Salamanca Housing

Choose to live in one of the following housing options:

• Homestay
  
• Casa Universitaria
  
• Independent Living
  

Although every attempt will be made to match each student's preferences with our housing options, roommate and housing assignments are based upon availability and other factors. Therefore, your housing preferences cannot be guaranteed. We encourage you to apply early as it will assist us in organizing your housing arrangements. It is possible to request a single room in any of the Salamanca housing options, for an additional fee. Please contact your CEA Advisor for details.

Homestays

CEA students may choose to be housed in a Spanish homestay. This type of housing is ideal for students who want to fully immerse in the culture and are willing to adapt to the customs of the host family. Students will be housed in various neighborhoods throughout the city. In the past, students have lived in areas such as the city center, Casco Antiguo and Garrido. Each homestay has been carefully chosen to ensure the best possible living arrangements for each student. Homestays usually consist of a single señora although sometimes they are traditional two-parent households with children. Students have the chance to practice Spanish on a constant basis outside of the classroom and experience Spanish culture first-hand. In most cases, multiple students are housed together. Students will enjoy three traditional meals seven days a week as well as laundry service. All CEA families are welcoming and generous with their home, but participants should remember that they are guests and will be expected to adapt to the traditions and rules of their host family.

Casas Universitarias

A casa universitaria is an apartment (or "flat") owned by an individual that may or may not live onsite and rents the rooms to students. Students will be housed in various neighborhoods throughout the city. In the past, students have lived in areas such as the city center, Casco Antiguo and Garrido. The casa universitaria offers students the benefits of an apartment, but also provides the comforts of a homestay such as meals and cleaning. Meal plans and laundry options vary depending on the particular casa universitaria, however most provide at least three meals per day, six days a week. Casas are best suited to students looking for a little more independence than homestays. Year students living in a casa universitaria will have to verify the availability of holiday housing. Please note, this housing option is limited and interested students are encouraged to apply several months in advance.

Independent Living

CEA highly recommends that students live in the housing provided. Requests for permission to arrange independent housing must be made on the online housing or paper application form as determined by your program no later than the application closure date. For academic year students, requests for permission to arrange independent living arrangements for the second semester must be made no later than the second semester's application closure date. Students whose requests are approved will receive a rebate for housing. CEA resident directors will not provide assistance with independent housing and will not speak or act on behalf of any student who chooses to pursue such arrangements. Rebates are not granted for students who move out of their CEA housing or choose to pursue independent living arrangements after the application closure date.