Rent a room in Haarlem
Long term stay in Haarlem
Inholland has a limited amount of furnished rooms and apartments available for new first year international students (including students from Surinam and the Caribbean).
Please note: the rooms are allocated on a first come first serve basis, so we recommend you to apply as soon as possible. We can't guarantee a room for every student.
How to apply
How to apply
You can already get a DUWO room while still in the application process for the study programme. However, to receive the keys of your room at the start of the contract, your application for the study programme has to be complete on 1 August 2026 latest.
This means that:
- Your (foreign) diploma has been validated by the Admissions Office.
- Your proof of English proficiency has been checked by the Admissions Office (if applicable).
If your application is not complete by 1 August 2026, we will cancel your rental contract.
Fixed renting periods for academic year 2026/2027
- Fall semester 2026-27: 17 August - 22 January
- Spring semester 2026-27: 26 January - 30 July
- Full year (2 semesters): 17 August - 30 July
When signing the tenancy agreement, you commit to paying the rent until the last day of the rental period. It is not possible to cancel the tenancy agreement before the end date.
Also, please keep in mind that it is not possible to extend the rental contract after the end-date mentioned above.
In case you decide to withdraw from the study programme before the start of the semester, you will still have to pay the first month rent + administration costs.
Application form and allocation
The application period for accommodation for the 2026-2027 academic year opened on 15 May 2026 at 9:00 AM CET.
As the number of available accommodations is limited, housing is allocated through a selection process. Priority is given to exchange students and first-year bachelor's students. Applicants who are not offered housing during the initial allocation will automatically be placed on the waiting list.
Should any accommodation become available at a later stage, students on the waiting list may be contacted and offered housing.
Please note: Being eligible to apply for accommodation does not guarantee that housing can be offered.
You do not need to upload any documents at this stage. We’ll simply ask for basic personal details such as your name and nationality.
What happens after I am selected?
- Access the ROOM.nl portal
A few weeks after the application deadline, you will receive login details for the ROOM.nl portal. In this portal, you can view the available accommodations, including photos and important information. - Select your accommodation
You will have two days to choose your accommodation. If you do not make a selection within this period, your booking opportunity will expire and you will no longer be able to reserve accommodation. - Upload your documents
After selecting your accommodation, you will receive instructions from DUWO to upload the necessary documents in the DUWO portal. Do so within three days after selecting your accommodation. - Make your payment
DUWO will also send you instructions on how to arrange the initial payment. - Sign your contract
Finally, you will be asked to digitally sign your contract in the DUWO portal. Once the contract is signed, your booking is confirmed.
You need to pay and sign your contract within two weeks after DUWO has approved your documents. If you do not meet the deadline, your reservation will be cancelled. Be prepared to take action when you receive emails, and ensure you have the money ready for the first payment.
Do you have more questions? Click here for the F.A.Q.
The rooms
The rooms
At Schoonzichtlaan, when renting a single room, you have your own bedroom in a six- or eight-room apartment. Each bedroom has its own bathroom with toilet. The living room and kitchen are shared.
You may also rent a shared room. In that case, the bedroom, bathroom and toilet are shared with one other student. You will share the living room and kitchen with all students in the apartment.
All rooms are furnished, designated for students from abroad. For a list of the inventory, please check the website of DUWO.
The apartments are usually mixed-gender (male and female students in 1 apartment), but the shared bedrooms are always either male or female, so not mixed-gender.
Prices 2025-2026
The rent prices differ per type of room, but always include gas, water, electricity, local taxes, tv and wired internet.
- A single room (own bedroom and bathroom, with shared kitchen): €634,81 to €702,32 per month.
- A shared room (shared bedroom and bathroom, with shared kitchen): €449,66 to €453,88 per month per person (maximum 2 persons per bedroom).
More information about the rooms, inventory and payments you can find here.
The location
The location
Inholland Haarlem has a spacious and modern student accommodation at Schoonzichtlaan next to the university campus. All residences have a communal kitchen, living room with TV, a lift, a laundry area with two washing machines and two dryers, and a roof patio. The rooms are furnished with a bed and mattress, sheets, wardrobe, desk, chair, lamps, fridge, cooker, and table with chairs. Please note that the standard internet is available through a LAN cable, but there is no WiFi. If you want to use the LAN connection on your laptop, make sure you bring your own router.
Schoonzichtlaan is five minutes’ walk from the Overveen train station and Overveen shops, including a supermarket. The bus stop is around the corner from the apartment building and takes you to the city centre of Haarlem in approximately 10 minutes by bus or approximately 15 minutes by bicycle.
After your first year
After your first year
You can only book a room through Inholland with DUWO for one year maximum. That means that you will have to find your own room after the first year.
A lot of student rooms in Amsterdam, The Hague, Rotterdam, Delft and Haarlem are listed on ROOM.nl. We recommend you to register there as soon as possible (even before coming to the Netherlands), as you will build waiting time from the moment of registration. This gives you a higher chance to be eligible for a room. You pay a one-time registration fee of €35.
For more information and to register, check ROOM.nl.
Student Housing Adress
Schoonzichtlaan
2015 CV Haarlem
The Netherlands
Navigate here with Google Maps