FAQs Concerning Apartments

A basic condition for living at Leibnizhaus is contacting us via a University or College Institute in Hannover (LUH, MHH, TiHo, HMTMH, FHH) or the Alexander-von Humboldt Foundation. International visitors will be given priority.   

Number of the apartment
Leibnizhaus
Holzmarkt 4-6
30159 Hannover
Deutschland    

The postman usually delivers the mail directly to the residents themselves.
After prior agreement with the management office, it is possible to ship packages beforehand. Please contact the management office if you plan to do so (contact).  

Yes, there is a telephone in each apartment. Your connection will already be hooked up by the time of your arrival, so that you can call and receive calls from the University right away.

Leibnizhaus team will give you your telephone number on arrival.

You can reach Leibnizhaus team via the internal number 4450.

Yes, the University wireless system is accessable from all of our apartments. This service is included in the rental fee.   

No, unfortunately, we cannot offer parking to Leibnizhaus residents. You can however issue an identification badge for free parking in the area after registering with the citizen centre. The costs can be obtained from the Citizens' Office.

All apartments include a kitchen or kitchenette and a bathroom. The shared apartments have a kitchen and a bathroom to share. For further information see guesthouse.
The kitchens include a fridge, hotplates (in the studio- or two-room apartments) or a stove (3-room apartments), coffeemakers and crockery and cuttlery. There are bedsheets, linnen and towels as well. Each apartment has an aerial socket so that residents can hook up a TV-set. If you wish to do so, please register with the ARD ZDF Deutschlandradio Beitragsservice.

The guesthouse offers beds for babys and toddlers. There is room for bicycles and strollers in the basement.    

Yes, the house has a launderette with washers and dryers which residents can use free of charge. There are irons and ironing boards in the apartments.    

Yes, there is a room for strollers and bicycles in the basement. Additionally, there is a bike stand in the courtyard.    

Generally, smoking is not prohibited in the apartments. There is, however, a fire alarm system in the house which might be triggered by cigarette smoke.    

The monthly rent includes heating, water and a fee for electricity. The latter will be balanced against your actual consumption by the end of your stay. Tax is included in the monthly rent.    

The rent can either be paid as a bank transfer. We do accept credit cards.

By the end of your stay, the management office will issue a final account including the costs of a final cleaning, a renovation fee and for the cleaning of laundry. These costs vary according to the size of the apartment. If necessary, we might issue additional use of electricity (if the use exceeds the monthly payment) and costs for missing or faulty inventory.

We charge a deposit of one month's rent. The deposit must be paid on your arrival. At the end of the tenancy the deposit will be refunded in full or in part, depending on the condition of the flat, or offset against the final bill.   

We advise to book about about 6-9 months before your arrival, if possible. Currently, the demand of apartments exceeds our capacities by far. Short-term requests are always possible and sometimes successful.   

Breakfast and other meals are not provided on the premises. All apartments have cooking facilities, so that the residents can cater for themselves. Meals are available in the restaurants and hotels of the neighbourhood as well as in Markthalle where international food is available at numerous market stalls.    

We kindly ask guests or their host institutes to cancel reservations at least 14 days before the booking period begins. If guests do not arrive without cancelling their booking, a cancellation fee of one monthly rent for the respective apartment is charged.