Universidad de Valladolid (UVA)

the university is quite helpful in finding accomodation. the flats for students are not always in a good condition due to the fact thta the owners just want to earn money on the students from outside valladolid. but there aren´t any problems with them. as the are in orginimal condition they don´t use to have good heating and modern furniture, but its really enough for staying there for a short periode of time. it´s very easy to find cheap flats also in the neighbourhood of the university, but you have to spend a lot of time if you want somth in conditions. it helps you arrive the earliest possible because in second half of september the best flats are yet "full".

-there is the possiblility to live in "alojamientos", provided by the university. Similar to dorms in the US (there's a cafeteria for meals and a cleaningperson) - to look for apartments students get here one or two weeks before semester begin, people her rent single rooms, and it is not unusual to pay the rent in cash

The only main drawbacks were that I lived 20 minutes away from downtown, I lived right next to the cemetary, the funeral home, and the retirement home, and I lived with another American (I would've preferred to live with a Spanish girl instead).

I changed the room they had occupied for me because it was really too small and I was living just with one other guy that was no spanish. So I changed into a flat with 2 spanish and one french girl. It was really great there.

No experience of university halls of residence. As I understood it, it was more expensive than finding private accomodation, although this did include meals.

Too many people have to share one kitchen or one bathroom, too much control (cameras), too small