Accommodation

There are different accommodation options available to students while studying in Catalonia. We recommend that you explore the alternatives available to the university where you are studying. Many have a range of university residences or colleges of residence close to the campuses. Accommodations managed by official services guarantee quality, safety and hygiene. 

Key tips:

• Search well in advance to have a wider choice.
• Check that you can go easily from your accommodation to the university on foot or using public transport.
• Make sure the accommodation meets your needs. It should be well ventilated and have natural light so that you use less electricity.
• Book through trustworthy sites: check that the site through which you arrange accommodation is reliable and that the agents handling the booking are accredited.
• If you rent a flat, you will be asked to pay a deposit (equivalent to one or more months' rent). You will have to pay this before you go to live in the flat and it will be returned to you when the rental agreement expires, if nothing has been damaged and there are no other problems.
• In the case of a flat shared with other students, you will normally share payment of the deposit, the rent and utility bills.
• In the event of any damage or malfunction, you need to inform the owner.

Flats specially adapted for disabled students are also available, thus complying with one of the aims of the Generalitat de Catalunya's UNDISCAT Technical Committee, which seeks to establish equality of opportunity for students with disabilities.

This is an agency that offers different types of rented accommodation to students spending a period in Barcelona.

For further information:

• Website: https://www.habitatgejove.com/webv2c/ca/index.htm
• E-mail: info@habitatgejove.com
• Telephone: (+34) 933 239 068
• WhatsApp: (+34) 933 239 068
• Office: C/ d’Enric Granados, 19, entl. 2; 08007 Barcelona

This programme, organised by the Roure Foundation, with the support of the Catalan universities, Barcelona City Council and the Generalitat de Catalunya, enables a student aged up to 35 to share a flat with a person aged over 65. The "Viure i Conviure" scheme is available in the city of Barcelona and the surrounding area. To be eligible students must commit to certain minimum requirements for cohabitation: spend six nights each week in the host's home, returning home no later than 10.30 pm.

No money changes hands in this programme and, as well as providing accommodation, it is intended to promote solidarity and mutual help between generations.

If you would like to participate, you can go to the website 

This the official centre for Barcelona's universities and its aim is to welcome the members of the International university community, support them and help them to find accommodation. Among other services, it offers short- and long-term accommodation in halls of residence, flats and rooms to students, teaching staff and researchers or assistant staff.

It offers personal attention in Catalan, Spanish, English and French, face-to-face, by email or by phone. It has fully-equipped, furnished flats which are ready for the tenants to move into immediately.

For further information:

• Website: https://bcu.cat/en/accommodation/
• E-mail: info@bcu.cat
• Telephone: (+34) 932 389 049
• Office: C/ Torrent de l'Olla, 219; 08012 Barcelona

Apart from hotels and apartment hotels, hostels provide an option for accommodation during short stays. You can obtain further information on the accommodation available from:

Xanascat, a network of over 40 youth hostels in Catalonia.

There are various online platforms that deal with accommodation for students with search engines and announcements of interest to students. They include:

• Erasmus
• Single-seaters
• Erasmus Play
• Student.com
• Aluni.net