Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why? because you have the chance to live in the center. never take the residential rooms on the campus, they are way to far from the center of madrid!!!!

Personal comments:
Try to find a room in an apartement with native speakers and be aware of the location of the flat. In general the north of the city is better than the south, but the best parts of madrid to live are: huertas, la latina, malasana, chueca, thats mainly the center!

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why? I like my independence, renting in Madrid is cheap compared to London so for reasonable rent you can get a room in a really good area; as I did.

Personal comments:
The university provides no accommodation that I am aware of, neither was there any help offered when I was searching for a flat. I feel the university should have a specific housing office to help students find private accommodation, especially foreign students.

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why? Living on the campus was a great experience as most exchange student generally hang out with other exchange students and end up knowing lots of people ... but noone from the host country !!! In the end of my period, since I knew a lot of Spanish people, I moved to an appartment, which was more comfortable.

Personal comments:
Great Spanish pals !! Also pretty good working environment on campus

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why? It's the best way to really know a foreign place, as there are few constraints, and that you can choose on your own the location.

Personal comments:
In Madrid: there are many rooms to let in shared appartments, but you have to be patient if you look for quality. You have to look for a room on your own, and there's no service at university to help you. You may also have problems with appartment owners who want you to rent for at least 1 year. The good thing is that you can live in the best areas of the city center (and enjoy the best madrileña way of life) and go quite easily to the campus, as the public transportation system is excellent. On the campus: I didn't see the rooms, but I wouldn't like to live on that campus. The rooms are very expensive (more than in downtown Madrid), you have to share them with another student (unless your dad is a millionaire), it's quite far from any urban life (you can forget about any night life), no shops in the area (you have to take the train...), and living on a campus while being abroad is simply the best way to get depressed.

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why? The campus is far from the Univesity, so to enjoy living in the city you should rent a room. If with a family: no nightlife neither friends staying over.

Personal comments:
they should arrange some kind of program to help to find accomodation for international students. It´s pretty scary to arrive to Madrid without any place to stay.

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why? I would choose to live in an apartment/house because Universidad de Autonoma is slightly outside of Madrid. I prefer to rent privately because I would be able to choose a nice part of Madrid.

Personal comments:
I can only say that places for housing at the university were limited and I had to find a place outside of university.

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why? It gives you the chance to be more indipendent and to know not only the campus life, but also the lifestyle of the locals.

Personal comments:
The university staff helped me to find an appartment, but for those who prefer an accomodation in a student dormitory it's almost impossible to get a place there.

Type of housing: A room exchange

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: A room exchange

Why? because it's the best way to learn the way of life of the country, to speak with people who are living there.

Personal comments:
Through an association in the university, it was very well. everything were organised and we learned how to cook, to dance and we made also trips around spain.

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why? to improve my spanish immensely in a very short length of time

Personal comments:
the university offer housing for only a month but the students(all foreigners) need to stay for about 2 months.can get them to be independant,though.

Type of housing: I lived with my Grandmother

Arranged by: Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why? I would like my independence and more living space.

Personal comments:
The University had great professors and I enjoyed my time there a lot. The classrooms we not like those in the states but they were fine.

Type of housing: A room exchange

Arranged by: Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose: A room exchange

Why? The university is not in the center of madrid. I wanted to go to the center to be more independent to do what I wanted to (in that case, you don't need any car) and to meet a maximum of people. And by the way, I wanted to learn Spanish. I achieved my goal by living with a mexican student and by associating with the Spaniards.

Personal comments:
The advantage of the housing at the university is to live with other students and to meet different nationalities. It's easier to create new relationships quickly but, in my case, it wasn't enough to make me live out of the city.

Type of housing: shared flat

Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why? because I prefer living alone

Personal comments:
The University didn't help us at all, so I had to arrange everything independently. It was a bit difficult to find a nice room.

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why? Because of privacity.

Personal comments:
I didn´t get so much help from school to find an apartament, but if one want to hire a rum and live with a family profesors can help.

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why? I like it the best ehtat way.

Personal comments:
I prefered it to live in the city and not at the university, bevause the university is far away from the city.

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Host university

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why? A more private option for living. Also you have the option to choose the area ans size of the house

Personal comments:
Good orientation and contact list.

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why? That enables you to get as many commodities as possible and it must be the best way to practise the language and have a lot of fun.

Personal comments:
none

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why? If you can live in a shared flat, that's the best way to meet good friends and discover the culture/language in an easier way.

Personal comments:
It's very hard to find a godd apartment (piso) in September. If you can, try to find one in the summer before your arrival. Try to read the diary "segundamano" where you can find a lot of ads. The university has a list of accomodations too but I haven't tried it.

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why? because it was great

Personal comments:
it was difficult to find something, especially when you're only there for 5 months

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why? Because it is the most independent way to live.

Personal comments:
I don´t know because I didn´t stay at the university.

Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why? Because I liked it that way, I had my independence

Personal comments:
There was very little support from the university