Pepe Housing offers more than 100 different accommodation options in Poznan for rent online. These are single and shared rooms, furnished apartments and rooms in student houses. The prices range from 700 PLN to 1460 PLN for a single room, and from 1300 PLN to 5000 PLN for a studio flat. Prices differ depending on the location, standard as well as the length of your stay. Usually, the longer your stay, the cheaper the rent is. When compared with the other cities such as Warsaw and Wroclaw, prices in Poznan for renting an apartment are cheaper.
Poznan is one of the top destination of International Students for exchange program, Erasmus as well as students of regular studies. In total there is more than 1.3 million students in Poland with more than 102 thousand of international students. Majority of foreign students come from Ukraine Belarus, Norway and Spain. Most of the exchange students attending Erasmus program come from Spain, Italy, France and Germany. It is very common to share a flat with other students while coming to Poznan for study. Pepe Housing offers variety of students rooms as well as flats dedicated to locals as well as foreign students. Also Erasmus students are more than welcome. If you rent a room in a private dormitory is a great chance to make new friends. Most of the public dormitories are not open to public. Below you will find an examples of accommodation offers close to key universities in Poznan.
Poznan University of Technology is known as one of the greatest technical universities in Poland and provides education to over 21,000 students. The institution has been operating since 1955 and the university is also a member of the Socrates-Erasmus program for exchange students from all over Europe, promoting advanced engineering and a European dimension.
This University is one of the oldest, most prestigious schools of economics in Poland. They provide high quality education which allows for their students and graduates to successfully face the possible challenges of a dynamic labour market.
This was the first academic school in Poznan and it is also known as the Lubransky Academy which was created in 1519. This University is fully equipped for research in basic medical sciences, clinical investigations, diagnoses and treatment.
In Poznan, you can find the Old Market Square which is the number one tourist attraction in the city. One can also find beautiful Renaissance town hall, old houses, charming side streets, numerous museums, pubs, cafes and people taking a walk down Poznan’s wonderful streets, all of which will create an amazing atmosphere in the city. This square is amazing during spring and autumn seasons as one would be able to enjoy a cup of coffee as there are many good cafes to choose from while also enjoying an event or concert that might be happening at the moment.
This is the New Town of Poznan and areas in this location can be found in the right part of the city. The island of Ostrów Tumski can be found there and this lies between two channels of the river on which the city’s cathedral stands. In this area, one can also find some historical parts of the city such as Strodka and Komandoria, as well as other popular residential areas which is called Rataje. This part of the city accommodates more than 140,000 residents.
Poznan has a lot to offer not only to long term residents but also to incoming students, expats and tourists. Poznan became very popular destination of Erasmus students as well as international student coming to participate in med schools programmes. Relatively low cost living, broad range of cultural activities, attractive nightlife offerings as well as plenty of historical places in town, make Poznan a very exciting place to live in or to study. You shall be aware of the temperature, which in the summer gets above 33 degrees and in the winter can as low as -1 degrees. Do not worry about the temperature in the house. All of the apartments and flats have central heating and most of the times it is even district heating with your heating bills included in the rent price. On the other hand, there is no much AC, so in the hot summer you may enjoy your time at the open swimming pool or in a park.
If you come to Poznan for less than 12 months, you may expect a bit more difficulties in finding an apartment or renting a room. Most of the landlords would expect you to sign the 12 months lease contract with limited possibility to terminate before that period. Luckily, most of the Pepe Housing landlords, not only accept temporary lease contract between 3 to 10 months, but also are more than happy to host students or expats. Some of the landlords, would ask for a small premium if you would like to rent for a couple of months.
Public transport in Poznan is super efficient and you would be able to find a bus or tram connection at almost any time of the day. Day trams and buses usually travel from 5 a.m to 11 p.m on working days and from 6 a.m to 10 p.m on weekends and holidays. Night Tram number is tram number 201 but you would also be able to catch night buses, which travel from 11.30 p.m to 5 a.m. Other information about public transport in Poznan such as fares, connections, luggage and more can be found at the Municipal Transportation Office in the main hall of the Main Railway Station (Dworzec Glowny PKP). It is open from 6 a.m. till 10 p.m. Phone: (061) 633 53 19 (8 a.m. - 10p.m.)
In Poland there is no official procedure neither official documents needed to rent an apartment. Each landlords can have its own requirements. Most of the time you would need to provide a landlord with a proof of your work contract, income level or in case of students’ apartments an acceptance letter from your university. Of course, any references from previous landlords or from work may improve your position to get the apartment.
Visa information at the website of Ministry of Foreign Affairs Republic of Poland - Ministry od Foreign Affairs Republic of Poland
Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange - Nawa
Plan your public transport routes - jakdojade
Check events in the city - Going
Public transport website - ZTM
Most popular phone carrier - Play
Most popular Internet provider - UPS
