Accommodation How to find accommodation in Australia from overseas… We will help you! Are you looking for student accommodation, student housing, halls of residence, student homes, student flats, hostels, home stay or student houses? Read our information, we give you some advice, tips and websites to find the perfect accommodation for you! Is it hard to find a comfortable place to stay? Yes and No! Your place of residence is an important part of determining an enjoyable stay in Sydney. Looking for accommodation from overseas does have associated risks, just like as if you were to purchase goods over the internet instead of going into a store to buy the goods. Whilst there have been successful cases of finding accommodation overseas, there is no doubt that it is easier to be here in Sydney whilst looking for accommodation! The best thing to do is if you arrive in Australia, is to look for a comfortable hostel in the heart of the city, look to the reviews and stay in a hostel for the first week or weeks. You can start looking for a comfortable accommodation, visit the place and neighbourhood, meet the roommates, discover the city and you can make your own decision where you want to live. It is also a great opportunity to meet new people and improve your English! It is recommended that students considering hostel accommodations options, look at two or three properties prior to make a decision. Many hostel are privately run and as such come under the Rooming House Act. A lot of Colleges also offer information to find your accommodation and most of the time they are committed to help you find residence that meets your lifestyle needs. Most of the times they offer different options which you can choose of, such as home stay. Home stay services provide students the opportunity to stay with an Australian Family and experience the Australian culture and lifestyle. Another option is a student house, the College can help you to find the perfect location with great facilities such as a kitchen, bathroom, internet, garden, dvd player, washing machine and much more. Costs Accommodation types Websites for accommodations In Australia there are several organisations who provide accommodation for local, national and international students. Those organisations offer rooms, apartments, homestay, students houses and much more. Tips
It is important to be careful with ads on Internet, some ads are fake and it is better to visit the flat/house before you send money or pay a deposit.
Apartment / flat rental varies greatly in cost and conditions. For long term arrangements, we advise you to become familiar with the suburb or area. An average price for accommodation would be between $140 and $250 for your stay. These prices depend on which neighborhood you live, the room itself, if you have to share to flat, if it is a recent building or not, the facilities and other conditions.
Several accommodation types include the following:
• Student houses
• Apartments
• Hostels
• Campus
• Home stay; family homes
• Motels
• Bed and breakfast
• Caravan parks
• Camping grounds
• http://sydney.gumtree.com.au/
• http://www.homestaynetwork.com.au/
• http://australia.accommodationforstudents.com/Sydney.asp
• www.domain.com.au
• www.flatmates.com.au
• http://au.easyroommate.com/
• Consult a travel agent.
If you’re looking for an accommodation, sometimes as part of a complete travel package, you can check with your travel agent for location and cost of the accommodation in Sydney.
• Internet.
If you’re looking for your accommodation, get as much as information as you wish from Internet.
• Forums.
Check on forums what students recommend, a number of visitors pose accommodation questions, give advice and you can ask for recommendations.
• City.
If you want to live in the heart of Sydney CBD, remember that rooms tariffs are higher in the city than in city’s fringes.
• Advice.
Whatever type of Sydney accommodation you choose, if you have friends or acquaintances who have travelled to Sydney before, it may be wise to solicit their advice on accommodations also.
• Visit.
It is important to be careful with ads on Internet, some ads are fake and it is better to visit the flat before you send money or pay a deposit. The best way to find a comfortable place to live it to visit the accommodation once you arrive in Australia.
• Internet.
Do not trust every advertisement, be careful because some people want to take advantage of student by giving incorrect information.
• Traffic light post / electricity poles.
There are often offers presented on traffic light post and other electricity poles in the city with information about accommodation / rooms that are available.
