Shared flats in Hammamet

In Hammamet, flatsharing follows the hotel calendar. From March, the receptionists, waiters, cooks and entertainers hired for the season look for a place to live together, and the students of the Mrezga university hub, towards Nabeul, find themselves competing with them for the same S+2 flats (two bedrooms plus a living room). Sharing a flat is often the only way to pay a seaside resort rent on a seasonal wage or a grant.

The listings on this page come from owners who let to a group and from flatmates looking to fill a flat. Supply varies from week to week, and it tightens markedly as summer approaches. To widen the search to Nabeul, Korba or Kélibia, the page of shared flats across Nabeul governorate covers the whole of Cap Bon.

The summer trap, and how to avoid it

An owner in Yasmine Hammamet or on the tourist road can earn in one August week what a monthly lease brings in over a quarter. Many therefore prefer to let to flatmates from October to May, then take the flat back for the season. For a student, that may suit. For a seasonal worker whose job runs precisely from June to September, it is a dead end.

The answer comes down to one question to ask on the very first call: does the lease cover the summer? If so, have it put in writing, with the rent for July and August. The owners who agree tend to be those in Hammamet Ouest, Bir Bouregba and the Mrezga developments lived in all year round, where holiday letting pays less.

For a yearly rental between Nabeul and Hammamet, the best time to look is still late September and October: the holidaymakers have gone, owners who found no summer tenant become flexible again, and a group of three or four solvent flatmates is an argument that carries weight in negotiating the rent.

Mrezga, Hammamet Ouest, Bir Bouregba: three ways to share

Mrezga draws students with its closeness to the university hub, towards Nabeul, and its shops open all year. An S+2 or S+3 in a residential development shares well there, with one bedroom per person and a common living room. Service charges, lift and caretaker included, come on top of the rent: split them from the start.

Hammamet Ouest, towards the Tunis road, offers house floors and modest buildings, cheaper, where seasonal staff from the hotels in the centre readily gather. Bir Bouregba, further out, has the advantage of its railway station: those who work one day in Hammamet, another in Nabeul, or who go back to Tunis at the weekend save time and money there.

Yasmine Hammamet, finally, has a few flatshares between employees of the tourist zone. Handy for walking to work, but in winter the area empties and the shops close early.

What to settle before moving in

The contract is most often in the name of a single flatmate, who remains liable for the whole rent if another leaves mid-season. In a town where work contracts last six months, this happens a lot. A written agreement between flatmates, signed by all, setting each person's share, the deposit and the notice period, prevents most conflicts.

For a furnished flat, insist on a signed inventory with photos, room by room. Also have it spelled out who pays for water and electricity: in summer, air conditioning sends the STEG bill soaring, and an equal split becomes unfair if only one flatmate runs it day and night.

Other options in Hammamet

For a room in a family home or a place in a shared villa, the flatshare page for Hammamet covers every option. If you would rather have a small flat to yourself, the studios and S+1 flats among the apartments to rent in Hammamet let you compare: for two people, a shared S+2 almost always works out cheaper than two studios.