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The University of Barcelona (UB) holds agreements with agencies and residences that will make it easier for you to find an apartment in Barcelona. 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. 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. CONTACT INFO There is a specific email address that BCU created just for the students coming on exchange to our Faculty. You can use this email to request information about accommodation options or to direct a concrete petition with your preferences and your budget: ori [email protected] Please check these links for more information: BCU Accommodation Resa Housing website Facultat d’Economia i Empresa Universitat de Barcelona
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The University of Barcelona (UB) holds agreements with agencies and residences that will make it easier for you to find an apartment in Barcelona.
ARRANGING YOUR STAYHere 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.
BCUThe 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.
CONTACT INFO
There is a specific email address that BCU created just for the studentscoming on exchange to our Faculty. You can use this email to requestinformation about accommodation options or to direct a concrete petitionwith your preferences and your budget: [email protected]
Please check these links for more information:BCU Accommodation
Resa Housing website
Facultat
d’Economia
i Empresa
Universitat de Barcelona
Contracts for one month or more.
Information available both in English, French and Spanish.
Offers to accompany you in the search, the visit and the procedures for renting an apartment.
Does not require bank guarantees or payslips, you only need an ID and a document that gives credit you are a student.
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.
Ensures that their rental apartments and rooms are fully furnished and equipped, with certificate of occupancy and all the utilities working.
Provides free legal advice and maintenance service during the stay in an apartment.
Facultat
d’Economia
i Empresa
Universitat de Barcelona
HALLS OF RESIDENCEUB Halls of residence
WebCol·legi Major Penyafort - [email protected] Diagonal, 639-641 08028 Barcelona
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
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, whichmeans that meals are included. A wide range ofactivities is organized in these residences(theatre, sports, conferences…). Most of the
students are first or second year students.
Facultat
d’Economia
i Empresa
Universitat de Barcelona
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.
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.
[email protected]·legi Major Ramon Llull Web
Comte d’Urgell, 187 08036 Barcelona
Facultat
d’Economia
i Empresa
Universitat de Barcelona
In Sant Jordi you can find individual rooms and rooms shared among two students. It offers accommodation to 215 students.
Col·legi Major Sant Jordi Web
Passatge Ricard Zamora 4/8, Barcelona
PENYAFORT-MONTSERRAT RAMON LLULL
SANT JORDI
The University of Barcelona also has affiliated halls of residence:
Halls of residence – Affiliated Centers
Monterols (male)
c. Corint, 3
08006 Barcelona
Pedralbes (female)
av. Pearson, 27-29
08034 Barcelona
Mater Salvatoris (female)
c. Emancipació, 33
08022 Barcelona
Lestonnac (female)
c. Aragó, 284
08009 Barcelona
Bonaigua (female)
c. Jiménez i Iglesias, 3
08034 Barcelona
Àgora BCN (mixed)
Passeig dels Castanyers, 21
08025 Barcelona
Facultat
d’Economia
i Empresa
Universitat de Barcelona
Private Halls of residence with an agreement with UB
Barcelona Resident
C/ Tantarantana, 15-17
08003 Barcelona
Residència Universitària Elisabets
C/ Elisabets, 19
08001 Barcelona
Residència Universitària Campus la
Salle (RESA)
C/Sant Joan de la Salle, 42
08022 Barcelona
Residencia Universitària Sarrià
C/ Calle Esports, 1-7.
08017 Barcelona
Residència Universitària Barcelona
Diagonal (RESA)
C/Capità Arenas, 52-56
08034 Barcelona
Residències d'Estudiants San Màrius
C/ Muntaner, 507
08022 Barcelona
More private residences in the next page
Facultat
d’Economia
i Empresa
Universitat de Barcelona
Residència Universitària Josep Manyanet
C/ Entença, 307-309
08029 Barcelona
Residencia Universitària Six Lemon World
C/ Carmen Amaya, 10
08390 Montgat
Residencies MelonDistrict
Melon District Marina
C/ Sancho d'Àvila, 22
08018 Barcelona
T. 932 178 812
Melon District Poble Sec
Avda. Paralel, 101
08004 Barcelona
T. 932 178 812
Residència Reina de la Pau
C/ Bellafila, 4
08002 Barcelona
Residència ONIX
C/ Sardenya, 101-137
08013 Barcelona
Fundació Casa de Misericòrdia de
Barcelona
Residencia d'estudiants Tres Torres
Via Augusta, 289
08017 Barcelona
T. 932 525 640
Facultat
d’Economia
i Empresa
Universitat de Barcelona
Borsa Jove d’HabitatgeAt 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.
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Uniplaces
Uniplaces is an online marketplace for booking student accommodation with thousands of verified properties. Visit their website for more information.
HousingAnywhere
Housing Anywhere offers you rooms in 500 cities around the world. Visit their website formore information.
OTHER RESOURCES
You can also check private websites or join some facebook groups about roomsharing 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.
Accomodation Agencies
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.
Facultat
d’Economia
i Empresa
Universitat de Barcelona
Inventory
Type of flat
Pick your flat wisely and make sure it meets all your requirements, even if it means checking out a lot of apartments.
Landlord
Location
General
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.
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.
Do not pay any money until you have verified that the accommodation provider is genuine.
TIPSFacultat
d’Economia
i Empresa
Universitat de Barcelona
Please press here for the full metro map
In the next page you will find more information about districts and approximate prices of Barcelona.
DISTRICTS
CONTACT INFOInternational Relations Office Faculty of Economics and Business, UB: [email protected]: +34 934 024 326
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 Cortsdistrict, 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 roomaccording to the metro station where the apartment is located.
Facultat
d’Economia
i Empresa
Universitat de Barcelona
You can also find cheaper apartaments in the cities sorroundingBarcelona. Check Esplugues, Sant Just Desvern and l’Hospitalet, you can get to our Faculty easily from there.
