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airapets
Joined: 22 Jul 2007
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Location: The Middle Kingdom
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 Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 8:43 pm Post subject: How about just one room? |
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| How about just a room in a guest house? How expensive are they in Hanoi? |
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snollygoster
Joined: 04 Jun 2009
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| Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 11:43 pm Post subject: Room |
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Expect $300+ for anything half liveable. That is with Air con, bed, table etc, Should have wi fi for that, probably a shared bathroom/toilet.
Cheaper are available but depends on your luck.
The one I stayed in for 2 weeks when I first git to hanoi was $320 month, and not what I would want to call home for too long. |
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anubistaima
Joined: 02 Nov 2004
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Location: Thailand
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| Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2010 2:42 am Post subject: |
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The pet is a strictly indoor cat. I've heard some very upsetting pet stories and am already quite paranoid. Do you know exactly how the dogs and cats were stolen? What measures do you and others take to ensure their pets' safety?
Yes, please do recommend any reliable serviced apartments/hotels by name even if they're expensive. It's best to have options.. |
That's ok. Being paranoid is a good thing --Will keep your pet alive. All the animals I mentioned were stolen from their owners' yards. Gates closed, high walls, but they were left in the yards when the owners weren't home. I had a dog and a cat when I lived in Hanoi (ended up buying another dog at a meat market, so the family is now bigger) and they spent the day running in the yard. At night or when I went out, I locked them inside the house. My cat is old, so she can't jump and coiuldn't get out of the yard. If yours can, then I'd be extra careful. A friend had her dog stolen from inside the house. She left a window unlocked on the second floor. Somebody broke in, stole her laptop, money and dog.
I think it's possible for your pets to be safe in Hanoi if you take precautions. Don't let anybody tell you you have to leave them behind. Just be careful and pay attention.
Only one real vet in Hanoi, by the way. A Danish woman who knows her stuff well. Will pm you her details. Please, please don't go anywhere else. There are no vet schools per se in Vietnam. Local vets are trained for large animal/farm animal care, rather than in small animal medicine. One local vet explained to me that of the four years of veterinary school, they only cover dogs/cats for about six months. |
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silvery
Joined: 16 Jul 2010
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Thanks, anubistaima. You're most welcome to pm me.
Do people think it's better to avoid telling landlords/landladies you have a pet (cat)? I have always been honest in the past. How about neighbours? Interested in any advice on dealing with pets there.
Comments on security in general? Does most accommodation have grilles on windows? Do tenants usually change locks after moving in? Does having a domestic helper of some kind help with security ... or not? Are places with guards/cameras generally better ... or not? I don't keep many valuables around but of course nobody likes to have their home broken into. |
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anubistaima
Joined: 02 Nov 2004
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Location: Thailand
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Tell them. They'll probably find out anyway and might use it as an excuse to keep your security deposit or charge you extra for (made-up) repairs. Don't expect understanding from Vietnamese neighbors when it comes to pets. Even if they have pets, they will be roaming the streets and eating leftovers. They'll think you're weird for keeping a cat indoors.
Hanoi is safe. Very, very safe. Probably the safest place I've ever lived in. The stories I've heard about break-ins don't actually involve breaking anything --either a window was left open or a door unlocked. Keep everything closed and secure when you go out. Not all places have metal bars. For the record, nothing ever happened to me, but then again, I was paranoid about closing everything for fear of the dogs being stolen.
Don't think there are many places with guards except Ciputra (somebody correct me if I'm wrong). I would've lived in Ciputra in a hearbeat, but rents were ridiculously high. Some people think Ciputra is too western. I think it's lovely --Clean, green, modern.
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Thanks, anubistaima. You're most welcome to pm me.
Do people think it's better to avoid telling landlords/landladies you have a pet (cat)? I have always been honest in the past. How about neighbours? Interested in any advice on dealing with pets there.
Comments on security in general? Does most accommodation have grilles on windows? Do tenants usually change locks after moving in? Does having a domestic helper of some kind help with security ... or not? Are places with guards/cameras generally better ... or not? I don't keep many valuables around but of course nobody likes to have their home broken into. |
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