SEARCHING FOR ACCOMMODATION IN NIJMEGEN

Some helpful addresses in a search for accommodation (room / apartment / house). Agencies/websites (mostly in Dutch) when you are looking for a (furnished) room www.kamerplanet.nl (with English explanation) A website in Dutch with a collection of all rooms for rent in the Netherlands from different websites; www.kamernet.nl Ads concerning rooms for rent in many towns in the Netherlands. In the field Kamer huren choose Nijmegen and indicate a price range, then you will see ads of available rooms. Further details about the room and the contact person appear when you click on the street name, if you are registered properly (fill out your e-mail address and click on inloggen); www.studentenkamers.nl Ads concerning rooms for rent in many towns in the Netherlands. Select 'Nijmegen' and then you will see descriptions of rooms in Nijmegen; www.opkamers.nl (also in English) Ads concerning rooms for rent in many towns in the Netherlands. Click on zoeken on the left side, click on the first option (ik zoek een woonruimte), select Nijmegen and then you will see ads of accommodation with phone numbers and e-mail addresses; http://kamers.pagina.nl http://woning.pagina.nl Websites in Dutch with lists of all sorts of links that deal with renting rooms / accommodation; www.kamerstart.nl (also in English) Choose selecteer een plaats, which means select a city and you will see which rooms are offered for rent; www.marktplaats.nl General site which offers different kinds of things for sale or rent. Choose woningen huur and search in Nijmegen (eg. postal code 6511); www.casaswap.com CasaSwap is a free international housing network, where you can rent, sublet & swap accommodation. Terminology used on websites for accommodation Zoeken = find Ik zoek een kamer in = I am looking for a room in Kamer zoeken = find a room Selecteer een plaats = select a town/city Kamer huren = rent a room Huur(prijs) = rent per month Temporary (Tourist) Accommodation It might be difficult to arrange accommodation from abroad, so you could move into a guesthouse / hotel first and then look for a place to live. You can contact the listed agencies & websites, post notes in supermarkets, put an ad in a local newspaper etc. Bed & Breakfast De Gastenkamer St. Annastraat 303, 6525 GV Nijmegen, tel. +31-24-3562459, www.bbnijmegen.nl; Bed & Breakfast A Capella Groesbeekseweg 184, 6521 CR Nijmegen, tel. +31-24-3230282, www.bbnijmegen.nl / acapella@bbnijmegen.nl. More information about guesthouses and hotels can be obtained at the VVV Tourist Information Office, address: Keizer Karelplein 2, 6500 AD Nijmegen, the Netherlands, tel: +31-900-1122344, fax: +31-24-3297879, www.vvvnijmegen.nl, info@vvvnijmegen.nl. Commercial Accommodation Agencies Mostly these agencies will require a registration fee & mostly offer unfurnished accommodation (mainly houses) Direct Wonen Nijmegen, Kelfkensbos 22, 6511 TA Nijmegen, tel: +31-24-3232423, www.directwonen.nl, nijmegen@directwonen.nl (also in English) Rots-Vast Groep, In de Betouwstraat 15, 6511 GA Nijmegen, tel: +31-24-3481900, www.rotsvastgroep.nl (also in English);

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 W.F.A. Nijmegen, St. Annastraat 50, 6524 GE Nijmegen, tel: +31-24-3609053 / tel: +31-6-22922816, www.wfanijmegen.nl, w.nijmegen@upcmail.nl; Dieperink Vastgoed Verhuur, Johan de Wittlaan 252, 6828 WS Arnhem, tel: +31-24-4462020, www.dieperinkvastgoed.nl, info@dieperinkvastgoed.nl; Kamer Beheer Service (KBS), Prins Bernhardstr. 2, 6521 AB Nijmegen, tel: +31-24-3221412, www.kamerbeheerservice.nl; Het Woonburo, Bloemerstraat 19, 6511 EB Nijmegen, tel: +31-24-3222783, www.woonburo.nl, info@woonburo.nl; Wibeco BV, Heyendaalseweg 121-03, 6525 AJ Nijmegen, tel: +31-24-3773495, www.wibeco.nl, info@wibeco.nl; Sleutelklaar, Stationsplein 2, 5751 JN Deurne, tel: +31493-351710, www.sleutelklaar.nl, skn@sleutelklaar.nl; Veska, Postbus 5114, 6802 EC Arnhem, tel: +31-263527601, www.veska.nl, info@veska.nl (also in English).

Furnished apartments and homes with a monthly rent starting at 750 Executive Home Rentals (EHR), IJsselburcht 3, 6825 BS Arnhem, tel: +31-26-3653335, www.ehr.nl, ehr@ehr.nl (also in English). Real Estate Agencies that offer houses/apartments for rent: Hestia, St. Annastraat 2, 6524 GA Nijmegen, tel: +31-243604555, www.hestia.nl; Verbeek, Oranjesingel 58, 6511 NX, Nijmegen, tel: +3124-3820000, www.verbeekmakelaars.nl; Strijbosch Thunnissen, St. Canisiussingel 22, 6511 TJ Nijmegen, tel: +31-24-3651010, www.strijboschthunnissen.nl. Websites about housing in general: www.woninggevraagd.com; www.quwest.com (also in English); www.tvnsite.nl (also in English); www.woonblok.nl.