Short Let Apartments in Nigeria — Furnished & Serviced

A short let is a fully furnished apartment available for rent on a short-term basis — typically days, weeks, or a few months. They are popular for business trips, relocations, extended vacations, and diaspora visits to Nigeria.

Short lets come fully furnished and are rented for shorter periods. Unlike standard rentals (typically yearly in Nigeria), short lets are priced per night or week and include basic amenities such as a kitchen, beds, WiFi, and often generator power.

Cabans focuses on listing quality and verification. Before you reserve, check the listing page: the booking box shows the free dates, the full price, any cleaning fee and any caution deposit. If something you need is not on the page, message the host before you book.

Yes. Property owners and managers can list short let apartments on Cabans to reach verified guests across Nigeria. Listing is free — no upfront fees or commission on enquiries. Hosts can also take bookings online: guests pick dates on the host’s calendar and pay securely through Paystack. On a booking paid online, Cabans takes a 5% commission, and the host is paid within 7 days after the guest’s stay, or sooner when the guest approves the payment after the trip.

It depends on the area, the size of the home, the dates and what is included, such as generator power, Wi-Fi, a pool or cleaning. Busy dates, such as December, usually cost more a night. To see real prices, open a short let and choose your dates: the booking box shows the price of each night and the full total, before you pay anything.

Many short let landlords include generator power in the nightly or monthly rate, but this varies by property. Always confirm whether generator diesel is included or billed separately before booking, because diesel billed on top can add a noticeable daily cost.

Lekki Phase 1 has the highest density of Lagos short let apartments, followed by Ikeja, Victoria Island, Ikoyi, and Ajah. For Abuja, Wuse 2 and Maitama have the largest short let supply. All of these areas are available to browse on Cabans.

Yes. Many Nigerian short let landlords offer monthly rates that are significantly lower than their nightly rate multiplied by 30 days. Monthly short let stays are particularly common in Abuja and Port Harcourt for oil and gas workers, government contractors, and diplomatic staff. When you book online, the host’s longest stay applies (90 nights unless they set another), and any longer-stay discount shows in the price box before you pay.

Yes, when the listing shows a booking box with dates and a price. Pick your dates, press “Reserve”, then pay securely online through Paystack. A short let without a booking box is not taking online bookings yet. You can still ask the host a question with “Contact Agent” on the listing.

No. “Reserve” holds your dates for 30 minutes (half an hour) while you pay. You can hold up to 3 stays at once. If the time runs out, the dates go back on sale and nothing is taken.

Online, in naira, through Paystack, our payment provider. You pay by card or another way Paystack offers you at checkout. Paystack’s payment fee is added to your total, and you see it before you pay. Pay only on Cabans: never send money for an online booking straight to a host’s bank account.

Yes, until the host’s free-cancellation time. The booking box shows the exact deadline before you pay. Hosts choose from 24 hours to 30 days before check-in, and it is 2 days if they choose nothing. Cancel in time and you get back 100% of your booking: the nights, any cleaning fee and any caution deposit. Paystack’s payment fee is not refunded. Refunds reach you within 14 days at most, usually in about 5 days. If you book after the deadline has passed, the stay cannot be cancelled, and you see this before you pay.

It is money you pay in case something gets damaged. Some hosts ask for one: a fixed amount in naira, paid once with your booking and shown as refundable. After you leave, the host checks the home and releases it. If the host says something was damaged, the Cabans team looks at both sides and decides.

A short let marked “Host confirms” needs the host to accept after you pay. The host has a set time to answer: 24 hours unless they chose another. If they decline or do not answer in time, you get a full refund. A short let marked “Instant booking” is confirmed as soon as you pay.