September Temporary Housing is available to UCSB students seeking permanent local housing or while they wait for their fall housing to begin. These transition times are often challenging and we are here to provide a helpful option.
AccommodationsSeptember Temporary Housing is located in Santa Rosa Residence Hall. All rooms are triple occupancy, and you will be assigned two roommates. Linen is available at the front desk and may be exchanged as needed. Rooms and roommates will be assigned at check-in. |
Cost$60/person per night. Payment is due online via credit card at the time of registration. Credit cards, cash, and checks are not accepted at the front desk. |
EligibilityThis program is available only to UCSB students with valid PERM numbers who are seeking permanent local housing or while they wait for their fall housing to begin. Rooms are booked on a first-come, first-served basis. |
General Information
2025 Dates: Saturday, August 30 - Saturday, September 20
Please plan to check in between 7:00 AM and 11:00 PM.
The Santa Rosa front desk is open 24/7.
- Keys must be returned to the front desk in order to officially check out.
- Daily checkout is at noon, except for on September 20. Checking out after 12:00 PM will incur an additional night's charge, and you will be charged for each additional day until you have officially checked out.
- Final checkout: Saturday, September 20 by 9:00 AM.
Parking is not included. Please coordinate parking with Transportation & Parking Services.
- You will be charged $50 if you do not return your room key and $10 if you do not return your building key.
- Failure to leave your room in a clean, orderly condition and the furnishings in the original configuration may result in fees being charged to you.
- If there are damages in your room, you will be billed for the cost of repair.
If you want to extend or shorten your stay prior to your arrival, please email conferences@ucsb.edu.
If you want to extend or shorten your stay after checking in, please let the front desk staff know.
If you extend your stay, the credit card you used to pay for your reservation will be re-billed for the additional nights.
Please note that the final checkout is Saturday, September 20 at 9:00 AM and stays cannot be extended beyond this.
For information about refunds for shortened stays, see "Refunds" below.
Refunds for cancelled or shortened stays are generally processed after September Temporary Housing closes. If, however, you shorten your stay and would like to request a refund sooner, please email conferences@ucsb.edu.
Frequently Asked Questions
You can stay anywhere between one night and the entire time. You will only be charged for the nights you stay.
If your Emotional Support Animal has been approved by University & Community Housing Services as an accommodation, then you can have your ESA in September Temporary Housing. Please indicate in your reservation that you have an approved ESA. If you’ve already submitted your reservation, please email us at conferences@ucsb.edu.
If you have a single room as an accommodation approved by University & Community Housing Services then you can have a single room for September Temporary Housing. Please indicate in your reservation that you have an approved accommodation for a single room. If you’ve already submitted your reservation, please email us at conferences@ucsb.edu.
When the Dining Commons are open, you can pay at the door. The Dining Commons hours are posted at https://apps.dining.ucsb.edu/menu/day. The UCen eateries’ summer hours will be posted https://dining.ucsb.edu/eateries-markets close to summer.
For September Temporary Housing, you can park in Lot 22 only. If you are staying for more than seven days, buy a monthly permit at www.tps.ucsb.edu. For shorter stays, please refer to the welcome information in your confirmation email.
You will be given your room number upon check-in.
On the registration form there is a field to indicate your preferred roommate.
