Home Rentals, Apartment Shares, and Vacation Homes in Germany

www.accommodation.de. A copious listing of German rentals (and thousands elsewhere in Europe) on this German-run web site. Like Chez Nous in France, owners post listings; it’s not an agency, so prices tend to be reasonable. Prices are near the top layer of the web site, to make browsing quicker. Almost all in English.

www.vacationvillas.net. Almost a thousand German rentals (and 2,000 elsewhere in Europe) on this German-run website. Like Chez Nous in France, owners post listings; it's not an agency, so prices tend to be reasonable. Prices are on the top layer of the website, to make browsing quicker. Almost all in English.

www.landtourismus.de. Germany-wide farm vacation database with great detailed English descriptions. Example: Two-bedroom flat on a farm with goats, ponies, rabbits, and covered wagon rides, for 46 euros per night.

Black Forest Tourist Office. www.schwarzwald-tourist-info.de. This regional tourist office has a good selection of rentals, but it's only in German. A much smaller site, www.blackforestfarms.de, is a collaborative effort, in English, of 20 local farmers offering farm holidays.

Rooms in Berlin, www.rooms-in-berlin.com, offers apartments and rooms in Berlin at budget prices.

Room with a loo, www.roomwithaloo.com, is Berlin's English-speaking accommodation agency. We offer a friendly, easy and affordable service for those looking for a room or flat in Germany's capital city. Furnished or unfurnished from one month to a year, whatever your needs room with a loo is here to help.

Note: For students wishing to share furnished and unfurnished apartments at a reasonable price while studying or living in Germany, please see agents such as www.wg-welt.de and www.wg-gesucht.de.