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How Erasmus Play works
1Search and compare
Compare more than 200,000 verified accommodations with real photos and videos, in any city in the world.
2Book your accommodation
We redirect you to a trusted partner's website to complete the booking request.
3Confirmation
Once the landlord accepts your booking, payment is processed and you're in direct contact with them.
4Move in
Arrive at your new home. You'll only need to pay the deposit and any fees stated in the terms.
Getting started
Erasmus Play is a search engine that lets you compare rooms, residences, studios and flats from multiple platforms on a single website. Thanks to working with verified providers, it's the safest way to book and the fastest way to find accommodation online.
No. You can use Erasmus Play if you're on any exchange programme, doing an internship, or starting out as a young professional in another city — and you can book for the exact length of your stay, without being limited to the academic calendar.
Type your destination in the search bar and apply the filters you need: accommodation type (including "whole property" if you're after a full flat), price, rating, number of rooms, room and property features, and house rules.
You can check the universities that collaborate with Erasmus Play on our homepage, where a carousel features the institutions committed to giving the service visibility.
Trust and safety
Completely. Erasmus Play applies its own security measures and only partners with trusted platforms whose security standards match ours, so once you're redirected you stay on a reliable site and your booking is fully secure.
Erasmus Play is a comparison engine: we bring together listings from platforms that share our values to offer you as many safe, quality options as possible. The booking itself happens directly with the partner, which is why we redirect you to their site.
You don't need to. Our partners verify every listing, so everything you see in photos and videos matches reality. In-person visits also aren't allowed, so no student is put at a disadvantage because of where they currently live.
Booking and payments
Yes, Erasmus Play is completely free. You won't be charged anything extra for using the search engine.
The booking fee belongs to each partner, not to Erasmus Play. It lets them verify the accommodation, take photos and videos, and support you if any issue comes up during your stay.
The booking and payment are handled directly on the partner's website, not on Erasmus Play. Usually there's a first payment (first month's rent plus the partner's booking fee) to confirm; always check the partner's cancellation, payment and refund conditions before completing the booking.
Erasmus Play is built to make the search process comfortable, simple and safe, putting a wide network of verified accommodation within your reach. The partner handles the booking itself and will support you with any questions about your stay.
Search, filters and alerts
If you search by university, you can automatically select the dates of the first term, the second term, or the full academic year. If you're not searching by university, enter the month and year for check-in and check-out and we'll show accommodation available in that range.
Our algorithm weighs, among other factors, the quality of the listing information, its photos and videos, price, availability, accommodation type, location, the features on offer, and provider reputation — and it favours variety, showing accommodation from different partners.
Alerts notify you by email in real time whenever new accommodation matching your search criteria is published.
Your account
Registering lets you save favourite accommodation, create personalised alerts, send booking requests, and receive information about Erasmus destinations and other tips.
For property owners
If you're an individual owner, fill in the form at List your property and we'll redirect you to our trusted partner platforms to register your accommodation. Once it's published there, it will automatically appear on Erasmus Play.
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