Apartment rentals
Several times in the past year, people have asked about apartment rentals…
The apartment below belongs to a close family friend who summers in Piria. It is availble for rental from mid November to mid March. It’s a 2br+den penthouse located in Cordon (Montevideo), within walking distance of Montevideo’s main shopping district and downtown… Our daughters often walk through the area at 1am.. We consider it quite safe.
Specs: 120m, penthouse, 2br+study, fully furnished, full kitchen, TV. This isn’t your usual furnished short term rental. The owner lives there the rest of the year. It’s immaculate and very nicely appointed.
If you’re interested in renting something in Piriapolis during the summer, here’s a link to one of her summer properties… http://urufish.wordpress.com/2007/06/08/house-for-rent-in-piriapolis/
To view the pictures in detail, click on them. The last 2 images are maps. The first is the street map from the site http://200.55.6.87/es/a2.asp?vista=MDCA&pais=Uruguay . The second is a google image of the area. The apartment is just above the centrepoint. If you have Google earth, you can navigate the entire area, and look around. The National Library is a block away as are every kind of store imaginable, including supermarkets, laundries and drycleaners… all within a few blocks. The national bus terminal is within walking distance, several blocks East of the apartment. From there, you can catch a bus to all the towns in Uruguay or get a connection to Buenos Aires, San Pablo or Rio de Janeiro.
December 30, 2007 at 10:59 pm
Hello
I am a Naturopath coming over to study organic farming among other things…and consider retirement prospects there.
How much is the rent and would it be available for the month of February for 2 couples.
Thanks
January 6, 2008 at 2:48 pm
Hello,
Can you let me know if the apartment is available in January and what the monthly rent is?
Cheers,
Mark
January 6, 2008 at 11:50 pm
It is still avaialle for January.. the rent is U$S1500/month.
A nice one bedroom in a nice section of Pocitos with utilitarian furniture is U$S1000/month.
This is a 3 bedroom (2 bedroom plus den), penthouse with quality furnishings in a nice section of the city, within walking distance of the entire downtown district and the bus terminal.
January 24, 2008 at 11:04 am
Hello,
we are 4 weeks in Uruguay, 2 in Montevideo and 2 araound Piriapolis.
We are a couple from Germany.
I left already a message on you Piria rentals.
Is this one bedroom apartment in Pocitos available for the
period of February 9th leaving Febr. 21st?
What would be the best price and are there pictures to look at?
thanks for a soon answer
Silke
March 13, 2008 at 6:18 pm
Interested in possible rental for 3-6mos., beginning Nov. 2008. Please email me. Thank you
July 8, 2008 at 12:12 am
Hi webmaster!
August 12, 2008 at 11:02 am
I am comming in nov 29th looking for apartment in Motivdeo till jan 20th 09 my husband and one 2year oldchld will you rent to a family with a child?
do you have availiblity
how much
October 3, 2008 at 11:10 am
Hi
Looking to rent apt Dec 1,08 to Jan 31, 09. Non smokers, want to see how life is in Uruguay. Pls let me know if apt is available for this period and @ what rate. ( we are from Toronto, - if it makes any difference :):).
Pls reply,
Thanks
October 6, 2008 at 1:58 am
Hello,
We are a retired couple from the US looking for an apartment to rent in the Prado neighborhood from December to March 2008.
We are non smokers and very responsible tenants.
Please respond with any ideas or contacts.
¡Gracias!
October 6, 2008 at 11:14 am
Best place to look is http://www.gallito.com.uy. Then click on alquilier de apartamentos. In the tip de inmueble, choose ‘apto c/muebles’, (furnished). Next choice is ambiente (bachelor) or # of bedrooms. I suspect the majority of the offerings will be <3 bedrooms. Then click ‘buscar avisos’.
Furnished apartments is a small section of the marketplace so you dont get to choose Pardo per se.
When the listings open up, see if you can find something in Prado.
If the number looks big, it’s pesos. Usually shown as $U. If the number looks small, it’s USD, usually shown as U$S. To convert pesos to dollars, divide by 20.
I couldn’t any find any listing for ’season’ or ’short term’ rentals, but furnished apartments, by their nature, can usually be negotiated for short term even if that wasn’t what the owner had in mind. You may pay more if that’s the case.
To contact someone, there’s usually a telephone number. The only way to follow up these ads is with a phonecall. If the phone number begins with 09, from the US, drop the 0 in front of the 9 and prefix it with 011598. Eg. 099590442 would be 01159899590442 from the US. If the number begins with a 0, not followed by a 9, drop the 0 and dial 011598 plus the phone number. Eg. 04323322 would be 0115984323322. Lastly, if the phone number begins with 1-9, dial 0115982 plus the phone number. Eg. 4202212 would be 01159824202212.
If the number listed begins with 09, it’s a cell, which means you should expect someone to answer during waking hours, 7 days a week. Uruguayans usually keep their cell phones on and nearby. If you dont speak Spanish well enough to rent an apartment, ask someone who does to help you out.
Keep in mind that short term rentals is not a ‘big business’ in Uruguay. The section of Montevideo that does the most short term renting is Pocitos, where we live. If you wanted to rent in Pocitos, I could hook you up with a some people.
Short term renting is a hit and miss business w.r.t. pricing. In pocitos, a nice 350 sq ft, 1 bedroom will cost you $800-$1000/month all expenses in. This includes cable, internet, electricity, communal fees (Gastos comunes).
Keep in mind that if you rent short term, you must ask what is additional. Usually the GC (condo fees) are additional, as is electricity, cable, internet, etc.
Good luck.