Hi my hubby is working in Calgary Airport as an electrician on an LMO and has been put up with a lovely irish family however they are charging him 400 dollars a week for a room (no tv) and providing his dinners however he feels akward and it is only short term however he really needs to find decent accomodation that isn't charging a fortune with easy commute to the airport. Can anyone help ? Does anyone even have a basement they could rent to him which would allow him more privacy etc. Thanks folks !

Don't have anything to rent to him but $400 for a room sounds ridiculous.

I pay $1800 for a two bed, modern flat next to an LRT in a nice area.

Kijiji and rentfaster are his best bets.

He's probably found the local girls, who love a British accent, so he won't be too lonely. I wouldn't worry too much.

oink ure a bad man !!! crown will try rent faster i have called a few kijjiji ones and lets say the people who were landlords were dodgy sounding !!

$400 a week, for a single room is expensive, even by Calgary standards.

He should be able to get an apartment or basement for a bit less than that. As mentioned, kijiji and rent faster should have something, however, be aware that the rental market in a Calgary is very tough at present.

Also, there's a lot of scammers. They will usually say the are currently living elsewhere, ( the US is a favorite ) and will send you the keys to have a look if you send them a deposit. A good indicator is a house or apartment that is very cheap, or one that has previously been advertized and has dropped in price dramatically.

2k a month for a bedroom in a house ?? I don't think lovely is how I would describe that "lovely" Irish Family

Why cant he find his own accommodation if hes in Calgary rather than you doing it for him?...

Just had a quick look on Kijiji at rooms for rent. There's a good selection for $500 and less a month, tv cable, internet etc.

Your husband is pretty much paying the families rent/ mortgage for their whole house.

I'm sure he will get something better quite quickly.

No idea of the cost of these but maybe worth a look? http://www.calgaryhotels.org/extended-stay-hotels/

thanks everyone, I am looking for him because he is working all day and is stuck in his 400 dollar a week room with only his iphone so quite difficult to do proper research on that. (cheeky monkey you live up to your name....)

1 Bedroom furnished.

http://www.rentfaster.ca/calgary-apa...NUSU5HOTI1NTk=

Look on Padmapper (www.padmapper.com) - there were lots of rental apartments (1-2 bedrooms) under $900 a month, probably even more if you increase the rental cost. You can also look at the street view so can get an idea of what the neighborhood is like.

ps what area is near or around Calgary airport , is it the North East or whatever??

If you look at the attachment I posted, the airport is that big grey area, so yes, NE