This three-storey wheelchair-friendly beachfront home in Calypso Beach, Langebaan, is one of the West Coast homes available for 2010 rental accommodation at R6 000 a night.
As the build up to the 2010 World Cup gets ever more frenetic, estate agents continue to sign up properties for home owners who wish to take advantage of the opportunity to gain significant rentals during the tournament period.
But, says Seeff Properties West Coast chief executive, Heinrich Koorts, Cape Town residents are themselves booking accommodation as they require somewhere to stay while their own homes are occupied by overseas visitors during the event.
“Our group has already signed up over 10 000 beds countrywide, from one bedroom studio’s for R750 a night to sprawling mansions at R30 000 a night, and a wide range of apartments, houses, villas, security estates, golf estates, waterfront homes, lock-up-and-go units, boutique hotels, guest houses and more. Our service will include full time on call assistance for any problems these visitors might have, to allow the owners to go on holiday themselves. We will be handling the personalised welcome to guests, introductions to the area and its attractions and handover of keys.
“We have already begun our foreign marketing drive, with our partner Gary Bailey being interviewed by the UK media, and are now on our way to exhibit our offering at the World Travel Market in London – the premier global event for the travel industry, where we will be targeting thousands of travel agencies and tour operators looking for accommodation for their clients in Mexico, Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, Germany and the USA. The final draw, which determines the venues the respective teams will be playing at, takes place on December 4 and we expect most overseas bookings to come in after that date.”
Koorts says homeowners on the West Coast are also starting to list their homes.
“You must remember that UK soccer fans will happily travel five hours to a venue to see their favorite team playing, so being at the West Coast, where they can access Cape Town in two hours while enjoying the holiday atmosphere this area has to offer, is quite acceptable to them and for many, more favourable. More important, we are not only targeting foreign bookings, but South African families who are letting their homes out close to stadiums and need somewhere to stay.”
Call Nanette on 072 721 2550 or email nanette@seeff.com.
