OeAD student housing GASGASSE - Gasgasse 2

The best place I have tried in my life ... I feel in my home ❤️ best days in my life I spent there

Quite clean and modern accommodation for students. Close to the underground station.

So expensive! Austrian aren’t allowed to live in their dormitories because it’s too expensive and they wanna only use the international students, who don’t know anybody in Austria and have no choice except of staying in OeAD houses.

Nice rooms, friendly and effective cleaning staff, delightfully efficient building standards (Passivhaus means your room stays comfy all year round, so there's very little reason to air out, or 'lüften'), wonderfully Teutonic door handles and a super convenient location (Westbahnhof, a major transit hub, is a minute's walk away), but unfortunately full of (usually North American, and more specifically fellow Usonian/'American') students that don't seem to understand that they're living in a city--not on a secluded university campus filled almost entirely with fellow party-going students. You'll know what I'm talking about when you hear them 'talking' (basically screaming) through the streets with zero regard for the time of day/night or the many people trying to sleep at such times in other buildings. If you can avoid getting a street-level dorm (Erdgeschoss), all the more power to you (not just because of the aforementioned students, but because there's a busy, lorry-frequented street right in front of the building as well and some people can't seem to drive without revving their engines all the bloody time or blaring music...sadly, this isn't exclusively a US dilemma). I get that it's a student's home (I'm one myself, of course) but it's just that: a single student's home. Once you leave the building, you're in a wonderful, European city - albeit not the loveliest district within it, if I might add - with many residents that would rather you behave like a normal, civilised, mature person, thank you very much. So, please, just be mindful of that. There's good reason why we Usonians get such a bad rap worldwide, and it's not just to do with our appalling political and foreign-policy decisions. But I digress...(a bit.) Apart from the noise pollution on the ground floor, I’d also like to mention that there was a rather intense ant infestation in my unit during my stay last year. Despite my frequent emails to OeAD asking for assistance, the problem never really went away, though it did lessen up slightly once my messiest housemate had finally left—when food scraps and alcohol spills were no longer left to ‘decompose’ on the floor or in the lower cupboards. After all she’d done for me and my more mindful flatmates, I seriously regret not leaving a gift for the woman who usually - and so bafflingly resolutely - cleaned our flat. The job of the cleaning staff is to keep the building in good order, not to be picking up after man-babies oblivious to the fact that they’re living with other people who might want to cook in the shared kitchen too. (Well, so much for that digression!) So, if you’re still set on living in one of the newest dorms in the city and don’t want a half-hour daily commute into it from the Seestadt (and trust me: you don’t), be sure to apply early and budget a bit extra for a single flat (Einzelapartment) on a higher floor, from which you’d be able to maintain your own level of cleanliness and enjoy the cityscape with pleasure. Sure, the Viennese will gasp at the rent you’ll be paying, but they’d do that with the cheapest option here anyway.

Things dissapear and/or are stolen from the Washrooms. Administration say they don’t have any responsibility to what happens to your things, they wouldn’t even restitute you if your things get stolen or pay damages. It is unfair because in the price of the room (which is anyways overpriced) you have other services included like the washroom. They are also replaponsible for safety but when it comes to things getting stolen or people vadalizing the common spaces they do not take any responsibility. There are numerous cases of vandalism. Overpriced and unsafe.

Friendly staff and technician that responds back well to requests. Rooms equipped with almost all the basic equipments. It is a bit expensive, but for the first few months it is definitely worth it.

The rooms are modern, spacious and well maintained. This is a good place to stay if you're an exchange student at WU, and the residence is well situated in the city. The OeAD staff however were unprofessional at times, and charges ridiculous amounts for any damage or lost items. The rooms are on the pricier side as well.

Nice rooms and well organized. The rooms are furnished and clean. They offer also the cleaning service once per week. No air conditioning but they provided a fan. The bathroom was new and clean. We stayed one night more than what we booked and they easily made us stay, we payed 45€ for the additional night (only cash). Really near to the west station and bus stops. Nice check out system - we had a early check out but you only have to leave the keys downstairs in the key collector. Highly recommended!