Anyone can say what they did when moving a family (ie: inc' 2 young ones) to Sydney - we want to rent around Chatswood / Lane Cove / St Leonards initially but as this takes time will need to find somewhere to live for the first 2-3 weeks.
Is there decent self-catering around - are there hotels anyone might recommend with self-contained rooms? Or do you just rent for 2 weeks.......................? Anyone have any experience here?

Thanks again - nearly there.

Unfortunately cant help with suggestions where to rent, but general rule of thumb is 3-4 weeks in furnished accomodation on arrival. That gives you enough time normally to have a look at areas, find a rental & get moved in.

Hotels/motels are a more expensive option, especially if you need to stay for that long. Hopefully other peeps out there can offer some suggestions on places to look at.

We stayed at Goldsborough Apartments on Darling Harbor, OK place (bit noisy some weekends) and great location.

Hi can anyone give advice regarding this in Perth as well all I can find is expensive places to stay so any advice or suggestions greatly recieved.

Thanks Avril

hi all

www.stayz.com.au

a good place to start

hi steve_kelly_and_boys

Thanks I loooked there and all I could find was places that were $135 a night cos of the fact we are a family of four. Can anyone suggest cheaper? We will be looking to rent asap long term when we land in april

Avril

Look at motels with family rooms... much cheaper.
Also consider a cabin in a caravan park.
http://www.sydneygateway.com.au/ <-----just an example. Google 'caravan parks sydney' for more.

hi

what about www.big4.com.au

i believe they do cabins and loads of people have stayed there whilst making the big move

I can't help much with where to stay, as Mr GG's work paid for our temp accommodation, so we were put up at The York (Sydney) for 6 weeks. But I agree with the PP who said that you might need to allow slightly longer than 2 weeks to find a rental. Sydney's rental market is competitive and we definitely found we were at the back of the queue on most applications we put in due to our 2-year-old daughter. Also not sure when you're making the move, but December and January are quiet months rental wise and so it could take slightly longer to find something if you're looking then.

Hi Avril! Have you tried the Perth Gumtree website yet?
Perth Gumtree

If you're coming out initially without your stuff, maybe try looking in the short term section as that will be much more likely to have fully furnished places advertised.

hi not tried that one will do. I have tried the big 4 but they are nowhere near the hospital where i will be working and I have tried to find caravans etc and still not managed to find anything cheap though

Try youth hostels/backpackers, there are a few around, eg:
http://www.beattylodge.com.au/about_us.html

Also look up house-sitting sites, you might find something there.

Closer to the time, contact me and I'll look on local noticeboards, eg at UWA and local shopping centres. If you like, I can put in a notice in the school newsletter (school re-starts in early Feb).

hi helen
Thanks that would be fab. It is very apreciated.

Thanks Avril

Thanks one and all - was looking at some of the cabin style camps and they seem pretty decent actually. No luck on hotels in Sydney though.

Still - probably going in the right direction now.

Cheese

What's your budget Cheese?