Student Accommodation in Tenerife
If you are planning to study in Tenerife and are looking for cheap student accommodation the most affordable option is normally a room in a shared student flat. Another popular option for foreign students is staying with a Spanish host family. Although it is more expensive than a shared flat it includes food and you will have a great option to practice your Spanish skills.
How to find and book my student accommodation
Your possibilities depends a lot upon where you are looking for accommodation in Tenerife. If you are looking for accommodation in the University City of La Laguna or the capital Santa Cruz then there are basically two options available. You can either try too book your accommodation in advanced or to look for accommodation once you arrive to Tenerife - student accommodation in other paarts of Tenerife are more difficult to find.
What nearly all Spanish students do when they look for student accommodation in a new city is using notice boards available at all schools and universities, notice boards in bars or local shops or special student accommodation newspapers and then they visit a number of rooms before they decide upon one.
On the internet you can find several websites specialised in offering student accommodation or sites like ours that have a section with classified ads where you can find rooms and flats available or include an ad yourself requesting student accommodation (see below for more info).
You should though be very careful about booking and paying for student accommodation before you have seen the actual room, flat or neighbourhood. Very frequently you will find some nice photos or get a promising description about the accommodation and when you arrive it is completely different. This is the main reason why Spanish students normally do not book before they have seen the actual accommodation.
Unless you book through a trusted agent that can offer some type of guarantees or where you can contact former students we recommend that you use the internet to get information and if possible to arrange to see the accommodation upon arrival but unless you are almost indifferent about the type of accommodation you end up with you should be careful about paying in advanced.
| Classified Ads offering student accommodation and cheap hotel Take a look at our classified ads where you can post a free ad or go through existing offers. Or try this link if you are looking for a cheap hotel for a couple of nights. |
We recommend that you book a room in a cheap hotel for 2-5 nights and then spend your first days looking for accommodation. Although it might seem intimidating having to look for accommodation in a foreign country and your Spanish might not be very good you will nearly always find other foreign and Spanish students in the same situation that can help you and ending up with the right accommodation you are satisfied with will make your stay in Spain much more pleasant.
Good Luck
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