Xior

Fully booked!

In 2017 XIOR student Housing has opened a brand new student housing building right next to the Woudestein campus of Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR). This 8 floor building has 280 studio apartments, which all have private bathroom and kitchen facilities.

The EUR has agreed on a partnership with Xior, and we have reserved 259 studio apartments exclusively for our first year International Bachelor or (Pre)Master students.

The apartments can only be booked for a fixed rental period starting Friday 9 Augustus 2024 until Monday 4 Augustus 2025.

Xior will handle the whole process – from making a reservation to payments. But certainly EUR is constantly in touch with XIOR ‘behind the scenes’ to make sure the quality and services level remain high.

The booking at XIOR for the academic year 2024-2025 will start on:

Monday 13 May 2024 at 10AM CEST (Dutch time)

You don’t need a booking code for booking and EUR reserved studio at Xior!

Registration/ preparation

In preparation for the start of the booking on Monday 13 May, we advise you to register with Xior before then. You can do this today and save time when booking an apartment. Register here.
After filling in your email address, password, accepting the general provisions and clicking on the create button you will receive an e-mail. This e-mail will contain a link. By clicking on the link, you will verify your account.
Read already the steps below about the booking process and make sure you have the following information by hand when you start a booking on Monday 13 May:
1. Your banks BIC code. BIC stands for Bank Identifier Code (also sometimes referred to SWIFT-BIC) and is used when transferring money between bank account to bank account. If you don’t know this code you can look it up on the website of your own bank;
2. Credit card;
3. Passport number.

Booking

As of Monday 13 May 2024 at 10:00 AM CEST (Dutch time) go to www.xior-booking.com and filter on Rotterdam. You will see all the available accommodation in Rotterdam.
If you want to book an apartment, click in the advertisement on “Book now!”. When you have already registered at Xior you can log in with your email address and password.
Don’t have a login? Click here to register and create an account.
Next you will have to fill in the registration form within 15 minutes. Keep the following in mind:
1. The field BSN-number (Dutch Social Security Code) is optional. If you don’t have this number, you can leave this field empty.
2. The field BIC is a required field. BIC stands for Bank Identifier Code (also sometimes referred to SWIFT-BIC) and is used when transferring money between bank account to bank account. If you don’t know this code you can look it up on the website of your own bank.
3. Also for you convenience Xior gives you the options to buy some packages (kitchen/bedding). The packages will be waiting in your apartment on the day of arrival. Check the box of each package you want to order.
4. When you have completed the form you hit the Send button.

Pay registration Fee

After you have send the registration you will receive an email and will be asked to pay a registration fee of € 25,-. This fee is obligated and also non-refundable!
You’ll have 15 minutes to pay the € 25,- registration fee before the offer expires. You can pay the fee with iDeal (with a Dutch IBAN number), by credit card (MasterCard, Visa, American Express) or via PayPal.
After paying the fee, you will receive a confirmation e-mail. Make sure to also check your Spam box if you haven’t received a message within a couple of minutes!
Your request will be processed and XIOR and EUR will verify that you meet the criteria and are eligible to rent an apartment at XIOR.
After approval you will receive another email to go to the portal to sign the contract digitally and pay the down payment. See the amounts in the topic “Rates and rental periods” below.

If you have any question regarding the registration or booking at XIOR please contact: rotterdam@xior.nl.

Rates

The rent for short stay accommodation for international students is in general always higher than rents Dutch students are paying. This is because you are renting fully furnished accommodation, including several extra services, available upon your arrival.

At XIOR you can rent apartments in the 'inner circle' and 'outer circle' (see photo album below). The average prices for an apartment in the academic year 2024-2025 will be around € 950,- including services, utilities, internet etc.

Next to the rental price you will have to pay the following one-time fees during your booking:

Registration costs | € 25.00
Security deposit | € 1,250.00
Administrative costs | € 75.00
Final cleaning | € 120.00

Rental period
Xior has fixed rental periods. For 2024-2025 the fixed rental period is:

Friday 9 Augustus 2024 until Monday 4 Augustus 2025

The studios are well equipped with:

Curtains, wardrobe with shelves and desk with chair
Kitchen with 2 ceramic hobs, combo microwave, kettle and fridge with freezer
Bathroom with shower, toilet and sink
Bed (120x210cm) with mattress and cover and 2 storage drawers.

Furthermore, all apartments are equipped with electronic locks, own energy meters and a high speed internet network, just bring your own router or buy one via the packages of Xior. Look for more information about the apartments on the website of XIOR.

Communal areas

Within the building a launderette is provided where you can wash and dry at a fixed compulsory fee and a study room. There is a central collection point for household waste outside and the communal areas are cleaned twice a week. The building has several stairs and two lifts.

The apartments at XIOR will be booked based on first come, first serve. Before applying take note that you have to meet the following criteria:

you are going to start your first year at EUR;
you don't have the Dutch nationality;
You are new to the Netherlands, you have not completed your prior education in the Netherlands and you currently live abroad;
you are (conditionally) accepted to your study programme;
you are not older than 30 years.

If you have to cancel your tenancy agreement at XIOR you can do so according the below mentioned terms.

After booking and 1 month before the start of the tenancy agreement	Your complete down payment will be refunded minus the administrative costs (€75) and the non-refundable registration fee (€25)
Within 1 one month before the start of the tenancy agreement.	Cancellation is not possible anymore but only in exceptional cases. Xior will process each case individually.

Whereto should I send my cancellation request?

You can send your cancellation request directly to Xior using their email address: rotterdam@xior.nl.