Other ways to find accommodation
Private home owners and sublease
Unfurnished accommodation offered by private home owners and rooms on sublease is sometimes cheaper than the furnished housing that SSH Short Stay reserves for Utrecht University. So if you prefer, you can try to find accommodation independently. Unfortunately the university has no means to help you with this.
Below you can find a number of websites and agencies for temporary housing and student housing.
Housing Anywhere:
www.housinganywhere.com (rooms on sublease, students-for-students only)
This is a free student-to-student housing platform. Students from educational institutions in Utrecht and other Dutch university towns who go on exchange can put up their room for sublease here, and prospective students can apply (free of charge) for the rooms that are offered.
Direct Offer by SSH Short Stay:
SSH Short Stay also offers furnished accommodation that is not especially reserved for University guests under the heading “Direct Offer”. You do not have to meet any special criteria to apply. If you select accommodation from the Direct Offer, you will be charged different reservation fee, and different terms and conditions apply than when you rent accommodation reserved for Utrecht University!
A few housing agencies in Utrecht:
A few websites for independent house hunting:
Note: if you intend to enter into an agreement with a private person, do not make any payments in advance, and make sure that the housing offer and person you are dealing with can be trusted.
