International Office
Searching for an accommodation
in Konstanz
This information sheet should help you to find an accommodation in the private residential market if you do not have an
accommodation yet.
If you know someone in Konstanz already, please ask the person for help. Generally, the sooner you can come to Konstanz, the
sooner you will find an accommodation in the private residential market.
At the beginning of April/October the housing situation generally becomes difficult.
You can find an overview of all the websites and information on:
https://www.uni-konstanz.de/en/international-office/study-in-konstanz/preparation/accommodation/
There are different possibilities how to find an accommodation:
BEFORE your arrival in Konstanz:
Residential market in the internet:
www.vierwaen.de (only in German)
www.studenten-wohnung.de (only in German)
www.wohnung-mieten.de (only in German) Be careful!
www.immonet.de (only in German)
www.wg-gesucht.de (in German and English) Please do not make any
www.immozentral.com (only in German) advance payments with-
www.studenten-wg.de (only in German) out inspecting the
www.immobilienscout24.de (only in German) room/apartment and with-
www.nestoria.de (only in German) out first reaching a binding
www.wohnung-jetzt.de (only in German)
Here you can submit a request or search for offered accommodations. agreement with the land-
Procurement of private accommodations offered by the Seezeit Service Center: lord/landlady.
www.seezeit.com/Community/pages/Wohnraumboerse (in German)
Südkurier, the daily newspaper of Konstanz:
The accommodation offers are updated on Wednesdays and Saturdays:
www.suedkurier.de/anzeigen/immobilien/ (only in German), generally: www.suedkurier.immowelt.de (only in German)
Maybe you can book a room (in general: shared rooms) for the first days at:
Jugendherberge/Youth Hostel (from 25.90 Euro per person and night, incl. breakfast and bedding),
Zur Allmannshöhe 16, 78464 Konstanz; phone: +49 7531 32260, fax +49 7531 31163,
www.konstanz.jugendherberge-bw.de (in German and English);
[email protected] Naturfreundehaus "Wollmatinger Ried" (from 45.00 Euro per person and night),
Rudolf-Diesel-Straße 30, 78467 Konstanz; phone: +49 07531 68407
www.naturfreunde-wollmatingen.de (only in German)
Jugendherberge Kreuzlingen/Kreuzlingen Youth hostel (from 39.00 CHF (~36 Euro) per person and night, incl. breakfast)
Promenadenstraße 7, CH-8280 Kreuzlingen (Switzerland!); phone: +41 71 688 2663, fax: +41 71 688 4761
www.youthhostel.ch/en/hostels/kreuzlingen (in German, English and French);
[email protected] Bodenseeurlaub.de (Hotels; bed&breakfasts; Guesthouses; private apartments; holiday flats and houses)
www.bodenseeurlaub.de/konstanz-bodensee_en.htm (in German, English, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch)
AFTER your arrival in Konstanz:
Procurement of private accommodations by the Seezeit Service Center:
office hours: Mon-Thu 9.30-15.30 and Fri 9.30-13.30; phone: +49 7531 88-7400,
www.seezeit.com/Community/pages/Wohnraumboerse (in German);
[email protected] Bulletin boards in the entrance area and in other places (e.g. level K 5) in the university:
Here you can look for offers on the flyers or pin your own accommodation request (it is wise to pin several copies!).
(All bulletins will be removed on the 1st and 15th of every month).
Chérisy and Jägerkaserne:
Two formal barracks which were converted to student accommodations. There you could also hang out your accommodation requests.
Chérisy, Chérisystrasse (bus stop Fürstenberg)
Jägerkaserne, Steinstrasse 17-21, 78467 Konstanz (bus stop Zähringerplatz)
Advertisement department of Südkurier:
Free telephone number 0800 880 8000! Here you can advertise an accommodation request. The present price for
an ad amounts to 15 – 20 Euro according to the length of your ad and will be published two times (Wednesdays and Satur-
days). It will also be published in the Konstanzer Anzeiger.
Please mind the closing date:
Your ad must be handed in to the Südkurier until 12:00 of the previous day!
Konstanzer Anzeiger:
Free advertising paper. The classified ads section overlaps with the ones of the Südkurier. The Konstanzer Anzeiger will be re-
leased and delivered to the households on Wednesdays.
Mitwohnzentrale Home Company: www.homecompany.de/en/index (in German and English)
Lodging agency with agency fees (commission is depending on the duration of rental period)
Huetlinstraße 1 (Bodanplatz) ),78462 Konstanz; phone: +49 7531 19445;
[email protected] International Office
Glossary (DE EN)
1-Zimmer Appartment one room apartment
Abstellraum spare room
Altbau old / ancient building
Bäcker / Bäckerei bakery
Badewanne bath tub
Balkon balcony
befristet non-permanent
Besichtigung apartment viewing
Bettwäsche bed linen / bed clothes
Boiler hot water tank / water heater
Briefkasten letterbox / mailbox
Dachgeschoss / DG top floor / attic
Dusche shower
Edeka, REWE, Penny, Kaufland, Müller, Aldi names of German supermarkets
Einbauküche / EBK built-in-kitchen
Einkaufsmöglichkeiten grocery / shopping opportunities
Erdgeschoss / EG first floor/level
Fahrradabstellplatz bike parking
geräumig spacious, roomy
Gesamtkosten / GK rent including facility costs
Haltestelle (Bushaltestelle) bus stop
Hausmeister care taker
Heizung heating
Herdplatte hot plate / burner / stove
basic rent, excluding heating, water, internet, telephone,
Kaltmiete / KM
electricity, waste disposal
Kaution deposit
typical for this area: when it is your turn, you have to clean
Kehrwoche
the common staircase etc.
Keller cellar / basement
Küchenzeile kitchenette
Laminat or Dielenboden laminate
langfristig long term
Makler (Immobilienmakler) real-estate agent
Miete rent
Mieter tenant
Mitbewohner flat mate / roommate
möbiliert furnished
Müllgebühren waste disposal fees
Nasszelle wet room
Nebenkosten / NK facility costs
Nichtraucher / NR Non-smoker
Obergeschoss / OG upper floor
Ofen oven
Parkplatz parking lot
Regal shelf / rack
Schrank closet / cupboard
Schreibtisch desk
Teppichboden Carpet floor
Tiefgarage Underground parking
Trockner dryer
Übergabeprotokoll record of the state a flat is in before you move in
unbefristet permanent
Untermieter / UM lodger / boarder / subtenant
Verlängerung extension
Vermieter land lord
Waschmaschine (mit Münzen) / WaMa washing machine (with coins)
Wohnungsgeberbestätigung / WGB confirmation from landlord that tenant moved in
Zimmer room
Zwischenmiete / ZM short term rent
