iBilik Philippines

Moving out of the family home to venture out on your own is a good thing; it is an important step to take when you go to college or university. You need to get out there and expand your horizons while you're still young and still able to do so. Even when you find a job that’s not close to home, you would need a place to stay. Realistically, unless you have a boatload of money, you might not be able to get your own apartment right away. But you would still need a roof over your head, and conversely a room, right? Have to start small, what.

What used to be CariBilik is now iBilik, and not only can you find rooms in Malaysia and Singapore, but now you can also find rooms like for school, or for a temporary work assignment away from home to rent in THE PHILIPPINES. 

The short term stay part of the site is sort of like AirBnB, where you stay in people’s domiciles instead of a hotel or backpacker’s hostels. You could also read other people’s reviews of the property that you are thinking of renting, if available.

I have not tried renting rooms through iBilik myself, but it seems intuitive enough – you can start the search by clicking on your preferred area by name, and then by the type of tenant (male, female, expat, local) and other factors just by plugging in a few key words. There is also a Google Map and availability calendar in the listings as well, which makes life a lot easier for everyone. You also don’t have to wait long to get confirmation. 

It’s free registration if you ever want to put a room or apartment up for rent, or to contact the person whose room or apartment you’re interested in for follow up, or to actually rent a place.

I'll put this on the KIV pile.