I received an email from Jill who wants to stay a bit longer in Tenerife but whose funds are running low. After her contract expired Jill looked around to find cheaper accommodation but the best she found was an €18 a night B & B in Los Cristianos. That’s daylight robbery!
My neighbour’s comfortable two bed/2 bath with terrace and garden has been reduced to €450 a month from it’s previous rate of €550 because of the crisis which makes it cheaper to rent for the month than one measly room in a hostel.
Of course, you can’t get long-term rates on short-term stays and neither is anyone likely to hand you the keys to their pad unless you are in gainful employment and have both a down payment and a deposit in hand. So what can you do?
Hunting for Flat Shares in Tenerife
Well, look for a flat share is the answer. You will still really be paying for one room plus use of the flat’s facilities but you’ll get a much better price and who knows you and your new flattie may just get on like a house on fire. Er… maybe that’s not such a great idea!
Anyway, where to find these fabulous flats shares in Tenerife?
A good place to look is the notice boards in any Cultural Centre or some of the supermarkets.
As it was on my mind I cast an eye over the notice board in Las Galletas Cultural Centre and found three possibilities right away.
Flats to Share
1. Rent of one room in a two bedroom apartment in Guargacho. €180 per month. Tel: xxxxxxxxx
2. Flat share in Las Galletas (sea view) €200pm Tel: 922 xxx xxx
3. El Fraile flat share – no price given but it says economico! Tel: xxx xxx xxx
(Contact details have been removed but these are real examples of rates on offer.)
Any of these would be a better bet for a budget-conscious visitor than a pay-by-the-night hostel.
There is a humongous notice board in the Los Cristianos Cultural Centre and if I were looking for a flat share that is where I’d start.
And if anyone reading is looking for a flat mate then you are welcome to say so in a comment below. You never know…
Happy hunting!
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Sounds great but still huntting
Me and 2 other people are searching for a cheap place to live and work over there. I will try this out! If anyone on here fancies doing it also, email me on: dj_steffy@hotmail.com and we could try doing this together, I know the more of us there is – the cheaper the rent wud be
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i am flying into tenerife on the 1st of june nd stayin on till the 31st of august. i am lookin for accomadation in the playa las americas or san eugenio area as we will be workin in porto colon.if possible please get back a.s.a.p.thanks very much ashley.
Moving out on 5th june by myself, got nowhere to live and no job lined up so I’m takin a leap of faith! I’m 21 and I’m from Liverpool. I’m an easy going person I get on with anyone and i’m always up for a laugh! I’d prefer to live in the las americas area not too far away from starco/veronicas because i’ll probably end up getting a job down there.
PLEASE MESSAGE ME if your interested in sharing accomodation, search Carly Naylor on facebook (Liverpool). XX