Housing Resources

General Info | Apartment and House Rental | Hotel Rooms & Suites

This guide is intended for the use of participants who will be in residence at IPAM for a long program. Your offer letter from IPAM should include information about your housing allowance. If you will be in-residence for at least a month, we recommend you look for a furnished apartment to rent or sublet, since renting a hotel room for a long period may be cost-prohibitive. For those who will be in town for less than a month at a time, you may have to rent a room or suite at a hotel, as most landlords will not sign a lease for less than a month.

Because rent is high in Los Angeles, IPAM encourages long program participants to share an apartment when possible. If you know someone attending the same program with you and are interested in sharing share a two-bedroom apartment with him/her, please make arrangements privately. If you donåt know anyone and would like to find a roommate, please email our housing coordinator.

Please find the section below that addresses your needs.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Please access the following link for the map of Westwood (it's the location of UCLA) and nearby towns. This will help you to form an idea about the towns that are in close proximity to UCLA, and thus assist you in choosing a location for your stay.

Please consider contacting rental companies at 1-2 months before the date you intend to move in. While some rentals will be able to settle your lease contract long time before your actual arrival, others will ask you to contact them at a later date.

Questions that you should consider to ask while inquiring about housing:

- Is the apartment furnished?
- Does the rent include utilities?
- How far is it from UCLA campus?
- Are there nearby bus stops?
- Is it a quiet neighborhood, are there student tenants around?
- Is parking provided?
- Do they have internet cable?

- Fashion Furniture Rental
- Cort furniture Rental
- Brook Furniture Rental

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APARTMENT & HOUSE RENTAL

Many of IPAM visitors have used the facilities listed below and found them very convenient. IPAM lists these property management companies here as a courtesy but cannot recommend any one in particular. Long Program participants are advised to check for availability and to determine to their own satisfaction the suitability of the rental unit.

Moss and Company
1033 Hilgard Ave (15 minute walk to UCLA)
Contact: Diana or Penny at (310) 208-4454
http://www.westwoodvillageapartmenthomes.com/
Month to month lease. They offer executive suites (studios), one and two bedroom furnished apartments for the following prices:
Executive suites: $2400-$2650/month
1-bedroom: $2800-$3000/month
2-bedroom: $3200-$3400/month
*$100 monthly discount will be applied to IPAM/UCLA visitors.
Above prices include utilities (up to $150/month) and furniture.
Moss and Company offers VIP Houseware Package for additional $300/month. To see the package contents, please click here: (link to Moss and Company VIP Houseware Package)

Moss and Company
870 Hilgard Ave (15 minute walk to UCLA)
1 to 3 month leases available.
Contact: Sherry at (310) 824-0703
Studio: $1610-$1650/month
1-bedroom: $2075-$2300/month
1-bedroom +den: $2150-$2430/month
2-bedroom: $2650-$2975/month
Prices include furniture and utilities
Houseware Packages are available: $385/month for 1 bedroom; $410/month for 2 bedrooms

Oakwood Apartments
Contact: Elizabeth Rodriguez at (310) 751-4500; email: erodriguez@oakwood.com
Oakwood Apartments offers short-term furnished units in Marina del Rey. Please visit their website for details and floor plans.
Studios $2000/month
1-bedrooms $3,369/month
2-bedrooms $4000/month
Prices include furniture, linen and kitchen package. Prices are good for Spring 2008 only.
Click here for apartment pricing and kitchen package list.

El Greco
Furnished apartments, a short walk to the UCLA campus, minimum 3 month lease is required.
Contact: Hugh Lau at (310) 824-0463

The Plaza at Westwood
10983 Wellworth Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Phone: (310) 479-6205
Furnished apartments close to the UCLA Campus - about a 5-minute ride on bus or campus shuttle; minimum 3 month lease required.

Chez Marty in Santa Monica offers weekly and monthly furnished units for rent.
For availability please call the proprietor Marty Kaplan at (310) 458-1516. The units are conveniently located near bus stations. The commute between Santa Monica and UCLA is approximately 25-35 minutes.
Santa Monica Blue Bus website

Breeze Suites Moderne in Santa Monica
609 Broadway
Santa Monica, CA 90401
http://www.breezesuites.com/
Furnished studios, $2000-$2500/month, 30 day minimum stay required

More websites to help you search for housing:

• UCLA Community Housing Office. Contact housing@ipam.ucla.edu for instructions.
• Craig's List - this website has a vast database of available housing in LA area which is being updated every day.
• Sabbatical Homes - search for available sabbatical rentals
• Academic Homes - search for available houses, apartments and house sitting opportunities, as well as post a "home wanted" ad.
• Short Term Stay - this service is free, after registration they will send you email notifications about availabilities according to your preferences.
• Westside Rentals.Com - there is a $60 membership fee which will allow you to use this search site for two months.
• Sublet.Com - $45 fee for a 90 day membership.

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HOTEL ROOMS & SUITES

Hotels listed below are located close to UCLA and the Westwood Village and offer suites and/or weekly or monthly leases. These are most suitable for visitors in residence for less than a month. Additional hotels are listed on IPAM's hotel page.

Hilgard House Hotel
927 Hilgard Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90024
(310) 208-3945
Email: Reservations@hilgard.com
UCLA rate: $124.00 Single
Within walking distance to IPAM. Free parking & continental breakfast.
Hilgard House offers suites with a full kitchen.
1 bedroom suite - $3300/month
2 bedroom suite - $4800/month

Tiverton House
900 Tiverton Ave.
Los Angeles, CA. 90024-3013
(310) 794-0151
The hotel has one suite with a kitchenette. Rate: $155/night

Royal Palace Westwood
1052 Tiverton Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90024
(310) 208-6677
Guest rooms have microwave oven and a refrigerator.
Walk to UCLA. Complimentary deluxe continental breakfast. Free parking & high speed internet.
Monthly lease rates: Single: $2800/month, Double: $3000/month

Claremont Hotel (economy class)
1044 Tiverton Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90024
800-266-5957
310-208-5957
Monthly lease rates: Single: $56/night no tax, Double occupancy: $62/night no tax, Twin: $71/night no tax
Within walking distance of campus. No TVs in rooms. Coffee room available (complimentary coffee & tea, wireless internet, and the use of refrigerator & microwave oven).

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