FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions

Our contracts expire automatically after 6 months. We will be happy to offer you another comparable apartment afterwards, if available. However, the apartment must be changed in any case and a new contract must be signed.
Warum ist dies so?

At present, we do not offer stays of less than one month.

Do you have apartments for 3 or more persons?
Unfortunately no. In our opinion, even the larger apartments are overcrowded with 3 occupants (whether adults or children). We do not want our guests having to "pile up" and therefore ask for your understanding that an occupancy with 3 persons or more is not possible.

Do you have apartments with separate beds?
None of our apartments has separate beds. However, you have the option to book an extra (folding) bed.

Are your apartments handicap accessible?
Apartments No. 1 - 83 are accessible by means of a ramp (with railings) and elevator directly from the underground garage. However, since the bathroom does not offer enough movement space for wheelchairs, our apartments are only low-barrier but not barrier-free.

A visitor is welcome to stay in your apartment for a few days.

We currently charge a flat rate of €10 per night for visitors.

On request, for a one-time fee of €30, we are happy to provide your visitor with an extra (folding) bed including bedding and a set of towels.

We define a visit as a stay of no more than 6 consecutive nights and up to 6 nights per month. In case of longer double occupancy, we may charge the double occupancy rate. Please let us know in advance if you plan to have a guest.

Yes! We will provide you with a Wohnungsgeberbestätigung (housing provider confirmation) for this purpose. In order to be able to issue this document, we require a copy of your identity card.

Further information on this topic in our blog

Please be aware that you may have to register your new residence for the "Rundfunkbeitrag" (broadcasting license fee)!

If you do not register a residence with us, no. However, registering a residence in Germany generally triggers an obligation to pay broadcasting license fees.

If you already pay the fee for another residence, you can apply for exemption. This also applies for certain social or health reasons.
License fee - exemption / reduction

Further information, as well as the possibility to register online, can be found here:
General Information

Yes that's possible. In the past, however, finding an appointment turned out to be difficult, as our house was often fully booked.

However, in any case, you can visit the facility and the accessible rooms. Also, we will be happy to provide you with pictures of the desired apartment.

Depending on the building section, check-in happens either via access code (apartments no. 1 - 83), which opens both the front door and the room door, or via key safe. We will inform you of your code and, if applicable, the locker number a few days before your arrival.

How fast is your Internet connection?
We regularly measure speeds of over 100 Mbit/s for downloads and around 30 Mbit/s for uploads. Since all residents of the boarding house share an overall bandwidth of 1500 Mbit/s, the above values may fluctuate somewhat with the number of active users. However, the available speed should be more than sufficient for all common applications (streaming, video conferencing, etc.) at all times.

Is there a firewall? Are certain applications blocked?
Yes. In addition to apparently illegal applications, we also felt compelled to block e-mail clients such as Outlook. That was due to the mass sending of spam mails from our network - presumably caused by malware on a guest's computer. However, you can easily use the web version of your email provider or bypass our firewall via VPN.
If an application is mistakenly blocked, please let us know and we will have it unblocked quickly.

The apartment price includes: (Hot) water, heating, electricity, internet, satellite TV, one parking space in the underground garage, free parking on the premises, access to the common rooms, room cleaning, final cleaning etc.

Not included are:

• Use of the washing machines and dryers (1-euro coins needed)
• Complementary offers (guest bed, additional parking spaces in the underground garage, use of the electric charging stations, storage room).
• Fee for visitors: €10/night
• In case of payment by credit card or PayPal, guests bear the fees of the payment service provider (see subsequent FAQ).
• Broadcasting license fee (independent of us and only relevant if you register a residence)

What payment methods are accepted?
We generally accept bank transfer, cash payment, credit card and PayPal.
However, if you wish to pay by credit card or PayPal, we will charge you the fees of the respective payment service provider. We will inform you about the current fees upon request.

