Short-Term Housing

Finding housing is seldom an easy task, and finding short-term housing (for 3 months or less) can be especially difficult. The following list of resources and suggestions was created to help facilitate your search.

 Browse through the listings in the temporary category in the off-campus housing data base periodically to see if there are any listings which meet your needs and are available for the dates you will be in the area. Do not, however, limit your search to the temporary listings. Sometimes there are listings which are not in the temporary category, but can be taken short term - check the lease terms section and read through remarks section of each long-term ad that interests you to see if there are any comments such as "short term possible" or "short or long term okay".

 Some local apartment complexes/residence hotels offer studio and one bedroom apartments on a weekly or monthly basis. You will find listings for a few such places in the temporary category of the off-campus housing data base as well.

 Although staying in a hotel or motel for more than a few nights can be quite costly, many area hotels and motels offer discounted weekly rates. You can browse through the local hotels & motels list to see which hotels and motels offer these special rates.

 Place a housing needed ad in the Stanford Report (the faculty/staff newspaper) 723-9514 or the Stanford Daily (the student newspaper) 723-2556 at least one month before you plan to arrive.

 Visiting medical students can contact Zera Murphy of the Medical School Student Affairs Office by calling (650) 498-4945 or by sending an e-mail to zera.murphy@stanford.edu. Landlords wishing to rent short-term rooms to visiting medical students sometimes contact Ms. Murphy in order to be put in touch with medical students needing housing.

 Try a corporate rental service, but be aware that while these services can make finding a short-term rental very easy, they can also make it very costly. These services ordinarily cater to professionals who are in town on business, so the rentals are generally very luxurious and often include many amenities and maid service. The following list was taken from the local phone book for your convenience. Stanford Community Housing Services does not guarantee or recommend the quality of any of these services.

Executive Living, 800-959-8580
Oakwood Corporate Housing, 800-259-6914