New Apartment Pics

So for the first time in like, well, my LIFE I actually went apartment hunting and picked myself out a place! (What does it say about me that I've had free housing through work since 2002?) Bangkok has so many wonderful, wacky neighborhoods that it really was agony to choose, and I waffled for awhile between Ratchadamri and lower Sukhumvit. Ratchadamri is very posh, right next to the Four Seasons and the Centrepoint. Lower Sukhumvit is right next to the Nana Entertainment Plaza, home of the world's only "double carousel" and the Casablanca lady-boy caberet show.

In the end, I opted for the place with the bug cart on the corner that sells giant fried cockroaches, and where one can sit on the deck of the local bar and play sex-tourist-anthropologist with the passing crowd. Though there are ample restaurants and shopping within walking distance, the apartment itself is set back in a residential neighborhood near the Tobacco Monopoly. There are lots of single family homes, and other than a few barking dogs, it's very quiet. My bedroom window looks out at trees and a traditional wooden Thai house -- very nice for the middle of the city!

The best thing about my apartment: it's about five steps from my front door and around a little privacy wall to the pool!

Some pics:

Looking from the front door through the living room into the bedroom . . .

Big bathroom with a huge shower!

Kitchen (kind of in the corner of the living room)

Living room (landlord agreed to put in a bigger TV)

Bedroom (already have a plan to cover hideous, sparkly cloth panel behind the headboard . . .)

So now you've seen it . . . come and visit! And we'll have a beer and a cockroach around the corner . . .

Ad from the realtor's web site:

Listing ID:
238

Rent Price
22,000.00 Thai Baht

Living area:
60 total square meters

Bedrooms:
1 bedrooms

Bathrooms:
1 bathrooms

Parking available:
Yes (One space per unit)

Building constructed in:
1997

Is cable television available?
Yes

Is there access to a swimming pool?
Yes

Is there access to a fitness center?
Yes

Closest BTS or Subway:
Sukhumvit Line - Nana

Closest school:
Various International Schools

Available:
Thursday April 17, 2008

Description of unit:
Spacious and bright one bedroom one bathroom 60 square meter apartment unit located in central Bangkok. Lovely modern apartment unit offers UBC cable, modern furniture, spacious bathroom, hi-speed internet, full size kitchen, maid and laundry services upon request. For more inforamtion on this unit please contact us today.

Description of building:
Modern low rise apartment located in the Heart of Bangkok with walking distance to Nana Sky Train (BTS), shopping, salon, spa, cafe, massage, entertainment and international fine dining. Building facilities include swimming pool, fitness center, on-site management office, parking and 24 hour security guards with CCTV monitoring.