Masterhost has been a leading Airbnb management company in Cape Town, South Africa since early 2015. We service short-term renal hosts across all suburbs of Cape Town including Atlantic Seaboard, Cape Flats, City Bowl, Eastern Suburbs, Northern Suburbs, Southern Suburbs, West Coast Suburbs, Constantia, Tokai & Bishopscourt, Hout Bay, False Bay, and many others.
MasterHost offers a wide range of vacation home management packages, from 8% online to 12% full-service. These Airbnb management packages include services like professional photography and listing creation, guest communication and booking management, SEO, price optimization, Airbnb cleaning and laundry, keys management, professional maintenance, emergency response and so much more.
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Forget about the stress of Airbnb property management in Cape Town and let our team take care of your guests so that you can relax and enjoy your free time while earning more from your investment. Your hassle-free Airbnb management experience in Cape Town begins with three simple steps:
“Ever since I’ve hired Masterhost to manage my Cape Town villa we have not received a single negative review from guests.”
“Truly amazing people work at Masterhost. They are professional, intelligent, honest, and, most importantly, very experienced in Airbnb management.”
It is a known fact that most countries, provinces, cities, and often even strata buildings have special rules and bylaws that directly or indirectly regulate the Airbnb licences in Cape Town that are required to list on the platform. MasterHost will be your trusted and knowledgeable source of information in this complex process. We will guide you all the way when it comes to working with the municipalities and building stratas ensuring that you meet the Airbnb licensing requirements in Cape Town.
When it comes to making your listing stand out from the competition, superior Airbnb Interior Design in Cape Town is among the top priorities. This in turn will allow you to significantly increase guest traffic. It is crucial to understand how your property should be staged in order to highlight the key features. This will affect your bookings and experience of your guests. Let our Airbnb Interior Design partners improve the aesthetics of your property in Cape Town and increase its value.
The first impression counts the most and that is a fact! Investing in Airbnb Professional Photography in Cape Town is one of the most important steps you will need to take during the Airbnb rental journey. MasterHost will arrange for our Airbnb photographers in Cape Town to make your listing stand out from the rest.
We know the short-term rental and vacation management industry in Cape Town inside out and over the years we have seen it all. Our goal is to connect you with the most trusted home insurance providers. Only with them can you have peace of mind and be certain that your home and your guests are safe and insured during their stay.
We work hard to stay up to date with Airbnb Search Engine Optimization (SEO) in Cape Town. With years of experience and constant improvements, we continue getting our clients’ listings in the top Airbnb search results. We use many different strategies and analyze response rates, cancellations, headings and listing content, photos, reviews, and much more.
Because of the nature of our business model and unlike most of the competition our main priority is to achieve highest occupancy rates at the top nightly prices. MasterHost employs many Airbnb Price Optimization tools in Cape Town and uses Big Data competitive analysis, seasonality, hotel industry, and local events. This allows us to stay ahead of the competition.
The main elements of our Airbnb Booking Management in Cape Town are calendar management, multi-channel capabilities, guests vetting and communication, instant booking settings, price optimization, and booking confirmation. Most of this work is completed before the guests arrive behind the scene.
We ensure that the most challenging part of Airbnb property management in Cape Town is handled with ease. If done incorrectly it can easily destroy the guests’ entire experience. Yes, you’ve guessed it – we are talking about Airbnb key exchange management in Cape Town. We will make sure to provide your guests with seamless 365/24/7 access to your property. No matter what time of the day or night they arrive you can be certain that they will enter your property.
When you sign up with MasterHost it will be our job to prepare a custom Airbnb Guest Book that will be distributed to all future arrivals. The Guest Book will highlight your property listing the most important instructions about the unit, the parking, amenities, emergency contacts, WiFi, house rules, strata bylaws, trendy restaurants, and coffee bars in Cape Town.
What is Airbnb Concierge Service in Cape Town? Often overlooked by inexperienced hosts this is a crucial element of our overall Airbnb Management Strategy. It can earn you a significant added cash flow when executed correctly. For example, we can offer your guests services like guided excursions and tours, Airport pick-ups and transfers, booking tickets to local events and shows, reserving space at restaurants and so much more.
We will share our corporate secret with you and let you know the most common reason why hosts fire their Airbnb property managers before switching to MasterHost. Poorly executed Airbnb Cleaning and Laundry get mentioned most often in the negative reviews. We understand that our cleaners’ performance directly impacts the reputation of your listing. That is why we take Airbnb Cleaning in Cape Town very seriously. We invest in training and building our cleaning team to offer you a 5-star hotel cleaning experience in Cape Town.
