Originally Posted by
Savage25
I'm going to be doing an internship for 3 months this summer in downtown Mountain View (Castro St), so will be looking to rent/sublet a 1/2/3 BR furnished apartment/house depending on whether a couple of my friends decide to take up the internship.
1. Is it possible to find something within walking distance of my work location?
2. What would be the range of rentals are for this area? I've seen 1BR sublets on craigslist for $800-850 per month in the Mountain View area.
3. Whats the availability of cabs like in the south bay area - for those drunken evenings?
I used to live right on Castro in Mountain View, in these apts:
http://www.prometheusreg.com/residen...l/pplDesc.html
great location but have gotten pricey, about $1700 for a 1 bedroom
one nice thing about castro is that it has both light rail and caltrain stops so you can probably find something a bit cheaper and and commute.
I'm currently renting along the light rail in San Jose and usually head over on Sundays for the farmer's market. The light rail doesn't run too late though, I think it ends at midnight.
I can't imagine that you will get something within walking distance for $850 a month but it may be possible by renting a room in a house with a bunch of others. Mountain View is pretty big and most of it isn't within walking distance of Castro.
You can sometimes find a cab at the caltrain station. Other than that you would need to call for one.