StuartandElaine Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Hi our family of 4(3 & 1 yr old)are arriving in Perth in July and need some short term furnished accommodation, relatively near CBD for 3 months. Have searched on line and found one or two options but most are pretty expensive. Any advice on what people did on their move greatly appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calNgary Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Short term / furnished accommodation is more expensive as all your bills are included. Have you looked at holiday apartments or cabin parks? Both have been used by lots of migrants for their first few weeks. Cal x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JockinTas Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 This caravan parks offers two bedroom cabins and it is close to the city. http://www.perthcentral.com.au/content/rates.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzzy--bee Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 There really isn't any cheaper alternative to caravan parks or short term accommodation. You are stuck as you can't buy or rent long term the day you arrive. I would factor in 4 weeks in short-tern accommodation. BB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiffanysamantha85 Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Airbnb or Stay with Style Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mungbean Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 I've just posted some links here: http://www.pomsinoz.com/forum/renting-real-estate/228947-some-links-finding-temporary-accommodation.html Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tina0101 Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Stayz.com.au - we used them for our initial rental when we arrived. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djfuddy Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Airbnb is great, you get a discount for longer stays over a month and you only need to give one months notice to leave. Plus you pay first month rent up front but Airbnb holds the cash until move in day so pretty secure. We have booked somewhere in Sydney for 3 months but it gives us the option if we find the right place to leave with months notice. The rental cost for the studio we are renting is actually around the same price as renting in the same area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mungbean Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Airbnb is great, you get a discount for longer stays over a month and you only need to give one months notice to leave. Plus you pay first month rent up front but Airbnb holds the cash until move in day so pretty secure. We have booked somewhere in Sydney for 3 months but it gives us the option if we find the right place to leave with months notice. The rental cost for the studio we are renting is actually around the same price as renting in the same area. It's also a bit of a gamble. I've not done any long term bookings, only 2-3 nights here, and up to a week there, all in Sydney since arriving 3 weeks back. But there is no guarantee that the place is anything like the photos, or that there will be any particular service standard, or come-back for that matter. All you can go on is the reviews. So committing yourself to 3 months could be a shot in the dark? Plus I was under the impression that the T&Cs are pretty much down to the hosts, rather than the system? I've actually enjoyed my Airbnb stays so far, but a couple of them have been massively over-priced for the place you get. Still, had to book everything at very short notice, and beggars can't be choosers! @djfuddy I'm curious where you've booked.... would you mind PMing me the Airbnb page? I feel like I've looked at every Sydney property on that website in the last 6 weeks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Roberto Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 We booked a place in Rockdale that looks nice. It's a bit further out but it's on the trainline. 25 mins to CBD I think (or a little walk to Wolli Creek) - It might have huge jets flying overhead though. But we had less options as we needed a place that would take a dog too. We nearly went for a place in Balmain, but it looked like it might be a bit of a squeeze for the 5 of us and our dog. I contacted pretty much every place on airbnb in Sydney! Lots of units - if that suits your purposes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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