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accommodation
Accommodation at Charles University Residence Halls
Accommodation is provided in Charles University Residence Halls. Students are housed
in double-occupancy rooms. Single rooms are not available. Each unit consists of twin
rooms, which share bathroom facilities. A small kitchenette is usually at the end of
each hall. Students can also use a lavatory and cloakrooms 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 residence
hall – if you wish to share a room with a friend (schoolmate) of yours, please ask the
Accommodation Office (Reception) upon your arrival.
Accommodation will be provided for the period corresponding to your study stay at
Charles University. It is always available starting approximately one week before the
beginning of the semester/study period – orientation week included – and students
do not need to make any special request to move in during this week. You will be
notified of the details of your accommodation in an Accommodation Voucher that you
will receive together with a Letter of Admission. Please contact the European Office
if you need accommodation for a period that differs from your study period for good
reasons: ivana.herglova@ruk.cuni.cz
All Erasmus students of the Faculty of Arts are accommodated in Kolej Hostivař.
address: Weilova 1128/2, 102 23 Praha 10
e - mail: kolej.arealhostivar@kam.cuni.cz
phone: +420 267 215 205 (reception)
The exact price and period of your stay will be confirmed on the Accommodation
Voucher. Students who wish to come earlier will have to find their own accommodation.
Please note that if you decide to cancel your accommodation you will not be able
to reapply for accommodation in Charles University Residence Halls.
For the residence 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 (the reception stays open non-stop) and registered on the
following workday at the Accommodation Office.
Rent is paid directly in cash (CZK) at the Accommodation Office/Reception at the
appropriate residence. Credit cards are not accepted. Students make the first payment
upon their arrival and must make subsequent monthly payments in advance, always at
the latest on the 25 th of the preceding month. When checking-in, students are expected
to pay for one month in advance plus a deposit of 1,800 CZK. 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 that will be deducted from the “advance” part of the payment.
Private Accommodation
It is not difficult to find private accommodation in Prague. For a three-room flat
(two rooms and a kitchen) in Prague you will pay about 15,000 CZK. It can be twice
as cheap if you live out of the centre. You can contact various rental agencies: for
example, you may find it useful to visit the website of GTS International (www.
gtsincoming.cz) where you can find accommodation in Prague and other Czech cities.
The contact person in GTS is Yvetta Harčariková, phone: +420 257 187 132 .
Other relevant sites are:
Sreality – http://www.sreality.cz
Expats.cz – http://realestate.expats.cz
Centrum pronájmu – http://www.centrumpronajmu.cz
Spolubydlící (roommate agency) – http://www.spolubydlici.cz
Happy House Rentals – http://www.happyhouserentals.com
Home Sweet Home – http://www.homesweethome.cz
Your Reality Group – http://www.youreality.cz/eng/
Roommate agency – http://www.roommate.cz
If you decide not to use the University accommodation we need you to inform
us as soon as you have arranged your private accommodation. Send e-mail to
ivana.herglova@ruk.cuni.cz
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