Long-term apartment rental in Georgia: personal experience, shoals and what to pay attention to first.

When you come to view the apartments, be sure to ask that all the taps be turned on when you are there and check: first, the water pressure, how much hot water is in the tap, whether the supply is constant.

In our practice, we once encountered such a problem. In a fairly expensive hotel, the child washed in the shower after the beach, but I didn't have enough hot water. Apparently, the supply is not carried out constantly, so I had to wait until the boiler heats up. This is not very convenient when you are in a hurry for an excursion or preparing for bed in the evening.

First of all, the Internet is important for people who work online, freelancers.

There is Internet in Georgia and it is very good. The coverage is excellent, the speed is good.

If you come to Ureki, do not rush to connect the Internet in your apartment. If you have checked in and found that the Internet speed is not very fast, do not panic. Open the Makti website, and see the rates for today. You can connect the mobile Internet at a good speed, for reasonable money.

For example, we moved into an apartment, asked the owners to install a good Internet connection. We paid at the upper rate, and received at the lower rate. We hurried, we did not know that today unlimited mobile Internet costs 45 GEL.

Therefore, we warn you, do not rush, first study the usual mobile Internet today. What prices, what speed, what quality, and so on.

If you decide to pay for a fixed Internet tariff, after payment, check whether you have been connected to unlimited.

For example, you paid money, you were connected, you go to the website “Speedtest" and check the speed. You should also be given a receipt or a screenshot that confirms that the amount you transferred to the owners or realtor was displayed in the receipt.

The next factor important for a comfortable stay is of course peace and quiet. Many people can't sleep to any sounds.

On the first line, especially when the sea is stormy, the noise of waves is very audible in the room.

Frogs croak in Ureki, one can say night frog concerts. Therefore, if you can't sleep under such sounds, check with the owners, and it's better to come in the evening and listen, croak, don't croak. Absolutely dogs can bark on all lines.

In general, this is a big problem in Georgia, there are a lot of stray dogs here. Be prepared for the fact that whole packs of dogs can bark and run around here at night.

Roosters and chickens are also a problem. I haven't heard them here in Ureki, but if we talk about the private sector of Batumi, it's a disaster. Roosters here can crow at two o'clock in the morning and not for 3 minutes, but for an hour. They crow several times day and night.

If you like to relax in silence, then apartments on the first line, especially if they are located near a restaurant or a noisy cafe, this is not your option.

Noisy neighbors. Ask about the neighbors, who lives, whether there are children, whether they arrange parties.

For example, recently there was a case when we asked the hostess how noisy or quiet it is here in the evenings, she said that they themselves arrange parties on the ground floor, dance, relax.

Therefore, if you are not a fan of noise, parties, then immediately clarify this point.

Before you move in, walk around the apartment, listen to whether there are any noises. For example, if there is water dripping somewhere, someone's air conditioner is not making noise. Go out on the balcony, see if there is a road, a construction site or other objects nearby.

The next factor is cooking food. If you decide to cook for yourself instead of going to a cafe, you will need an equipped kitchen.

Basically, the kitchens are equipped with electric stoves, they cook very slowly. Do not hesitate, turn on the tile, mark the heating time of the stove, that is, how well it works. Because you pay money to rest, and not to warm the water for hours.

I recommend that you immediately, if you want to cook yourself, especially if you have small children, clarify these points. Household appliances on vacation are very important. There must be a microwave, an electric kettle, a stove, a washing machine and a normal refrigerator.

There is such a moment in Georgia, microwaves are rarely used here. Even the owners themselves very rarely buy a microwave oven. For a tourist, a microwave is just a sacred object that saves time.

Check the curtains on the windows, open, close, check if the fasteners are well fixed.

We really had a curtain fall on our head once. It was in Tbilisi.

After viewing the apartment, if you decide to rent these apartments, then fix, be sure, all malfunctions.

I do this immediately when viewing, that is, I open all the taps, look at the toilets, look at the curtains, look at household appliances, air conditioners. Next, I shoot, record everything in this apartment on camera, that is, what malfunctions, where, what and how. It is advisable to immediately contact and call the realtor or the owners and clarify why this is so, why this.