Another School Year, another Rush for Accommodation

One thing that seems to be overlooked by a lot of people when they’re getting ready for the new school year is: where am I going to be staying? It seems fundamental, doesn’t it? You have your subjects picked out, you have all of the equipment that you’re going to need for those classes, and, if you’re just going to the school for the very first time, there’s a good chance that you’ve had a look around the campus so that you can find all of the classes on the first day. So why wouldn’t you also know where you’re going to be staying?

 

Once you get to your new school you may decide that you want to live and study in the same place, and while there’s nothing wrong with that, it’s not something that everyone enjoys doing. Some people like to be independent, they like to make this first time away from home a complete break, a way to show that they can make it on their own; in short, they decide that it would be a great experience to live away from school – and not have to stick with many of the rules that they would have to live by if they were still on school property.

 

Of course, good off campus student housing in Manhattan can be hard to find; especially if this is your first time in the city, and you don’t really know what you should be looking for. So, listed below are a few things to keep in mind when looking for off campus student housing in Manhattan:

 

1)      Affordability is going to be one of the starting points when looking at any accommodation. You are going to be living on a budget. You may have to pay for school equipment, food, utilities, transport, ‘downtime’ activities, etc. Spending most of the money you have each month on accommodation will seriously restrict your extracurricular activities.

 

2)      Location is something that will also be important to you, too. Once you’ve managed to get over the hurdle of affordability you may find that you’re limited in choice when it comes to your location, but many areas have good transport – just be prepared to leave early in the mornings.

 

 

3)      The contract you sign will be vitally important. If you’re only going to be studying at the school for part of the year, then signing a long-term lease just to get the price of the accommodation down is a false economy. You may be saving some money while you’re in the apartment, but do you really want to be paying for the apartment when you have no reason to be in the city?

 

 

4)      Get the amenities that you need included in the rental cost. A lot of the apartments that you might be looking at will have little to no amenities that will be of use to you. You might have to travel to get your clothes washed; you might not be able to get even the most basic of TV reception; and cable – just a pipedream.  Of course, hotels will have all of the amenities that you need, they will be included in your rent, but that rent will be high, and you may not be able to stay there for as long as you need to.

 

And the alternative if you’re struggling to find any of the requirements mentioned above? Extended stay student housing. At www.Nyinns.com you will find amazing accommodation – like that at Union Square Inn, New York – for prices that you’d never have dreamed of as being possible. Union Square Inn, New York, let’s you stay in accommodation that you’d expect to have a heavy, big city, plush hotel price tag, but at a cost that you as a student can afford. You will be within easy commute of the school you’re attending, and you’ll be close to the night time hot spots that you’re hoping to attend.

 

Finding the right accommodation – even in a city like New York – doesn’t have to be the hassle that it might once have been; even for a humble student as yourself. Before you become another one of the people who ended up paying too much for their accommodation; or stuck in a part of the city that was nowhere near anywhere that you wanted to be; and had few, if any, of the amenities that you need; check out www.Nyinns.com and makes sure that one part of your new school year starts off without any major dramas.