Housing

• Apartments typically have one to three bedrooms, a living room/common area, and one or more bathroom.
• All apartments are furnished and have a fully-equipped kitchen including standard Italian kitchenware, washing machine and drying rack.
• Bedrooms are usually shared with one or two other students, including one single bed per student and closet/clothing storage space.
• Bed, bath and kitchen linens are provided.

• Apartments are cleaned regularly by a professional cleaning service.
• The cleaning service does not include daily chores like washing dishes or tidying personal belongings.
• Upon arrival, you will be provided with a small initial supply of necessities like toilet paper, paper towels, garbage bags, and dish detergent. Students are expected to replenish these items as needed.

• Check in for student apartments is on the first day of your program and check out is the day your program ends.
• If you will be arriving to Rome before the start of your program and staying later, you will need to make alternative housing arrangements for those additional days.

• All apartments on Rome in Residence are multiple occupancy and you will also be sharing a bedroom with one or two other students.
• If accepted, you will fill out a housing preference form in which you can describe your daily habits and preferences for living arrangements. The UW Rome Center makes an effort to accommodate your preferences, but there’s no guarantee.
• The UW Rome Center will entertain one roommate request, but it is not guaranteed. Request for multiple roommates will not be considered as these types of living configurations have negatively impacted the social climate of past programs.
• You will be sent information about your living situation about one month before the program starts. The email will include the names of your roommates, information about the neighborhood, the apartment configuration, and the address.
• If you need alternate living accommodation due to a disability, this MUST be requested through Disability Resources for Students (DRS) at least 8 weeks prior to the start of the program. 

Some Italian living habits and standards are different than in the US, so it may take a conscious effort on your part to be respectful to those around you and to contribute to the overall safety, efficiency and harmony of your apartment community. Because of the architecture and design of Italian buildings (i.e., marble and ceramic surfaces, pipes that pass through the whole building, no wall to wall carpeting), noise passes easily  between walls and floors, especially late at night. For this reason, Italian laws set “quiet hours”. By Italian law, noise is not allowed between 12:30/1:00 pm – 3:00/4:00 pm or between 9:30/10:00 pm – 8:00 am. (Specific hours are set by the administrator of the building.) Excessive noise is unacceptable at all times of the day.

Remember that you will be living alongside Italian families, the elderly, and the employed–people with regular daily lives, jobs, children to take to school, etc., whose weekends do not begin until after Friday or even Saturday afternoon. Respect the following rules at all times:

• Avoid appearing in public areas of the building barefoot or scantily dressed.
• Do not wear hard sole or high heel shoes while in your apartment, as they can be heard by those above and below you.
• Do not run washing machines during quiet hours.
• Do not congregate in common areas, and be mindful of your noise level while in balconies, stairwells, hallways, and elevators. Do not shout or call to friends or neighbors from the windows or balconies.
• Do not drag furniture across the room. Instead, lift it off the floor to move it. Avoid moving things during quiet hours.
• Do not throw anything from the windows or balconies.
• Do not allow guests to buzz apartments other than your own on the citofono.
• Dispose of trash properly and regularly. (See Garbage & Recycling Guidelines.)
• Always close doors and windows when leaving and secure them firmly. Close them quietly and carefully as the Roman wind can cause them to slam and even break.

• Visitors and guests are allowed in student apartments for academic, personal and social reasons.
• At all times, UWRC students are personally responsible for the actions of their guests. As a result, students are responsible for any damage, physical or otherwise, to the apartment caused by their visitors.
• Under Italian law, all apartment occupants regardless of duration of stay must be declared to the local police.
• Therefore, guests are not allowed in student apartments late at night or overnight (generally from 11:00 pm to 7:00 am).

• While in Rome, it is CRITICAL to adhere to the following rules for disposing of waste and recyclable materials.
• City inspectors routinely check building’s garbage and recycling, and fines of up to €100 may be imposed if materials are found deposited in the wrong containers. All apartments have specific directions and appropriate bins for disposing of waste and recyclables.
• In addition, each neighborhood has a specific schedule for days of the week you can dispose of waste and recyclables.
• Waste and recyclables should be taken out frequently, especially during summer months. If you have questions about where or when to dispose of waste and recyclables, please contact your apartment manager.

Food & Organic Waste

• Leftover food, fruit, vegetables, eggshells, coffee grounds, tea filters (NO packaging!)
• Leaves and flowers

Non-recyclable Materials

• Paper and cardboard that is dirty with food, or has an oiled or laminated surface (e.g., paper used for wrapping pizza by the slice)
• Non-recyclable plastics (e.g., toys)
• Diapers and sanitary napkins
• Do not include batteries or toner cartridges – these may be disposed of at the UWRC

Paper

• Clean paper and cardboard
• Cardboard milk and juice containers (e.g., Tetra Pak) without plastic cap
• Do not include paper or cardboard that is dirty with food or other substances, or oiled or laminated paper

Metal & Plastic

• Plastic bottles, tin cans and plastic containers (emptied and rinsed)
• Plastic dishes and cups (rinsed)
• Plastic bags
• Aluminum foil
• Screw-on bottle caps
• Spray cans (empty)
• Styrofoam
• Do not include: plastic utensils, ceramics, chinaware, light bulbs, containers of toxic materials, toys, window panes, mirrors, electric appliances

Glass

• Glass bottles and jars (emptied and rinsed)