Well hello hello there.
It is time for another apartment tour and today we're actually showing you the cheapest
airbnb we've had in Europe all year.
Yeah.
It is kind of crazy.
Should I tell the price now or save it for later?
Yeah, let's just get it right out of the way.
$16 dollars a night!
Sixteen bucks a night.
Oh my gosh.
Yeah.
And what we're going to do is we're going to show you the apartment first and then we're
going to sit down and give you some tips on how you can find a place this cheap yourself.
Yes.
So let's begin with the tour.
Sam is standing right in front of the main entrance.
I sure am.
So basically when you walk in you have this small little dining area.
Yep.
For 4 people so this is where we had our meals but this was also our workspace.
Yeah.
Typing away.
Then we had a really nice kitchen.
We did.
Nice and modern.
Yep.
Um, so we had our fridge our range.
I don't know what to call this thing.
The cooking space.
It is the cooking range Audrey.
Yeah.
Haha.
It is the element.
The hot stove.
The element.
Anyways yeah so this was our little kitchen.
We spent a lot of time here trying to be healthy eating lots of vegetables, lots of fruits
and pasta.
Yeah, we were making pasta on a daily basis.
Yeah.
We were also having fruit salads.
You know like some really cheap food items here were things like kiwi, um feta cheese
was so cheap.
Peppers.
Peppers were ridiculously cheap.
Zucchini.
Zucchini and mushrooms were cheap so we were just like eating super healthy.
It was more like vegetables with pasta.
Like the vegetables were the main thing.
Yeah, exactly.
Um, let's do the living area next.
So I'll let you walk first so we're not blinded by the sun.
Yep.
So this was a really nice couch.
Or sectional.
It was super spacious so again we did some work here and watched Netflix as usual.
We started a new series last night.
Godless I think it is called.
The girl from Downton Abbey.
Yeah, it is pretty gory but it has got us hooked already.
We only watched one episode but that maybe our new series because Star Trek ended.
Star Trek ended.
That series ended and the Crown (Season 2) hasn't started again.
No.
Although it will have by the time you see this.
Yeah but what here is something what is a series you guys are watching on Netflix or
something else that you think would be good?
Let us know.
Let us know because we're always looking for a new one.
Yeah.
Okay let's continue.
Let's do the bedroom next.
So again I'm going to let you go first.
Okay I'm going to mosey on in first.
Backwards.
Um yeah so this was our bedroom.
It wasn't the most spacious bedroom no but I mean you can fit a double bed and like a
little armoire so that yeah the bed was of a decent size.
It was comfortable and yeah we had overall this was just like for two people this apartment
was a perfect size.
Yeah.
You know the only thing I wish is that they had a duvet like I'm a big douvete girl.
And these blankets are super light and we're heading into winter.
Oh, we have a balcony.
I hadn't mentioned that.
So yeah it was a bit chilly to actually spend too much time on the balcony but if you were
here in the summer yeah you could have like your morning coffee.
We didn't go out here once.
This is our first time actually.
First time.
Haha.
May as well enjoy it.
Hello world.
It is like what we're having highs of what about 10 degrees in late November.
Yeah, so it is yeah it is not somewhere you would come to chill but the views are pretty
cool and look down here.
Someone has a garden.
Yeah.
It is like a vegetable patch.
There is oranges there is like an orange or mandarin tree off in the distance.
Yeah.
So uh alright let's go back and we'll show the bathroom.
Back inside.
Back inside and show the bathroom.
Okay the last thing to show you is the bathroom.
And it is noisy.
Yeah, when you turn the lights on.
Brace yourself.
The fan goes on automatically.
So I'm just going to let you go in and do a little tour in there.
Okay.
Really quick tour.
So we had a washing machine which we always appreciate.
Yes.
And I think we mentioned that every time but it is so nice to be able to do your clothes.
There is a heater up here and that was basically we were told just to leave that on the whole
time.
We had lots of hot water.
Um, good water pressure in the shower.
Nice modern shower.
Fairly big by European standards um yes.
And a little toilet so yeah that is it.
Now it is time for us to sit down on the couch and basically tell you about the money.
Why we got such a good deal and how you can get a deal like this yourself.
Okay Sam.
Yes.
So what is the magic trick.
How did we find a cheap place?
So there are basically 3 key points I want to mention.
So the first key point is that we traveled in the offseason.
Yes.
So prices are always so much cheaper.
Especially in coastal type places.
Resort type places.
If you go in the off-season that is when you get the deals.
Yeah.
And so we traveled in extreme off-season like late November.
Um this is more of like a late spring, summer, early fall that is the peak season here.
Yeah.
So we traveled in the late basically the extreme offseason.
Yeah, and no one is here for the beach so yes we are kind of like the only tourists
in town it feels.
Right so that is point number one.
Yeah.
So point number 2 is the actual location of this place.
So in Budva (Будва) the main area is the Old Town.
And we were just 15 minutes by foot removed from the Old Town.
So we were really close but not quite there.
Yeah.
And a lot of travelers I find are fixated on staying in like the heart of the city.
Staying in like the heart of the Old Town.
Especially in a smaller destination like this.
So if you're willing just to stay a little bit further away like in the more residential
areas that is how you also get a much better deal.
Yep.
And point number 3 is that this is a newer listing.
A newer building.
And because of that the Airbnb host, like when you're there is a lot of competition
on Airbnb.
Yeah.
There are apartments that have 100s of reviews.
Like 5 stars or 4.5 stars.
So if you're a newer listing and in fact this building is only like 3 months old.
Yeah.
3 months which is crazy.
Yeah, so if you have a newer listing how you're going to lure new customers in is to have
a cheaper price.
And so we basically got this beautiful like nice modern apartment yeah for $16 dollars.
Like I could see this costing double or triple potentially in the peak season.
Yeah.
We got it for an absolute steal because it is a newer listing.
It only had like I think what four or five reviews.
Yeah, not many but they were all good.
They were all really good so we knew going in that this is going to be a good place and
the price was right and that is how you get a really good deal on Airbnb.
Mmmhmm.
And now that we've talked about the apartment closing thoughts on Budva (Будва).
Closing thoughts on Budva (Будва).
So we actually came here um not as much as tourists.
We were kind of on we'll call it a work-cation.
Yes.
We planned to spend like far more days in front of the computer than actual out sightseeing.
Yeah.
And so basically um if you want to visit here keep in mind that it is only 30 minutes away
from Kotor.
Yeah.
So I actually we would quite highly prefer in terms of like travel experiences Kotor
we'd recommend over Budva (Будва).
So what we would recommend is if you're short on time stay in Kotor do Budva as a day trip.
If you have lots of time then sure come here for a few days and it must be a completely
different atmosphere in the summer.
Oh, I bet it is.
It must be a real party atmosphere.
Um but anyways if you're into that come in the summer but if you want to experience more
of like the cultural activities here and to have less crowds then come when we did because
for instance we went out to like the main attraction.
The Citadel (Citadella) and we were the only people there.
The only people.
It was insane.
So anyways we are going to sign out now from Budva, Montenegro.
Hope you guys enjoyed this tour and you learned some tips on how to save some money on Airbnb
apartment rentals.
So we'll see you guys next time.
Bye.
Tata.