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Rommel · Joined: 01 Apr 2006 Posts: 121

You guys, I'm in dire need of a decent apartment starting in late September. I'd really like to find a place with a Kuwaiti family, but with my piddly housing allowance, I'm not able to afford much. I've been told Salwa is an area where you can find decent apartments for around 200. I've got two young nippers, so I'm definitely looking for a two bedroom.

Any ideas?

Thanks.

15yearsinQ8 · Joined: 17 Oct 2006 Posts: 462 Location: kuwait

teh cheapest housing is mo-hawk which is a one bedrrrom efficiency apartment in the back of a villa - detached
90 -120 kd
look in local ad papers

salwa won't produce any 200 kd apartments

sheikh radlinrol · Joined: 30 Jan 2007 Posts: 1222 Location: Spain

15yearsinQ8 · Joined: 17 Oct 2006 Posts: 462 Location: kuwait

close enough for kuwait
i figure with so many anglo tongues which can't speak arabic a butcherized phonetically similiar attempt is ok...but such tries can backfire
unless you're really good at some arabic sounds don't ask for a pumpkin at the vegetable market as the arabic word for pumpkin is easily confused for the arabic word for a turd
elocution - elocution - elocution

miski · Joined: 04 Jul 2007 Posts: 298 Location: Kuwait

Actually 15- I think Mo-hawk, sums it up!

Rommel · Joined: 01 Apr 2006 Posts: 121

Geez, do you guys ever stay on-topic? Smile

Still looking for that apt!

15yearsinQ8 · Joined: 17 Oct 2006 Posts: 462 Location: kuwait

most of the time you're going to have to go 275-350 for a roomy 2-3 bedroom in a nice area or MAYBE a floor on a kuwaiti's house
floors can get more routinely but kuwaitis prefer americans/westerners
if you insist on going cheap , i'll get a expat slum
it's a trade off between an extra 100 kd and distance driven and neighborhood/quality of life
try maiden hawalli but it also depends on where you work

Rommel · Joined: 01 Apr 2006 Posts: 121

Thanks, yall!

British Tutor Q8 · Joined: 07 Dec 2008 Posts: 21 Location: Kuwait

Depending if you have secured ideal accommodation yet or not .....

Pay for a small text only advert in Arabic to state requirements and Rent budget limit, within a page of a local daily Arabic newspaper in Kuwait, saying you seek a private Kuwaiti family to rent from.

As a bonus for them, if you are a Westerner, they would actually be glad to enjoy speaking English when on the way in/out, plus you could all actually get along and learn from each other's cultures.

Rommel · Joined: 01 Apr 2006 Posts: 121

Thanks, B.T. I will check into it. Still haven't found the right place for the family.

disregardedknowledge · Joined: 12 Nov 2008 Posts: 63

How much for a roomy 1 to 2 bedroom?

Can anyone provide furnished prices?