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Running your False Bay Self Catering Home from out of town is nearly impossible and can be frustrating. Who do you ask to ensure everything is in place and that the standard you set is adhered to?

Without a reliable person or company to look after your interests your Self Catering business will be doomed from the word go.

Ask Your False Bay Local Eye To Take Care When You’re Not There.

Self Catering Areas Managed: Simon’s Town, Fish Hoek, Noord Hoek, St James, Kalk Bay and other.

Self Catering Guests.

Local Eye will be there to meet and greet your self catering guests and ensure they have a memorable time.

Self Catering Arrival Service

• Heat or Air conditioning turned on or windows opened
• Geyser turned on
• Gas appliances full
• Wood in fireplace
• Flowers, wine and/or food basket if requested
• Patio and deck furniture set up

Self Catering Departure Service

• House cleaned
• Towels and bedding laundered and replaced
• Dishes washed and kitchen thoroughly cleaned
• Doors and windows secured
• Geyser turned off
• Patio and deck furniture stored out of the weather
• Trash set out

Other Services Self Catering Service

• Arranging Airport Shuttle service
• House cleaning (Standard or Natural) available
• Securing tickets for activities and events
• Making dining reservations
• Securing tee times
• Providing car rental reservations
• Make babysitting arrangements

Marketing And Promotion Of Self Catering Homes:

• Local Eye promote your self catering home on this and many other web sites.
• Local Eye can create a dedicated self catering web site for your home for R2995.
• Local Eye manage your self catering home as if you did it yourself.

We would be happy to cater for any other services required.

Local Eye also has other service available for out of town owners of Self Catering Homes.

Weekly Bi-Monthly or Monthly Inspection

The Local Eye will visit your home to do a thorough and extensive inside and outside inspection. The list is only a suggested inspection list and you can add items you want to be checked. We will e-mail you after each visit with our findings and photos if applicable.

Inside: Taking Care Of Your Self Catering Home

• On property room to room inspection
• Check all windows and doors for security / evidence of tampering
• Check for evidence of roof leaks.
• Visual for leaks in ceilings. This includes walking into each room and check for dampness or leaks.
• Check all walls/floors for water/odour problems
• Check for pest/rodent infestations (this is a visual check, termite inspection should be performed by a pest control service)
• Check all plumbing fixtures for leaks
• Check electrical panel for tripped or blown circuit breakers
• Check all light bulbs
• Adjust light timers
• Water and feed inside plants per instruction

Outside: Taking Care Of Your Self Catering Home

• Check for evidence of forced entry attempt or vandalism
• Check and empty mailbox. Retain/forward per instruction.
• Check outside light fixtures and bulbs.
• Observance of nearby surroundings.
• Check for evidence of insect / rodent / animal infestation
• Check for damage from fallen trees/branches
• Check for wind damage to roof shingles, gutters, and downspouts
• Check for satisfactory landscape/grounds appearance and maintenance
• Maintain vehicle/boat as instructed (warm-up, charge battery, etc)
• Operate sprinkler system and manually water plants per instruction

The Incidental Local Eye:

This product is available on a need only basis. When living out of town can sometimes be difficult when you need a particular service provided at your home. The stress of having to locate quality service is not always easy. Local Eye can arrange to have a reputable service provider at your request. We only use service providers that guarantee client satisfaction.

• House Cleaning
• Window Cleaning
• Yard Maintenance and Landscaping
• Repairs
• Plumbing
• Painting
• Pool maintenance
• Home Security
• Arranging special functions
• Key collection.
• Visitor welcome
• Stocking of fridge

If you need self catering management for your self catering home in Simon’s Town, Fish Hoek, Noord Hoek, Kalk Bay or St. James contact Local Eye when your click here.

Rates:

Click here to see the rates and options to manage your self catering home.

Self catering homeowners can also go on holiday. But it’s not easy to find people you can trust to do what you do best. Managing your self catering business!Therefore, some self catering homeowners will lock up and go. The problem is what if you have regular bookings or when you want to maintain a presence.

Unplanned trips do come up from time to  time.

Whatever the reason, at times you need to leave ship and what do you do?

Ask The Local Eye To Take Care When You Are Not There. We will sail the ship for you while you are away.

You can read more on how Local Eye can help you here.

Are you an out-of-town home owner? Is your home in the Cape Town area? Is your home in the False Bay area? And you  want to make it available as a self catering home. But you live out-of-town.

Well it’s not a problem as Local Eye can take care of it.

You want to make your home available to friends or business colleagues but you are not there to take care.

As you know; making your self catering home available is not as easy as it sounds.

For example; what do you do with the key, who welcomes the quests and shows them around, how do you ensure the home is clean before they arrive, or cleaned after they leave, who is going to stock the fridge and bar?

The questions are endless and the frustration intense.

Well. Not anymore!

Because when you ask the Local Eye you have someone, like you, who can take care when you are not there.

Yes!

From today we will manage your Cape Town (Southern Suburbs and Peninsula) Self Catering Property for you:

• You can promote your self catering home and/or we can promote it for you.
• Local Eye will welcome your guests and make them feel welcome.
• Local Eye will ensure that your self catering home is fresh and clean before your guests arrive and after they have left.
• Local Eye will ensure maintenance is done when it’s needed.
• Do you need the fridge and bar stocked for your quests? Ask The Local Eye.
• Do you want to arrange fun and relaxing activities for your guests? Just Ask The Local Eye.
  • Golf
  • Restaurants
  • Shows and art.
  • Chefs, massages, yoga and wine tasting at your home.
  • Wineland, nature tours like seals, great whites and whales. Even walks with baboons.
• Before your guests leave we will check the home and give you a report.
• We accept payment on your behalf because we become your trusted Local Eye.
• Your Local Eye will clean, lock and check your self catering home until the next guests arrive.

Easy!

From today you can make your self catering home available to generate an income or just to make it available to your friends and colleagues.

Just Ask Your Local Eye.

Because we take care when you are not there. Well. Sort of because we’ll also take care when you are there!

Ask The Local Eye To Take Care Of Your Self Catering Home When You Are Not There.