Hanoi Housing Guideline

What is the best choice, an apartment, a villa or a house?

Once your financial planning is completed and draft requirements are listed down, you may be still wavering

whether to go for an apartment, an independent house or a villa. It is quite familiar thought that a villa or

house is suitable for families while an apartment unit is for young couples and single people. Also, price is

normally considered the key difference among those types to decide which one is more favored. However,

it’s now not the case when the property market is developing, combined with the flow of foreigners come to

Hanoi from all over the world. It’s all up to you to answer what you want to pick, but we can give you some

 criteria to consider.

Firstly let us guide you type of properties for rent in Hanoi as below;

Type of Apartments for rent in Hanoi; in generally most of apartment for rent in Hanoi have already come with fully furnished, standard and clean. Some of them offer convenient services & facilities like; a pool, garden, a gym, garage, 2-3 times cleaning service / week, water, Wifi internet, cable TV and a 24-hour security guard). Almost apartments are available for rent in short and long term with range of pricing from: $300 for studio apartments, $400-$500 for 1 bedroom apartments, $700-$1000 for 2 bedroom apartments…up to $5000-$10.000 per month for penthouse, duplex and sky villa.

§  Serviced apartment in Hanoi; A Serviced apartment in Hanoi has top-notch facilities like; pool, gym, housekeeper...so on with 5 star standard like: Somerset West Point, Lotte Center, Fraser Suites, Deawoo Hotel etc.

§  Individual apartment for rent in Hanoi is a type of apartment in big building like; Ciputra Hanoi, Vinhomes Metropolis, D’. Le Roi Soleil,… etc which ownership by landlord, all most building offer facility as Pool, Gym.

Houses for rent in Hanoi are generally have got from 3-4 bedroom with 3-5 storeys, comprised of front/rear yard, living room, kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and top roof. Rental house is cheaper than apartments if you need more space, more bedrooms and save your money. Houses in Hanoi have both furnished and partially furnished. Most of them located in peaceful alley, safety.

Villas in Hanoi  are generally comprised of four to six bedrooms with a garden, car access, a swimming pool, a spacious living room and an open plan kitchen,…so on. Most of Villa has 350 – 1000 sq.m of land areas, Almost Villasfor rent in Hanoi have partially furnishing or without furnishing

Besides to choose a good apartment, house or villa in Hanoi you should consider some pros tips;

1. Location

More and more people from other provinces and countries moving to Hanoi to work and live associated with

growth in needs for the home. But open large spaces, especially in the center, are rare. Therefore, if you want

 to live in the city center which is close to your company or your children’s school, perhaps finding a villa is too

overwhelming. Instead, you can switch the search area to the outskirts where there are various options for

the villa. But be aware that you may get frustrated with long commute and traffic jams every day and make

sure your children’s school provides with shuttle bus service. On the other side, you are able to find a wide

range of houses and apartments in downtown and get rid of transportation trouble or even send children to

school then pick them up by yourself.

2. Privacy and security

Although a lot of luxury apartments are promoted that high-quality construction materials are used, the

soundproof wall is designed, noise immunity windows are equipped, noises from your neighbors should be

anticipated. And because there are still shared elevators, entrances, garage, etc., you need to make harmonized

communication with others when entering these areas. On the contrary, living in a house or villa will ensure

your privacy as well as keep you away from nearby disturbance. The individual unit does not allow anyone to

bother you without your acknowledgment. However, we can’t deny that your noisy next door can help you in

case of emergency regardless of how good your relationship is. 

When it comes to safety, an apartment is more beneficial to residents. With 24/7 camera, manual security

guards, receptionist and elevator card, security at the apartment complex is completely taken care of by the

building management board. Thus, incidents and unwanted guests can be minimized. If you are a house or

villa renter, your safety relies on your own and sometimes when you are not in, risks still exist.

3. Maintenance

Green grass, lush trees, and lovely flowers sound appeal, but it is just in case you are fond of gardening.

In fact, your garden and courtyard in the villa need frequent care and maintenance which come across with

huge effort and remarkable cost. If there is a swimming pool, it also needs regular drainage and cleaning,

especially in the autumn when leaves start to fall down. Meanwhile, if you rent a house, you can free your

hands and save much because only a few houses in Hanoi have a yard or garden. The same goes for

apartment tenants since those belong to common areas whose management is handled by the developer.

In return, apartment residents rarely face with hassle from water and electricity supplies. Apartment

complexes always have a backup in case of a sudden power cut or water shortage in the summer that

prevents disorder of residents’ daily life. Nevertheless, for a house or villa lessees, it will be big trouble if the

interrupted supplies last several days. As the civic authorities are bodies controlling water and electricity in

every area, you’d better go out or use remaining water effectively until supplies are back.

In short, there is no conclusion that one is the best compared to the others of all time. It’s you who decide

which one is better upon your individual preferences and circumstances. Therefore, weigh up all of the 3

options carefully and opt for the unit that you feel you will be happy with.