Choosing the type of accommodation in a shared apartment can be
Colocation can take place:
In any case, you can either
Occupy only one room in a rental
Share the entire rental with your roommates
The choice of colocation mode depends on your situation and your needs.
A house, ideal for students
The house is the ideal solution for a roommate.
Very often, it is larger than an apartment and has the advantage of being independent (no noise problems).
It is quite easy to find houses suitable for shared accommodation in medium-sized towns.
In a house, for a roommate to be possible, it is also necessary to ensure:
the arrangement of the rooms;
to the size of the kitchen…
In the case of a joint tenancy in a house, it is often proposed to one or more people to occupy a room and to share the other living rooms with the owner.
The Apartment remains the most common solution, especially in large cities.
Shared accommodation is especially widespread in large cities, especially in those where there are many students: Paris , Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Toulouse, Rennes…
In town, the supply of apartments is very vast, so it is in this pool that future roommates first look.
Renting an apartment with several people is also much less expensive than renting a house, which is rarer in town.
For a roommate in an apartment, you must ensure that:
beware of rooms that do not have their own entrance (sometimes you have to go through another room or a bathroom to get there);
have enough sanitary facilities: WC, bathroom, etc. for the number of roommates;
have a common space to meet: living room, kitchen, wide hallway..
We will immediately start with a painful truth: finding a roommate in Paris is often a huge hassle. You have to find the right roommates and the right accommodation . If you already know your future roommates , that’s a plus, but you can also replace the member of an already established roommate , or even find a new friend with whom you will go hunting for the perfect accommodation.
In short, there are many different parameters to determine, and certain sites or apps can help you in your approach. Unfortunately, most solutions on the web are insufficient, so we have listed the ones that really work.
Ps: beware of possible scams (there can be some everywhere) and dishonest proposals (for example, the old gentleman looking for a young student to stay against “services”, it’s no).
— Thanks to events in the city of Paris —
It’s back to school, classes have started, your schedule is scheduled but you have nowhere to go? Don’t worry, the editorial staff reveals the best ways to find a roommate in Paris in the capital, quickly and without hassle.
COLOC’DATING
This is THE essential meeting place for roommates in Paris. As soon as you arrive at the event, the team welcomes you and gives you a red badge (if you are looking for a roommate ) or a green badge (if you are looking for a roommate in Paris) as well than an ad to pin to the wall.
All you have to do is have a drink, chat with people and maybe meet your future roommate. But don’t worry, all the Thursdays concerned are communicated directly on facebook.
At each event, go to a Parisian bar to find your future roommate. You will be able to discover all the offers that will be pinned on a giant map of Paris by those who offer a roommate or those who are looking for one. The bonus of the event: a free drink in the open air, on the quays of the Canal Saint-Martin!
