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    Housing information 2011-2012

    Important

    In most cases, rooms, apartments and houses for rent in Maastricht are NOT furnished.The organizations below offer both furnished and unfurnished accommodation.

    No claims can be made on the basis of this document. All information provided issubject to change. The Maastricht Graduate School of Governance is not accountablefor any errors related to the contents of this document.

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    1. Univers ity GuesthouseWe advise you to arrange housing via the University Guesthouse, because there is ahigh probability to find a room there as a MGSoG master student, and the rooms arealready furnished.

    To reserve a room, fill out the reservation form at University Guesthouse website:http://www.unimaas.nl/guesthouseum/. At the section Reservation information pleasechoose Maastricht Graduate School of Governance in the box Faculty/study.

    Please take note of the following UM Guesthouse rules:o You are only allowed to reserve a room for half a year or the full duration of

    your study.o When the Guesthouse offers you a room and you agree to take this room, you

    enter into a contract (even though you have not signed anything), so pleaseread all information on the website very carefully!

    o Should you break your contract, you have to pay an extra months rent as afine.

    o For applicants of the Maastricht Graduate School of Governance, a surcharge of 2.50 per person per night is added to the daily tariff of all rooms listed on thewebsite.

    o Take your living expenses into account! Know that on average half of your livingexpenses will be necessary for your housing.

    2. MaastrichthousingMaastrichthousing is a cooperation between three student housing organizations:Guesthouse UM, Kamerburo and Stichting Studentenhuisvesting Maastricht. Its theirshared goal to service housing for students, employees and guests from MaastrichtUniversity, Hogeschool Zuyd and Jan van Eyck Academie. These rooms can be rentedfor a period of min. three months, and a deposit of 450 needs to be paid upon arrival

    at the main reception of the UM Guesthouse.

    Address UM GuesthouseReception: Brouwersweg 100

    6216 EG MaastrichtTelephone: +31-43-3467210Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.maastrichthousing.com/home.html

    3. Woonmanagement MaastrichtThis agency is also a very good option. They have mostly unfurnished rooms, but inone of the many second-hand stores you can easily buy furniture and other things for

    a good price. More details on renting a room can be found atwww.wmm.nl/forms/faq.asp.

    Address: Alexander Battalaan 796221 CC Maastricht

    Email: [email protected]: www.wmm.nl/index.asp

    http://www.unimaas.nl/guesthouseum/http://www.unimaas.nl/guesthouseum/mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]://www.maastrichthousing.com/home.htmlhttp://www.maastrichthousing.com/home.htmlhttp://www.wmm.nl/forms/faq.aspmailto:[email protected]:[email protected]://www.wmm.nl/index.asphttp://www.wmm.nl/index.aspmailto:[email protected]://www.wmm.nl/forms/faq.asphttp://www.maastrichthousing.com/home.htmlmailto:[email protected]://www.unimaas.nl/guesthouseum/
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    4. Maasland BeheerThis housing agency mostly has unfurnished rooms, but you can find a complete set offurniture for a good deal in one of Maastrichts second-hand stores. If you choose tocontact this agency for a room, please mention that you will be a student at theMaastricht Graduate School of Governance. You can send them an email and state

    your wishes, so they can try to find a suitable room for you. Keep in mind that you willhave to pay a registration fee of 25 for looking at rooms and 35 for looking atrooms and apartments. Also, after finding a suitable room, you will have to pay yourfirst month of rent in advance, the deposit (1.5 x months rent), and commission fees(months rent plus taxes).

    Address: Wilhelminasingel 576221 BG Maastricht

    Phone: +31-43-3215913Email: [email protected]: www.maaslandbeheer.nl

    5. Kamerburo (Rooms Agency)The Kamerburo is an initiative of the Student Housing Foundation Maastricht. Thisfoundation is a joint effort of various educational institutes in Maastricht and threeMaastricht housing corporations. The Kamerburo helps students find accommodation inand around Maastricht.The Kamerburo has data on approximately 2,500 rooms offered by the housingcorporations. In addition, many private owners offer their accommodation to theKamerburo for mediation.All mediation takes place via the website: www.kamerburo.net.

    6. Hotel Randwyck

    This is a hotel, but in a separate part of the hotel, there is an International Guesthouse.The furnished units available are duo-singles and standard singles. The units all have ashower and toilet, telephone, colour television, internet connection and refrigerator.Prices are around 25 per night.

    Address: Endepolsdomein 306229 EM Maastricht

    Phone: +31-43-3616835Fax: +31-43-3619007Email: [email protected]: www.hotelrandwyck.nl/en/home/ (choose the option Guesthouse).

    7. Regio Beheer ZuidAddress: Brusselsestraat 3B

    6211 PA MaastrichtPhone: +31-43-3212350Mobile: +31-621581262Email: [email protected]: www.regiobeheerzuid.nl(mostly in Dutch)

    mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]://www.maaslandbeheer.nl/http://www.maaslandbeheer.nl/http://www.kamerburo.net/http://www.kamerburo.net/mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]://www.regiobeheerzuid.nl/http://www.regiobeheerzuid.nl/http://www.regiobeheerzuid.nl/mailto:[email protected]://www.kamerburo.net/http://www.maaslandbeheer.nl/mailto:[email protected]
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    8. Jules & YouJules & You is a service provider that offers information on housing, as well as living inMaastricht, career, cultural events, renting bicycles, and more.

    Address: Bouillonstraat 12

    6211 LH MaastrichtEmail: [email protected]: http://www.julesandyou.com/maastricht/

    9. KamernetKamernet.nl is a supply and demand website that focuses on shared accommodation inthe Netherlands, enabling renters and landlords to contact each other directly. The siteis simple to use: a landlord offers a room; the registered members can react to theroom, and the landlord selects the most suitable candidates himself/herself. To applyfor rooms you need a premium membership (1 month for 19,95), but you canbrowse the room offer for free, after you register online.

    Website: http://kamernet.nl/en/

    10. HousingAnywhereStudents that go on exchange and want to subrent their room post their informationon HousingAnywhere.com. This generally means that this type of accommodation isonly available temporarily. Interested students can react to the offers for free. It is ona student-to-student basis. Make sure to ask in advance if the room is still available,ask for photos, NEVER pay in advance for a room, and always ask if the one who issubrenting out the room has the legal rights to do so.Website: http://www.housinganywhere.com/

    mailto:[email protected]://www.julesandyou.com/maastricht/http://www.julesandyou.com/maastricht/http://kamernet.nl/en/http://kamernet.nl/en/http://www.housinganywhere.com/http://www.housinganywhere.com/http://www.housinganywhere.com/http://kamernet.nl/en/http://www.julesandyou.com/maastricht/mailto:[email protected]