By George Thompson You’ve packed your bags and are ready to go. You are maybe listening to ‘Time to move on’ in a loop – equal parts excited and apprehensive. And of course, you find it heart-wrenching to leave the familiar – friends, family, the home you love. For students, stepping out from home for the first time, it becomes difficult initially to adjust to a new place, learn to stay with new people, get acquainted with a new area.
In all this newness, the place you choose to stay in can be an anchor to ground your new life on. Provided you choose the place wisely.
Allow us to give you some suggestions that will help you find the perfect PG in Chennai, that feels just like home.
A new-age Avtaar of PGs in Coimbatore, these places offer a vibrant co-living environment where like-minded people put up together in private spaces, sharing common places like the kitchen, entertainment zones, etc. It is preferred by most because it has a community vibe that helps them to gel well, all the daily amenities are bundled in one package, and the shared rental space costs lesser as well.
Always Prioritize Comfort
Ideal sq. ft. area per person is a real metric that PGs should factor in. The appropriate distancing between furniture in a room is also another important metric. You shouldn’t have to live in a cramped space – sacrificing your privacy, physical space, and mental peace, just because the PG owner wants to make a quick buck. The place you choose should be a healthy balance of personal space (rooms and private spaces) with intelligently designed common zones (dining areas, common entertainment rooms, open-air spaces, etc). Some popular professionally managed accommodation spaces like Stanza Living factor in a whole host of design rules to create a space suitable for the new-age customer. A place that you will love to come back to at the end of a hard day. A place that will make you instantly relax and feel comfortable in, just like home.
Convenience is your Right
The next thing on your checklist should be a place that takes care of all your daily living needs. Delicious and nutritious meals, washed and ironed laundry, dusted and cleaned rooms, covered? Well that means, more time to read a book, challenge your roommate to a video game or even pick up an extra college project if you are so inclined. And if you were looking for more reasons to convince you, well how about not having to bother about additional monthly expenses? Go for managed accommodation that covers everything and trust us, you won’t regret the decision.
Don’t Be Taken in by Schemes
Leasing an empty flat can appear to be less expensive than an outfitted one yet when you include the cost of purchasing basic furniture, moving-in expenses, etc., you’ll wonder why you didn’t pick a furnished place. Likewise, if a PG in Chennai offers you an all-inclusive package that factor in bills for utilities and amenities, it might seem more substantial upfront, but often works out to competitive or even cheaper than what you would spend accessing all these facilities separately. Not to mention the energy and time that you will have to additionally expand on running the household.
So, always remember to do the full math before you pick a place. It is also a good idea to weigh in all that you would need to make a place truly comfortable for you – be it the physical amenities and services or even whether rules and regulations around curfews, visitors, your lifestyle even suit you. We recommend, that once you have made up your mind, you should get a formal and transparent agreement, so you get what you are paying for. With a place to stay sorted, we are sure the city will feel so much more like home.
Lorenzo Billie