ARRANGING YOUR STAY BCU. Here are some tips that might help you finding accommodation in Barcelona! CONTACT INFO

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1 ARRANGING YOUR STAY Here are some tips that might help you finding accommodation in Barcelona! Barcelona is waiting for you! In order to arrange your stay here, check this useful resources about finding accommodation in Barcelona. The University of Barcelona (UB) holds agreements with agencies and residences that will make it easier for you to find an apartment in Barcelona. BCU The UB works with Barcelona Centre Universitari (BCU), which cooperates with most of the Catalan universities. BCU is a tool of the Government of Catalonia, the Barcelona City Council and the universities. BCU provides students with various accommodation options. Their accommodation service is called Resa Housing and is oriented towards temporary students. BCU Accommodation Please check these links for more information: Resa Housing website CONTACT INFO There is a specific address that BCU created just for the students coming on exchange to our Faculty. You can use this to request information about accommodation options or to direct a concrete petition with your preferences and your budget: ori.fee@resahousing.com

2 BCU can help you find accommodation that suits your needs and interests Extensive accommodation offer in flats, rooms in shared flats and home stays, with all the guarantees of quality and safety. Contracts for one month or more. Does not require bank guarantees or payslips, you only need an ID and a document that gives credit you are a student. Provides free legal advice and maintenance service during the stay in an apartment. Ensures that their rental apartments and rooms are fully furnished and equipped, with certificate of occupancy and all the utilities working. Information available both in English, French and Spanish. Offers to accompany you in the search, the visit and the procedures for renting an apartment.

3 HALLS OF RESIDENCE UB Halls of residence The UB has three halls of residence. These residences offer an integral university experience. Book your place there if you are a committed student wanting to be part of a community. The accommodation is on a full board basis, which means that meals are included. A wide range of activities is organized in these residences (theatre, sports, conferences ). Most of the students are first or second year students. The application for all of them has to be done around mid-may. If done later, it could be that most of the rooms are already taken. Col legi Major Penyafort - Montserrat Avinguda Diagonal, Barcelona Web secretaria_penyafort@ub.edu Penyafort-Montserrat offer mainly consists in shared rooms among two students. It also has a wide offer of individual rooms. It offers accommodation to approximately 425 students

4 Col legi Major Ramon Llull Comte d Urgell, Barcelona Web secretaria_llull@ub.edu Ramon Llull offer mainly consists on shared rooms among three students. It is also possible to find shared rooms among two students and individual rooms only for girls. It offers accommodation to 260 students. Col legi Major Sant Jordi Passatge Ricard Zamora 4/8, Barcelona Web cmsjordi@cmsantjordi.com In Sant Jordi you can find individual rooms and rooms shared among two students. It offers accommodation to 215 students. SANT JORDI PENYAFORT-MONTSERRAT RAMON LLULL

5 Halls of residence Affiliated Centers The University of Barcelona also has affiliated halls of residence: Àgora BCN (mixed) Passeig dels Castanyers, Barcelona Monterols (male) c. Corint, Barcelona info@monterols.es Pedralbes (female) av. Pearson, Barcelona info@cmupedralbes.es Bonaigua (female) c. Jiménez i Iglesias, Barcelona info@bonaigua.org Lestonnac (female) c. Aragó, Barcelona info@lestonnac.net Mater Salvatoris (female) c. Emancipació, Barcelona barcelona.cmu@matersalvatoris.org

6 Private Halls of residence with an agreement with UB Barcelona Resident C/ Tantarantana, Barcelona Residència Universitària Barcelona Diagonal (RESA) C/Capità Arenas, Barcelona Residències d'estudiants San Màrius C/ Muntaner, Barcelona Residencia Universitària Sarrià C/ Calle Esports, Barcelona Residència Universitària Campus la Salle (RESA) C/Sant Joan de la Salle, Barcelona Residència Universitària Elisabets C/ Elisabets, Barcelona More private residences in the next page

7 Residència ONIX C/ Sardenya, Barcelona Residència Reina de la Pau C/ Bellafila, Barcelona reinadelapau@reinadelapau.com Fundació Casa de Misericòrdia de Barcelona Residencia d'estudiants Tres Torres Via Augusta, Barcelona T Residència Universitària Josep Manyanet C/ Entença, Barcelona rjm01@residencia-manyanet.org Residencia Universitària Six Lemon World C/ Carmen Amaya, Montgat hello@sixlemonworld.com Residencies MelonDistrict Melon District Marina C/ Sancho d'àvila, Barcelona T Melon District Poble Sec Avda. Paralel, Barcelona T

8 OTHER RESOURCES Borsa Jove d Habitatge At Borsa Jove d Habitatge you will find a lot of offers to share an apartment in Barcelona. For more information, click here. Unfortunately the website is only available in Catalan. Accomodation Agencies Uniplaces Uniplaces is an online marketplace for booking student accommodation with thousands of verified properties. Visit their website for more information. Housing Anywhere Housing Anywhere offers you rooms in 500 cities around the world. Visit their website for more information. Barcelona Student Housing Barcelona Student Housing is a group of student apartments shared by students from around the world. Visit their website for more information. More You can also check private websites or join some facebook groups about room sharing in Barcelona. Our Buddy Programme Facebook group may also be helpful, as you can find ther other incoming students to share flat with. Click here to ask for admission at the buddy programme Facebook group.

9 TIPS Facultat General Do not pay any money until you have verified that the accommodation provider is genuine. Make sure the flat you choose is close to public transportation that will connect you to your university. Our Faculty is located at both stops Palau Reial and Zona Universitària of the green metro line (L3). You can also reach to these sops by tram. Location Please press here for the full metro map In the next page you will find more information about districts and approximate prices of Barcelona. Type of flat Inventory Landlord Pick your flat wisely and make sure it meets all your requirements, even if it means checking out a lot of apartments. Write down all signs of wear and tear you may find on inventory. It might be clever to do this both when you arrive and when you leave the flat. Take photos and videos if you find it necessary. You need to notify the landlord of any imperfections. The landlord must be informed as soon as possible when household items suffer any kind of fault or damage so that the problem can be solved quickly.

10 DISTRICTS Facultat Barcelona is divided in 10 districts. At the following image you can see the approximate average price per month for an apartment in each district of Barcelona (this image will be helpful for you to know which are the most expensive areas of Barcelona, but the average monthly rent may be out-of-date and you may find more expensive apartments): Source: elperiodico.com, 2016 Please take into account that our Faculty is located in Les Corts district, you can reach our Faculty through the green metro line (L3), stops Palau Reial and Zona Universitària. Check the following link to see the approximate rent for a room according to the metro station where the apartment is located. You can also find cheaper apartaments in the cities sorrounding Barcelona. Check Esplugues, Sant Just Desvern and l Hospitalet, you can get to our Faculty easily from there. CONTACT INFO International Relations Office Faculty of Economics and Business, UB: incoming.fee@ub.edu Telephone: