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 Weekly […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 today more than a 1000 reviews at 4.9 out 5 scores. This means a lot bring more bookings. Many of our Cape Town homes are also classified as Airbnb Plus homes. I don’t know how many Plus Homes there are around […]
We all know the above quote from Lord Harold: location, location and location. With Airbnb dominating the short term rental market the same refrain applies. Today I don’t want to discuss your property’s physical location. This location is critical but fixed. Your “location” on the Airbnb website, when people search for properties like yours is […]
Dear Homeowner As you know your home is remarkable. If not we would not have it as part of our portfolio and we would not get such amazing reviews. But this doesn’t mean we can now relax. As I have said many times; Airbnb is making money for their own pocket and this does not […]
Dear Owner, Your home is remarkable. We know it. You know it. The current guests know it. But we can do even better. To do this we should overcome the following: Use the eyes and ears of the neighbourhood to keep us informed of anything that concerns your home. Very few guests ever misbehave – […]
