Bucharest Expat features a large online community of people seeking houses for sale or rent, and apartments for sale or rent in Bucharest, Romania. You can find all of the listings in our Free Bucharest Classifieds section. If you have a property you wish to post, go ahead and post it there. You may also contact us for the ability to feature one of your...

In part 1 of this article we spoke about locating apartments for rent (or flats to let if you wish to be “proper”). We discussed both the positives and negetives of using estate agents in Bucharest and hopefully addressed any concerns you may have. For the second part of this article we’ll be discussing what we’ve found when locating...

There are generally two paths you can choose after you’ve made the choice to rent an apartment in Bucharest; You can use an agent, or drive around and do your own legwork. Here’s a simple comparison between the two so you will know what to expect in your “apartment hunting” while in Bucharest. Part 1 of this 2 part post deals with estate...

When you are going through the stages of “becoming” an expat, you’ll inevitably be faced with the challenge of making the transition between hotel stays and renting an apartment. This will typically occur at the “I’m staying more than 90 days” milestone. But what about that time period before that? Does it make sense to go...

Tonight we decided to eat at the Marriott at El Mir Lebanese restaurant, downstairs in the former location of El Bacha. We had eaten here quite often when it was El Bacha, and have continued to do so after it had changed names, as the menu had remained virtually unchanged. Believe it or not, we chose El Mir because it does have reasonably priced food if you are...