Critique: Why You Should Not Buy This Large Property in Kalk Bay, Cape Town as an Airbnb investment…. An owner asked me to critique a few homes he consider as a potential investment. Some of the questions any buyer have: How do you decide if it has all the features Airbnb guests expect? How much […]
Cape Town Agency Shares Airbnb SuperHost Marketing & Management Tips Today I am inviting you to subscribe to our Airbnb SuperHost Marketing and Management tips. We will share with you tips we believe are critical to our owner and Airbnb managers. The idea is to share Airbnb Tips as follows: Quick and short tips […]
Guide to Buying Airbnb Investment Properties in Cape Town I’ll start with a few Airbnb buying tips when deciding on buying accommodation in Cape Town. Then I’ll discuss if you should invest in Airbnb Cape Town property. And two common objections. Whatever Airbnb you invest in, I’ll talk how the impact of your Airbnb success […]
Why Would The Bad-Young-Guest Call, Saying “The Geyser Flooded The Home”?
Funny Airbnb Host Stories And Not So Funny Real Airbnb Horror Stories:
Real AIRBNB STORIES FROM HELL First Airbnb Story From Hell Airbnb “Marriage” Arranged In Hell: Introducing Owner “Mr. Darkness” To Guest “Jenny Discount” Dear Friend, You are not going to believe this story is based on the truth. But I will let you decide. If it can go wrong it will go wrong. Accepted. But […]
What are the risks involved in renting your Airbnb home? When you read this you may decide short term rentals are too much risk. Yes, there are risks. And you must be aware of them. As in life, you cannot insure against all risks. As a clever man said, “A boat is safe in the […]
Dear Minister of TourismThe other day Minister Hanekom said self catering rentals must not harm formal tourism ( more..) and he is considering more red tape to limit them. More red tape? This confuses me. I thought the Tourism Minister heard Pres. Ramaphosa when he said, “Tourism is the new gold in Africa.”Given Ramaphosa’s vision I […]
Read this review from Henry Whale who stayed at Meryl in Simonstown. “We were met at the property by Aureol, who was really really lovely and welcoming. She scooped up our 11 month old daughter and carried her as she showed us around this incredible property. Our first thoughts were that the photos don’t do […]
Great News! Agency.CapeHolidays has just been elected as a Cape Town SUPERHosts. We have 607 reviews and counting at 4.9 out 5 scores. This means a lot. And because we are SuperHost it will bring more bookings. Many of our Cape Town homes are also classified as Airbnb Plus homes. I don’t know how many […]