How to find accommodation in Paris

It is important to take care of accommodation as soon as possible as there is a very high demand for student housing in Paris, that’s why it is difficult to find a place to live.

SKEMA Business School accompanies its future and current students in their accommodation search via its Housing Service, accessible:

via the Welcome Pack for newly enrolled students, (ID sent by e-mail by the school following the declaration of admission)

via the YEP (Your Education portal) for continuing students
via our housing platform to get access to various offers
via the official Facebook group: SKEMA Housing

If you need individualised and customised assistance, contact us at housing@skema.edu

Accommodation search

Students wishing to live in university residences in Paris may make a request a few months before the start of the school year. Start your search from the following list: L ist of residences near SKEMA's Paris campus.

SOLUTIONS WHILE WAITING: TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION

Housing centres:

Bureau des Voyages de la Jeunesse (BVJ) - 20 rue J.J. Rousseau - 75001 Paris
Tel: +33 (0)1 53 00 90 90
Centre International de Séjours à Paris (International Centre for Staying in Paris)
Foyer International d'Accueil à Paris (International Reception Foyer of Paris)
30, rue Cabanis - 75014 Paris - Tel: +33 (0)1 43 13 17 00

Youth hostels:

Youth hostels in Paris
Aloha - 1, rue Borromée - 75015 Paris - Tel: +33 (0)1 42 73 03 03

Budget hotels:

Hôtel Le Village - 20, rue d'Orsel - 75018 Paris - Tel: +33 (0)1 42 64 22 02
Young and Happy - 80, rue Mouffetard - 75005 Paris - Tel: +33 (0)1 47 07 47 07

PREPARING YOUR ACCOMMODATION SEARCH

A guarantor: a person or organisation which may guarantee the payment of the rent and any bills in case of default on your part. Their financial resources must correspond to three times the amount of the rent.

Renting agencies:

Many of them exist in and around Paris. Agency fees, a guarantor and three months’ rent are usually required.

Host family or accommodation owned by a private individual:

You may be put up by French families selected by organisations (please see below).

Atôme - Partnership with the Edufrance Agency and the CIUP (membership: €500)
6 Passage des Arts, 75014 Paris
Payment for a host family: between €610 and €840
contact@atomeparis.com - Tel: +33 (0)1 40 46 07 46
Séjours France Famille (registration fees: €70)
21 rue des Etats Généraux - 78000 Versailles
Prices: from €800 to €1200
contact@sejoursfrancefamille.com - Tel: +33(0)1 30 21 68 28
Host Families in Paris - 6-8 impasse Chausson - 75010 Paris
contact@hostfamiliesinparis.com - Tel: +33 (0)6 71 64 78 93

L'Alliance Française - 101, boulevard Raspail - 75270 Paris Cedex 06
Tel: +33 (0)1 42 84 90 00 (many offers are proposed in exchange for a little work but it is required to own an Alliance Française student card)
CROUS Accommodation Service - 39, avenue Georges Bernanos 75005 Paris
Tel: +33 (0)1 40 51 62 00
CROUS Paris has only a limited number of places available in student accommodation. it gives priority to grant-holding students who have already successfully completed two years in higher education, and for a maximum stay of three years.

Accommodation websites:

Flat-sharing websites:

www.bubbleflat.com

www.apartager.com

www.okroommate.com

Campus France city-living guides

Campus France has produced an excellent guide (PDF) to accommodation in and around Paris. The guide also includes lots of handy info on living in the area - banks, travel, student organisations, social life, and much more.

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