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Nov 13th, 2008, 17:32
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| Maha Guru Member  Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New Delhi
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Someone is taking you for a ride ... First Visit a few sites like www.99acres.com or www.indianproperty.com or anyother Indian Property Portal that should give you an idea about prices. Secondly, while Vasant Vihar is Heaven you should try to get to and from Gurgaon at Peak Hours and you will rethink your plans and your definition of heaven .. If you are looking at a place at 225 000 Indian A Month you can take a look at Laburnam Apartments / Aralias / Central Park in GURGAON and you will get yourself a fantastic apartment for about that much in Rent. Alternatively you can look at SOHNA road which is a bit further down the highway and YOU WILL GET A 3 BEDROOM DUPLEX VILLA for about 200 000 Per Month Indian .. But as always its about what you want and what your budget is... Browse Gurgaon before you focus on Delhi or the COMMUTE will kill you in no time .. Cheers Nikhil | |
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Nov 13th, 2008, 17:50
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| Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Beijing
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| Thanks a lot for your input. I think my company would pay 200.000 Rps a month if I told them I needed it, even if (coming from China) it feels very, very wrong to pay more than five times the price in an even poorer country, for a less nicer area and much worse quality than what I have in downtown Beijing! I mean, are there no nice serviced apartments between Gurgaon and South Delhi around the 50000 Rps mark? Or can anyone recommend an agent which will not put me in one of those rip-offs if I pay him well? |
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Nov 14th, 2008, 09:05
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Delhi / Gurgaon
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| Service apartments in Gurgaon You should find good service apartments in Gurgaon for Rs. 50,000 and great ones for the top end of your budget. The dust you are referring to is more of a seasonal smog, happens at the start of each winter. I live in the Palms, South City 1 and on our notice board they regularly have a few listings. The Sunday newspapers would also help you. Regarding the dealers, you should have your employer talk to them ... they are simply taking you for a ride. As a matter of fact, you should have your Indian employer find you options and not do it your self. I have employee's who come from outside and I arrange options for them. If you need some help PM me your number and I will take you to see a couple of good places. BTW, I am not a dealer or have any commerical interest ..... just trying to be helpful. |
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Nov 14th, 2008, 09:52
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| Maha Guru Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New Delhi
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Dude take a look around and read a bit .. Nariman Point, Mumbai and Connaught Place New Delhi have the WORLDS MOST EXPENSIVE REALTY even higher than Tokyo... so what do you expect... If you really want to see pretty .. why don't you rent on Prithviraj Road, Aurangzeb Road, Amrita Shergill Marg, You will love the locality and I am sure it will be better than what you had in downtown china ... Trust me you get the bang for the buck ... | |
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Nov 19th, 2008, 10:51
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| Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Beijing
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I'm still in the process of trying to figure out how far I want to be from Gurgaon. Both options don't sound perfect to me: commuting for at least 2 hours every day if I live in Vasant Vihar (or even more for other South Delhi places), or having a short trip to work if I decide to stay in Gurgaon, but being completely dependent on a driver even if I only want to buy some apples. I guess I'd really like to be able to walk out of my house on weekends, go for a stroll, stop somewhere for a coffee and get some groceries... but then I'm not sure if I can stand the traffic every day for six months. Gosh, life is tough!  | |
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Nov 19th, 2008, 11:28
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| ROCKING.........  Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: DELHI NCR
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 | well buddy get in touch wid me i will help u out........... |
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Nov 19th, 2008, 11:35
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| Maha Guru Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New Delhi
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I would suggest a more thorough search in Gurgaon, The 2 hours from VV is very dependent on Peak Travel Time .. The only experience I have on this is friends and family who initially started with the commute and ended up shifting to Gurgaon sooner or later because of the commute. There are beautiful areas in Gurgaon .. If you can afford it .. take a look at some of the farms at Ghitorni / Kapasehra .. or as I suggested Aralias / Central Park / Laburnam / Garden Estate / Phase III / Phase I / Beverly Apartments I and II These are beautiful places to live in Gurgaon | |
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Nov 19th, 2008, 22:08
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| Forever blowing bubbles  Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Gurgaon, India
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| Hi, I am renting an apartment in Bev. Park I, it is fully serviced but my company chips out 1.5 lacs a month for it. However there is plenty in Gurgaon but you gotta make your peace with the city. I got used to the dust and the noise, I guess. To me it is a blessing. I have to go to the airport daily and I seem to have found a cure for the traffic: Long working hours!  |
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Nov 19th, 2008, 22:23
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| Maha Infrequent Member  Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Gurgaon
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If you need help, atleast be humble...Xie xie
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Nov 20th, 2008, 12:46
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| Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Beijing
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Concerning Vasant Kunj, I really cannot recall calling it a green area  I'm just saying ANYTHING is greener than Gurgaon where the sand and dust are costantly blown from the omnipresent construction sites over the whole town. | |
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Nov 20th, 2008, 12:49
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Nov 20th, 2008, 13:37
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| Maha Infrequent Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Gurgaon
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| Okay...no worries. we use this real estate company for the serviced apartments in Gurgaon and they are cheaper than the price quoted somewhere earlier. I've the complete list of their serviced apartments with price in an excel sheet but don't know how to send it to you. Anyway here is the contact details: SAURABH SHARMA Business Devlopment + 91 9818954242 RENTECH DESIGNS INDIA PVT. LTD. Direct - +91 124 2381625 , Fax- 91 124 2381628 482,Wazirabad,Sector 52A,Gurgaon Haryana, INDIA Don't forget to bargain...like you do in china  |
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Nov 20th, 2008, 14:28
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| Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Beijing
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)And don't worry about the bargaining part - I'll just assume they're always quoting five times higher than the real price - like in China  | |
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Dec 4th, 2008, 11:52
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| Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Beijing
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| Sooooo, I finally managed to find a place! In case anybody faces the same problem as me (wanting a full apartment, but serviced), I can (so far) recommend the company "Enkay Condominiums" who have some nice places in Gurgaon and Delhi. Most of them are 3 bed rooms or bigger but they found me a 2 bed room apartment in Essel Towers (just down the road from Sahara mall), decent furniture, full service and so on, at an ok price compared to other serviced "apartments" I had seen - which consisted only of one room and often cost around 10000Rs a night. Anyway, now that I finally settled in it would be great to meet some other like-minded expats. Any bar nearby where they're hiding? Any place which serves a decent glass of wine and food for poor people like me who are allergic to chilis? Any other newbies who'd like to share professional experiences about starting a company here? Let me know! |
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Dec 6th, 2008, 22:54
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| Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Gurgaon
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| Hi everyone! Since you seem to know your way around and have such great recommendations, could I ask for a piece of advice? I have been looking for flats and found something really amazing but I am wondering if the price is fair. It is in DLF IV at the Regency, apparently a good quality option with power supply and water back-up. The complex also has a private gym. The flat is beautifully furnished with 4 bedrooms with attached bathrooms and air conditioning. The cost is 40,000 INR per month, is it reasonable? Coeurdelion, btw I tried a fantastic restaurant in Gurgaon: http://earthitalianlounge.com/ food and ambiance are both great! Shall we meet there at some point this week? Many thanks for your feedback! Catherine |
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