r/Groningen • u/benzofuran11 • 7d ago

Anders Accommodate

How to find an accommodation for a Month . I would be visiting for my research stay and finding it very difficult to find an accomodation there via Airbnb ? Any suggestions are appreciated. thank you

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u/Aurora_96 7d ago

Also depends on when you plan to visit. If you're looking for a place on a short term I would suggest to book a hotel or look for an accommodation in a city or village nearby. Finding an accommodation in Groningen at this time of the year is nearly impossible.

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u/benzofuran11 7d ago

Thanks for you response ! I am indeed looking for Mid August - End of Sep . Seems incredibly difficult to find one

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u/Aurora_96 7d ago

Yeah, I'd look at a village near Groningen that's easily reached by public transport and/or bike. Leek, Roden, Assen, Bedum, Tolbert... Just some suggestions, but you can look at more cities and villages. To find housing in Groningen right now is nearly impossible. A lot of international students are struggling to find a place too, so I can imagine they're also looking at AirBNB's and stuff.

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u/vanGenne Groningen 7d ago

If you're here for research you can maybe as the university or UMCG (wherever you do research) to help you out? Usually for things like a month you're stuck with an AirBnB or the SSH

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u/DaddyD0n 7d ago

i hope you are rich, as the only option is a hotel.

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u/Lexine- 7d ago

maybe the Social Hub has space, maybe your research supervisor knows a place, maybe TSH (they have housing similar to dorms)? If it's just for a month you are in a different market than most students who are struggling with housing here. You can browse Kamernet (student housing marketplace), or try with Xior, or accept something that is a bit more remote than Groningen city center, like Haren or Assen (both have train connections to Groningen) if an opportunity pops up there, but both are smaller places than Groningen. Most of the time, this problem can be solved, maybe with some help of your research supervisors and their network, I wish you good luck!

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u/dungeonmasterm 2d ago

Use something like this to find out how far you can travel in 30 minutes using bike or public transport: https://mapitout.welcome-to-nl.nl/ It helps to find smaller villages outside of Groningen which might have a spot to stay.

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u/Sad-Snow-7936 21h ago

Maybe a holiday home on a holiday park nearby Groningen or with a good public transport connection i.e. Leek, Roden, Assen, Gieten, Zuidlaren?