Housing

All accommodations are fitted with curtains and floor coverings, furnished and supplied with bed linen. All complexes have washing facilities. The rent includes water, electricity, internet and municipality taxes. 

TU Delft can offer three types of accommodation via DUWO:

• Private rooms with shared facilities; private rooms that share bathroom, kitchen and other common areas with 1 or more others (same gender)
• Singles’ accommodations: small or large studios with a private bathroom and kitchen
• Couples’ accommodations: studios or 1-bedroom apartments with a private bathroom and kitchen

All accommodation is situated within four kilometres of the University.

Please note: DUWO does not allow children nor pets in these accommodations

Please see below an indication of the all-inclusive rental price (per month) and square metres. We cannot guarantee a certain price range. The actual price range depends upon availability at that moment. DUWO increases the rent each year on the 1^st of July and the service costs each year on the 1^st of January.

The application process consists of several steps.

• Contact the secretary of the department you will be working for, to have a housing application form submitted at TU Delft Housing Services on your behalf.
• In addition you must pay the non-refundable housing fee to TU Delft Housing Services to have your application considered.
• After receipt of both housing application and housing fee, the TU Delft Housing Services will upload your details in the reservation system of ROOM university housing (based on the date on which both application and fee have been received and in order of rental starting date). Please note: your data will be uploaded no earlier than 7 weeks prior to starting date of the rental period.
• TU Delft Housing Services will only register your details in the DUWO reservation system if there is accommodation available. We will only refund the housing fee if we have not (yet) uploaded your details in the DUWO reservation system.
• After upload in ROOM university housing you will receive an automated e-mail from ROOM.nl containing a link to activate your account. Once you have activated your account you will be able to see the available accommodations and make a reservation.
• Only choose a room if you are absolutely sure that you are able to travel to The Netherlands close to the requested date. After reservation, it is not possible to change the starting date of the rental contract.
• After you have reserved an accommodation, you will find the first invoice in your MyDUWO account. This first invoice will consist of the rent for the first and last two months of your rental period, € 15 DUWO contract costs, € 72,50 or € 95 (one-time) cleaning costs, € 55 linen package and € 65 basic kitchen and welcome package (per 1-7-2022). Please note that for a couple room DUWO will always charge two times the linen package and basic kitchen and welcome package.
• To finalize your rental contract, you will need to:
  • Upload a copy of your passport or ID
  • Upload a copy proof of PhD* (only applicable to PhDs) or a statement of income** (applicable to all others, not applicable to PhD)
  • Upload a statement of income* (not applicable to PhDs)
  • Pay the first invoice
  • Sign the rental contract online

* Please request this copy of proof at the HR-Services department by sending them an email via hrservices@tudelft.nl.
** Employees who have their NetID can apply for this DUWO statement via www.tudelft.nl: choose Intranet and search for Employers declaration. If you do not have a NetID the secretary of the department you’ll be working for can request such a statement at the HR-Services department for you.

• Rental periods start on the 1st or 16th of a month and end on the 15^th or last day of a month.
  • For PhD students: min. duration of stay is 4 months and max. duration  of stay is 12 months. You have the option of terminating the contract after 3 months with a 1 months’ notice (before the 1st or 16th day of the month). Some PhD's have the option to move on to unfurnished long stay accommodation after staying in short stay accommodation, but please note that this service is scarce and only a few accommodations become available each year.
  • For guests: min. duration of stay is 2 weeks and max. duration  of stay is 12 months. Guests have the option to terminate their contract with a 1 months’ notice (before the 1st or 16th day of the month).
• Maximum rental period for short stay accommodation is 12 months! Those intending to stay in the Netherlands for more than twelve months will need to find other accommodation themselves while in short-stay.

For more information about the various accommodations,and rental terms and conditions, visit the DUWO website: 

For PhD’s: this DUWO website

For all other employees: this DUWO website

Keys can be collected as of the working-first day within the contract period after 1 pm.

Collect your keys at the DUWO Office during office hours.

Those arriving before the start of their rental period, outside office hours or during the weekend, will need to make their own lodging arrangements.