Chair hire rates in East London
| Chair | Typical rate each | Where it fits |
|---|---|---|
| Plastic chair | R7–R12 | Function workhorse — tents, funerals, overflow |
| Tiffany chair | R35–R60 | Weddings and receptions, gold/silver/clear |
| Wimbledon chair | R25–R45 | Garden and beachfront ceremonies |
| Phoenix chair | R15–R25 | Padded step up from plastic at function scale |
| Ghost chair | R45–R70 | Modern receptions and corporate functions |
| King & queen throne set — “his and hers” chairs | R450–R900/set | Bridal couple, umembeso and birthday honours |
Tables — trestle, round and cocktail
Trestles are the Buffalo City default. A Mdantsane or Duncan Village funeral feeds several hundred people from the yard, so the order is rows of 1.8m trestles (R60–R120, six to eight a side-and-end) for the after-service meal and the kitchen line. Ten-seater rounds (R90–R160) belong to the reception floors in Gonubie, Nahoon and Vincent, and cocktail tables (R80–R140) to corporate and beachfront sundowners.
Couch lounges, draping and the finishing hires
On the Gonubie and Nahoon side the lounge setup has taken over from formal rounds at birthdays and sundowners: two- and three-seater couches with ottomans grouped under an open stretch tent, from R850 per grouping. Draping per metre, fairy-light canopies, walkway carpets and stage decks finish the room, and the mobile fridge is the item East London books more often than any other add-on — a dual cooler-freezer is standard kit at a Buffalo City function, holding drinks and slaughtered meat through a weekend when the humidity would otherwise beat you. All of it rides the same truck as your tent from marquee hire in East London or stretch tent hire in East London.
Furniture-only hire
Furniture without a tent is a bigger share of the work in Buffalo City than in most metros, because Mdantsane alone runs dozens of community and church halls across its NU zones — a hall gives you the roof, so the hire is chairs and trestles delivered to a floor plan. The same applies to school halls in Cambridge and Southernwood, church halls through Duncan Village and Braelyn, and the yard functions in Gonubie and Beacon Bay where a covered stoep does the job a tent would do elsewhere.
Minimum delivery is 50 chairs inside the metro. Beyond Buffalo City the run to King William's Town, Qonce and Bhisho carries a distance charge — see tent hire in King William's Town & Bhisho — and bundle totals with worked examples sit in tent hire prices in East London.
Common questions
How much are tents and chairs to hire together in East London?
For 50 guests in Buffalo City, a peg-and-pole tent with 50 plastic chairs and 8 trestles comes to R1,800–R3,200 delivered and rigged. Upgrading those 50 seats to Tiffany chairs adds roughly R1,400–R2,400.
What is the difference between Tiffany and Wimbledon chairs?
A Tiffany chair is the resin bamboo-back reception chair, hired in gold, silver, white and clear. A Wimbledon chair is the slatted folding garden chair used for lawn and beachfront ceremonies. Tiffany reads formal; Wimbledon reads garden.
Do you deliver chairs and tables without a tent?
Yes. Hall functions in Mdantsane's NU zones, Duncan Village and the Cambridge and Southernwood school halls hire furniture on its own — minimum 50 chairs inside the metro, placed to your floor plan and collected afterwards.