3 rooms house of 40m² in Cape Town

***THIS IS A ROOM IN HOUSE AT THE ADVERTISED PRICE, NOT A WHOLE HOUSE*** House-share in spacious 3-bedroom early 1900s house - one of three bedrooms available from 1 February 2025 (flexible) in Salt River / Observatory, Cape Town - R6,950pm • The house: - Spacious three-bedroomed house built in 1905 on the Observatory side of Salt River. Has high ceilings and white walls and floors = very light and airy. - Shared with 2 others (Nina and Frederik). - Very lovely community part of Salt River with kids frequently playing soccer on the street. Great neighbours! - House is furnished (but there is lots of space if needed to make things work if you have furniture). Also has a very well-kitted-out kitchen with a gas stove, washing machine, dishwasher, and lots of other niceties. And a UPS! - Two lounge / living rooms: a large lounge craft room and a separate medium dining / living room. - Protected courtyard with laundry line, a big table with benches, and lots of space for plants (mine are currently in the ICU). - Mountain view of Devil’s Peak from the passage. - One bathroom with a walk-in shower. - Street parking only, but there's always tons of parking available, and a security camera covering the front of the house. - Close to the train station and the following MyCiti stops: Kent, Biscuit Mill, Spencer, Salt River Hall, and Upper Salt River. • Your room - - Partially furnished (but the option is there for fully furnished or unfurnished). - Wooden floors, high ceiling. - R6,950 p/month rent. - R10,425 deposit (1.5 months) - Has a clothing rail, one to two shelving units, a queen-size bed, and the option of a desk and a set of drawers among other things. • Further rental details: - Additional costs / bills (electricity, water, fibre internet, weekly cleaning, monthly gardening, alarm with armed response, recycling collection, supply of firewood, shared goods, etc., etc.) come to ± R2,000 p/person p/month (depending on what we decide to split). - Occupation available from 1 February 2025 (flexible start date if necessary). - Flexible lease up to the end of August 2025 (option to renew thereafter). - 1.5 months deposit - References will be needed, as well as 3 month's bank statements (for the landlord). • Preferably, we're looking for someone who is: - Neat, responsible, has lived with non-family before, and is well house-trained; - Reasonably sociable (happy to have friends pop by, etc.) – we won’t live on top of each other or do everything together, but the atmosphere is relaxed and friendly, and we’d like to maintain that :D ; - Accepting and respectful of different gender identities, relationships and lifestyles, and queer-friendly; - Cat-friendly: our tiny old-lady cat recently passed, but we are considering fostering kittens and adopting a new kitty or two, so we’d love the candidate to like animals. (The house is technically pet-friendly for small pets, but this is dependent on the petand is subject to permission we'd need to request from the landlord.) • A bit about Nina: - Nina, 35, doer of all things-ish, works mostly from home. - Makes the people and the computers talk to each other in a way that doesn't make the people sad. - Working in the psychedelic space advocating for Psychedelic Therapy and well-being worldwide. - Growing an analog visual dynamic art school for visually and creatively excitable GrownUps. - Is also an occasional boutique event creator. - Likes making things, arts, the moon, bringing people together around food, baking, reading, Burns, being in forests, working on all kinds of projects, and seeing the peoples. • A bit about Frederik - Frederik, 39, freelance writer, also works from home - Enjoys a great deal of art, music, literature, movies, TV, pop culture, slop, and then some. - Friendly and easy to talk to, and open to discuss almost everything. - Always appreciates and respects privacy.. Please get in touch if you're interested or have someone in mind!