Comments on: Our Apartment in Suzhou SIP (video/photos)

By: Ryan

Ryan — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 12:22:39 +0000

Hey Ramiyro, we actually just moved out of there and into a new place (post about it soon). I don’t really have any real-estate agencies that I’d recommend (as they’re all pretty much the same). I would just suggest finding one or two and ask to see a few places in your price range meeting your specs. It’s been my experience that most apartments in SIP are pretty much cardboard cutouts of each other when dealing with similar size/price range.

By: Ramiyro

Ramiyro — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 16:42:36 +0000

Hey I like your new appartment, how did you get it ? Do you have a contact or a real estate office or something.
I am going to Suzhou Univ. for an exchange program with some other friends from Italy, France, Germany and me from Mexico, but we ara still looking for a nice big apartment for us or a real estate asesor.

I will be very thankfull if could send me the contact or something,

best regards

By: Erin

Erin — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 03:31:58 +0000

Hey bro, I can’t believe that’s another part of Suzhou! It does sort of look like a Florida condo now that you mention it..

By: Ryan

Ryan — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 15:09:45 +0000

@Phil: I’ve, as yet, not been able to bring myself to do it. As busy as I am, I just feel lazy having someone clean up after me.

@Tian: That’s awesome you’re coming back/returning home. Rest assured that should you miss the first BBQ, there’ll be plenty more.

By: Tian

Tian — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 07:55:23 +0000

Doh! I won’t be able to make it to your BBQ, damn…

By: Tian

Tian — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 07:47:18 +0000

Your landlord is loud, haha. Welcome to SIP – the heaven in heaven, that’s where my place is too. Guess what? I’m going home, for good. Yeah, time to say ‘Bye’ to New Zealand. I’ll definitely be home before the Olympic games start. I’ll catch you up and maybe have another beer? I’ll shout

By: Phil

Phil — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:13:32 +0000

Ahhh…..reminds me when Amanda and I used to live at block 15 in Jia Yi Yuan. Good luck with the move mate and say Hi to big Kev (and David, Niamh and their little boy – another Canadian on the 5th floor) for me upstairs from you guys. PS – When I was living in Jia Yi Yuan, I used to suffer from back pain from cooking and cleaning in the kitchen………..solution? – I got myself and Ayi!!!

By: Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 05:30:17 +0000

Whoa… let these comments get away from me a bit.

@Arthur: I’ve never been in a Dragonfly apartment – isn’t Dragonfly a massage parlor? Meh – as for price, they’re considerably more expensive. 4000-5000 is $60-200 dollars more than we’re paying, for 50% more space (115m² compared to DF’s 85m²). Though, I’m not sure what sort of ‘service’ you get – particularly if it’s attached to the massage parlor.

@Jason: We were either going to be up top or down below. I don’t know if it’s the same in Nanjing, but most Suzhou apartment buildings have awesome penthouses with a balcony the size of a small yard.

@JohnG: Definitely – just give me a ring.

@Alvin: I really couldn’t say. $100 USD/day seems rather high though. We rented an apartment (by the day) in Hainan (where hotels are pricer than Shanghai) and it cost us about $45/day. Though they were smaller than our new apartment.

@Kim: You’re welcome back anytime! And yup, someone’s gotta keep the gimp company.

@Gabrielle: I’ll be using the dryer just for its novelty value for a few weeks after we move in, but after that I can really only see using the dryer when it is extremely humid or extremely cold – the rest of the time, I’m quite happy to hang my gitch for all to see outdoors.

By: Gabrielle

Gabrielle — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 01:25:44 +0000

Hey, that is a pretty nice apartment. And you get a dryer!? That’s awesome. Looks very homey.

By: kim

kim — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:41:56 +0000

Nice! And will you keep an Austrian daddy in your “Secret Storage Room”?

Anyways, hope I can make it over next year! Good luck with the move.