Selasa, 12 Oktober 2010

Golden Palm Residence

Location: Jalan Tiong Gang Barokah, No. 57. Karet Pedurenan. Jakarta Selatan

Facilities: 5 x 6 meter, internet connection (cable), cable vision, AC, water heater, refrigerator, wide space bathroom, security, house keeping service, public kitchen, parking space.

Price: 2.5 - 3.5 million (Price range varies based on negotiation with the owner), deposit payment is required.

Suitable for: Business People, newly married couples without children, expatriates.


(Special Note from me:)

If somehow you find the description above suits your preferences, you might want to take my personal experience as a consideration also - There is no such thing as being too careful, right?

  1. Always be firm to the owner in term of when the renting will start. I moved in on the agreed date the owner himself set for me, and just when I was about to move in he said the room was not yet empty - And told me to stay in his other place (Which was poorly managed by the way) until the previous renter of the room move out. I ended up staying on the kost next door for a week before I could move in there. That was not without a tough hassle and negotiation with the owner.
  2. It would be better if you ask for receipts of every payment you make - prior and during your stay. In my case, the owner sometimes acted up as if he forgot to give me the receipt. I chased him until I got the receipt. No such thing as being too careful with him, especially after the first incident.
  3. Ask for written consent letter. In the event of moving out the owner usually tried to get back on his word and have the deposit money for the 'rules' he suddenly invented. Make sure you have this before you move in to the kost.
  4. Buy your own house cleaning items. The owner doesn't provide adequate house cleaning item, and sometimes the bathroom was not clean because of that.
  5. Tip the staffs. They are horribly underpaid and yet they are all nice people. This is just my conscience talking...not actually a necessity.
This is a nice place, only if you know how to handle the owner. Persistence pays, folks.