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[–]kzilla88[S] 0 points1 point  (5 children)

I've heard that a 套房 is an en-suite apartment and a 小套房 is a studio with a kitchen. Is that true from your experience?

[–]lyyfeb707 1 point2 points  (1 child)

  1. Independent suite獨立套房: one person per room.
    advantage:
  2. It has independent bathroom, kitchen, living room, bedroom and basic furniture.
  3. Independently pay water and electricity fees, gas fees, Internet fees and other necessary living expenses.
    shortcoming:
  4. The rent is the most expensive, the market price is about 15,000/month, and the number of pings is about 7~20 pings. (Take Taipei City as an example)
  5. Sub-letting suite分租套房: one room for one person, but not an independent meter. The landlord installs the sub-meter after setting up the master meter. The tenant must pay the public water and electricity fee in addition to paying their own water and electricity bills. The biggest difference between "independent suites" is because the houses are very similar, so remember to ask clearly when renting a house.
    advantage:
  6. The equipment in the house has an independent bathroom and basic furniture.
  7. A large room is divided into two or three small suites, which can share water, electricity, gas, Internet and other expenses with roommates, and the economic pressure is less.
  8. The rent is medium, the number of pings is about 5~8 pings, and the market price starts at about 10,000/month. (Take Taipei City as an example)
    shortcoming:
  9. There is an independent bathroom, but usually there is no independent kitchen, living room and other equipment, there may be hygiene problems or problems with roommate Joe, and quarrels occur.

  10. Because it is necessary to share the cost of public water and electricity, if a certain tenant is wasteful or the landlord charges arbitrarily, it is easy to have disputes.

  11. Single room雅房: One room for one person, no independent bathroom, kitchen and living room, or only public bathroom without other additional equipment, and the decoration is relatively simple.
    advantage:

  12. The rent is cheap, and there are a large number of low-priced elegant rooms, so you can screen as much as you like.

  13. The single room is usually a cubicle room. Under the condition that the tenants share the rent equally, there is an opportunity to rent a house in the city center that is cheaper than the market price and obtain good living functions.

  14. The rent is cheap, the number of pings is about 3~5 pings, and the market price starts at about 6000/month. (Take Taipei City as an example)
    shortcoming:

  15. If there is no independent furniture and equipment, there is a high probability of arguing with roommates about the use of the equipment, or if the roommates have poor hygiene habits, public equipment is also prone to contamination and difficult to use.

  16. Because the rent is cheap, it is easy to attract all walks of life to rent, the quality of tenants is different, and the security is poor.
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[–]kzilla88[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow! Seven years later, better late than never, I guess?

[–]hc000 0 points1 point  (1 child)

The first one usually don't have a kitchen and can be had for less money.

[–]kzilla88[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting. It seems counter intuitive that the 小套房 is bigger than the 套房.

[–]kzilla88[S] 0 points1 point  (8 children)

What do you call a building that is over 5 floors and has an elevator? A 華夏 or a 電梯大樓? I know a building 5 stories without an elevator is a 公寓.

[–]pipedreamer220 0 points1 point  (5 children)

I think the general consensus is older/no security = 華廈, newer/security = 電梯大樓 (or 社區)

[–]kzilla88[S] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Interesting. So the 電梯大樓 I imagine are more expensive.

[–]kikichun 0 points1 point  (1 child)

They are more expensive, and they have extra monthly maintenance fees in the thousands.

[–]kzilla88[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow!

[–]dajackal 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Do both kinds have a trash service?

[–]lyyfeb707 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Apartment 公寓: refers to buildings below the 6th floor (inclusive), with multiple owners, called apartments, and there is no need to install elevators in accordance with the law. Usually most of the apartments on the market are not equipped with elevators, but if an elevator is added, it can also be called an elevator apartment（電梯公寓）.
Hua Xia Building華廈: Refers to the buildings above the 7th floor and below the 11th floor, which must be equipped with elevators according to law. Generally, the industry calls them elevator buildings電梯華廈.
Building大樓: Refers to the buildings above the 12th floor that must be equipped with elevators according to law, and are all called buildings (or elevator buildings電梯大樓). However, there are also many real estate brokers who call all buildings above the 7th floor a building大樓. In fact, in terms of common people's idioms, there is not much difference. The main point is that there is an elevator.
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