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Accommodation
Since there are a lot of people looking for a flat in Hamburg, here is a list of links which was collected by our members over the recent years, after looking desperately for a flat.
Any suggestions, further links and private feedback to this list are welcome. Please correct this list.
Local newspapers/Online services
- http://www.immoscout24.de (http://www.mopo.de uses this)
- http://www.immonet.de (http://www.abendblatt.de uses this)
(not only for students)
- http://www.campus-hamburg.de/anzeigen/wohnboerse.html
- http://www.studenten-wg.de
- http://www.wg-gesucht.de
- http://www.easy-wg.de
- http://www.students-lodge.de/ (Furnished rooms in huge house, only temporary)
Property management
If a company manages a property, they can't legally charge you "Courtage" (commission/provision). They can only charge you a small contract fee (100-150 Euro)
- http://www.saga.de (City owned. They have >100000 flats. Also go to their public offices)
- http://www.thor-gmbh.de
- http://www.wohn-hh.de
- http://www.frankgruppe.de
- http://www.haueisen.de (sometimes offline)
- http://www.witthoeft.com (some with commission/provision)
- http://www.allianz-immobilien.de (sometimes it's worth to phone them, they have a lot of flats as capital security)
- http://www.haferkamp-immobilien.de (some with commission/provision, most are south of the Elbe river)
- http://www.gerstel-kg.de (some with provision)
- http://www.gagfah.de (most of flats in high rise buildings)
- http://www.nordelbe.de (most of flats in Veddel, Wilhemsburg)
- http://www.leverenz-immobilien.de (some with provision)
- http://www.dawag.de
- http://www.wichernbau.de (most of flats near Stadtpark)
- http://www.robertvogel.de (expensive, no commission/provision)
- http://www.elbe-immobilien.de (most flats south of the Elbe river)
- http://www.haus-der-immobilie.net (some with commission/provision)
Cooperatives
Cooperatives provide cheap housing for their members.
When joining a cooperative you have to pay about 50-100 Euro per square metre you want to rent, as your share.
You will get this money back with good interest rates when leaving the cooperative. You don't have to pay any commission or deposit. In a lot of cases you have to wait for 6-12 month for a flat. If you intend to stay longer in Hamburg, it's good to apply there for a flat, because the rents are very low.
Registering with them is free!
http://www.wohnungsbaugenossenschaften.de
Budget accommodation
- http://www.camping-buchholz.de/ (campground only 15 minutes by train from Hauptbahnhof [main station])
- http://www.hamburger-jugendpark.de/
- http://www.instantsleep.de/deutsch/
- http://www.jugendherberge.de/de/jugendherbergen/visitenkarte/jh.jsp?IDJH=523 (Stintfang Landungsbrücken)
- http://www.jugendherberge.de/de/jugendherbergen/visitenkarte/jh.jsp?IDJH=522 (Horn)
- http://www.schanzenstern.de
- http://www.meininger-hostels.com
- http://www.aohostels.com/de/hamburg/
- http://www.backpackers-stpauli.de
- http://www.arcade-hostel-hamburg.de/
- http://www.superbude.de/
Students
You can apply for a student dorm here:
- http://www.studierendenwerk-hamburg.de/start.php?rubrik=wohnen&&sprache=english
- http://www.studierendenwerk-hamburg.de/wohnen/anderetraeger.php?mid=216&&sprache=english
Because the city wants to push the new built Hafen City they try to settle students in the "not so nice" neighborhoods such as Veddel and Wilhelmsburg to pimp them up. The flats are quite nice, it's worth having a look.
The rent for a 1-room flat/shared room in a 2-room flat is 178 Euro. For 2-room flats it's good to have a flatmate with you. No commission/courtage, no deposit
http://www.saga-gwg.de/opencms/opencms/saga/pages/mietwohnungen.html?goTo=243
How to look for a flat
Locate the address on a city map and find out how to get there
- http://www.openstreetmap.org (The most comprehensive map of Hamburg)
- http://maps.google.de (is quite nice, with routes for driving or walking)
- http://www.stadtplandienst.de (has better maps than google including bus stops for finding a location)
- http://www.geofox.de (public transportation route planning, timetable, much more)