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Accommodation in Florence

Firenze

The city of Florence offers different types of accommodation that can meet the various needs and possibilities of users: hotels, hostels, residences, individual or shared apartments, single/double rooms. Availability and cost are extremely variable, depending on the location and services offered.

The University of Florence does not have any lodging facilities of its own; however, it provides information on some facilities to help its guests find suitable accommodation.

Accommodation facilities - hotels, bed & breakfasts, residences, hostels - ideal for short-term stays in Florence for study or research purposes, offering special rates to Unifi guests. The facilities can be contacted directly by the host Departments or by the guests themselves.

Accommodation facilities for students in the context of specific projects funded by European/international institutions, PhD students, research fellows and foreign post-docs, with reservation by the Internationalisation Office (Ufficio Promozione e Sviluppo dell'Internazionalizzazione) are available upon request made by the hosting Department/School with adequate advance notice.

The list of structures is available on the intranet in the Internationalisation section (access with University credentials).

Cerco Alloggio is a service in partnership with the University of Florence, which allows students to easily find accommodation from home. In fact, each time, the platform staff carries out an inspection to verify the habitability of the accommodation and check that everything written by the owners is true, in order to make every single booking safe and effective. So, all you have to do is register yourself and book you accomodation with a simple click!!

Platform for finding accommodation "Cerco alloggio"
  • Evergreen Residence, piazza Dallapiccola, 6 - Firenze
    This facility, managed by the private company Evergreen, is part of a larger building located not far from the Social Sciences Campus in Novoli. It has 44 apartments, of various types, suitable for both students and researchers / visiting academics. There are no discounted rates for the University. Consult the Evergreen Residence website and contact info(AT)evergreenimmobiliare.it
     
  • The Social Hub Florence, viale Lavagnini, 70-72 - Firenze
    This facility, privately managed in a part of a 19th-century palazzo in a central location, it has modern rooms of various types in a modern complex with common spaces for socializing; wifi connection, study area, communal kitchen, panoramic pool, fitness area, laundry area, cinema, gaming area, courtyard. Suitable for both students and researchers / visiting academics. Consult The Social Hub Florence website and contact florence(AT)thesocialhub.com
     
  • CX Florence Student Place, viale Morgagni, 51 - Firenze
    The facility, privately-managed, has 199 rooms and 246 beds as well as fitness area, lounge, cafeteria, play zone, rooftop, study rooms, laundry area,  wifi connection. The Campusx is located in Careggi area and it is connected with the historic center by the tramway line. Suitable for both students and researchers / visiting academics. Consult the CX Place Firenze website contact ihello.florence(AT)cx-place.com
     
  • Camplus Florence, via del Romito 5-7 - Firenze
    The facility is the result of the complete redevelopment of a mid-20th century building that was owned by the State Railways Group. Highly technological, has single and double rooms of various sizes, all with private bathroom. It offers several shared spaces: a modular conference room, study rooms and tutor rooms, dining area, gym, recreation room, laundry, terrace and a cars-motorcycles-bicycles parking. It also has several outdoor areas, including one for green roofs. Camplus offers various options of fee reduction. Consult the Camplus College website and the area dedicated to admissions. Contact firenze.college(AT)camplus.it
     
  • Azienda Diritto allo Studio DSU Toscana (Tuscan Regional Board for the Right to University Education) also supports students' lodging needs by providing accommodation in its own facilities, subject to application and availability. Lodgings in the university residences are part of the benefits awarded to the students who have their hometown outside of the Florentine metro area. Accommodation is provided on the basis of academic merit, when students lack sufficient financial means and it is subject to availability and eligibility. The call for applications is usually published in July. Lear more (in Italian) on the DSU Toscana website - Residenze.

The University of Florence is promoting a call for interest aimed at having a list of accommodation facilities located in Florence area that offer special rates to University guests. Interested facilities (hotels, B&B, hostels, residences, etc.) may submit an application and a descriptive sheet with the main information on the facility.

The application deadlines are 30 June and 31 December each year.

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