Housing

Looking for a room in Leiden? Check this page for more information!

Finding a room in Leiden can be really difficult. Like most of the cities in Holland, also in Leiden there is a shortage of student rooms. But there are a lot of ways in which you can try to find a room. Below you will find the information. If you have any questions or difficulties, just contact us by sending an e-mail (secretary@isn-ileiden.com) or come to the Common Room on Monday and Wednesday between 3-7 pm.

SEA Housing Office

The Leiden University international student housing office is located near the train station in the Visitor Centre Leiden. You can pay them a visit, send an email to www.studenthousing.leiden.edu or browse further through the many links on their website: http://www.studenthousing.leiden.edu/finding-housing/search-suggestions.html 

HousingAnywhere.com

HousingAnywhere is a housing partner of Leiden University where exchange and other students coming to Leiden can rent a furnished room from outgoing exchange students who are leaving Leiden for several months. HousingAnywhere operates on a full student-to-student basis, without intermediaries. Students planning to leave Leiden on exchange or internship for a few months can post their rooms on this website for sublet, and other students can respond to these offers immediately. Website in English: HousingAnywhere.com

SLS Wonen

The main organization for student housing in Leiden is SLS Wonen. They also supply houses just for international students. On their website you can find more information about the procedure to apply.

Stichting Roofs

Stichting Roofs stands foor ROOms for Foreign Students. They work as a mediator between Dutch and foreign students. Dutch students who are studying abroad and would like to rent their room to somebody else during the time they are away, can contact Stichting Roofs. Roofs will then try to find foreign students for this rooms. Check out their website  for more information, or go to desk at Plexus for more information.

Kamernet

Kamernet.nl is a Dutch site, where students themselve can put their rentable rooms on. A lot of rooms are ment for Dutch students (since not all the Dutch students want a temporary housemate), but there are also a lot of temporarily rooms on this site. The only problem is, that it is in Dutch and you have to register for it. The registration is free, but to respond for a room is not.

Because the site is in Dutch, it is kind of hard for international students to look for a room here. ISN-I Leiden will try to put every week some of the rooms which would be suitable for international students on this website. You can also come to the Common Room for some help with it.