IBEI’s Housing Service offers to help students find accommodation, usually in shared, furnished student flats. Students should expect to pay between €300 and €400 for a single room.

Websites to search for private accomodation:  
www.loquo.es
www.coleadministradors.com
www.idealista.com
www.lloguerjove.com

Barcelona Housing Service for students (linked to the Generalitat de Catalunya):
www.bcn-housing-students.com

Servei d'Habitatge Jove of the Generalitat de Catalunya:
www.gencat.cat

There is also a broad choice of accomodation in university halls of residence, either in those belonging to the universities UAB, UB and UPF or in private residence halls:
www.resa.es
www.vilauniversitaria.com
www.agorabcn.com
www.residenciasarria.com
www.sanmarius.com
www.santjordi.org
www.residenciaonix.com
www.barcelonaresidencias.com
www.nuriaresidencia.cat
www.residenciaerasmusgracia.com
www.residenciatemple.com
www.melondistrict.com

Hostels  
To find accomodation for the first days in Barcelona, the following addresses of hostels may be useful:
Centric Point Barcelona, Passeig de Gràcia, 33, Tel.: 932312045
http://www.centricpointhostel.com
Alberg Barcelona Mar, Sant Pau 80, Tel.: 933248530
http://www.barcelonamar.com/espanol/homespanol.html
Alberg Pere Tarrés, Numància, 149-151 Tel.: 934102309
http://www.peretarres.org/alberg/pmf_cs.asp
Alberguinn, Melcior de Palau 70-74, Tel.: 934905965
http://www.alberguinn.com/es