Finally settled in a house on Samui, so I hasten to share photos of housing. In fact, I personally am not very pleased with him, he some summer house in Crimea reminds me, but there is a view of the ocean, because of which, actually, this house was rented. Month can be suffered.
Who would have thought that on the most expensive island of Thailand live right on the beach and for a penny, everything is real! Of course it’s not villa with a pool, but this house is available to all. True i would still lived somewhere far away, but in a better house, since I was much more important to other things, like the novelty of the walls, equipment, cleanliness and so on, but for a month, why not. By the way, they say, the sound of the sea is very annoying with time, but so far I I can not say anything on this.
The content of the article
- 1 Our house on Samui
- 1.1 Pros
- 1.2 Cons
- 1.3 Conclusions after the move
Our house on Samui
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In fact, Samui is full of housing for every taste and budget. there is so-so houses for 10 thousand baht, and good for 30-50 thousand baht, therefore need to drive and watch. A large role is played by the amount of housing on the desired beach in general and distance from the sea.
If you really need a beachfront (beach front – right on the beach), then You need to prepare for a price increase. If we talk about the average price, then somewhere 20 thousand baht will be worth the usual house not by the sea (as in walking availability, and no), and 30-50 thousand baht near the sea (1st or 2nd from the sea). Alternatively, rent a house further from the sea, but with pool, the path is even common, it is somewhere from 15 thousand baht.
Our house just started to pass, judging by the desolation in it, and if it is repaired and tinted, it will be nothing. The most important thing is that the terrace goes straight to the sea, to the beach. From this I guess I’ll start from the beach.
You have only 2 options, how to rent a house / apartment in Thailand: through a realtor or independently on the spot. Last thing very much to the amateur. Believe, combing the streets for several days in a row in 30-degree heat, not for everyone, you can rest are driving.
I recommend to book accommodation in advance through a realtor. You avoid unnecessary trouble in an unfamiliar country. Than before refer, the better option will get. Send me a request, I have her I will send to a proven person whom I trust myself. And then in The last time scam has become a lot.
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pros
One way to look for a house near the beach is to go along the beach and go to the villages. Actually, I did. Our village completely Thai, I don’t know if it’s good or bad for us there is no difference except that the hostess barely speaks in English.
So Bang Po beach is great! There is a relatively long run in the sea, which is convenient with the children, then the corals begin, where you can swim with a mask. There are almost no people on the beach, just for the sake of you can live here! Affects a small amount of housing and infrastructure. In general, the beach and the beach house are the largest. plus that we have.
Water treatments in the morning
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And so in the house 1 large bedroom, 2nd bedroom on the second floor for extreme, the heat there is utter, the thaistyle kitchen on earth (the house itself on stilts), bright living room with a minimum of furniture, large circular terrace, standard shower. Condo technology, gas stove, fridge.
By the way, when the kitchen is on the ground, it’s not very good for crawling children, striving to sweep down the stairs. Although most homes in Thailand are not well suited for small children because of tile floors becoming terribly slippery with a drop of water.
How to rent a house on Samui for a month overlooking the sea
Bedroom
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Typical bathroom
Bedroom for heat lovers on the second floor
Secret loft
The territory in front of our house
Instead of a bike, we rented a car
From equipment we lacked only a kettle and rice cookers, which Were safely bought in Big C for 270 and 320 baht, respectively.
And with wifi it’s generally interesting, this house doesn’t have its own internet, so we use the master from a neighboring house. And he for some reason It works only during the day (then it began to work at night). Whether they it is turned off, or the torrent is hanging on it maliciously swinging something: wifi network there, but no internet. But it is rather a plus, I will not at night To sit at the computer, besides I have my 4G from Dtac.
Kettles to choose from 300 rubles
Rice cookers to choose from 300 rubles
Minuses
Actually, I’m not too squeamish, and I like Asia, but human mud confuses me the most. Okay old things but when it is greasy on the walls, mold, or black tile on bathroom floor, it is somehow unpleasant already.
Although the total killed housing does not add aesthetics. Everywhere cobweb, kotz tiles, broken ceiling in places, cracks in walls, flowing taps, buzzing condo, shabby fridge, rusty stove and so on. And if you just can remove dirt (cleaning costs about 300 baht for a couple of hours), it is more difficult to hide shabby.
Cobwebs and flies on the ceiling
A rotten plate against a dirty wall
Old and rusty windows
Pile of dirt in various corners
By the way, if you often use air conditioning, and enter the house for a long time, ask the owners to clean the indoor unit. Our here broke down the other day, and during its repair it was also washed, dust and dirt there are tatters. This is not only Thailand’s concern, but any country filters need to be cleaned and changed once a year, otherwise you will have a completely breathe.
Conclusions after the move
Upon finding accommodation and moving to a second home, it turned out that The first house is very good for such money: – The first line in 15 thousand baht is nonsense. And on Bang Po, he is almost the only such in October (maybe the situation is better in low season). – We paid for electricity at state rates, which is two times lower than usual. – We have a really big house, which is also a plus. – We changed the condo, works great. – After cleaning, everything was not as scary as on photos (but, of course, I still want everything newer).
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