South African student housing

Verified rooms. Real landlords. Zero group-chat chaos.

StudentStay connects students with trusted off-campus landlords near their university — search, request to book, and move in, all without a single WhatsApp forward.

Currently onboarding early landlords — students, we'll email the moment listings open near you.

The problem

Housing shouldn't live in a Facebook group.

Every year, thousands of students hunt for a room through screenshots, forwarded numbers, and pure luck.

60K+ Students searching every year
01

Scattered listings

Rooms get shared across notice boards, group chats, and word of mouth — never one place to actually compare them.

02

No way to verify trust

Students can't tell which landlords are reliable. Landlords can't vet who they're handing keys to.

03

Manual everything

Rent tracking, availability, lease terms — kept by hand across messages and spreadsheets, for both sides.

There has to be a better way.

That's why StudentStay exists.

See how it works
How it works

From search to move-in, in three steps.

01

Search & compare

Filter by campus distance, price, and room type. Every listing is checked before it goes live.

02

Request to book

Send a request straight to the landlord. You'll know the moment they accept — no chasing replies.

03

Move in, verified

Pay securely in-app, chat directly with your landlord, and leave a review once you've actually stayed.

For landlords

List once. Manage everything from one dashboard.

Track rent, compare your pricing against nearby listings, and see real reviews from real tenants — no spreadsheets required.

Earnings this month
R18,400
Occupancy
86%
Avg. rating
4.7 ★
Pending payout
R2,450
StudentStay app: a verified landlord profile and a property search screen. StudentStay app: a verified landlord profile and a property search screen.
Trust & safety

Built so both sides can trust who's on the other end.

Verified

Checked listings

Landlords and properties are reviewed before a room ever appears in search.

Honest

Real reviews only

Reviews are tied to an actual completed stay — no anonymous ratings from anyone who never lived there.

Protected

Secure payments

Rent is paid and tracked in-app, with a clear record for both the student and the landlord.

Be first to know when StudentStay opens near you.