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Apartment accommodation in Barcelona

Apartment, Barcelona
Apartment accommodation, Barcelona. We offer both shared apartments (see below) and self-catering apartments for your exclusive use.

Shared Apartments

International House Barcelona has a number of furnished apartments available for rent which students can share with other students. The normal minimum period for renting an apartment is 4 weeks, although shorter rentals can sometimes be arranged on request.

All apartments are centrally located and are therefore approximately 10-20 minutes from the school (ie. Barcelona city centre) on foot or by public transport.

Students have their own individual bedroom which, apart from a bed, contains a desk and a wardrobe. Each apartment also has a kitchen, bathroom and living room which students share. These apartments are fully furnished and facilities include a washing machine and TV. Some apartments also have telephones but these are programmed to accept incoming calls only. Each student is provided with a set of keys so that they can come and go when they please.

Students are provided with sheets and blankets, but they should bring their own towels. The apartments are cleaned once a week and bed linen is also changed weekly.

Deposit
Students are asked to pay the equivalent of two weeks' rent as a deposit on arrival. This deposit is refunded when the keys are returned and after the apartment has been checked for loss or damage. Any loss or damage which is attributed to the student will be deducted from the deposit before the balance is returned.

Arrival
Students arriving on the Sunday before the course begins should make their own way to their apartment (unless a transfer has been requested). When bookings are confirmed we will send the address of the apartment to the student.

The student must inform the school of travel arrangements and the estimated time of arrival; this will avoid the person handing over the keys having to wait in the apartment unnecessarily, or the student having to wait in the street.

Note
Please note that International House will try to place students of the same age and sex together in the same apartment where possible. However, this isn't always possible. If students do not want to share an apartment with people of different ages or sex, they should make this very clear on the application form.

Please note that students are required to read and sign a list of conditions when they take up apartment accommodation.

Prices 2008, shared apartment

Single room

Shared room


Individual or Family Apartments

International House offers students who are staying in Barcelona for 4 weeks or more, the possibility of renting a fully furnished, self-catering apartment. Most of these are located within 15-20 minutes of the school (and the centre of Barcelona) by public transport.

There are two categories of self-catering apartment available:

These apartments are entirely self-catering, which means that no meals are provided and students are also responsible for cleaning.

Deposit
Students will be asked to pay the equivalent of two weeks' rent as a deposit when they collect the keys to the apartment on arrival. This deposit is refunded when the keys are returned and after the apartment has been checked for loss or damage. Any loss or damage which is attributed to the student will be deducted from the deposit before the balance is returned.

Arrival
Students arriving on the Sunday before the course begins should make their own way to their apartment (unless a transfer has been requested). When bookings are confirmed we will send the address of the apartment to the student.

The student must inform the school of travel arrangements and the estimated time of arrival; this will avoid the person handing over the keys having to wait in the apartment unnecessarily, or the student having to wait in the street.

Prices 2008, individual/family apartments

One bedroom apartment

2/3 bedroom apartment