Does everyone live in a furnished home?

Hi Belinda,

It depends on what you rent, the apartments that were bought as investments by offshore investors have got good quality modern furniture
If you rent from locals it is reasonable priced but then you use there style furniture
You can rent reasonable apartments for Rs 30000 to Rs 50000 in Tamarin/ La Preneuse and Flic and Flac is normally 20% cheaper
Regards
Wynand

Most rentals are furnished but you can negotiate with the owner. Bringing furniture or not really depends on how long you’re planning on staying here. So if you’re going to stay 3+ years then I think it’s better to bring your own household contents  and it certainly will go a long way to making it easier to settle here. Although the houses are furnished (and that’s a relative term) there will always be some things that isn’t supplied- think of kitchen appliances and gadgets. Also personal ornaments and sentimental items.
Good luck

Hi Belinda

Yes the homes are furnished. Depending on where you live the furnishings are comfortable and very chic. Also everything thing you need is provided.

I found myself shipping couches, tables and linen, all of witch are now surplus to my needs.

Hope that helps
Marlene😊

Thanks so much for the response! Pretty much where we landed.

Thank you, that helps a lot!

We found that in the 30000 to 50000 the furnishings were really poor quality and certainly not the standard of what we were used to in SA. Obviously if you’re in the 70000 plus bracket then the furnishings are better.

Hi Belinda,

I have a fully furnished, 3-bedroom apartment available in Grand Baie with secured parking on CCTV and a common swimming pool.  Access control to the estate is through mobile phone.

The apartment is a 5-minute drive to Grand Baie La Croisette shopping mall, Super U hypermarket and public beaches.

Kind regards
Jean Michel
(Tel. 5255 8561)

So what did you end up doing??

Definitely bring bedding - but bear in mind that bed sizes often differ here. So you need to know actual measurements before you pack.

Sorry, I meant to say that it is available for rent should you still be looking for a long term accommodation.

Not sure who this question was directed to but we brought our entire household. With hindsight we should have done more of a de-clutter. Things I would definitely bring are lounge suit, dining room suite, bedroom suite, all kitchen appliances big and small, crockery, cutlery and linen, ornaments, art etc. Don’t bring blankets, heaters etc.

Hello Jean

We are looking to only relocate in mid to late 2022 but I would be interested to see your place to let - to get ideas of what is available in the north.  We need to be near the Northfields school.  Thank you  Natasha

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Thank you Jean but we are only in the planning stages for 2022.  I was interested to see what rental properties were on offer, what one gets for ones money as it were.

Tasha, below is a link to Rental properties currently available in Mauritius
just type “North” in the cities or regions field and click Search:

https://www.lexpressproperty.com/en/rent-mauritius/

Thank you, very usefull sight to get a good idea of what one can rent.