When you rent an apartment, you normally
complete your reservation with a rental apartment agent
that provides a shop-front for hundreds of private
property owners who sell rental apartments for short-term
vacation. Apartments range from budget apartments
for less than US$250 each week one bedroom to luxury
one-bedroom apartments that range from US$500 to
US$2000 dollars a week. There are no hard, fast rules as
property owners set their own rents in Buenos Aires,
and the quality differences can be extreme, even in the
same price bracket.
One thing you can be sure of, budget means budget.
Clients should not expect to pay US$150 to $250 dollars
a week and demand luxury - you get better than hostel
accommodation of the same price bracket, but most
importantly, you have privacy, fresh sheets and towels
once a week, your own bathroom, and cleanliness. That is
good value – if you want more, you have to pay more –
you get what you pay for!
Buenos Aires is a society based on cash where credit
runs at the national average of 10% and where the US
dollar, and bricks and mortar are still king. When you
rent a Buenos Aires apartment, expect to pay at
least 20% in advance to confirm your reservation and the
balance of the rent and security deposit of 1 week to 2
months in dollars on arrival. Some reasonable owners
will let you pay a deposit in home currency to save on
exchange costs. Carrying so much cash makes many people
concerned and most certainly accounts for 80% of our
clients who decide to book hotels with us instead of
apartments. Complaints are – ‘I do not want to carry
cash, and, ‘will I get my security deposit back?’, and
‘what if,’ clearly these type of folks do better in a
hotel and we tell them so. This brings us nicely to our
next important point – the tenancy agreement.
When you pay your rent and security deposit and sign a 'vacation
apartment rental agreement' with the property owner,
you enter into a legally binding agreement for the
duration of your tenancy with the property owner, with
clauses that clearly tell both parties their obligations.
You cannot breach or change that agreement after you
sign.
We have to change tack a little here as we can only
speak for ourselves.
Before you check into a Buenos Aires Stay apartment we
have a check-in procedure that achieves two things, 1/
it demonstrates that you viewed and like your apartment
and it is as advertised, and 2/ we have fulfilled our
end of the bargain.
Buenos Aires Stay provides 24/7 support to our clients
via our concierge and we use best endeavours to help
clients sort any complaints within 24 hours and will
move our clients should there be a problem that makes
their chosen apartment uninhabitable. Please read our
Rental Apartment Terms and Conditions.
Our audited figures show complaints upheld in favour of
tenants are only two in every one hundred rentals and
most are relatively minor and only 18% of those
complaints were not resolved in 24 hours. We moved only
two clients last year after check-in, one due a flood
and another due to an electrical problem. One of our
clients refused to check into an apartment after a
previous tenant wrecked it and the property owner chose
to deal with serious problems with a bit of ‘first aid,’
We have a complaints procedure and free arbitration
service for both tenants and property owners. We can
only speak for ourselves, so a word of caution, Buenos
Aires Stay takes great pains to spell out the above
points to our clients and great pride in our service.
Just because you want to move because you prefer another
barrio, or you decide you might like to go to Cordoba,
or find something cheaper, raising complaints and
stating you did not know about your obligations, etc,
does not wash. You will be bound to act subject to
contract and abide by the law as will the property owner.
So there you have it! Buenos Aires Apartments are
not for everyone – but at least now you can make an
informed decision and Buenos Aires Stay can help you
with both apartment rental or hotel reservations – need
more information email –
info@bastay.com.
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– it is your choice, but know the facts.
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