Why getting a temporary accommodation is a good
option when moving to Germany?

 

Usually, when you move to Germany for the first time, it might be difficult to book an accommodation for longer period without visiting them personally. There are many scams available in this domain (see all here). Also, in bigger cities, landlords might not be willing to rent the apartment to someone without meeting them personally. In such a case you might have to book a temporary accommodation option for a shorter time period (1 month – 3 months). You might have this buffer time to come here and settle and look for permanent accommodation. Some of the options are:

 

Hostels are usually opted by tourists who are visiting for a few days. Hostels have dorm rooms or in some cases also individual rooms and it is usually cheap. You can book a hostel for some weeks (check hostel description for the maximum duration – it ranges from two weeks to three weeks and in some hostels, it might be even higher). To book hostels, you just have to use platforms like booking.com, hostelworld.com and you will get a confirmation immediately. in this way, you can ensure that you at least have room to stay for a few weeks, which reduces your stress of not being able to find accommodation from your home country.

 

There a quite a lot of private WGs (flat shares) especially for students. you just have to search in google about “private Studentenwohnheim” and you will find the list of available options in the city. Some of them are FIZZ, Studentendorf, SMARTMENTS, etc. Instead of finding them and searching individually, you can search for all these type of accommodation options in our platform here.

 

If you are a couple or a family with kids, you could check out apartment providers like Bonavo (Berlin) or similar provider who own many buildings in the city. Usually, they have a separate portal for application and you can call them directly to ask whether there is a vacancy. Some of the private apartments are also listed here.

 

Some platforms like Wunderflats, Spotahome, Mediciliving, etc provide pre-checked apartments or flat shares for a short period. They are mostly furnished as well. You can compare every provider and book one directly through our platform and get a confirmation very soon. These might be costly compared to the flat shares you find in general room search platforms, but for a shorter period of time, especially if you are not in Germany yet, this might be helpful. Below, you can search for all options and compare them.

 

 

As a newcomer, finding an accommodation might be a difficult task, hence we have created the platform MyHelpBuddy where you can get help from locals to find you an accommodation (temporary or permanent) or assist you in the process like writing applications in German, pre visiting apartments, communicating with landlord, contract explanation and more. Just share a request for free on the platform if you need such support!