Apartments for Rent

Due to the extreme crisis nowadays, it's smart to economize. Well that is my own opinion ofcourse. :)
This is the second time I have been to Vietnam and eversince, I have been staying in a hotel and rent for a month or few months then I get a discount of 1 or 2$ a day.. good right? But I just recently moved to an apartment few months ago.. I figured why not rent an apartment..how much could it possibly be? So I asked some vietnamese hotel workers about apartments and they gave me a really good idea where to look. Ofcourse "news paper", silly me. But hey..its not easy for me since i can't read vietnamese language right? yep that's my excuse. he he but there it is..from the cheapest to the very expensive apartments or rooms you can find. I live in District 1 now...Well it says in the ad that this is an apartment but this certainly isn't one..good enough though. its just a room but its fully furnished (tv, small fridge with freezer,cabinets,Fan,Air-Condition,Coffee table with chairs,Another table at the balcony with chairs,bed with pillows and cases, and mirrors ofcourse with my own C.R and Shower room)for less than 200$ per month but including electricity and water already. i feel more comfortable living here than living in a hotel. its a serviced apartment actually but i want my privacy so i chosed not to be serviced :p .. the one thing that i love the most having my own apartment is that, "i can cook!" yey! All ppl who stay abroad for a long time can also get tired of the take out food. i certainly did. so cooking my own kind of food is the best thing about having this apartment. which is something i would feel uncomfortable doing in a small hotel here in Vietnam. you can easily find these apartments here in District 1,3,5. The Cheap prices for Apartments that looks like a hotel room in Bui Vien Area would range from 2 to 3 million VND. Bigger ones with two rooms would range from 4 to 5 million VND. I pay 3.3 Million VND per month and i use computer and A/C sometimes. So I think this are really good prices since you would pay the same amount at hotels for 1 room only. but ofcourse im not saying that all apartments looks the same. but its most likely be the same as living in some hotels in bui vien area. You can even rent this apartments for just 1 month and so on. yes..theres a contract involved but its not really that complicated. all they need to know really is for how long you would want to stay and they would check your visa expiration.. well maybe more.. but you know this country "COMMUNIST", what do you expect? :p but its easy, so no problem really. They don't have to take your Passport like they do in hotels which is also good. So guys I hope you find this Info helpful enough..but if you have more questions just ASK. :)