Feel-at-Home properties is a company that specialises in renting fully furnished apartments and townhouses to a well-established list of corporate clients as well as our wealth of private clients in Johannesburg, Midrand, Centurion, Pretoria (also known as the City of Tshwane) and Cape Town.
Feel-at-Home was founded in 2003 and in the last seven years we have proven our ability to make a success of our service offerings to both our tenants and our property owners. Creating a “home-away-from-home” for our tenants, be it for long term business stays or holiday visits, is a motto we live by and our team of agents will always go above and beyond to make your stay as comfortable as if you were at home.
With the slow down of bank lending the need for furnished accommodation for rent has increased dramatically. What’s more, furnished rentals in the Johannesburg, Midrand, Centurion and Pretoria area have proven to result in a higher rate of return than unfurnished rentals for the investment owners.
Fully furnished accommodation offers a wonderful alternative to B&B and Guesthouse accommodation and our research has shown that while travellers don’t mind staying in hotels and guesthouses for short term stays, stays for longer than 14 days result in people wanting a more private and actual living space like a lounge, study and functional balcony, to spend their time.
Nowadays, cost is also a very important factor, if not the most important factor. As you can see from the cost comparison below, it is far more cost-effective to stay in an upmarket, furnished apartment or townhouse for long term stays than it is to stay in a hotel or guesthouse.
Cost Comparison; hotel- versus self-catering accommodation:
| Rates | Per Person, Per Night | 1 Person Per Month | 2 People Per Month |
| Hotel | R1000 | R30,000 | R60,000 |
| Guesthouse | R550 | R16,500 | R33,000 |
| Feel-at-Home | R285 | R8,500 | R8,500 |
If any estate is asked what the most thing about a property is they’ll say: Location, location, location. At Feel-at-Home, we are constantly looking for new properties to list and market in the Johannesburg, Midrand, Centurion and Pretoria areas. In the current market, the need far outweighs the supply therefore an investment property that is marketed as a furnished in the above mentioned areas is just about a sure thing.
If you are an existing investment property owner, or would like to buy a property to rent out fully furnished, please contact us on +27 12 993 0900. Alternatively log on to our website www.feel-at-home.co.za