Short Term & Alternative Housing Options
Although Off-Campus Services cannot recommend specific hotels or hostels, we can share a list of these short-term accommodations that are within walking distance to the Charles River Campus or accessible via public transportation (the MBTA). Rates vary. Some discounts may no longer be valid. Call before you arrive for more information on availability.
Summer Internship Housing at Boston UniversityBoston University offers summer on-campus housing to college students who have internships or supervised research in the Greater Boston Area. Weekly rates available beginning late May through mid-late August. Non-BU affiliates are welcome!
9flats A less expensive alternative to hotels, privately owned short-term stays
Abercrombie Farrington Inn Short-terms stays, lower rates, located just past BU’s West Campus near Commonwealth Ave in Allston
Airbnb Privately owned short-term rentals, some rent by the night, the week, or the month.
FlipKey Privately owned short-term rentals, mentioned by Travel and Leisure magazine as “top vacation rental site” two years in a row.
Furnished Quarters Short-term, fully furnished and serviced apartments for those needing accommodations for thirty-days or more within walking distance of BU.
The Inn at Longwood Medical Newly renovated in 2019, The Inn at Longwood Medical is an ideal location to the Boston University campus. Full service hotel offers free Wi-Fi for guests, a full service restaurant, room service, and a food court on site with seven different types of food offerings. Named by Fodors in 2018 as "Best Hotel near Boston colleges." Click link for current discounted rates, including free parking, for BU students and families.
Oakwood Temporary Housing Fully furnished, short-term temporary housing options
Our Home Boston arranges affordable, high quality 1 - 9 month homestays in Boston and Boston’s suburbs for graduate students, research scholars and fellows, medical doctors, and ESL students.
Sublease/Sublet Template This is a generic template for a Massachusetts agreement to sublease/sublet.