“I’m going to live in Tokyo for a month, but a short stay apartment is expensive…”
There might be many people thinking like this.
First, you can rent a weekly or monthly mansion available for a short-term when you need to stay for a short period, like a week or three months. However, their rent is relatively expensive, and you may need to pay extra costs.
In that case, you might be able to live in a share house available for a short period of stay at a low price. It’s because the share house’s rent is cheap in the first place, and furniture and home appliances are installed.
So this time, we introduce:
・What are weekly/monthly mansions?
・The difference between share house and weekly/monthly mansion
・Is it possible to live in a share house for a short period like a month?
・Recommended share houses
Please refer to this article to get a better understanding of the difference between share house and weekly/monthly mansion!
What are weekly/monthly mansions?
A weekly or monthly mansion (usually called “a short stay apartment” in foreign countries) is an apartment available for limited days. Its rent is calculated not by the monthly rate but by the daily rate, and also it accepts a short stay for like a week or two ~ three months.
The minimum period of stay for a weekly and a monthly mansion are different as follows:
・Weekly: A week (seven days) ~
・Monthly: A month (30 days) ~
Usually, a regular apartment doesn’t accept a short stay for a week or a few months. Most people on a short-term business tend to stay in a hotel, but lodging expense tends to get high.
A weekly/monthly mansion’s rent is higher than living alone in a regular apartment, but it’s cheaper than staying in a hotel for a short or middle period. As a result, you can save tens of thousands of yen in the lodging expense.
Other than that, there are the following characteristics:
・Flexible with a period of stay, such as for 10 days or 43 days.
・Many mansions have furniture and home appliances necessary for daily life
・You need to clean up a room by yourself, but you can secure your private space.
You also can cut the cost of living besides rent because the room is equipped with furniture and home appliances.
The difference between share house and weekly/monthly mansion.
Then, what is the difference between share house and weekly/monthly mansion?
The difference is mainly the following three:
・The period of stay in a share house is from a few months at the least
・A share house’s rent is cheaper
・Living with other share mates in a share house
First, the period of stay in a share house is from a few months at the least. Basically, it’s for a long-term stay, so most share houses don’t accept a short period of stay.
Also, a private room is available in a share house, but common spaces, such as a toilet, bathroom, and living room, are shared with others. It’s challenging to have a completely private space, so you might feel stress if you are not used to it.
If you are concerned, you should choose a spacious share house whose private room comes with a kitchen.
Is it possible to stay in a share house just for a month? What’s the minimum period of stay?
Some share houses are available for a short period of stay, but the period has to be from a few months at the least. Many share houses don’t accept staying for a week, which is too short.
By the way, the minimum period of stay for a share house is not really decided. It differs among management companies of share house. Some think a half year and others think a year.
Up to this point, we explained about share house and weekly/monthly mansion. However, if you find a share house available for a few months of stay, we recommend you to choose the share house.
So, next, we introduce three share houses that you can live in like a monthly mansion.
#1 Share house that you can live in like a monthly mansion: Yokohama Dot Terrace [Yokohama]
Yokohama Dot Terrace is a share house available for a short period of stay, like two ~ three months. Rent for its dormitory is from ¥19,000. It would cost only ¥60,000 ~ ¥80,000 even for three months, so you can cut the cost of living.
Also, the share house is for female-only, so that you don’t need to worry about what you wear in the share house much. You can live with peace of mind even if it’s for the first time to live in a share house.
[Details]
・Rent + Common service fee: ¥19,000 (for dormitory) + ¥7,000,
¥49,000 (for private rooms) + ¥7,000
・The number of rooms: 15
・The number of residents: 17 at maximum
・The nearest station: Yokohama Station on Tokyu Toyoko Line, JR Line, and Tokyu Toyoko Line
・Recommended for people: looking for a place to stay for a few months in the metropolitan area.
→ Check out more details about Share House Hidamari Yokohama Dot Terrace!
#2 Share house that you can live in like a monthly mansion: Minumadai-Shinsuikoen [Tokyo]
Minumadai-Shinsuikoen is a low-price share house whose rent is around ¥20,000. This share house is not available for a short period of stay. But, rent is cheap, and furniture and home appliances are installed so that the cost of moving can be cut.
The share house is also female-only, so you don’t need to be too attentive even if it’s the first time to live with someone.
Not only share houses in Tokyo are available for a short period of stay, but also their rent is cheap, like less than ¥20,000, in many cases. It would be easy to find a share house if you search with a focus on the metropolitan area.
[Details]
・Rent + Common service fee: ¥21,000 + ¥17,000
・The number of rooms: 11
・The number of residents: 11 at maximum
・The nearest station: Minumadai-Shinsuikoen Station on Nippori-Toneri Line
・Recommended for people: looking for a cheap share house
→ Check out more details about Share House Hidamari Minumadai-Shinsuikoen!
#3 Share house that you can live in like a monthly mansion: Shin-Osaka [Osaka]
Shin-Osaka is Hidamari’s newly opened share house.
This share house doesn’t accept a short period of stay, but rent for its dormitory is cheap (¥22,000!). The total amount is ¥28,000 per month, including utility costs, so the cost of living is not so high.
Also, a common space is on each floor so that it’s easy to interact with other share mates.
[Details]
・Rent + Common service fee: ¥22,000 + ¥6,000 (for dormitory) ,
¥46,000 + ¥12,000 (for private rooms)
・The number of rooms: 6
・The number of residents: 8 at maximum
・The nearest station: Higashi-Mikuni Station on Osaka Metro Midosuji Line, Higashi-Yodogawa Station on JR Kyoto Line, and Shin-Osaka Station for JR & Sanyo Shinkansen (the bullet train)
・Recommended for people: looking for a cheap place to stay in Kansai area
→ Check out more details about Share House Hidamari Shin-Osaka!
Please refer to the article below about a share house available for a short period of stay.
Summary – Share houses might be cheaper than weekly/monthly mansions in some cases.
We explained the difference between share houses might be cheaper than weekly/monthly mansions this time.
To sum up, a weekly/monthly mansion is an apartment available for a few weeks/months of stay. However, the rent of a weekly/monthly mansion is not cheap.
If there is a share house that accepts a short period of stay, the cost of living be cut by living in the share house.
We introduced the following three as the recommended share houses.
・Yokohama Dot Terrace [Yokohama]
・Minumadai-Shinsuikoen [Tokyo]
・Shin-Osaka [Osaka]
Especially Yokohama Dot Terrace is available for a short period of stay. People who need to stay in the metropolitan area such as Tokyo for a short period, please consider staying in a share house.
Viewing is necessary when you are thinking of staying in a share house. Please refer to the following article about the details of the flow of viewing.
