealing with a legitimate organisation here.

Have been dealing with a lady named Sunisa and took a bit of a jump and paid the deposit for the room in October.

Kindest of regards

Edited July 16, 2010 by TheGhostWithin

[hhgz]

I haven't either heard of nor used "Red 5" apartments. Honestly, for only a week, I sincerely doubt that you'll find a condo/apartment lease for that short of a period. I'd suggest staying at a regular hotel. Again, there are decent and reasonably priced hotels in every section of town, and there are many websites (agoda.com, for example) that can assist you.

[yabaaaa]

Do you mean Bangkoksbestcondos or Bangkokbestcondo??? two separate comapnies, one is the owner of over 50 condos the other is an agent been going for about 6 months

http://bangkoksbestcondos.com is the owner of the units his name is Alan http://alanscondos.com and Sukanya http://sukanyacondo.com I think they joined together and use the name http://bangkoksbestcondos.com the other http://bangkokbestcondo.com is an agent and their site was registered in February this year so they are relatively new.

Agent or owner you choose?

Edited July 24, 2010 by yabaaaa