Provided accommodation for Erasmus students is in buildings H3 and H5. Once you accommodate yourself, you´ll get a white accommodation card with your name and photo. Please, don’t lose it. The dormitory ladies that work at the reception might check on you any time they want, so you need to identify yourself somehow (the ISIC card only works as a key to the building – you need to scan it at the main door to let yourself in – but only the accommodation card serves as an ID). You´ll need it every time you want something from the dorm ladies – keys to the kitchen, to do your laundry… keep it safe, please.

The dormitory ladies work at the reception 24/7 in case you need anything. Unfortunately, they don’t speak any English but will try to talk to you anyway. You will make the conversation work with hands and feet after a few weeks. But please, always be nice to them and they will be nice to you too. To make them happy, you can say “Dobrý deň” when passing the reception (“Hello/Good day”) and smile a little. It won´t hurt to learn some basic Slovak vocabulary and phrases too to deal with the everyday stuff.

When you come late to the dorms (after midnight), the door will be locked so you need to ring the bell. Once the dormitory lady lets you in, you´ll need to show her your accommodation card. She will write you down, but you won´t have any problem with it, it´s just a management thing. Just stay calm and when leaving, say “Dobrú noc” (Good night). What may cause a problem (and a fee) is disturbing the night's peace or sneaking foreign people inside the dorms. And also drinking in the halls. Please, don’t do that. Ever.

On the first floor in both buildings, the first floor is a public hostel, so you might run into random guests from time to time. Please, don’t disturb their stay. Also, if your friends from other cities want to come see you, they can accommodate themselves there.

Every room unit is equipped with a refrigerator. The unit consists of a little entrance hall with a fridge and sink, a 2-bed room, a 3-bed room, and a private toilet. There is a possibility to ask in advance for a private room to have more space (the number is limited, so ask your coordinator in further advance!!). The rooms are only furnished with a bed, desk, chair, and closet for each person in the room (either two or three of each).

Cleaning

There is no room service (cleaning, changing the sheets, taking out the trash). Also, you won´t get fresh towels, only clean sheets at the reception. You can wash them yourself in the laundry room or you can ask the dorm ladies for a clean one (they will usually ask you if you want to change them every 2-3 weeks).

At the reception, you can also borrow a vacuum cleaner and some cleaning supplies for free (in exchange for your accommodation card).

Laundry room and Drying room

The laundry room (“práčovňa”) is in the entry hall. The washing machines are not free, usually, you need to pay 2€ per 2-hour wash. Also, there are no washing products, so you better you’re your own (the best ones are the all-in-one capsules that you just throw inside the machine.

When your clothes are clean, you can use the drying room (“sušiareň”) on the fourth floor with shared racks to hang them. Please, don’t occupy this shared space for too long.

Shared rooms – shower, kitchen, study room

On every floor, there is a shared bathroom with 4 shower heads, but don’t worry, you can lock the entire room for privacy. Furthermore, on floors 2 and 4, there is a shared kitchen with a sink, some cupboards, a mini fridge, and a stove. On the 5th and 6th floors, there are study rooms. To be able to use either the kitchen or a study room, again you need to ask the dorm ladies for a key (and leave your card there). Once you´re done in the kitchen, clean up after yourself and return the key. There are usually some shared pans, pots, and dishes, but you can also use your own.

The Hliny Dormitory consists of 9 buildings accommodating students, Stará Menza (canteen and café), and a Sports Facility.

Stará Menza

Stara Menza is located in the middle of the whole area. On the first floor, there is a university canteen, on the second floor there is a student café/bar and from behind there is a Sports Facility with a gym. In the basement of Stará Menza, there is an underground bar called K2 which often hosts many interesting events (karaoke night, Halloween party, etc.). But most importantly, there is a climbing wall for bouldering in the back of the bar.

Canteen

When you enter the building, the canteen is on the left. You can get food here from Monday to Friday. You can either order it beforehand through portal strava.uniza.sk (once you activate your university account), or you can pay on the spot with money charged to your ISIC. The menu always offers 3 meals you can choose from. All of them consist of soup (“polievka”), a main meal, and a refillable drink. There is always pizza as well but not for everyone (first come, first take). Just tell the ladies which number you want, then click it on the machine and scan your ISIC.

The menu is published daily on Menza´s Instagram or on the website we already mentioned above.

https://strava.uniza.sk/WebKredit/Ordering/Menu

https://www.instagram.com/menzazilina/?hl=de

Stará Menza bar

When you enter the building and go up the stairs, you´ll get to the Stara Menza bar. You can either go there for drinks or you can play some darts, billiard, or bowling with your friends. Keep in mind that THEY DON´T SPLIT THE BILL and paying by card is available for over 20€.

Sports Facility

When you go around the building, you will find two stairs, one on the left leads to a Copy Center and the other one to the sports hall and the gym. When you enter, the sports hall will be on the left, and down the stairs there is a university gym. You can assign your P.E. as a part of your uni schedule (but it will be obligatory to go there regularly), or you can pay 1,50€ every time you go there. There is also an option to buy a permanent ticket (35€ per semester).

You can assign for other sports at https://vzdelavanie.uniza.sk/

More information about sports opportunities here: https://www.uniza.sk/images/pdf/propagacne-materialy/PM-ubytovanie-stravovanie-sport-SK-EN.pdf