1. 3-6 month lease for a condo apt. is not that common. Typically it is one year or more but I guess extra money can help a lot. The question is how much extra.ivygirl wrote:Thanks very much for the reply. I've done quite a bit of searching on-line (on this site and others), but the thing I can't figure out is whether any come fully furnished and for a shorter stay than a year. So what I'm seeing is Serviced Apartments that are small and expensive and regular condos that are more reasonable...but can you get you them furnished? So confused!
And is it easy to rent a car for the day, just when you need it?
Thanks!
3) you'll need an international driving license if not a converted SG license to drive (correct me if im wrong) if your stay is not for long, might not be worth the hassle, but again, if you have kids and move about fairly much... you can hire drivers, but payment will vary greatly, are you providing transport (i know of places that offers long term monthly leases), and will you be paying drivers monthly or not?ivygirl wrote:We are an American family (kids are 3 and 5) and are considering a 3-6 month stint in Singapore. My husband's fairly large US company needs to get a presence established in Asia (open an office, figure out if they're going to manufacture here, hire salespeople). We're trying to figure out if this is something we want to propose. I've been SE Asia city surfing and Singapore seems to be the far easiest place to start a business and bring a family short-term (we have travelled pretty extensively around SE Asia). Some questions:
1) I'm assuming we'd have to go the Serviced Apartments route? Any suggestions for places that are 3 bdrm and > 1500 sq feet. Proximity to the airport is probably the critical factor, as he will be travelling all around Asia. Can you ever rent a place and have them furnish it, or would that typically not work (are leases long-term?). I'm not thrilled with the idea of a condo rather than a house but I know that's the likely answer.
2) I don't think we'd enroll the kids in school since the stay is short (and we'd be back home for kindergarten). Would there be other social opportunities for the kids?
3) If we lived in a community closer to the airport (East Coast?) would be need a car? I'm assuming it's a rationale driving climate and westerners can drive themselves rather than hiring a driver, is that right?
Thanks for any responses!
any ideas where to find out where month-long activities for kids are? and it's good to know someone is encouraging about finding a short-term place that isn't teeny and super overpriced (I'd rather not have a Serviced Apartment b/c i'd like to get a mad anyway). THanks for the info!heikal wrote:
2) if the kids are not going to school, just sign them up for some month long activities, group cycling, group painting, horse riding, music classes etc.
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