If you are looking to get a furnished apartment for rent, there are many questions to be answered about such a place. For instance, if the apartment is advertised to be fully furnished, how do you know if it is? Further, what is the difference between fully furnished, partially furnished, and unfurnished apartments?
If you know the answers to these questions, you can make sure that the broker and/or the landlord are not lying to you. If you are armed with the knowledge, you can successfully navigate the rental world. Here are the three main rooms of an apartment and our discussion of what to expect as far as furnishings.
The Kitchen
The kitchen is going to be the room that you spend the third most time in each day. From preparing meals to entertaining guests with small bites to eat, the kitchen is a very important room of your apartment. A fully furnished kitchen will have a stove/oven unit, a refrigerator/freezer unit, a kitchen sink, and a lighting fixture. It also might have a dishwasher and any other convenience imaginable, including other appliances, that will make your time in the kitchen easier.
A partially furnished kitchen will have what the fully furnished kitchen has, with a few exceptions. The first is that it probably will not have a dishwasher or any other appliance besides the basics. The kitchen may be fitted for those appliances, but you will have to buy them yourself.
An unfurnished kitchen will have just the basics required for habitability. This is the stove/unit, refrigerator/freezer unit, a kitchen sink, and a lighting fixture.
This is the only things that your kitchen will have and might not even be fitted for a dishwasher. It meets the minimal requirements to be a functioning kitchen.
The Bathroom
The bathroom is going to be the room that you spend the second most time in each day. From showering to eliminating bodily waste, the bathroom is a key room in your life. A fully furnished bathroom will have a medicine cabinet, shower, toilet, and sink. It might also have a mirror. One of the bonuses of getting a fully furnished bathroom is that it will sometimes come with a jacuzzi.
A partially furnished bathroom will still have the shower, toilet, sink, etc., and will be fitted for a jacuzzi or other bathroom bonus. However, you will have to buy the jacuzzi and any other bonuses that the bathroom is fitted for.
An unfurnished bathroom will have just the basics required for habitability. This is the shower, sink, toilet, and possibly a medicine cabinet. Further, if you have multiple bathrooms, one of them may be a half bath instead of a full bathroom.
The Bedroom
The bedroom is going to be the room that you spend the most time in each day. From sleeping, watching television, and so on, the bedroom will be another key room in your life. A fully furnished bedroom will come with a sit of furniture, including a bed. It will also have lots of closet space that is equipped for storing much of your clothing. It may also include a flat screen TV and a desk.
A partially furnished bedroom may or may not come with a set furniture at all, though it will come with a closet that will be a fully equipped wardrobe. There will be room to hang your clothes and the closet will be configured as such.
An unfurnished bedroom will usually still have closet, but you will have to configure it the way you want it to be configured. Outside of a clothing rod, the closet will be bare basics and it will be up to you to configure it.
Main Room
The main room will be perfect for socializing and having guests. Though this room may not be as key as the others, it will still come with bonuses if you get some level of furnishings. A fully furnished main room will have a set of furniture, be configured with a dining table, and may also have a desk and television.
A partially furnished guest room will have some small furniture but will not have a full set of furniture. It might also have a dining area that is configured, but you will have to provide the furniture.
An unfurnished guest room will have nothing besides heating and air conditioning. An unfurnished guest room is a blank room that you will have to populate with furniture. It still might, however, come with a shelve or two. However, those shelves will have usually been put up by a former resident.
Conclusion
A fully furnished apartment for rent will have almost every bonus you can think of. A partially furnished apartment will have the rooms configured for those bonuses. An unfurnished apartment will have no bonuses or configurations at all. Now that you are armed with the knowledge of what an unfurnished, partially furnished, and fully furnished apartment for rent are, you will be more savvy and people will be less likely to try to take advantage of you.