Australia’s housing crisis laid bare: Tiny room with a bunk bed bolted to the wall and one double bed to be shared between THREE people – and a ‘big dog’ – is advertised for $600 a week
- Advertiser took to social media and online marketplace Gumtree to post the ad
- Pictures showed the double bed on the ground with a bunk bed bolted above
- The room was advertised for $500 for two people or $600 for three people
- Room is one of several cramped Bondi spaces recently advertised on internet
A man looking for flatmates has offered a less than stellar room with a bunk bed bolted to the wall and one double to be shared between three people for $600 a week.
The advertiser took to social media groups and Gumtree this week to spruik the room within his three-bedroom apartment at Bondi in Sydney’s ritzy east.
‘Private room available in the best location! In amongst all the main shops, cafes, banks and post office, while only a couple minutes walk to the beach – it’s the ideal location to enjoy the best of Bondi,’ the posts read.
He said tenants would have access to a ‘small but well equipped gym’ and would be sharing with a man from New Zealand, as well as a ‘big dog’.
A man looking for flatmates has advertised a less than stellar apartment with a bunk bed bolted to the wall and one double to be shared between three people
The man took to online social media groups and Gumtree to advertise the apartment in Bondi
Pictures of the underwhelming room showed a double bed on the ground with a bunk bed fixed to the wall above.
Another picture showed the lounge room with two fans and a clothes rail in the middle of the room.
The room was advertised for $500 for two people, or $600 for three people.
The advertiser said there was possibility for a discount in rent – or getting personal training sessions – in exchange for some ‘light cleaning duties’.
The Facebook listing has since been taken down.
The Gumtree advertisement remains as it was originally posted.
The man said there was possibility for a discount in rent – or getting PT [personal training] sessions – in exchange for some ‘light cleaning duties’
He said tenants would be sharing with a man from New Zealand and a big dog
Another picture showed the lounge room with two fans and a clothes rail in the middle of the room
The room is just one of several cramped Bondi spaces recently advertised on the internet.
A previously vacant bedroom with an asking price of $300 a week shows a double bed almost touching all the parameters of the narrow space.
The vacancy was posted to a local marketplace Facebook page by two backpackers, who said the space was better value for money than the average Sydney city hostel.
Cash-strapped renters criticised the offer and labelled the room as a ‘prison cell’ with one saying the room was ‘everything that’s wrong with Sydney real estate in one photo’.
Meanwhile, another vacant bedroom (pictured) with an asking price of $300 a week shows a double bed almost touching all the parameters of the narrow space
In yet another advertisement, a woman offered a room barely one-metre wide in her Bondi apartment for $200 a week.
The advert, posted on Facebook, said the offer came with a wardrobe near the bathroom and a big box to fit shoes close to the narrow room.
The vacancy was slammed by some as an ‘April fools joke’.
In another advertisement, one woman advertised a room barely one metre wide in her Bondi apartment for $200 a week
The advert, posted on Facebook, said the offer came with a wardrobe near the bathroom and a big box to fit shoes close to the narrow room
Another landlord posted on a Bondi Facebook group offering prospective tenants to sleep on one of three single mattresses for $200 a week in a tiny studio apartment.
The room was being offered for $600 a week or $200 per bed, and was advertised as large and fully-furnished.
Group members expressed their outrage at the ad, with one asking if the offer was even legal.
One said he couldn’t live in the ‘clutter box’ even if the location was ‘right next door to the Queen of England’.
Another advertisement was posted on a Bondi Facebook group offering prospective tenants to sleep on one of three single mattresses for $200 a week in a tiny studio apartment
The room was being offered for $600 a week or $200 per bed, and is advertised as large and fully-furnished and pictured is the third single mattress up for grabs