Rents to university students, low price increases – Corriere di Siena
Rentals for students Offsite, Siena holds up and offers availability, choice and increase at the end of content compared to other university centers. Costs have been touched a little, but we are talking about 5% compared to 11% of larger cities. The fact that the university students are back in attendance did not affect too much at least as regards the price of the room or apartments, which depending on the proximity to the universities, the number of rooms and bathrooms varies from 200 to 700 euros. What some owners have chosen, however, is to keep the expenses for electricity and gas separate and this will force the students to deal, like everyone, with a saving of winter.
On the front of ease in finding accommodations they explain that Siena is well equipped with opportunities, it is less complicated than Florence where students struggle a bit to find a place to sleep.
Tourists do not choose the city but the province to stay in the Sienese area and the owners themselves prefer students, i.e. 12-month rentals, rather than families or clubs for which it is less easy to find what they are looking for. In short, there is no competition (or you don’t come to other cities) with B & Bs, even if the number has grown in recent years.
The most popular neighborhoods are those that are located near the University, in particular the Scotte hospital and the biological institutes but also the historic center, the area inside the walls that is preferred to better experience the city. For apartment or room there are special sites and also a service provided by the same University where all the houses for rent are entered (find Siena accommodation inside the Urp) without considering the various notice boards in the various institutes.