2008

Furnished Apartments

Shared apartments

International House has a number of furnished apartments available for rent which students can share with other students. The normal minimum period for renting an apartment is 4 weeks, although shorter rentals can sometimes be arranged on request.

All apartments are centrally located and are therefore approximately 10-20 minutes from the school on foot or by public transport.

In the shared apartments, students can choose to stay in a single or shared room. Each room is furnished with a bed, desk and wardrobe.

Each apartment also has a kitchen, bathroom and living room which students share.

These apartments are fully furnished and facilities include a washing machine and TV. Some apartments also have telephones but these are programmed to accept incoming calls only. Each student is provided with a set of keys so that they can come and go when they please.

Students are provided with sheets, blankets and towels, but they should bring their own beach towels. The apartments are cleaned once a week and bed linen is also changed weekly.

Deposit
Students are asked to pay a deposit of €165 on arrival. This deposit is refunded when the keys are returned and after the apartment has been checked for loss or damage. Any loss or damage which is attributed to the student will be deducted from the deposit before the balance is returned.

Arrival
Students arriving on the Sunday before the course begins should make their own way to their apartment (unless a transfer has been requested). When bookings are confirmed we will send the address of the apartment to the student.

The student must inform the school of travel arrangements and the estimated time of arrival; this will avoid the person handing over the keys having to wait in the apartment unnecessarily, or the student having to wait in the street.

Note
Please note that International House will try to place students of the same age and sex together in the same apartment where possible. However, this isn't always possible. If students do not want to share an apartment with people of different ages or sex, they should make this very clear on the application form.

Individual or Family Apartments

International House offers students who are staying in Barcelona for 4 weeks or more, the possibility of renting a fully furnished, self-catering apartment. Most of these are located within 15-20 minutes of the school by public transport.

There are two categories of self-catering apartment available:

• small studio-type apartments suitable for one individual student or a couple. These studio apartments will normally have one living space that also serves as the bedroom, with an American-style kitchen, and a separate bathroom
• larger two, or three bedroom apartments suitable for families or groups of students making their reservation together
  These apartments are entirely self-catering, which means that no meals are provided and students are also responsible for cleaning.

Deposit
Students are asked to pay a deposit of €165 when they collect the keys to the apartment on arrival. This deposit is refunded when the keys are returned and after the apartment has been checked for loss or damage. Any loss or damage which is attributed to the student will be deducted from the deposit before the balance is returned.

Arrival
Students arriving on the Sunday before the course begins should make their own way to their apartment (unless a transfer has been requested). When bookings are confirmed we will send the address of the apartment to the student.

The student must inform the school of travel arrangements and the estimated time of arrival; this will avoid the person handing over the keys having to wait in the apartment unnecessarily, or the student having to wait in the street.