Where to live

What to search

Unfortunately, there is no "students' house" in Rome; in other words, the university does not take care of helping the students looking for an accommodation.

Roman students usually live at their family's house; those living in the surroundings of Rome keep going back and forth every morning by train.

The students coming from a different city or country usually find a place to stay renting a room (single or shared) in a private flat, close to the University or far away, but close to a metro station.

The search of a good accommodation at a reasonable price is really challenging, here you will find some suggestions that might help you in your research.

Good luck!

Accommodation for the first days

As soon as you get to Rome, you need a place to stay while looking for an accommodation. The cheapest places you can find, are bed-sits in small B&B next to Termini station. Some people find a temporary accommodation at priests' or nouns' place.

To look for an accommodation, you can also take a look at our announcement section in this website: il Cerca-stanze

The districts of Rome

Rome is a very big city, because of this you have to be careful looking for a place to stay, to avoid bad surprises.

The best districts to reach the university are Ostiense, Testaccio, Garbatella, EUR, Monteverde vecchio, Cavour, San Giovanni, Monti, Trastevere e Centro. The best ones are obviously those next to a metro station of line B, that goes to all the faculties of Roma Tre.

Further away, but still beautiful, are San Lorenzo, Prati, Monteverde Nuovo.

Where to search

The best way to find information about rentals is by the walls at the faculties, where you might find interesting offers. Those offers are usually aimed to students, so they are quite cheap flats. You can also find some announcements on the door of our office

Another possibility is to read the newspaper called "Porta Portese" (www.portaportese.it) that you will find in the newsagents every tuesday and friday. We suggest you to buy it in those days in the early morning, since the earlier you call, the better you can expect to find.

Be aware of estate agents: they usually ask you for money for their help, that is rarely useful since it is usually targeted to families and not to students.

The best period to look for an accommodation is between August and September: in that period the students did not arrive to Rome, yet, so there is a wider choice!

Links to look for a house

• http://www.portaportese.it/rubriche/Immobiliare/Affitto_-_Subaffitto/
• http://www.studenti.it/cercacasa/
• http://roma.bakeca.it
• http://www.affitto.it
• http://affittistudenti.studenti.it
• http://www.affittaroma.it
• http://www.easystanza.it
• http://www.casaswap.com
• www.affittistudenti.it
• www.smilexchange.eu
• http://casaerasmus.blog.tiscali.it
• www.easystanza.it
• ...and if you want to swap a house with somebody: http://www.smilexchange.eu

Average prices in different areas of Rome

The following prices include expenses (water, gas, etc.). Every time you ask for the price of a room, be sure to know if such price include all the other expenses or not. The table reports minimum and maximum prices of rooms:

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Area	Single room	Double room
Appia	400 - 450	550 - 650
Aurelia	400 - 450	550 - 650
Aventino	450 - 550	700 - 900
Casilina	350 - 400	500 - 600
Cavour	400 - 500	500 - 700
Centro	450 - 600	600 - 800
Cinecittà	350 - 400	450 - 550
Colli Albani	350 - 400	450 - 550
Colombo	400 - 550	600 - 700
Esquilino	400 - 500	550 - 650
Eur	400 - 520	600 - 700
Garbatella	350 - 450	500 - 650
Gianicolense	350 - 500	500 - 600
Laurentina	350 - 500	500 - 700
Magliana	300 - 400	450 - 500
Marconi	300 - 400	450 - 550
Montesacro	300 - 400	450 - 550
Monteverde	340 - 450	500 - 600
Monti	340 - 550	450 - 700
Nomentana	340 - 450	400 - 600
Ostiense	340 - 450	450 - 600
Parioli	450 - 600	550 - 700
Portuense	300 - 400	450 - 500
Prati	400 - 550	600 - 700
Prenestina	300 - 400	450 - 600
San Giovanni	350 - 500	450 - 700
San Lorenzo	350 - 500	450 - 700
Testaccio	350 - 500	450 - 700
Tiburtina	350 - 400	500 - 600
Trastevere	400 - 600	500 - 700
Tuscolana	350 - 500	550 - 650

Be aware of cheaper areas: they are usually very far from the centre. We suggest the areas in bold text; those with an asterisk next to it are warmly suggested since they are close to university.