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 Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 3:56 am Post subject: LEBANON EXPAT HOUSING GUIDE |
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LEBANON EXPAT HOUSING GUIDE
There are different ways to find accommodations. You can go through the ads for apartments in the local newspapers where you will find an extensive advertisement section; you can also advertise in the local newspapers; or you can go through a real estate agent.
For unfurnished apartments, a lease of not less than one year is normally required. The majority of landlords request one year’s rent in advance. Depending on the location and the type of building, accommodation is available at yearly rents varying between US$12,000 to US$30,000 for a three to four bedroom unfurnished apartment. The rent usually includes water supply but excludes electricity and service charges, which have to be incurred by the tenants.
Furnished studios with up to three bedroom apartments are available from US$1,500 to US$3,000 per month (weekly and daily rates are also available at some furnished apartments) and usually provide a refrigerator, cooking stove, kitchenware, plus basic domestic services, i.e. cleaning and maintenance.
Source: idal.com.lb
The centre of the city is the rebuilt Downtown area, which comprises the Parliament building, the Banking district, numerous restaurants, shops as well as historic archaeological sights and the largest number of mosques and churches concentrated in a single area. To the east are the hip residential areas of Gemaizeh and Achrafieh, packed with bars and restaurants and many traditional Lebanese houses with their arched windows and red tiled roofs. Monnot Street in Achrafieh is the trendiest party area of the city. West Beirut offers the former pre-war shopping paradise of the city, Hamra, and the extremely fashionable neighbourhood of Verdun, as well as the lush, green campus of the American University of Beirut and the recently replanted pine forest – the major park of the city. Surrounding all is the Corniche, the wide shoreline promenade, full of charm and contradictions and Beirutis of all faiths, factions and ages walking, exercising, sitting and chatting. Downtown: Is the newly renovated downtown area that was totally destroyed during the war. It is filled with top international fashion shops and vast array of cafés, restaurants, bars, clubs and pubs. Great for a stroll day and night, in an almost surreal and hauntingly beautiful setting.
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