Rooms and shared flats in Bremen

Are you looking for a shared apartment or a room?

In Germany, it is common for students and young adults to share apartments. We call this a Wohngemeinschaft or WG. WGs are often not merely founded to reduce costs. Many people decide to share flats because they like the company of their flatmates. Adverts for this kind of shared apartment might stress the importance of 'WG-Leben' (time spent with your flatmates) or explicitly tell you that they are not a 'Zweck-WG' (where people merely share an apartment but do not participate in each others lives). Usually, there is a shared kitchen and/or living room, a shared bathroom, and one room for each flatmate. Sharing rooms is uncommon in Germany.

If you are new to Bremen or even to Germany and looking for social integration or if you simply like the idea of a shared apartment, this might be a good option for you. To find a 'WG', you can either browse ads put up by WGs searching for new flatmates or you can publish an ad yourself. Some relevant websites are:

The accommodation service of the student union at UB ('Zimmervermittlung des Studentenwerks') will help you to find accommodation outside the student dorms. It is located on the first floor of the Studentenhaus (StH). Call them up, dial: +49 (0)421 2201-122 or send an e-mail to Ms Ferber: bferber@studentenwerk.bremen.de
(Since the student union only offers accommodation for students with a low income, you are not eligible for regular student hall accommodation. One option, though, is the private student hall Galileo Residenz.)

Most ads are usually published in German but we will do our best to help you overcome the language barrier.