Science Accueil

Science Welcome can help you

Science Welcome's contacts with private citizens, associations and people responsible for the running of residences enable us to maintain an up-to-date file of furnished lodging to let, situated near the main scientific centres.

The housing we have are situated in the towns of Saclay Scientipôle and in the towns situated along the RER B and C lines, in Paris, in Versailles and St-Quentin-en-Yvelines, in the towns very near Paris. We will have accommodation in the North of Paris and in Marne-la-Vallée too, for researchers who go to those area.

We can propose all types of furnished accommodations: rooms in the owner's house, small and large apartments, houses. Rent prices vary in accordance with the location and surface. In the area of Saclay - Orsay, the rent for a room is between 300 and 450 euros by month ; for a studio between 500 and 650 euros ; for a 2-rooms between 700 and 850 euros. We have family house from 1.000 euros. In Paris, we have rooms at about 500 euros and apartment from 700 euros by month.

You must pay the rent the first day of your arrival in the accommodation and the deposit too. This guarantee for the owner is one or two months of rent. You'll get back it at the end of your stay and maximum 2 months after your moving if you leave the accommodation in good condition. The deposit never can be used as rent, even to pay the last rent.

The duration of your stay should be between afew days and 36 months.

During summer time, we also have propositions of housing from people who go on sabbatical leaves.

As soon as your stay is accepted, contact us to receive several lodging propositions. For this meaning, you should complete the on-line questionnaire, or send us an e-mail to contact@science-accueil.org

If you book an accommodation of Science Accueil,
you won't have to pay fees.
Our services are free of charge.

Hotel residences

Science Accueil have an agreement with two hotel residences:

Residhome in Bures-sur-Yvette
Residulis in Les Ulis

Those new residences propose reasonable prices and facilities for booking the apartments, for all people who come from Science Accueil. If you are interesting, you have to fill our form or send us an e-mail to contact@science-accueil.org

To know your right and duty

Assurance habitation

A rental insurance is compulsory and must be obtained by the renter, whatever the duration of his stay, if you rent a non-furnished accommodation or an independant furnished accommodation. As a general rule, the owner will ask you to produce a proof of insurance (Attestation d’assurance). If you do not have one, he has the right to terminate the lease at any time. You are required to insure the rental property against so-called “renter’s risks” (Risques locatifs), which are mainly water and fire damage...
Ask insurance companies, some combine civil liability and housing insurance. There are mutual insurances for persons with student status which also offer housing insurance.

Kastler Foundation has negotiated a particularly appealing housing insurance for foreign scientists and PhD students. Check its offer.

For more information about housing insurance, don't hesitate to contact us.

Accommodation on the Net

Some agencies and newspapers advertise accommodations on the Net. For most of them you complete a form concerning the type of accommodation required and they send a list of possibilities via e-mail.

You can also consult for hotels on the web site of les Pages Jaunes (Yellow Pages) with the keyword « hôtels »

Accommodation for students and other people

If Science Welcome can't propose to you accommodation, you can contact Héberjeunes:
Université Paris Sud
Bât. 332, 2ème étage - Porte 231
91405 Orsay cedex
Tél. : +33 (0)1 69 15 65 44 / +33 (0)1 69 15 52 52 - Fax : +33 (0)1 69 15 35 83
Mél : heberjeunes.asso@u-psud.fr

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