Quick question: private, quiet places in a city

Cyvros

Basically what the title says. If it helps, I'm in Melbourne, Australia, but I'm just after some ideas for what kind of private and quiet places there would usually be in a city.

There are parks, which are quiet, but not private. And then there are cinemas, which are occasionally private, but not quiet.

Thanks for any help.

LiquidSquid

I'm going to put my vote in for a less-used corner of your local library; the private part of the equation will obviously depend both on where in the city your branch is located and when you decide to go, but it being quiet is more or less a given.

Cyvros

I hadn't thought of a library. Probably be going morning or afternoon of a weekday, so it would be quiet then. Thanks.

Steev

Yeah. Some libraries have quiet study rooms you can get for even more privacy.

kaliyama

uh, why do you need a private, quiet place?

Cyvros

Insanely long story short: I'm working on a project with a friend and we can only meet up in the city.

Willeth

Little independent coffee shops.

Cyvros

Willeth wrote: »

Little independent coffee shops.

Those just might be what I'm after. Thanks.

YourFatAuntSusan

kaliyama wrote: »

uh, why do you need a private, quiet place?

This thread really has my interest, and imagination, piqued. :winky:

Cyvros

YourFatAuntSusan wrote: »

kaliyama wrote: »

uh, why do you need a private, quiet place?

This thread really has my interest, and imagination, piqued. :winky:

To be perfectly honest, the answer I gave is an incredible lie, but it's close enough to the truth to not make too much difference.

musanman

by project he means making a baby and by friend he means girlfriend who can't get off without some risk involved...right?

Cyvros

No.

Really, if I wanted to do that, I'd get a hotel room or something.

EDIT: Didn't notice the bit about risk. In that case, the hotel door would be unlocked or something. I don't know.

Improvolone

As per your requirements, a hotel room is both private and quiet.

Marslo

depending on what your looking for, have a look on craigslist for studio sharing. You can propably rent something for the time you need.

art studio, jam spaces and the likes

that or the top of abandon buildings (industrial factory's, old commercial buildings, etc) if your short on funds and don't really much care for laws.

cheerio

Aridhol

rent a boat!

here it's about $30 to rent a boat for a couple hours and being in the middle of a big body of water is quiet, peaceful and private (also awesome).

Cyvros

Thanks for all the suggestions. To keep it all on the really cheap side, a study room or a cafe would probably be our best choice. Might try some of the other suggestions other times - I'd really never thought about those.

Seldom

i'm going to have to go with a park.
maybe try melbourne's botanical gardens.

or a chill coffee shop, or a bar or pub in the day time when it's quiet..

go have a walk about the city with this in mind, things should start popping up that will work for what you want, just make a note. check them out while you're walking about.

Cyvros

Thanks, Seldom. I might be in the city before then, so I'll look around.