Preventative Airbnb property maintenance in Cape Town remains on the top of the list of all sophisticated Airbnb investors and for a good reason. If you complete them on a regular basis you can prolong the life expectancy of your real estate investment. The last thing you want is a loss of revenue in the middle of your peak season because you have failed to perform routine maintenance of your property in Cape Town.
Based on the latest short-term rental market statistics Airbnb is the most popular platform in Cape Town with 92% of the market share. VRBO/HomeAway is standing in second place with a market share of 5%. Booking.com and TripAdvisor have the third largest share of the market at 3%.
MasterHost uses all tools at our disposal to achieve superior results. One of the most important tools is Airbnb management software with multi-channel capabilities and native integrations. With this software at hand, we are able to reach 99% of the entire Cape Town short-term rental traffic. Achieving maximum occupancy rates throughout the year for your Airbnb property has never been this easy!
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What Does Cape Town Airbnb Market Look Like?
Cape Town is one of the three capitals of South Africa. The average daily rate of the Airbnb market in Cape Town is $92. The daily rate goes high to $109 in the moderate months of December and January. In the colder months, these numbers seem to go down to $80. The average occupancy rate is around 58% with the highest in February at 73% and the lowest in June at 40%. There are currently around 15K rentals available in Cape Town.
Is Running an Airbnb Business Profitable in Cape Town?
According to the numbers present on the internet about the performance of Airbnb business in Cape Town, it can be concluded that it is a profitable market. It generates on average around $1K in revenue each month. It goes to its highest in December to $1.3K. The average occupancy rate is 58%. You can increase the profitability by providing amenities like Internet, Kitchen, Parking, Pool, etc.
How is Airbnb Business Regulated in Cape Town?
It is allowed in Cape Town to rent out houses as STRs. But the guest can only rent a single property for a maximum of 30 days. Zoning laws do not apply in the City of Cape Town. You can now rent out Single-family homes and apartment buildings. You can further explore the regulations to point out the laws that you need to comply with to run the business without hassle.
Why Choose MasterHost as an Airbnb Management Company in Cape Town?
To run a business successfully you need someone who is an expert in the field and knows how to run the business efficiently. MasterHost provides you with a team of experts that can run your business efficiently and effectively. MasterHost has many features that will make your life easy like managing your Airbnb listings, and price optimization based on seasonality, competition, and local demand. MasterHost also provides Short-term rental Insurance guidance and 24/7 concierge service.
What Are the Airbnb Daily Rates in Cape Town?
The average daily rate in Cape Town is $92. The highest daily rate of $109 was recorded in December last year. And it hit its lowest in August this year at $80. The daily rate depends heavily on the basic amenities you provide in your short-term rental. Guests try to explore and find the rental which suits their needs best and in addition to that they also search for discounts, value for money, and reviews. Strategically planning your listing on the rental platforms will affect your chances of getting rented out.
What Are the Most Popular Rental Platforms in Cape Town?
Airbnb and VRBO both are present in the rental market of Cape Town. Airbnb however seems to have the upper hand here with almost 90% of total rentals listed on its platform. VRBO has a meager presence of only 3% listing. 8% of rentals are listed on both of these platforms. The rental owner has to decide on what platform they want to list their properties. Guests research before renting an STR and then they rent whatever property matches their needs.
What Are the Airbnb Rental Types and Sizes in Cape Town?
A large number of rentals present in Cape Town are one-bedroom only. Two-bedroom rentals also have a large presence in the market. There are also rentals available that have multiple rooms. 8% of the rentals are studios. If you want to increase your profitability, providing amenities will be a good way in which you can bag more guests. Making your listing attractive and SEO optimized also increases your chance of getting rented out.
Is There Any Seasonality in Airbnb Business in Cape Town?
The Cape Town market seems to be busy in the moderate months of November, December, and January which are summer months. In the winter months of June, July, and August the market goes slow and the daily rate slides down from $109 to $80 on average. The occupancy rates also drop by almost 30% in the colder months. Researching the seasons more before investing in the market would be best to achieve maximum profits and penetrate the Cape Town Airbnb market.
What Are the Minimum And the Average Stay Duration in Airbnb Rentals in Cape Town?
A large number of rentals, almost 70%, have imposed either two or more than two nights of minimum stay duration. The rental owners require the guests to rent the STR for at least those minimum number of nights. 30% of the rentals have not imposed any kind of minimum stay duration and guests can stay for as short as just one night. Imposing minimum stay duration on rentals is a strategy to get rid of vacant rooms at the end of the weekend. You can impose a minimum stay duration according to your requirements.
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