Hospiteren.
Free. Fair.
Students only.
OpenHospi is a free, open-source platform to find and list student rooms in the Netherlands. Verified via institutional login. No middlemen, no fees.
Why OpenHospi?
Always free
No hidden fees, no premium plans. No one can pay to get ahead. Every student gets the same visibility, free, forever.
Verified students
Every user is verified by their institution. Only real students.
E2E encrypted chat
Your conversations are end-to-end encrypted. We can't read them, nobody can.
Fair and transparent
Open source and community-driven. No company profiting from it, started by a student, for all students.
How it works
Log in
Sign in with your university account.
Search
Browse available rooms or list your house.
Get chosen
Houses invite candidates for hospiteren, the traditional Dutch way of choosing housemates.
Only real students
On OpenHospi, your university or hogeschool verifies you. Your institution stands behind your profile, so everyone knows you're a real student. No fake profiles, no scams.
Institutionally verifiedOpen source
OpenHospi is fully open source. Anyone can inspect the code, contribute, or run their own instance. Transparency is not a feature, it's a principle.
Partners & Sponsors
OpenHospi is looking for its first partners and sponsors. Help us keep the platform free for every student.
Join the community
Be among the first students on the fairest housing platform in the Netherlands. Free, fair, and students only.