Finding an apartment in downtown area

Hey again,

Just checking to see if anyone has any suggestions - haven't heard from anyone yet.

Would you recommend living in downtown Tunis? I'm looking for a nice area with shops, cafes, and restaurants nearby if possible.

I am thinking that I should budget about 600 TND for a furnished studio/one bedroom apartment in the downtown area. Does that sound about right?

Thanks!

Hi!

I'm also a graduate student doing research here in Tunis, from now until July 2--I just arrived to Tunisia (and coincidentally enough, lived in Morocco until recently), and am house-hunting at the moment. If you are interested in a roommate, I'm looking at a place Saturday (2 bedrooms), unsure of price as of yet, but it's downtown, very central.  I am staying at a hotel until April 14, so if you're interested in sharing an apartment, feel free to email me: boxingpandora@gmail.com

A

Welcome to Tunis!
Jeeves, 600DT is enough for a flat downtown or in other neighborhoods, I live on a 3br apt and it's 420DT (Cite Hedi Nouira). Apartments downtown are somewhat difficult to find. Even though you can check tunisie-annonce.com/AnnoncesImmobilier.asp?rech_order_by=31 Many owners don't advertise their rentals online, so you might want to walk around your favorite places and ask the security guys (that's how my husband found the apt. where I live in Ariana). Don't forget to negotiate the price, our rental was supposed to be 500!  Another good option not far from Centre Ville, is El Manar. It's a favorite spot for students and it has lots of places to choose from. I believe is more "alive" at night than downtown. My in-law's live Downtown (in Bab Lassal) and it's simply boring. So my suggestions for you are: Manar, Manar II, Bab Bhar (in Centre Ville), Cite Olympique. The following places are very much alive but far from the library: la Goulette, Carthage, La Marsa. Good luck to both!

boxingpandora and anmaoueslati - thank you both for your responses! I just arrived in Tunis tonight and I plan to start my apartment search tomorrow.

A - I'm definitely interested in having a roommate. I will send you an email soon.

anmaoueslati - Thank you so much for all the info about apartment prices and locations. I will have a walk around the areas you recommended tomorrow to see which areas I like the best. If downtown is that boring I think I'll try to look elsewhere! It sounds like finding an apartment in Tunis is similar to finding an apartment in many cities in Morocco in that many places are not advertised online and so you have to walk around and ask security guys and concierges about open apartments.

Thanks again!

hello,
i am angelo severini , italian tech and i plan to go romania up 28/04/2012 i have to leave a new appartement and sell my thing if you are intrested send me a message .
my appartement is in montplaisir 5 mn from avenue habib bourguiba tunis and 15 mn max from kasaba and library.

Thanks jules.cesar. I am still looking for an apartment... I have also seen some places listed for under 600dt. It's good to know that you found an apartment for under that price. And thanks for your offer to help negotiate price for me! I have actually met a few Tunisians who have offered to help with that - if they somehow fall through I may well ask you for a hand.
Thanks again.

You're welcome and I hope your apartment search ends soon I know how important is to settle down. You came just in time, finding apt in Summer is THE MOST difficult thing to do Good luck!