Anyone ever lived in a yurt?

In My Humble Opinion
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We (me, my SO and our 2.5 year old daughter) are considering moving into a yurt for the summer. I don’t know the full set up, we’re going to see it this afternoon, but it’s 16 foot across, furnished, and has an external kitchen and bathroom powered by solar. I’m in Greece so weather won’t be a problem, but mossies might (it’s in an olive grove).

So anyone ever lived in one before? Any thoughts or tips?

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My daughter spent a week in one at Girl Scout camp last summer. She’d been hoping to get one the year before, but it was not to be.

She liked it, but didn’t love it as much as she thought she would.

I don’t have any specifics to report.

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Dang, sounds nice.

I’ve camped in yurts many times (we had one for a bit) but not for more than a week at a time. Three people may start to feel a little crowded for that long but then I’m antisocial and like my privacy.

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I saw one next to resturant in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. But I think it’s strictly for parties. They did offer camel meat, though.

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MilliCal doesn’t have much more to offer

1.) It was warmer than the other shelter she stayed in, because it was more enclosed

2.) But it wasn’t enclosed enough to keep out bugs and spiders

3.) It was pretty neat, like a clubhouse

4.) During the day thr skylight (in the center) let in a lot of light. It was pretty dark at night, though.

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Thanks for the info everyone.

Having seen it I’m rather impressed. The yurt itself was smaller than I thought, and round is a silly shape for a room, but it’s fine for me and my partner. There’s also a little caravan on the site, so we can put that by the yurt and make it my daughter’s bedroom. The kitchen and bathroom have all we need and are set in their own little concrete building. There’s electricity and a phone line.

The enormous plus is the location. It’s on the outskirts of a small village, in a large olive grove (50 trees and some chickens) with views down to the sea (beach 10 mins drive away). Being Greece we’ll be living mainly outside till late October or November when we can think again. Bugs maybe a problem, but they are anywhere, and we have nets for the night time.

And the clincher is the price - 150 euro a month!

So it looks like I’m becoming a hippy for the summer . . .

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Sounds awesome! Enjoy your little adventure!