Suggested response times, are the speed that we can process a request once received.
Easy to Check (minutes): The properties availability is on line, via a travel booking system.
Make a Call (hours): The property has an independent calendar run by a professional or the owner, 80% of the time availability is often just a call a way.
Include Bespoke (days): Includes privately owned properties that make one or two occasional rentals in the year, alongside people who are often difficult to contact.
Show All Properties (research): Shows all properties, including properties that are not for rent. Used as a recourse for real estate agents, media companies and Jet Set fans.
Available in Inclusive or Exact search modes.
As a default, we start in Bespoke Inclusive mode.
The star grading is relativity self explanatory, however, we wish to point out that grads over five star are not official grades, South Africa has no official grade higher than five star.
In 2002, when properties were first added some were exceptional and some has location or other wow factors that lead to the creation of the Platinum Band, if properties were exceptional, they got Gold, if they were exceptional and located well a Gold Plus. Add an extra feature such as a big heated pool and they became Platinum, or as is illustrated “six star.”
In 2008 2 spectacular Stephan Antoni villas alongside the inclusion of Safaris such as Singita, signalled the need to open up a new category, and so Diamond was added, seen as having seven starts.
Diamond Villas are not the best villas in Cape Town, they are amongst the best villas in the world.