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Renting an apartment class... which one to prefer?

An apartment of the "luxury" class should be better than an apartment of the "economy" class

When renting an apartment in St. Petersburg, you may encounter a situation where for the same price you are offered a room, an ill-equipped apartment, or a house in the suburbs. What should you pay attention to during preliminary communication with the landlord so as not to waste time viewing unsuitable housing?

Try to find out which class the landlord himself assigns to the property. Did you hear the phrase 'economy class'? That means we are talking about a cozy and clean space, furnished not necessarily with the latest technology or in line with the latest trends. Nevertheless, everything necessary for a comfortable stay should be present and functional in an economy-class apartment. By the way, most queries formulated as 'apartment for a day cheap St. Petersburg' or 'apartment daily St. Petersburg' bring up offers of precisely economy-class apartments.

The 'standard' class is somewhat more comfortable for living, so an advertisement like 'rent an apartment daily St. Petersburg standard class' means that you will be offered housing with decent renovations, a thoughtful interior, and new (in any case, impeccably working) household appliances. The location of this apartment, of course, will be convenient, with nearby transport routes and commercial enterprises. The cost of living, as a rule, will be one and a half times more expensive than an economy-class apartment, but such a price difference is justified.

If you need housing that offers comfort approaching luxury, you should enter a search query like 'luxury apartments daily photo'. It is essential to carefully examine the interiors: some landlords try to pass off 'standard' as 'luxury'. But if there are no exquisite interiors, fast Internet access, the most modern and high-end household appliances, royally soft furniture, then one cannot speak of the high class of the offered rental housing. The cost of the pleasure of staying in such an apartment has no upper price limit...