Your Parkhurst
Launch Pad
A furnished home for your first weeks in Joburg, or your last
Somewhere calm to land
while you find your feet
The first few weeks in a new city are the hardest. Jet lag, school visits, house viewings, a bank account and a car to sort out, and you need somewhere calm to come back to every night. This Parkhurst home is exactly that. Three bedrooms, three bathrooms, a lap pool and everything already in place, so you can unpack your suitcases and start living. Let me show you around.
Extensive windows bring the garden inside. The lounge centres on a warm timber feature wall, and the dining table sits against floor-to-ceiling glass with the trees right outside. Step out and the lap pool runs alongside a quiet, leafy lawn with loungers in the sun.
No detail has been forgotten. The main bedroom has an electronic king-size bed, and the ensuite bath sits against a huge window with spectacular treetop views. Two garages keep the car safely off the street, and the house comes fully furnished.
It works just as well at the other end of your time here. Once the container has gone and the house is packed up, you still have school to finish, farewells to say and a handover to manage. Spend your final weeks here and you leave Joburg rested, not camping in an empty house.
Here's what most people don't know about Parkhurst: it is one of the few Joburg suburbs where you can walk to everything that matters day to day. 4th Avenue is a stone's throw away, with the best strip of restaurants, coffee shops and local shops in the city. Neighbours know each other and say hello. Sandton and Rosebank are minutes away by Uber, and Delta Park next door has hiking, biking and horse trails for your weekend mornings.
Your first weeks, sorted
Bring Suitcases, Not Furniture
Fully furnished, with three bedrooms and three bathrooms. Your shipment can take its time. You have a proper home from the night you land.
A Soft Landing on the Way Out
Packing up to leave South Africa is its own kind of chaos. Hand over the family house, move in here and spend your last weeks by the pool instead of on a mattress on the floor.
Coffee on Foot
Walk to 4th Avenue for your morning flat white. My tip: order the egg basket at Nice on 4th. Vicky and Tarryn, the owners, will give you a warm welcome to Joburg.
A Bath With a View
The ensuite bath sits against a wall of glass looking straight into the treetops. After a day of school tours and viewings, this is where you recover.
Sandton and Rosebank in Minutes
Office meetings, bank appointments and house hunting all sit a short Uber ride away. You don't need a car on day one to get things done.
Delta Park Next Door
Hiking, bike and horse trails right on your doorstep. Morning walks with the children, a run before work and fresh air while jet lag wears off.
Room by room
Living
- Lounge with timber feature wall
- Dining area with floor-to-ceiling glass onto the garden
- Extensive windows throughout
- Fully furnished
Bedrooms & Bathrooms
- Three bedrooms
- Three bathrooms
- Electronic king-size bed in the main bedroom
- Ensuite with freestanding bath and treetop views
- Glass shower in the ensuite
Outside & Parking
- Lap pool
- Leafy garden with sun loungers
- Two garages
Your Stay
- R4,500 per night ($275)
- Short stay, part of the Airbnb collection
- Ideal for arrival or departure weeks
Parkhurst, on foot
Centrally positioned in one of Johannesburg's most sought-after suburbs, with coffee, restaurants and green space within walking distance.
At a glance
Check your dates
Tell me when you land, or when you fly out, and I'll let you know if the house is free.