Finding Good Accommodation in Thailand

Finding that next Bangkok apartment or condo in Thailand is a lot easier said than done. Hopefully, with the MrRoomfinder website, you'll not have to aimlessly trudge the streets as an opportunist home hunter!

THE HOME HUNTING SAGA!

What can I expect to pay for accommodation in Thailand? Hmm! It’s often said that you only get what you pay for! In most cases this is a true statement but not so with the Thai Housing market. High price does not always mean high quality just as low cost doesn’t automatically denote sub standard accommodation. There are so many options available out there in Greater Bangkok, but the question is how to find these places?

I soon came to realise that Bangkok really was in need of a good free & honest Accommodation Finder. An easy to use, no nonsense, interactive website, designed specifically for finding a diverse range of apartments around the Greater Bangkok area. Independent home hunters needed a website that listed homes from as little as 3,000 Thai Baht a month and upwards.

The Home Hunting Saga Begins!

For most people the hardest part of finding good accommodation in Thailand is the search. This is especially true in the low to mid price ranges. It can prove to be an absolute nightmare. There are usually only 2 options available. Let me explain:

Some months ago, a few friends were chatting over dinner. That very common subject was raised by one of group, which went like this: “I want to move to a new place. Does anyone here know of any ‘nice’ apartments around the XYZ area”?

Option 1 - Word by Mouth!

Of course, the rest of the group started to ask obvious questions like, how much do you want to spend? How many rooms are you looking for? What size do you need? Do you want a place with a pool, gym and mini mart? And a whole bunch of other questions, answers and suggestions were exchanged.

The outcome was that no one came up with anything suitable. Sure they knew of places but they were either too big or too small. Many were out of budget or too far from his office, otherwise he didn’t like the neighbourhood. Then, just when price and size seemed perfect the building and rooms were a complete letdown. There simply weren’t enough choices offered by just a few mates.

Option 2 - Search yourself!

Our buddy had to do what so many others did before him. He trudged around the hot sticky main roads and side streets of Bangkok in a directionless search for his ideal home. He haggled with motorcycle taxis, clashed with deranged street dogs, leaped over hazardous pot holes and suffered the relentless heat and awful humidity that this city doles out so cruelly to the lost pedestrian. After an unbearable week of the above, he eventually gave in and settled for a compromise home rather than one he really wanted.

If only our friend had been able to create a short list of potential properties prior to his search, the whole experience could have been a lot less time consuming and much more productive. He certainly could have used a website like with Mr. Roomfinder then.

There are Other Options!

When it comes to accommodation in the ‘low to mid price range, the Real Estate Agents are not truly interested. Go into their office and tell them you’re looking for a crash-pad around the 5,000 Baht mark or less and see how helpful they are!

The odds are they won’t assign you a glamorous looking escort for the day who respectfully accompanies you into the back of a luxury limo, as she enthusiastically presents you with one studio squat after another!

However, Estate Agents do offer an invaluable service to those who can afford to rent the kind of properties they are eager to show. They can also take a lot of the pain and frustration out of Apartment hunting, especially if you're new in town.

Mr. Roomfinder is not a real estate agent and doesn't claim to be. We're a kind of Support and information service. Users of this site can exchange knowledge and ideas with each other in real time. As we're an Interactive site, any information found to be out-dated or incorrect will simply be amended once the webmaster has been informed.

We have opened with a database of over 400 properties and each and every one of these places has been contacted to verify the information was correct by the launch of this site.

To summarise then, Home Hunting in Bangkok doesn’t have to be a stressful, traumatic, nerve-racking and sweaty experience. Use Mr. Roomfinder Dot Com to assist in your search, add potential places to your wish-list as you go along, print off our Home Hunter’s check list before you start out, ask for help and advice from other members in the interactive forums, and check back often for updates.

Remember, the aim of this site is to build the largest online community for Rental Housing in Greater Bangkok and beyond. We are committed to keeping it free, updated, and interactive at all times.

Good luck with your search.

Update Nov 2007: Since writing this article, MrRoomfinder has had over thousands of Bangkok properties pass through the site, with a current total of over 1,200 vacancies and more coming in all the time.

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