Rents

• Varies depending on the apartment size and type
• CHF 330 to CHF 470 a month (roughly € 275 to € 390)
• Studio apartments: CHF 520 to CHF 550 (roughly € 430 to € 460)
• 1½ rooms: CHF 770 (roughly € 640)
• Including costs: heating, hot water and Internet Wifi
• Not included: electricity, phone, television and media fees (invoiced directly by the service providers)
• A statement of the incidental costs (heating, hot water) paid with the rent is made once a year (October)

Apartments

• 209 rooms in 62 apartments in 5 buildings on 5 floors
• Apartment of 1 to 5 rooms, kitchen, shower and 1 or 2 WCs
• Wall cupboard in each apartment hall
• Simple, functional kitchen fittings
• Each apartment has a balcony or terrace
• Some apartments have a sitting room

Rooms

• Between 12 and 18m2
• Not furnished (30 furnished rooms only available for exchange students)
• Each room has a large window and parquet flooring (the 18m2 rooms have tiles)

Common areas

• Entrance hall: letter boxes, Apartis information display and free notice board
• Multipurpose room in building 29
• Study and TV room in building 23
• NON-SMOKING common areas

Location of the buildings

• In Givisiez, on the outskirts of Fribourg
• 2 km from the Miséricorde university buildings
• 10 minutes by bike or bus from Fribourg town centre
• 2 minutes’ walk from a shopping mall, post office, bank and fitness centre
• Sports area (basket ball, etc.) next to the buildings

Public transport

• Bus lines 3 / 8
• Mont-Carmel bus stop 2 minutes’ walk by foot from the building
• Bus timetables and season tickets available at the main station
• Bus timetable

Cellars

• 1 cellar per apartment
• The cellar has the same number as the apartment
• Each tenant has the right of a part of the cellar
• Part of the accommodation: when they definitively leave, tenants are requested to remove their personal belongings, and tidy and clean the cellar

Laundry room

• On the ground floor of each building
• 2 washing machines, 2 tumble driers and washing line in each laundry room
• You will need an electronic laundry key to use these facilities. This can be ordered on the website: http://www.keycom.ch
• No washing plan : between 9 p.m. and 7 a.m. the washing machines are out of order.
• After each use, the tenant cleans the machines, filters and floor
• No object (washing powder/liquid container, washing, etc.) should be left there

Bike parking

• 1 shed with bike locker for 30 bikes (entrance 23)
• 1 shed with bike locker for 20 bikes (entrance 29)
• 1 bike locker for 30 bikes under the walkway between buildings 25 and 27
• 1 inside bike room (no locker) in buildings 21, 23 and 29 (roughly 15 bikes per room)
• Do not leave bikes any where other than in the places reserved for them

Parking places for cars, motorbikes and scooters

• 37 parking places for cars in the underground car park (CHF 50 per month); further information from Apartis
• 7 parking places for motorbikes and scooters in the underground car park (CHF 20 per month); further information from Apartis
• 8 outside parking places reserved for visitors
• Parking prohibited around the building under threat of a fine

Waste management

• Waste management

Keys

The tenant receives 1 key to access:

• The main entrance (closes automatically for security reasons)
• The apartment
• The room

For security reasons

• You should always have the key on you
• Always lock the doors

Letter box and cellar keys

• 1 letter box key and 1 cellar key per apartment
• These keys should be kept on a hook near the door into the apartment
• Always put them back in place after use!

Loss of a key

• Apartis orders a replacement key on to the cost of the tenant
• In the case of theft, it may be useful to change the apartment locks

Caretaker

• Caretaker’s apartment: apartment 2002, entrance 23, ground floor
• He is at your disposal for any question concerning the use of the premises, functioning of laundry rooms, damage or repairs and for waste management
• In his absence, leave a message in his letter or message box
• Apartis’ staff