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URGENT HELP PLEASE! Short term accommodation needed any ideas? Sorry long sob story!! :( x

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Latest post on 27 December 2012 - 12:02

Hello lovely ladies! I hope you can help us. I am staying with my husband and 18 month old son in a borrowed villa (from friends) at the moment. I came on a visitors visa for Christmas in the hope that hubby's paperwork would be sorted and I won't have to leave. He actually received his RP on Christmas Day :) and is currently queuing at immigration to apply for our family visa. We were hoping to have until mid next week to find alternative accommodation, or hopefully his company would have sorted it out by then (the villa owners return on the 3rd).
(Sorry for LONG story!!)...
Well I've really thrown a spanner in the works, I fell down the stairs on Christmas morning and have fractured my foot :'( devastated!!! This is obviously horrendous with a toddler as I just can't look after him, sob! My options are to either fly home to the UK, which would be horrible as I only arrived a week ago! Plus, the flight would be ridiculous for me in this state. Sooo... My mum has offered to come over and help. Hubby will have to be back in work by Sunday so I need her here ASAP. So we need some short term accommodation ASAP, with 2 bedrooms. I've looked at lots of serviced apartments but it will cost an absolute bomb! Does anyone have any suggestions please? I really don't want to go home :( we've no set length of time we would need to rent for, perhaps his company will pull their fingers out for us but I'm doubtful tbh, everything else has taken weeks!
Thank you to anyone who can be bothered reading this! :) xxxx
<em>edited by sweetestpear on 27/12/2012</em>

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Latest post on 05 January 2013 - 19:50
Hey, Not sure if you're still looking but my husband and I rent through AHB and I know that short-term rentals are definitely possible in our building. We're in one of their older towers in Musheirib - Bilal Tower - so it's not too expensive (we pay 7000 a month for our ff 1 bed). Long story but we currently rent on a month-by-month basis.They've got another tower on our street that's newer - Bilal Studios - but I think they only have one bedroom apts there. Anyway Wakra isn't too bad a trip from here, just straight up Airport Road. Might be worth checking out AHB's website if you're still looking: http://www.ahbqatar.com
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Latest post on 29 December 2012 - 08:51
Hey ladies thanks for all the fab suggestions! Sorry for the delay I forgot my password duh! Anyway, our friends who own the villa we are borrowing have offered to let us stay for another week so we may be ok, going to keep looking and maybe get a one bed apt for a bit, unsure... I've had lots of lovely offers of help so I'm going to muddle through for a few weeks as my mum can't really come over just yet. Pain is easier now, but am MAJORLY hating sitting on my bum :( ah well! The sun is back so all good :) thanks for all your help and we'll wishes xxx
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Latest post on 28 December 2012 - 22:30
Hi there, so sorry to hear about your broken foot. I can't imagine having that and a little one to look after and being new here. Not sure if it will help but you may want to look on www.agoda.com Yu may be able to find a good deal ona serviced apt.
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Latest post on 27 December 2012 - 14:27
Hi Sweetestpear! Unfortunately I don't have any suggestions for you in terms of specific apartments but maybe cheaper to take a non serviced apartment outwith Doha and just pay for a maid to come in a couple of times a week. I can utterly sympathise as I broke my leg in the summer and was unable to walk or drive for three months. We don't have a maid so I had to get our cleaner to come in for a few extra hours, I sent out our ironing and got myself the number of a great driver who helped me to and from work each day including my wheelchair! If your mum can take care of your baby then you can get help to take care of everything else. I strongly suggest you get a wheelchair, it means you can do so much more than if you are hobbling around on crutches. I could actually prepare the meals (albeit took me much longer than usual to cook even the simplest of food)and i could take care of the laundry too - using crutches means you cant carry anything, so frustrating. Plus it was much easier to get round the supermarket with my husband. Keep your chin up, this has been a terrible start to your new life but it will get easier, trust me!
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Latest post on 27 December 2012 - 13:53
Ah sorry! There is a housing shortage with his company. They provided temporary accommodation, but only for him not his family. We flew out knowing this and intended to stay in a hotel or apartment until its ready. The leg breaking has made things more difficult as I now need help so need to fly my mother out to assist with our son (so need two bedrooms). I've found somewhere in najma for 11,500 per month... Guess it could be worse but will keep looking! x
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Latest post on 27 December 2012 - 13:35
Sorry for your troubles, Why do you only want short-term accomodation if youre planning on staying?? I'm bit confused.....
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Latest post on 27 December 2012 - 12:40
Nobody? :( lots of people reading I think xxx
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Latest post on 27 December 2012 - 12:08
Ps. We are currently in Abu Hamour, hubby works in Al Wakrah so this side of town is best, or even in Wakrah? Really not bothered x