A unit with its own bathroom and kitchen, rather than facilities shared with the other households in a compound house.

This is the single most important word in a Ghanaian rental listing, and it is what separates two otherwise identical descriptions on price.

“Chamber and hall self-contained” means a bedroom, a living room, and your own bathroom and kitchen.

If a listing does not say self-contained, assume it is not, and ask.

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