Accommodation types

• Rooms with communal kitchen and bathroom facilities:
  • Single rooms
  • Shared rooms: Intended for two independent students, each with their own housing contract.
     
• Studio apartments with own kitchenette and bathroom, and one area for sleeping/living:
  • Single studio apartments
  • Shared studio apartments: Intended for two independent students, each with their own housing contract. Facilities and sleeping/living area are shared with your fellow occupant.
  • Double studio apartments: Intended for students accompanied by a partner or family member, rented via one housing contract. Facilities and sleeping/living area are shared with your fellow occupant. 

Facilities

On the DUWO website you can find information about the facilities in each building and the standard room inventory.

Built between 1895 and 1907 as a pharmaceutical laboratory, this building was completely renovated and converted to student accommodation in 2005.  

Accommodation in this building

Semi-basement level: Partially below ground level, with high windows at pavement level.

View floorplan of Hugo de Grootstraat 32

This complex, built in 1892 as the Elisabeth Hospital, contains 200 modern self-contained studio apartments. In 2007 it was completely renovated but retains many original features, including an enclosed garden.  

Note: there is a bar located on the ground floor of this complex, which is open till late and hosts a monthly disco. This can result in some noise disturbance for the apartments above.  

Accommodation in this building

Note: Some single studio apartments have loft beds, i.e. raised beds with living space beneath them.

View floorplan of Hooigracht/Kloosterpoort

This complex, built in 1978, contains a number of one-room studio apartments. It is located near a shopping mall, sports facilities and the motorway, about 15 minutes cycle ride from Leiden city centre. Public transport is available. 

Accommodation in this building

*MIVA: wheelchair friendly

View floor plan of Smaragdlaan   

This complex, built in 1930, is located in Oegstgeest, a small town adjacent to Leiden. It is 10 minutes cycle ride from the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences.   

Accommodation in this building

View floor plan of Oranjelaan

Hofflants Huys is a former old people’s home that has recently been renovated and transformed into a modern student housing complex. It contains almost 150 rooms and studio apartments. There are also common rooms and laundry facilities for tenants. Hofflants Huys is located in the pleasant village of Voorschoten, which is only 15 minutes by bike and 9 minutes by train from Leiden, and 13 minutes by train from The Hague.

Note: All apartments in this complex have recently been refurbished. The final steps in the refurbishment process will continue until autumn 2020, which means construction workers may be present and tenants may experience some noise disturbance or inconvenience.

Accommodation in this building

View floor plan of Hofflants Huys

The Sigmaplantsoen is located in a new housing ‘campus’ only 10 minutes cycle ride from Leiden city centre, close to Lammenschans train station. This modern complex consists of two large accommodation blocks offering student housing for several local institutions, as well as affordable private accommodation for young people. The ‘campus’ has been designed with the environment in mind and is equipped with both solar panels and a heat recovery system. Tenants can make use of laundry facilities (which can be reserved in advance online) and secure bicycle parking.

Accommodation in this building

Floor plans

• Apartment type 1A
• Apartment type 1B
• Apartment type 1D
• Apartment type 1F
• Apartment type 1G
• Single room type 2A
• Single room type 2B

This complex was purpose built as student accommodation for Leiden University in 2011. It is located by The Hague’s Hollands Spoor train station, two kilometers from the city centre. The university campus can be reached in 10 minutes by bike or tram. There are several other student housing complexes in this area.   

Accommodation in this building

View floor plan of Enthovenplein 'De Klok'

This complex, built in 2010, contains 122 units and a common room. It is located by The Hague’s Hollands Spoor train station, two kilometers from the city centre. The university campus can be reached in 10 minutes by bike or tram. There are several other student housing complexes in this area.   

Note: In the period 2020/2021 there will be building activities in this area. This may result in some noise disturbance on weekdays and the occasional Saturday between 07:00 and 19:00. 

Accommodation in this building

MIVA: wheelchair-friendly

View floor plan of Stamkartstraat

This complex contains 9 individual rooms and a common room. It is located in the Statenlaan neighbourhood, less than two kilometers from the beach. The university campus can be reached in 20 minutes by bike or tram. 

Accommodation in this building

• View floor plan - Statenlaan ground floor
• View floor plan - Statenlaan first floor
• View floor plan - Statenlaan second floor

The newly-built Leemanstoren (Leemans tower) is conveniently located close to The Hague’s Hollands Spoor train station. The university campus can be reached in 10 minutes by bike or tram. The tower contains a number of self-contained studio apartments, each of 21 m2, with their own kitchen and bathroom. There is also a common room, laundry facilities and secure bicycle parking for tenants.

Accommodation in this complex

• View 3D models of Leemanstoren studios
• View floor plan of Leemanstoren