Long term accomodation Melbourne

Hi,
I'll be in Melbourne from Sept till end of March.
All my searches for accomodation have led to rates of around $1000 per month
(Unilodge, Arrow on Swanston, Global Village), which is a little high, I
think.
Another option would be hostels with shared bathroom, which is not really an
option. Is there any other (cheaper) type of accomodation, you could
recommend?

Regards,
Hendrik

Dear Ken,

> There should be "rooms for rent" sections in papers like the Age and other
> locally papers (not the national types like the Age but some smaller one
> like a
> paper for Yarraville or Footscray, etc).

I'd prefer, finding something in advance.

> You have to understand that I have never lived in melbourne, but have
> required
> accommodation for time spans like you need. I used the types of sources
> mentioned to find accommodation.

Well, I was wondering, wether there's a chance to get something cheaper in
Melbourne. If not, I don't have to bother searching ;-)


Regards,
Hendrik

On Sat 14 May 2005 at 22:18:23 +1000, Hendrik or "news.cis.dfn.de" at
<nicht_benutzen@web.de> wrote in <3em8hkF3qlr3U1@news.dfncis.de>:

> Hi,
> I'll be in Melbourne from Sept till end of March.
> All my searches for accomodation have led to rates of around $1000 per month
> (Unilodge, Arrow on Swanston, Global Village), which is a little high, I
> think.
> Another option would be hostels with shared bathroom, which is not really an
> option. Is there any other (cheaper) type of accomodation, you could
> recommend?
>
> Regards,
> Hendrik
>

I don't know about Melbourne, but I can tell you that if you want to visit
Indonesia on the way there or back then that country may well give you some
remarkably cheap longterm accommodation -- whether you want it or not. And
such establishments offer the most unforgettable stir-fries.

Gute Reise!

--
Arfur Moo