As I am sure you know, Scarborough is a very special place. This village and community exude relaxation and charm, and the residents are all about kicking back and enjoying family time together. While Scarborough is known as a more secluded part of the Southern Peninsula, far away from the busy city buzz, for those who wish to travel into Cape Town City Centre, it would take you less than 60 minutes to get there by car.
At Scarborough Hideaways, our mission is to welcome guests to this beautiful coastal village in our selection of hand-picked holiday homes. We hope to inspire all those who find themselves in this beautiful hidden gem.
We love our guests and want to give them the best possible experience so that they become valued return guests. Our homeowners are central to our successful business, trusting us with their beautiful homes. Our partnership helps us to achieve our goals and to generate meaningful revenue for our owners while creating a sustainable business that enriches our employees and the community.
Thank you for trusting us to represent your property and we look forward to a long and happy partnership.
Company Philosophy
Scarborough Hideaways is the holiday rental area specialist in Scarborough, aiming to share the beauty and awe of this little seaside village with those all over the world.
Founded in 2022 by Tallulah Connors and Frankie Fleck, Scarborough Hideaways represents one of the six areas under the umbrella brand of Cape Hideaways in the Western Cape area, each with a lovely portfolio of homes in specific areas. Please visit www.capehideaways.co.za for further information.
When we picture what the perfect holiday experience looks like, we see a space where our guests can relax, recharge, reconnect with one another, and have fun. So this is what we have set out to create. We do our best to provide guests with a sanctuary from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. Our vision is to inspire and nurture our guests with the beauty and magic of this little village while staying in one of our beautiful holiday homes.
After working under Frankie Fleck at Kommetjie Hideaways for the past year, and seeing the great care and attention to detail that each guest and homeowner received, Tallulah aspired to create the same experience in Scarborough. Thus began Scarborough Hideaways.
Tallulah finds joy in preparing homes for our guests, creating a warm and welcoming environment that feels like a home away from home the second they step through the front door. A couple of these welcoming touches include fresh milk and flowers.
About us
Tallulah grew up in Scarborough, so the beauty and the people have always had a special place in her heart. A co-founder of Scarborough Hideaways, she has also been operating as an estate agent at Greeff Christie’s since she graduated high school. She is a young, aspiring entrepreneur with a passion for beautiful houses. There’s nothing she loves more than helping a young family buy their first ever dream home or finding a group of close friends the perfect holiday house for their time in the south.
Frankie lives in Klein Slangkop, Kommetjie, with her husband and two sons, and is the founder and owner of Kommetjie Hideaways, as well as a real estate agent for Greeff Christie’s. With a degree in graphic design, she has a meticulous eye for detail, so every house under her care lacks for nothing. Living in the village, she is passionate about Kommetjie and its laid-back lifestyle, and it is her deepest desire that it be a place of peace and prosperity for all who visit, work and play in this beautiful spot that she feels so grateful to call home.
Your investment
Your home is one of the most significant investments you have made. Scarborough Hideaways will partner with you to build that investment into a prosperous asset for you. Thank you for considering working with us, we know how important your home is to you.
Our partnership and commitment
The foundation of our business is the partnerships we have with our owners, guests and employees.
The partnership we have with our owners is based on the trust that we will care for your property as if it were our own and provide the financial return necessary to make the relationship successful. This in turn allows us to partner with guests to ensure they have the most relaxing and inspiring holiday experience possible. Great experiences ensure return guests, which creates a more stable and sustainable business.
Our partners who work behind the scenes, our employees, are instrumental to our success and we strongly believe in empowering them and creating a happy working culture.
Whether you are a guest staying at one of our homes or a property owner visiting your property, we want you to have a great experience with us that nurtures and inspires.
Guest and owner experience
Successfully fulfilling this commitment requires a combination of the right people, methods and properties. As we grow, we are investing in new technology to facilitate more bookings, smoother transactions and better guest relations. We are committed to offering the best service possible to get the best returns, and to making our owners and guests happy.
A few reasons to choose us:
- Attention to detail in all that we do.
- Personal guest and owner service.
- A small personal team, from great housekeeping to accounting, marketing and public relations.
- We invest in worldwide marketing to reach the greatest number of guests, resulting in higher occupancy and revenue, together with our reputation that we have built up over nine years.
- We take away all the stress, giving you happy guests and peace of mind.
Marketing your property for maximum revenue
The holiday rental industry is very competitive locally and internationally. When marketing your property, we are not only competing with other local agencies, we are competing with other experiences and destinations. Marketing is very important, which is why we have comprehensive marketing plans to help you get the most number of bookings possible and, in turn, the best revenue. Getting the right guests for your home directly is critical to our strategy, which includes various approaches, such as online marketing, direct marketing and public relations.
Online marketing is the most important and effective marketing in today’s world, and performing well is crucial. Besides listing on all the large international portals, we have a good social media presence and regularly send out newsletters to our database. We are very proud of our small business and the strides we have made in this competitive industry – we are one of the leaders in short term rentals in our area.
We are a small business with a big heart and a large portion of our business comes from word of mouth and repeat guests.
Distribution partners
Although booking guests directly is less expensive, in order to compete in today’s market, your property needs to be fully distributed.
We have partnerships with the leading international distributors and networks to ensure your home reaches as many of the right guests as possible. The industry is constantly changing and becoming more mainstream and accepted, which means that guests want to book in the same way they would a hotel. Listing on these channels is more expensive and there are additional fees, but the enhanced exposure and increased bookings definitely make up for this. In addition, once a guest has stayed in your home, we are able to then reach them directly.
