Shared houses in Djerba Houmt Souk

Renting a whole house between four or five people is the solution many teams adopt in Djerba. A head chef bringing his kitchen brigade over for the season, a group of entertainers, workers on a hotel building site, colleagues from the same company in the business park: rather than scattering everyone in separate rooms, they take a house with several rooms, a courtyard and a shared kitchen. In Houmt Souk, this kind of property exists because the housing stock is made up of family houses and villa floors far more than blocks of flats.

This page gathers the listings of houses offered for flatsharing in the delegation, posted by private owners who accept several occupants. Contact is directly with the owner. To compare with Midoun, Ajim or Zarzis, the shared houses in the Médenine governorate cover the other delegations.

What kind of house for living together

The typical property is a single-storey house with three or four bedrooms around a courtyard, or a villa floor with a terrace and its own entrance. They are found in the residential neighbourhoods of Bou Melel, Mazraia and Taourit, a few minutes from the centre. These houses have the advantage of space: everyone has a room, the courtyard serves as a living room in the evening, and the roof terrace lets you sleep outside on the worst August nights.

In Mellita, near the airport, more recent villas are sometimes let to groups, especially out of season when their owners have not found holidaymakers. Erriadh, Fatou and El Jouamaa offer a few houchs, the traditional Djerba farmhouses, or country houses, more isolated, which suit a small group with transport better than a team relying on shuttles.

What to negotiate with the owner

Many owners in Houmt Souk hesitate to let to a group of young people. To reassure them, a single point of contact counts for a lot: a team leader or an employer who signs the lease, pays the rent and answers for any damage. Some hotels and companies in fact rent a house themselves for their seasonal staff; if that is your case, have the contract drawn up in the company's name.

The number of occupants must be written down in black and white. A house let for two people and lived in by six quickly means an overflowing septic tank, an empty water tank and a dispute with the neighbours. Specify the term too: a seasonal flatshare, from April to October, does not cost the same as a yearly commitment, and the owner will want to know whether he gets his house back for August.

Water, electricity and equipment

In a shared house, running costs weigh more than the rent in summer. Water first: check the capacity of the cistern or the tank on the roof, because mains pressure drops at times of heavy use and six showers a day soon empty a reserve. Electricity next: a meter sized for a family can trip when three air conditioners run at once. Ask for the subscribed power and the amount of the last summer bills.

Take an inventory of the equipment too: beds, fridge, cooker, washing machine. A house advertised as furnished may have only one bed per room and nothing in the kitchen. A written inventory of condition, with photos, avoids arguments when you leave, especially when occupants change during the season and the deposit has to be split.

Other options in the delegation

For a single person looking for a lodger room or a place in a flat, flatsharing in Houmt Souk is a better fit. And for a group that would rather rent a house in one name only, with a standard lease, the houses for rent in Houmt Souk cover yearly as well as seasonal lets. A house to rent in Houmt Souk is nonetheless in high demand from May to September: it is best to start early.