Accommodation at Halls of Residence of Charles University

Accommodation is provided in Charles University Halls of Residence. Students are housed in double-occupancy rooms. Single rooms are not available. Unit system consists of double rooms sharing bathroom facilities. A small kitchenette is usually at the end of each hall. Students can also use a lavatory and hanging rooms in the building.

Bedding and bed linen are provided; towels and kitchen utensils are not.

The allocation of rooms is the responsibility of the management of the residences.

The adress of the student residence and the date of arrival from which the room is available is written on the Accommodation Voucher.

The exact price will be confirmed on the Accommodation Voucher.

Students who wish to come earlier will have to find their own accommodation.

To check-in you need: your passport, the original of your Accommodation Voucher, and one photograph. Students who arrive after office hours will be housed for the night, and register the next workday.

The rent is paid in cash and directly at the accommodation office of your hall of resident. You make the first payment when you arrive, and subsequent payments always at least five days before the beginning of the month. Most residencies require payment in cash. The rent is always payable a month in advance, e.g. always in the beginning of the current month, at the Accommodation Office at the Residence. For details see your Accommodation Voucher

Accommodation Charges at the Hostivar Hall of Residence for the Academic Year 2005/06

Foreign students on the Socrates-Erasmus programme will be accommodated in two-bed rooms with bathroom facilities. The prices differ depending on the length of time for which the student makes an accommodation agreement, and depending on the fixtures of the room.

The charge for 1 bed/day when the length of accommodation is from 30 – 90 days will be  Kč 109,43.

The charge for 1 bed/day when the length of accommodation is from 90 – 270 days will be  Kč 89,17.

When taking the university accommodation for more than 3 months (more than 90 days), the students will pay 1.5 times the set price in the first two months, with the extra payment covering the final month in advance. If a student wishes to leave the accommodation earlier than is stated in the agreement, he or she will have to pay a penalty charge which will be deducted from the „advance“ part of the first two payments.

When taking accommodation for up to 3 months (up to 90 days) students will pay the standard charge without the extra „advance“ element in the first two months of accommodation.

 The Hostivar Hall of Residence Leaflet can be downloaded here (2.71MB)

Dormitories used for the ERASMUS programme in the summer period 2005/2006

Private Accommodation

It is not difficult to find private accommodation in our university cities. For a three-room flat (two rooms and kitchen) situated in the centre of Prague you can pay about Kč 15.000. It can be twice as cheap in Pilsen and Hradec Králové. You can go to various letting agencies.

For example the real estate agency  Home Sweet Home, offers 10% discount for all our students in Prague, tel.: +420 222312496. They offer accommodation all over Prague for any period of time you need.

You may also find it useful to visit the website of  GTS International where you can find accommodation in Prague and other cities. The contact person is   , tel.: +420 257187132.

Other sites are:  www.expats.cz  www.hostel.cz,  www.czechhostel.cz,  www.bydleni.cz/reality/index.php, http://www.mmreality.cz/.

If you decide not to use the University accommodation we need you to inform us as soon as you have fixed your private accommodation.