Housing Address: Via Francesco Benaglia, 10 ROMA
Your Intern in Rome program includes housing for the duration of your program. Your housing is not just the place where you will sleep, but is a part of your neighborhood in Trastevere.
The apartment is situated in a neighbourhood surrounded by banks, pharmacies, post offices, deli, grocery stores, cafè, cinemas, theatres, restaurants, pubs and hospitals. The place is safe and easy to reach.
Functional, clean, well situated!
The apartments are close to the tram number 8 which drops you right in the downtown area near the Forum (Largo Argentina) and “H” bus that takes you straight to Roma Termini or Trastevere Station well connected with Fiumicino airport in about 25 minutes trip.Your apartment will be just outside main the tourist areas, but still has plenty of great restaurants and a flea-market you can walk to and get a feel for the real Roman style of life.
Here are some general rules, tips, and expectations to help you become accustomed to your new home!
- To help maintain good relations with your neighbors, keep in mind that you are part of a community and your actions affect your neighbors. Although your residency is temporary, recognize that most of your neighbors are living in their primary residence which they own. Please be sensitive to the lifestyle of your neighbors. Most residents enjoy the arrival of American students and you should do your part to foster that relationship. Most residents work full time and many may have families with young children, so keep excessive noise to a minimum at all times.
- Each apartment is equipped with basic furnishings and supplies, including single beds, bed linens and towels, a closet/clothing storage space, basic cookware and tableware, a table and chairs a furnished sitting area, smoke detectors, first aid kits and fire extinguishers. Desks, when available, are to be shared by all occupants. Each student is expected to provide his/her own paper and cleaning products as well as replace light bulbs. Most apartment units are provided with a washing machine.
- Not All Apartments Are the Same. In Rome, not all apartments are created equal. Although the apartments vary in location, style and size, all of them provide the essentials.
Housing Disclaimer:
We have carefully selected safe and adequate housing for each student and each living arrangement is distinct and special in its own way.
Every housing placement is unique with different pros and cons. The photos above are from the apartment, but may not be your specific apartment. Your accommodations will be different than what you’ve come to expect in your home country. In general, be prepared for a living space fit for use. Amenities are basic, but will meet your needs for the duration of the program. Now is the time to open your mind and get ready to experience something different; this attitude is in the spirit of your decision to intern abroad. Please also remember that when you are abroad, you will be representing your home institution and your home country; please behave appropriately.
Cleanliness:
Keep your room and the common areas clean; this is especially important when you are sharing a bedroom, apartment, residence, or dormitory. It is still required that you wash dishes and keep your belongings tidy. They will not service an untidy apartment.
Noise:
In order to avoid disturbing the neighbors or housemates, please use headphones when listening to music, or keep the volume low, and please keep your voices down. By law, quiet is imperative between 9:30 pm and 8:00 am, and again after 1:00 pm through 4:00 pm; please respect this law by keeping noise to minimum.
Utilities and use:
- Always turn off the lights when you leave the apartment and when you are not in the room.
- Apartments are not provided with air conditioning; instead, keep cool the Italian way during the day, Italians traditionally keep their shutters and serrande closed against the heat of the sun. In order to cool the apartment you might also consider buying a fan.
Safety:
- You should lock the apartment door at all times. Also, when leaving the apartment, make sure the windows are closed and locked. Neither the study abroad company nor the housing company will be responsible for any stolen items.
- If the keys to the apartment are stolen, lost or misplaced, all locks to the apartment will have to be replaced at the student’s expense, including key copies for all apartment members.
- If the keys are left inside the apartment/bedroom and the locksmith has to open the door for the you, you will have to pay for this service.
- It is strictly forbidden to throw any object or substance from windows, balconies, terraces or roofs. This includes keys, cigarette butts or anything else big or small.
Guests and Alcohol Policies:
- Disrespectful behavior related to alcohol consumption will end up in dismissal from the housing and you will have to find your own housing at your own expense.
- Smoking is not allowed anywhere inside the apartment.
- The consumption of drugs, as well as keeping or dealing with them, is absolutely prohibited.
- Overnight guests are prohibited.
Financial Liability:
- You will have to pay for any damage done to the apartment (doors, walls, floors, furniture, kitchen supplies, washing machine, etc.). You are prohibited from trying to maintenance any utility on your own. You will be provided an emergency hotline number for any true emergency occurring after hours. You will be subject to charge for calls that are not emergencies. You will also be provided with onsite maintenance information in the event of non emergency issues that may need addressing during your stay, as well as emergency issues that may occur during business hours.
- If extra time is needed to clean the apartment, or if items are damaged or missing, you will be charged and those charges will be deducted from your housing deposit. Housing deposits will be returned 8-12 weeks after the program has ended
Helpful tips for living with other people:
- Respect other people that live in the building.
- Remember that you are not on a college campus and not in your own home. Respect the property and get out of the “college campus” mentality.
- Talk to your roommates if they do something that bothers you. Talking it through is the easiest way to solve a small problem before it gets bigger.
- Talk to the staff if a problem arises and you cannot work it out with your roommates.
Warning process:
- If any of the above rules are broken, you will receive a first verbal warning. This warning will also be written and sent to your sending study abroad program and your home school.
- The second infraction of any of the above rules will result in you being evicted from your apartment. You will need to find a new place to live at your own expense.
- Please read through all of our behavior policies noted in the CISabroad Policy Handbook, linked in your participant portal.