Accomodation is getting pretty thin on the ground here now - unless you know someone out here who has saved a place for you, or you can quickly find a big group of people to share a villa, you will probably end up in the DAGOC apartments. These are 2 bedroom with 1 bathroom for QR3200 per month for 1 room or QR6400 for the whole apartment. Apparently it's a lucky dip who you share with as well - I heard smokers and non smokers have been put in together. They are already on their second building, which will be full soon, and aparently the building they have found for the 3rd lot of accom is not good. Individual rooms in villas etc are not as common now either. There are plenty of apartments and villas to rent, but the prices are rocketing up, and the landlords want a minimum 12 month, or in some cases, 2/3 years lease agreement. It is likely that the vast majority of DAGOC staff will be finished in Doha by Jan/Feb, and will either have to breach their contract and end up in a dispute with the landlord, or have to pay a penalty in lieu of notice. There's a rumour that you can end the lease agreement early with no penalty if your employer gives you a letter saying that your employment has ended, but no one at DAGOC HR is willing to say if this will work or not. They are also getting a bit tight about the guesthouse accom - unless you have signed up for the DAGOC accom, they will kick you out after 2 weeks as so many new starters are coming over. Therefore I recommend that all new DAGOC starters sign up for the DAGOC accom - you can always change your mind if you find somewhere else.
Accomodation is getting pretty thin on the ground here now - unless you know someone out here who has saved a place for you, or you can quickly find a big group of people to share a villa, you will probably end up in the DAGOC apartments. These are 2 bedroom with 1 bathroom for QR3200 per month for 1 room or QR6400 for the whole apartment. Apparently it's a lucky dip who you share with as well - I heard smokers and non smokers have been put in together. They are already on their second building, which will be full soon, and aparently the building they have found for the 3rd lot of accom is not good. Individual rooms in villas etc are not as common now either. There are plenty of apartments and villas to rent, but the prices are rocketing up, and the landlords want a minimum 12 month, or in some cases, 2/3 years lease agreement. It is likely that the vast majority of DAGOC staff will be finished in Doha by Jan/Feb, and will either have to breach their contract and end up in a dispute with the landlord, or have to pay a penalty in lieu of notice. There's a rumour that you can end the lease agreement early with no penalty if your employer gives you a letter saying that your employment has ended, but no one at DAGOC HR is willing to say if this will work or not. They are also getting a bit tight about the guesthouse accom - unless you have signed up for the DAGOC accom, they will kick you out after 2 weeks as so many new starters are coming over. Therefore I recommend that all new DAGOC starters sign up for the DAGOC accom - you can always change your mind if you find somewhere else.