Maybe you have already made your first experiences with room hunting: to find a suitable and affordable accommodation is easier than some years ago but still not without problems. That's why you should be prepared to compromise to a certain extent. Do not exclusively look for a room near to your university and overlooking the park.

It is advisable to look for an accommodation before the beginning of your studies, at the latest, however, when you get your certificate of admission. Housing offers concerning the surrounding area of Hanover shouldn't be rejected too soon as well. Take your sleeping bag and a city map with you, not to forget endurance.

If possible you should already rent a room during the semester break for it is, as experience shows, especially difficult to get a housing just at the beginning of the semester. In addition to that the risen demand often increases the rent level at that time.

Here are some further tips and useful links for the room hunt:

Student Administration Hanover
Take advantage of our page Rooms & Apartments Online (German).

Newspapers and Internet
Take a look at the housing ads of local newspapers (for those who do not want to do this online but prefer printed media: the advertisement section of the Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung and the Neue Presse are identical). It is also advisable to scan through the advertisers and freesheets (Der Heiße Draht, Schädelspalter, MagaScene ...). You can advertise in the papers yourself, too.

Announcements
There are housing offers at the black boards in the refectories and different faculties; you can put up a notice there yourself.

Rooms in a shared apartment
Students who are looking for a room in a shared apartment ("Wohngemeinschaft" or "WG") should take a look at the page Rooms & Apartments Online (German) of the Student Administration Hanover. There are special search options for rooms in shared apartments ("WG-Zimmer").

Short-term over-night accommodations
Sleeping places for the room hunt or for short-term bridging:
Youth Hostel Hanover (Jugendherberge Hannover)
(Online-Reservation)
“Die Naturfreunde” – youth guest house
Conference Venue "Gleisdreieck"

Agencies for arranging more or less temporarily restricted shared accommodation
Home-Company or Mitwohnbüro Hannover. Both agencies take commission fees.

Private Rooms
The Exhibition Centre Town Hanover has a lot of Private- and Fair-Room Agencies (list of links of hannover.de).

We wish you good luck for your room hunting!