Hey, We are moving to Indonesia on May 23 and will need a rental home starting in June. We are thinking about the "quieter" areas of Bandung. We are looking for at least a 3-bedroom place (preferably larger) with at least 125 square meters of space. We also would like a water heater, A/C in each bedroom and main living spaces, and preferably at least one western-style "dry" bathroom.
Our budget is Rp.100 jt or less. Let me know what you will have available around that time and if we can visit it when we land in late-May.
100jt a month?
We rented a house that lovely B_A helped us find in 2012. 2 bedrooms in the main house, plus an upstairs bedroom in the back. We initially paid $300 USD or so a month, on a yearly contract in IDR. The yearly increases kept going up, so it was $350 by the time we bought a house, and at one point they wanted us to sign a 3-4 year contract, paid up front!
We live a little in the hills, and don’t find a need for air conditioning. We have a ceiling fan, plus stand fans. In Jakarta, I’d certainly need it.
The house we bought and remodeled is about 200sm. Two bedrooms on each floor.
I would not rush into a long term lease without knowing the neighborhood and neighbors. My Indonesian wife is very social, and we had our baby the first year we moved in. We felt very welcomed, and get along with most of the residents in the neighborhood.
We had a neighborhood party for our daughter’s first birthday, and had over 100 people show up in the community park.
I really like Bandung, but of course the traffic can drive you crazy. I’d say live close to where you want to be.
Also, if things like a mosque are going to bother you, check all the sound levels before moving in. I consider our neighborhood fairly quiet, but you have all the pushcarts and motorbike riding vendors in the morning, multiple mosques call to prayer, and kids playing in the street.