SUPERSTARDJ01 Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 hi, where do people with no family in oz look to get cheap temp accommodation for the first 3 weeks or so before securing a rental? thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marisawright Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 There's no magic answer. AirBnB is your best bet if you have a family in tow, or you could try backpacker-style hostels if not (lots of them have private rooms now, they're not all dormitories). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calNgary Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 If you have a family in tow ,a cabin or caravan park is a popular choice... There are websites like stayz.com that have short term or holiday lets on them. Some places will also offer a discount if you book 4 weeks. Cal x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Friends of ours used a house sitting website and had their first couple of months sorted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unzippy Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 May be of use - https://www.pomsinoz.com/topic/200232-where-did-you-stay-when-you-first-arrived/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerberus1 Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 We secured a housesit for 5 weeks (the family were off touring round Europe), Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERSTARDJ01 Posted May 11, 2018 Author Share Posted May 11, 2018 24 minutes ago, Cerberus1 said: We secured a housesit for 5 weeks (the family were off touring round Europe), hi, where did you find the house sit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jojoe Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 We stayed in a cabin on a caravan site for the first 3 weeks until we secured a rental . it’s not for everyone but it worked for us , we were a family of 2 adults and 3 kids , we didn’t know anyone , no jobs , no idea of which suburb to live in , furniture in transit to Brisbane with no forwarding address . We arrived on the Gold Coast after having doing our reccie on the Sunshine Coast but changed location due to job opportunities . We secured our temp accomodation after finding it on line after a recommendation from this site and after ringing direct they assured us that we could extend our stay if we needed it . I’ve heard of many family’s using this same approach successfully also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tootsie Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 Loads of places to choose from: hotels, motels, short-term business apartments, caravan parks, backpacker hostels, and so on. We booked into a cheap motel style place. This was in the days before the internet. I found the information in the Lonely Planet Backpacking Guide to Australia, and rang them up. I explained that I was moving to Sydney and would need some short term accommodation whilst looking for a more permanent place to live. If I can do it with just a book, well the possibilities are endless with the internet. Actually they gave us a good weekly discount when we said we would be staying for six weeks. Ended up staying for three months. A cabin in a caravan park is a very good idea too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tootsie Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 On 11/05/2018 at 18:15, SUPERSTARDJ01 said: where did you find the house sit? Look on somewhere like the website: Aussie House Sitters OR Mindahome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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