Housing

Guaranteed and Recommended Housing: Homestays

NYU Madrid guarantees housing in a homestay, an NYU-approved private Spanish home. This will help you improve your Spanish while being immersed in the rhythms of Madrileño life.

Locations of homestays are scattered throughout the city which also helps you learn the many neighborhoods (barrios) of Madrid as you navigate the public transporation systems.

• Single or Double occupancy
• Shared bathrooms
• Meal plan option that includes breakfast and one hot meal (usually dinner) or access to the kitchen (buy your own food and cook your own meals).
  
• Bedrooms are considerably smaller than what you are familiar.
• All accommodations include bed, desk, chair, and a closet in the bedorom.
• Bed sheets, pillows, towels, blankets, as well as dishes, kitchen utensils, pots and pans are provided.
• Televisions, refrigerators, and microwaves are standard features.
• Often a washing machine will be availabel but rarely a dryer.
• Air-conditioners are extremely rare.

• Housing charge is not included in the NYU bill, payments are made direcly by the student to the homestay provider in Euros.
• Homestay providers are usually host mothers (señoras) with comfortable accommodations whose children have moved away. In most cases they have multiple years of experience hosting college aged students visiting from other countries.
  
• Past students have returned to the US to tell wonderful stories of learning to cook and getting to know their host mother/senora.
• Encourages you to practice Spanish all the time.
• If you choose to let your hometsay provider cook for you, you get authentic Spanish homemade meals everyday. 
• Dietary restrictions could make it hard to receive home cooked  meals.
  
• Be respectful at all times as you are living in someone else's home.
• An on-line housing system will collect your housing preferences. NYU Madrid will try to match you up as best as possible with your requested requirements and needs.
• Electricty and water are expensive in Spain so you will learn to conserve by switching off lights when not using them and closing window blinds on hot days.

Housing with no meals, USD $630 to 750 per month.

Housing with light breakfast and one hot meal, USD $1000 to $1150 per month.