Posts Tagged ‘Housing in Qatar

Before we left for our vacation last May, we had to settle our rent for the flat as it was expiring while we were on vacation. We had a 2 year contract for the flat for QR4700 a month. At that time, June 2005, Qr4700 was already on the low side for a 2 bedroom [...]

I’ve thought about it over the weekend, I even made a sketch of how I’d like it to look. Doing a makeover in a flat could be a bit tricky, especially if you have to deal with a limited area. We’re still lucky though, for a 2-BR flat, I consider ours good-sized. But I’ve decided to go [...]

A friend of ours is looking to share his apartment with other Filipino bachelors or families. The place is near Philippine International School (PIS). We went there yesterday and saw that the building was new and that the rooms were big. It has one big bathroom and a small one. It would be a good [...]

We’re currently living in a 2 bedroom flat in the Old Airport Area. We’re renting it for 4700QR. It’s fairly ok, much bigger than the one we were renting in Bahrain. We were already able to buy most of the furniture through our own funds as our furnishing allowance would only be handed once I [...]

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29 Jun 2005

We’ve just stayed for 4 days in Qatar and here are my impressions and comparisons to Saudi and Bahrain.1.) It is a progressing country. It’s not there yet but fast to achieving a status like Dubai. Give it 3-4 more years. The Asian Games is to be held here next year. They already hold professional [...]


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