Finding Housing

There are many resources available to help you find housing on or near the UC Berkeley campus. The Cal Housing office should be the first place you start with your search process.

Temporary Housing
While you are looking for more permanent lodgings, you may need a short-term place to land when you arrive in Berkeley. Listed below are some inexpensive places close to campus to stay while you are searching for a permanent housing. If you mention that you are affiliated with UC Berkeley, you may be eligible for a discount. Reservations are recommended.

Summer Housing: inexpensive on-campus housing for students and scholars
Hotels and Motels near campus
International House offers limited summer housing.
The Berkeley YMCA Hotel & Residence provides modestly priced accommodations in downtown Berkeley near the UC Berkeley campus.

Permanent Housing Search Resources

On-campus

Residential and Student Services
Offer a wide range of options to undergraduates, transfer students, graduate students, visiting scholars and families.
International House
An exciting home to around 600 students and scholars from around the world, including Americans.
Co-ops
Private, student-run cooperative housing accommodations near the campus.

Off-Campus

The UC Berkeley Cal Rentals office
Provides a wide selection of rental listings, counseling and written information on finding housing, and setting up telephone and utility (gas/electricity) services.
Craigslist.com
Offers postings about available housing in the East Bay or other parts of the Bay Area.
Apartments.com
Includes free information about apartment spaces in the U.S. and in the Bay Area.
The UC Berkeley Postdoc Listserv
Contains periodic postings about available housing.
The Classified Flea Market, or The East Bay Express
Local newspapers that have housing vacancy advertisements.


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