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Q: where can I find lowai apartment in Guilin
is there an area with apartments suitable for foreigners? I'd like to be as close as possible to Zhongshan and Jiefang Roads. Places with real toilets and ovens, maybe no cockroaches.
Ted:
When you arrive in Guilin, go to a hotel for a fee days. Use those days to seek for availble apartments in the area you wish to live. What I did was to cruise around until I found an area that satisfied me, then went looking for an apartment within the buildings of that area. I visited a few buildings, went to their Admin Office and asked for apartments for rent. They had a listing of available apartments, and from the list I selected a few meeting my needs for space, and they caqlled the owners and I was shown the apartment.
Most new apartments (or relatively new) will have western type toilets. I have seen some with both types of toilets too. Cockroaches will depend on the clening, and you can get fumigators for 100 Rmb per month to eliminate them, so that should not be a main concern. But "ovens" will be, they are not common at all in China. I have one, but I bought it after I moved in.
Be aware that here in China, most real estate agents will charge you a fee to show you an apartment. In my city is 100 Rmb for two apartments shown. They will also try to charge the owner if you do rent, and it is harder to negotiate discounts with real estate agents than directly with owner.
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thanks for the agent tip. no ovens thats barbaric. my gf thinks frigs are not good idea.
HappyExPat:
Ted, get used to the idea, ovens in China only used at some restaurants, bakeries and pizza joints. At home it is an unknown fixture, like a dishwasher. Also get used to the idea of a 11 or 13 cu ft fridge, since food is bought on a daily basis here, no need to have a larger one.
And be prepared, here microwaves are used mostly to heat up things, hardly no one uses them for cooking purposes.
TedDBayer:
I'm a good cook and I bake. Life without carrot cake? I love pie. My stuffed mushrooms are baked.,,,2 George Foreman grills mounted in the washing machine might work as oven.
