Find Your Perfect Student Accommodation Abroad
Student Accommodation Guide
Explore student accommodation options in popular international study destinations. Use our four accommodation partners to compare available properties, discover suitable living spaces and find accommodation that matches your budget and preferences.
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Four places to find and book student accommodation online
Student Accommodation Guide is an independent guide. We do not own or manage any of the properties below. We have chosen four accommodation platforms that cover different needs, from a room in a host family’s home to a studio or apartment. The descriptions are the ones each platform gives of itself. Prices, availability, fees and booking terms are set by each platform, so check them on its website before you pay.
Housing Anywhere
Housing Anywhere says its aim is to make renting a home as easy as booking a hotel room. According to the company, people use it to rent a place online or to pay rental fees after moving in.
Check Available Rooms on Housing Anywhere
Uniplaces
Uniplaces lets tenants discover rooms, studios and apartments for medium-term stays across major European cities. Its listings include photos, property details and rental conditions, so you can see what you are booking before you confirm a reservation.
Explore Properties on Uniplaces
Homestay
Homestay connects host families with students and independent travellers who need accommodation. It describes a wide selection of rooms for both long and short stays, and the chance to live with a local and discover your destination.
Explore Accommodation Options on Homestay
Hostelworld
Hostelworld describes itself as a leading global online travel agent focused on the hostel market. Hostels are usually short-stay options, so check the minimum and maximum stay on the booking page if you need somewhere for a full term.
Find Your Student Home: HostelworldWe have not independently checked these companies’ listings, prices or policies. Before you pay any platform, read our guide to how we approach verification and our student accommodation safety guide.
What you can do through these platforms
These points come from the partners’ own descriptions. They are not guarantees, and what you can book depends on the city, the dates and the platform.
- Look at different types of accommodation. Between them, the four platforms cover hostel stays, rooms with host families, and rooms, studios and apartments.
- Choose a stay length that fits. Homestay describes long and short stays, Uniplaces focuses on medium-term stays, and hostels are typically for shorter periods.
- See details before you commit. Uniplaces says its listings show photos, property details and rental conditions.
- Handle the rental online. Housing Anywhere says tenants can rent a place online and pay rental fees after moving in.
If you are applying to a university, check its own halls of residence first. Many universities publish prices and guarantee terms. Our city guides collect these, for example Leeds, Cardiff and San Diego.
Read our guides to popular study destinations
Each partner has its own coverage, so check its site for your city and dates. To plan your budget first, start with our official-source guides for the UK and the US, or see every country we cover.
How it works
Explore
Browse available student accommodation on the platform that suits your destination and budget.Compare
Compare properties and room options, including what each price covers.Select
Choose a suitable property and read its conditions carefully.Book
Continue on the partner’s website to complete your booking.
Frequently asked questions
How can international students find accommodation?
Start with the university’s own housing page, where many universities list halls, prices and application deadlines. Then compare other options, such as the platforms on this page, shared houses or host families. Decide your budget first, and view or verify a property before you pay.
What types of student rooms are available?
That depends on the platform and the city. Between our four partners, the options include hostel beds, rooms in a host family’s home, and rooms, studios and apartments. Each platform lists the room types it offers.
Can I compare accommodation prices?
You can compare prices on each platform’s own website. We do not publish or compare partner prices on this page, because they change often and are set by the platforms. For official university prices, see our city guides.
How do I book a student property?
Choose a platform, find a property, and follow its booking steps on its own website. You contract and pay the platform or landlord directly, and its terms apply. Read the cancellation, deposit and payment terms before you confirm.
Does Student Accommodation Guide charge students for using this page?
No. This page is free to use. If you click a partner link and complete a qualifying booking, we may earn a commission from the partner at no additional cost to you.
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Affiliate disclosure
Affiliate Disclosure: Student Accommodation Guide participates in affiliate marketing programmes. If you visit our partners through the links on this page and complete a qualifying booking, we may earn a commission at no additional cost to you. This helps us maintain and improve our platform. Links to Housing Anywhere, Uniplaces, Homestay and Hostelworld on this page are affiliate links. We are not the owner, manager or agent of any property listed by these platforms, and each platform’s own prices and terms apply. Read our full Affiliate and Commercial Disclosure, our Privacy Policy and our Cookie Policy.