Renting for one month - ideas?

Brighty

martinsurrey wrote: »

I just looked at the Camberley travel lodge for this very reason, and for 28 days B&B it would cost me £644 for a family room, its very reasonable (£161 a week, £23 a day).

Will you need to change your name to Alan Partridge? Don't forget your big plate.

Brighty

paddyrg

Serviced apartments? What's your budget? I would suggest spending a bit more for a mini-apartment over a room as for a couple a single room gets very small very quickly.

outofmoney

Travelodge might do cheaper rooms but will only allow you to book a couple of days at that rate at a time so if you go down that route you will need to do a lot of bookings!

littlesparkles

It looks like myself and my other half will be in the same position. We also have no one we can stay with as family are hundreds of miles away and we both need to get to work. We are looking at serviced apartments (pricey) or a b&b (less appealing but cheaper). I have contacted both and they have offered reduced rates so it is worth asking!

We are still to negotiate with our buyer but are trying to arrange plan b in case they don't want to postpone completion.

MrWillyWonka

I would be wary of staying in hotels such as travelodge or holiday inn purely for the fact that they do not have kitchens, this means you would have to eat out constantly!

It might be worth checking out a hostel - they are cheap (but it might be a different story in London) and almost always have a shared kitchen.

But holiday parks are probably your best bet now we are out of season.

Good luck!

sams247

Thank you all once again. On my research it looks as if juggling bookings with B&B, travelodge and premier inn seem to be the best bet. This is the cheapest we have found. I have made some enquiries for holiday lets and caravans but most of them come back with quite high prices. SOmeone suggested that I buy a small cheap motorhome, live in it then sell it at the end. Seems good on paper but not sure as it'll be cold in November! We were renting for about £700 a month and wanted to keep the budget about that (or less)

Fire_Fox

Many modern motorhomes are more than capable of keeping you warm in all weathers, my parents is cosy at minus twenty and other horrors. Having said that you need to be on the move every day charging up your second battery or have electric hook up for heating. You also need to find somewhere legal to stop so pay a campsite or use a friend's driveway for a few nights: stopping by the side of the road or or a car park is illegal, can be surprisingly noisy and the police will move you on in the small hours. Plus you have to think about water, you will be filling up every two minutes if you want to shower daily in your van.

fujigas

What area are you you looking at?

Strapped

Depends whereabouts "near London" you are - if near one of the airports then there are lots of companies that do short stay flats, although they tend to be a bit pricey.

angelsmomma

I just had someone for 1 month who was doing a training course at the office local to me. It cost him £320 for the 28 days he was here.

I like the short stay lodgers as I need a little extra money but wouldn't like someone here all the time so it works well.

I use spareroom when I advertise, so perhaps have a look on there.