Accommodation

Photo: Primož Lavre

There are two main options concerning accommodation:

  • to rent a room in a student residence hall (a limited number of beds is available so an early-booking system is in place);
  • to rent a private room or flat.

Foreign students can stay in a hall of residence only if they are recipients of a scholarship from the Slovenian Government or any of the Slovenian Ministries or if this is stated in bilateral or other international agreements.

Slovenes without Slovenian citizenship can apply for a bed in student residence under the same conditions as other Slovenian students. Since some higher education and research institutions provide their international students and researchers with lodgings, check with your host institution whether they can be of help.

Students who do not meet any of the above criteria must find other accommodation.

There is a high demand for accommodation in September and October, which also raises the prices. When arranging private accommodation make sure that you have a clear understanding of costs as you are often expected to pay additional monthly expenses after rent (e.g. water, electricity). A deposit or advance payment for a few months is required by most owners.

Hall of Residence / Študentski domovi v Ljubljani

Foreign students can stay in a hall of residence only if they are recipients of a scholarship from the Slovenian Government or any of the Slovenian Ministries or if this is stated in bilateral or other international agreements.

Public student dormitories may offer up to 10% of their capacities to foreign students from exchange programmes (mostly LLL).

 

Housing in Ljubljana

Information on renting rooms or flats is available at the following address:

ŠOU - University Student Organisation m2 - accommodation search service

Website: http://www.svetovalnica.com/sobe/ 

Slovenians without Slovenian citizenship receiving a scholarship from the Republic of Slovenia (the Slovene Human Resources Development and Scholarship Fund) may apply for a room in a student dormitory (http://www.stud-dom-lj.si/ ).

Other foreign students may also choose from several dormitories for secondary school students with available capacities (e.g. Dijaški dom Vič, Gerbičeva 52a, Ljubljana; http://www.dd-vic.si/ ).

Student dormitories in Ljubljana have three different locations: Rožna dolina, Bežigrad and Topniška. In each room there is a bed, table, wardrobe, blankets and usually a roommate (of the same gender). A kitchen and a bathroom can be found either as part of the room or in the hall.

Students should book some temporary accommodation for the first week of the stay in Ljubljana and then look for private accommodation once they are here. Temporary accommodation can be found at some hostels and budget hotels like these: 

Celica (The Cell) youth hostel, a former prison in Metelkova Street in Ljubljana that was converted into a youth hostel. Photo: UKOM archive

Youth Hostel Celica

Website: http://www.souhostel.com 

Youth Hostel Ljubljana (BIT Center)

Website: http://www.bit-center.net/youth-hostel-ljubljana 

Hotel Park

Website: http://www.hotelpark.si 

Prenočišča Bežigrad

Alibi Hostel

Website: http://www.alibi.si/ 

Useful Instructions

Room with shared use of the bathroom and kitchen: from EUR 110 to 190 per month plus costs.

Studio or a one-bedroom flat: EUR 290 per month plus costs.

When renting a room, water, electricity and heating bills are sometimes included in the rent, or are divided by the number of persons living in the apartment.

For studios and small flats, you will need to add at least another EUR 80 to the monthly rent to cover monthly costs.Usually a deposit or an advance payment must be paid for several months.

Finding room or a flat

Prospective students may inquire at the following address for the lease of a room  or flat: