Accommodation
Exchange students arriving in Vienna have several options to choose from when booking housing for their stay. These options include:
- OeAD student housing
- The Student Hotel Vienna
- CoLivi
- Viennabase - homes for students
- MILESTONE Student Living
- STUWO – student housing
- ÖJAB
- Campus Studios (Akademikerhilfe)
- Private accommodation - Housing Anywhere
Regardless of which accommodation you book, please note that you are responsible for taking the appropriate steps to reserve and secure your own housing. Below, you will find further information about the various options. Please keep in mind that these housing organizations are independent from WU. Therefore, we have no influence on contracts and on terms and conditions. Please make yourself familiar with contract details before choosing an accomodation.
Join our WhatsApp group for WU Incoming & Outgoing Exchange Students where you can get in touch with both fellow incoming and WU outgoing exchange students and discuss your housing options. Access to the WhatsApp group will be made available through the WU Incoming Handbook.
What to do when?
Deadlines and gathering information
Collect your Keys
Before you leave
OeAD student housing
Typically, WU incoming exchange students book with OeAD student housing. You can find a list of their residence halls in the table below. Students, who would like to make use of this offer, need to register through the OeAD student housing website.
Rooms start from €299 per month
Prices vary and depend on the length of stay and room type
We have pre-reservations in certain OeAD residence halls (see full list below)
Together with the insurance company UNIQA, OeAD student housing offers a cancellation policy. For details, please see this website.
The minimum rental period for a room in a residency hall is a whole semester. In the winter semester, from October to the end of January. In the summer semester, from March to the end of June. It is possible to extend but not to shorten the rental period.
Click here to see the booking procedure
The following residence halls have rooms for incoming exchange students in the winter semester:
OeAD-Guesthouse Kandlgasse Category A (26 rooms available / single room in a living community - bathroom/toilet, kitchenette in the living community), Category D (5 apartments available / single apartments) |
OeAD-Guesthouse Molkereistraße Category A (150 rooms available / single room in a living community - bathroom/toilet, kitchenette in the living community), Category D (5 apartments available / single apartments) Note: In Category A, two living communities are wheelchair accessible. Kitchen and bathroom are designed in a barrier-free manner. |
OeAD-Guesthouse Gasgasse Category A+ (40 rooms available / single room in a living community - bathroom/toilet private, kitchenette in the living community), Category D (20 apartments available / single apartments), Category D+ (5 apartments available / single apartments with balcony) |
OeAD-Guesthouse Tigergasse Category A (20 rooms available / single room in a living community - bathroom/toilet, kitchenette in the living community), Category H (5 rooms available / double room) |
OeAD-Apartment Obermüllnerstraße Category J (10 rooms available / double room, kitchenette) |
PopUp dorms* Category A (single room in a living community - bathroom/toilet, kitchenette in the living community) |
The following residence halls have rooms for incoming exchange students in the summer semester:
OeAD-Guesthouse Kandlgasse Category A (20 rooms available / single room in a living community - bathroom/toilet, kitchenette in the living community), Category D (5 apartments available / single apartments) |
OeAD-Guesthouse Molkereistraße Category A (120 rooms available / single room in a living community - bathroom/toilet, kitchenette in the living community), Category D (5 apartments available / single apartments) Note: In Category A, two living communities are wheelchair accessible. Kitchen and bathroom are designed in a barrier-free manner. |
OeAD-Guesthouse Gasgasse Category A+ (40 rooms available / single room in a living community - bathroom/toilet private, kitchenette in the living community), Category D (20 apartments available / single appartments), Category D+ (5 apartments available / single apartments with balcony) |
OeAD-Guesthouse Tigergasse Category A (20 rooms available / single room in a living community - bathroom/toilet, kitchenette in the living community), Category H (5 rooms available / double room) |
OeAD-Apartment Obermüllnerstraße Category J (10 rooms available / double room, kitchenette) |
PopUp dorms* Category A (single room in a living community - bathroom/toilet, kitchenette in the living community) |
Sonnenallee* Category A (single room in a living community - bathroom/toilet, kitchenette in the living community), Category H (double room) |
*PopUp dorms & Sonnenallee: Please note that at these residence halls, there are no pre-reservations for WU incoming exchange students.
In case you consider these options, please note: These dorms are located in the Seesadt Aspern, an area recently developed and rather isolated from the rest of the city. The advantages of these dorms are that they are one of the best options in terms of value for money and that the area is well connected. The subway line U2 (purple line) has a direct connection to WU and the city center. Commuting time to WU is approximately 20 minutes to the city center (Karlsplatz 35 minutes). Keep in mind that Vienna's subway system does not run 24 hours on weekdays. The last subway runs around 00:15pm. Afterwards, nightline busses are the only public transport option. Seestadt is not well connected by night busses yet and it will take you up to 1,5 hours, two transfers and a 15 minutes walk to get home after midnight during the week.
The Student Hotel Vienna
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Rooms start from €712 per month for a 5 months stay (without the WU discount). For a 4 months stay, rooms start from €814 per month (without the WU discount). Rooms include a private bathroom, a study space, gym, bicycle, free laundry, and other perks.
Prices vary and depend on the length of stay and room type
Student-friendly terms and conditions (please read their terms and conditions)
Students can get a 5 percent discount by using this WU promo code for bookings until September 2022.
Minimum stay of 4 months
Book a site-tour to visit the facilities and the student rooms here
Note: Six wheelchair-accessible semester rooms are available and the kitchen, which is shared with others, is designed in a barrier-free manner. If needed, a tour to inspect the facilities can be scheduled either online or in person beforehand.
CoLivi
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Currently, CoLivi offers 300 rooms in Vienna
CoLivi is best suited for you if you are a responsible and independent student: there is no service included and you are expected to clean the common rooms when another person moves in or you move out. A key box can be found in front of all apartments/rooms.
Fully furnished rooms in shared apartments, which include bed linen, wifi, and more.
Flexible rental periods (starting from 3 months)
The contract can only be signed or canceled on the 1st or 15th of the month
The prices depend on room as well as location and range between €450 to €950
Deposit: €1.000
Viennabase - homes for students
15 minutes to Campus WU via subway line U2 (station Donaustadtbrücke)
Only studio apartments (including private bath and kitchen) are available:
For stays up to four months €495 per month
For stays longer than four months €485 per month
9 wheelchair-accessible studio apartments are available. Access and rooms in the building are designed in a barrier-free manner.
25 minutes using tramway 25 and subway line U2
Studio apartments (including private bath and kitchen) are available:
for stays up to four months at €469 per month
for stays longer than four months at €459 per month
Single rooms in a shared living community are available:
for stays up to four months at €404.50 per month
for stays longer than four months at €392.50 per month
9 wheelchair-accessible studio apartments are available. Access and rooms in the building are designed in a barrier-free manner.
Booking start dates: August 1, 2022; August 15, 2022; September 1, 2022; February 1, 2023; February 15, 2023; March 1, 2023;
Booking end dates: January 31, February 14, 2023; February 28, 2023; June 30, 2023; July 29, 2023; August 31, 2023;
If you need a different booking start or booking end date, please write it down in the comment field of the application
Click on the box "University" and select "WU – exchange semester – Incomings", then select "Exchange student" under "Study details"
Note that the registration fee is waived for WU incoming exchange students
Further information
In addition to the usage fee (rent), there is a booking fee of € 5 per booked month.
The deposit amounts to two months rent. A final cleaning fee will be added (see below).
Cost of final cleaning fee:
Studio Apartments: €85
Single rooms in a shared living community: €76
Laundries are available: washing is possible at a small cost, dryers can be used for free.
MILESTONE Student Living
At the MILESTONE Vienna Campus, WU Students receive 10% off the monthly rent with the code “WU10”, prices starting at 665€ per month ALL-IN. Bookable from May 2nd to May 20th 2022, minimum contract duration 3 months.
Apartments at MILESTONE Vienna Campus measure a minimum of 20 m², are fully furnished and include a private bathroom and pantry kitchen.
Meet up in the Learning Lounges, the in-house gym, the Club Room, the living-room lobby or on the rooftop terrace.
As a Milestoner, you get access to MILESTONE Passport and can spend up to 2 weeks every year for free in another MILESTONE house — be it a city trip to Rotterdam or a beach holiday in Carcavelos!
Student-friendly cancellation policy – (T&C can be found on our website).
Check out their website: www.milestone.net for further information and 360° Online Housetours.
MILESTONE is happy to answer all your questions via email at connect@milestone.net, via Livechat on their website www.milestone.net or via phone at +43 1 90614.
STUWO – student housing
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Minimum stay of 3 months
Apartments from €335 per month
Please indicate the duration of your stay in the booking application on page 3 under “comments”
Barrier-free apartments are available in the following locations:
STUWO Strozzigasse
STUWO Spengergasse
STUWO Dückegasse
STUWO Donaufelder Straße
STUWO Auf der Schmelz
STUWO Triester Straße
STUWO Seestadt Aspern
STUWO Arsenal
At STUWO Dückegasse, pets are allowed. You may bring your dog or cat with you.
ÖJAB
Minimum stay of one semester
Depending on vacancies, moving in is possible in September as well as in October - moving out by the end of January.
Apartments from €278 per month
ÖJAB offers barrier-free rooms, but not in all houses. You can write to heimplatz@oejab.at and ask for a barrier-free room. ÖJAB will prioritize your request and will try to find a matching room.
Check out their website
Campus Studios (Akademikerhilfe)
Long and short term contracts
Single and double studios from €540 per month
Check out their website
Private accommodation - Housing Anywhere
We partnered up with HousingAnywhere, the international booking platform, to provide additional accommodation options for International students. HousingAnywhere has specialized in helping international students find and book their new room abroad and is doing that for over 150 universities worldwide.
Students of WU are entitled to Priority Access to HousingAnywhere and the rooms available on the platform. You can sign up for this service here.
Have a look at the available accommodation in Vienna. To learn more about the city and the different neighborhoods, we recommend that you check HousingAnywhere’s dedicated city guide for Vienna.

HousingAnywhere: how to book