When do I have to pay?
The deposit is due within 7 days after signing the contract, but must in any case have been received in our account or otherwise settled before moving in.
The deposit is usually refunded in full no later than 10 working days after the end of the contract, provided that no damage to the apartment was found and the inventory is complete and intact.
The price of the apartment is due by the 3rd working day of the respective month (in advance).

Are there discounts for ... ?
We neither offer discounts for certain professional groups (journalist discounts etc.), students nor for long-term stays (“sliding scale prices”).

We do not offer cancelations after the contract has been signed. Should you wish to terminate your contract early, we will try to find another tenant for the booked apartment as quickly as possible. We keep waiting lists for this purpose. If a successor is found, we will annul your contract irrespective of any terms or deadlines.

Guests who wish to remain flexible can take advantage of our open-ended contracts. These automatically extend by one month at a time (up to the maximum stay of 6 months), and can be terminated with a 4-week notice period to the end or the middle of each month.

Guests with electric cars have access to an 11 kW wallbox (Type 2 charging plug) above ground and several parking lots with Schuko sockets (3.5 kW) in the underground parking garage. While the wallbox must be unblocked as soon as the charging process is complete, the latter are permanently reserved. Users of the charging stations only have to bear the electricity costs incurred (without a surcharge).

E-bikes can be charged for free in the secured bicycle room using Schuko sockets.

The rent includes one parking space in the underground garage, two for double occupancy. You can choose your own parking space in the marked area. The parking spaces may only be used by registered, licensed and insured cars/motorcycles, not for storing objects of any kind.

The underground parking garage can only be accessed by vehicles up to a height of approx. 1.95 m. Higher vehicles (e.g. Ford Transit H2 upwards, Mercedes Sprinter etc.) can be parked above ground. The length is limited to 5.60 m (total vehicle length), both for the underground garage and for the outdoor parking spaces. Longer vehicles cannot be parked on our premises. Please contact us in advance if you need further clarification.

Some apartments in our newly constructed buildings are facing towards the road. However, all of these rooms have soundproof glazing, so you should hear almost no noise with the windows closed. At the same time, a ventilation system ensures sufficient fresh air.

Noise from the restaurant (kitchen noises, conversations) can also be heard in some cases. This mainly affects the apartments directly adjacent to the restaurant (B49, B50, 23, 28, 29, 34 and 35) during opening hours.

If you are very sensitive to noise, just let us know. We will then offer you a quiet apartment facing the inner courtyard, if available.

Many of our guests opt for open contracts with a 4-week notice period. Every now and then, guests also want to end their contract early, e.g. because of work-related changes.
Our waiting list allows us to quickly meet requests for early contract termination and to avoid vacancies due to the short notice period.

The flexibility of our guests also reduces our ability to plan ahead more than 1-2 months, as we cannot know for sure which apartments will become available. If your desired check-in date lies further in the future, we often can only offer to put you on our waiting list for the month in question.

Should you have been locked out, for example, or have another urgent problem (water damage, power failure, etc.), you can reach us at any time at 0179 / 215 00 85.
(Emergency number!)

If an employee is needed on site outside of office hours and your problem is self-inflicted, we charge €20.

For all other problems, you can reach us at 089 / 319 10 25 (weekdays from 9.00 to 17.00), or by email at info@boardinghaus-eching.de. Alternatively, we look forward to your visit to our office.

The exact times for the biweekly cleaning will be announced approx. 3 days in advance on the notice board in the stairwell. We ask you to leave the apartment in a tidy condition on this day. If the date communicated in advance is unfavorable for you, it is possible to postpone the cleaning schedule slightly.

As the cleanliness and condition of our apartments is important to us, it is not possible to skip the regular cleaning completely.

We do not lend out bicycles ourselves. If you can't take your own with you, it might make sense to buy one - especially for longer stays. Have a look in the classified ads or ask in one of the Eching Facebook groups if anyone has one to sell. The nearest dealer, who also offers a leasing option, is Fahrrad Röckemann in Neufahrn. If you register a residence with us, you will also have the opportunity to borrow a cargo bike free of charge.

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Fahrräder Röckemann
Rent cargo bike "Nora"

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