Housing

Naropa University offers numerous resources to assist you in everything from looking for a place to live, to mediation referrals and pet costs. Student Affairs is located in the Administrative Building and has free information as well as a housing resource coordinator to make moving as easy a transition as possible.

Snow Lion Off-Campus Housing Coordinator: 303-319-9793

Leave a message and we will return your call within 48 hours. You can also email us at housing@naropa.edu.

Naropa University Housing Socials

Housing socials provide an opportunity to meet Naropa's housing coordinator, network with potential roommates and find housing resources. If you have a home and need housemates, or are looking for a room with other students, this is a great opportunity for you.

Meal Plan (available to off-campus Naropa students)

We are very excited to tell you about two meal plans that are available to Naropa students: the Naropa Café Meal Plan, which can be used at the Naropa Café locations on any of our campuses, and the Flatiron Meal Plan, which can be used at many locations throughout the Boulder area, and includes the Sunflower Farmer’s Market (grocery store).

Each vendor will be at the Naropa University Orientation events; Snow Lion orientation and main orientation events. Feel free to purchase directly from the vendors. You can purchase one, the other or both. These programs are very compatible with each other.

Click here for more meal plan information and a side-by-side comparison of the plans.

Average Rental Costs in Boulder County (excluding utilities)

*Landlords, in general, require references and possibly a credit check.

*Some departments (MA Somatic Counseling Psychology, MA Contemplative Psychotherapy, MA Transpersonal Counseling Psychology) are located at the Paramita Campus (3285 30th St), so be sure to arrange your housing location accordingly.

Contact the Snow Lion off-campus housing coordinator for more information. If you cannot attend the housing social but have a room available or are looking and want to be represented, email or call the office at housing@naropa.edu or 303-319-9793.

*To submit a housing advertisement for the Naropa Housing website, please send the ad to housing@naropa.edu. All information must be received by 1 p.m. Friday to ensure posting that week. Each ad must contain the following information:

Name:
Contact: (Phone and/or email)
Rent:
Description: (Limit to 200 words)

Naropa University takes no responsibility for individuals seeking or offering housing. This responsibility is placed solely on the individual. It is highly recommended that you ask for references from those who call in search of housing. Similarly, it is suggested that you screen individuals offering housing.

Information for Landlords and Tenants

Boulder Landlord Tenant Handbook (downloadable version of this resource)

Mediation Services

Tenant screening Information

Additional Resources in Boulder

Naropa Community

Snow Lion Apartments
303-447-3846
housing@naropa.edu


Snow Lion E-Newsletter

Open Housing

Please consider Naropa University Housing at the Snow Lion Apartments. A number of one-bedroom units are available to any Naropa student who is not part of the incoming first-year class. (First-year students live in the same complex in one and two-bedroom units). The Snow Lion Apartments are conveniently located four blocks from the Arapahoe Campus and close to the bus line to the Nalanda and Paramita campuses.

Peer Mentorship Program

You are invited. Please take a moment to consider Naropa University Housing's Peer Mentorship Program. Four two-bedroom apartment units are available to eight upperclassmen and graduate students (First year students live in the same complex in separate two-bedroom units). The number of positions is based on incoming first-year student class.

Alternative Housing Options

Marpa House
303-444-9307 marpa@indra.com
Residential Shambhala community for those interested in furthering their meditation path in a practice environment. $840/month for a single room includes basic food, meals, some communal work, shrine room and garden use as well as utilities. Please contact the directors for a visit or an application form.

Home Sweet Home
303-442-7892 or lisah@HSHboulder.com
Fully furnished condos available in downtown Boulder. Virtual Picture tour available on their website. Units are one-bedroom condos or studios, fully and tastefully furnished with all of the creature comforts you might need including TV/VCR or DVD, CD/stereo, microwave, w/d, off-street parking, dishwasher, cordless phone, wood burning fireplace, all towels, linens, cookware, dishes, etc…just bring your clothes. All of units are available for one year leases, and are $995 per month (except the O'Neal Circle studio suites, which are $850). Properties can be leased sight-unseen if you are out of town—the rental process can easily be done by email and fax. Contact ASAP, as these units rent very quickly.

ADA-Approved Housing Options
If you are in need of finding available ADA approved housing options, please contact:

Boulder Property Management
www.bpmco.com
1100 28th St # 100
Boulder, CO 80303-7424
303-473-9559

Fowley Property Management
www.fowlerrentals.com
2400 28th St # 300
Boulder, CO 80301-1241
303-443-6064

Premesys Group Property Management
Todd Ulrich
www.pgrentals.com
303-564-4762

Apartment Locator Services

MyApartmentMap

http://www.myapartmentmap.com/
We Plot all U.S. Universities and Colleges on our interactive map, so that students can easily find affordable housing near campus. We even show nearby grocery stores, public transportation, restaurants and other amenities.

ApartmentList.com:
http://www.apartmentlist.com/

MyNewPlace
In addition to being one of the largest apartment sites on the web, we also provide our users with $100 cash back when they lease from one of our participating landlords. This is a great benefit, particularly to college students trying to stretch their finances.

Naropa Housing Page
Find listings posted by Naropa students and faculty. Check out available current listings online.

Off-Campus Housing Office at University of Colorado at Boulder
Room 336 in the UMC building
303-492-7053
A database of housing listings for a nominal fee ($2, .15 per page) for non-CU students.

Boulder Daily Camera and Colorado Daily
Student Affairs receives both of these publications, which you can peruse for ads. You can also check the Camera's classifieds online at www.dailycamera.com.

Housing Helper Rental Referral
Free rental locating service that helps people find a place to live in Boulder and the surrounding areas.www.housinghelpers.com
303-545-6000

GLBTQ Housing
For more information, please email Boulder Pride at: info@boulderpride.org and ask to post something in their classifieds.

Thistle Community Housing
A resource for low income families. For more information, visit their website or call 303-443-0007.

Craigslist
For more information, visit http://boulder.craigslist.org

Share a Place
Boulder's Original Roommate Service, powered by Housing Helpers. Prescreened referrals.

Sadler Company
303-449-2649
We are a property manager in Boulder with approx. 130 different units around town. Places range from 1BR to 5BR. Cats are ok in all places, and a dog would be ok in most. Please contact us to setup showings. sadlercompany@yahoo.com

Boulder Property Management
303-473-9559

Mock Property Management
303-494-2955

Fowler Property Management
303-443-6064

Home Sweet Home
303-442-7892

Bowerman Real Estate Services, Inc.
303-442-7474

Snow Lion Apartments
1900 Goss Street
303-447-3846

Premesys Group Property Management
Todd Ulrich
303-564-4762
todd@pgrentals.com

Point West Properties
537 Canyon Blvd.
303-447-1502

Four Star Realty and Property Management, Inc.
1938 Pearl Street Suite 200
303-440-8200

Matrix Real Estate, LLC
1942 Broadway Ave. Suite 314
303-447-1500 fax 303-447-1511

Folsom & Co. Real Estate
303-499-9944
Family run owner/operators of quality
downtown-area Boulder rental properties since 1989.

Property Resrouces, Inc.
303-442-7368

RentInBoulder.com
303-548-0374

Glen Lake Apartments
2995 Glenwood Dr
303-449-3944
Call for monthly specials.

Eagle Nest Apartments
2995 Eagle Way
(near Valmont and 30th)
3003-938-1656

Cottonwood Apartments
2717 Glenwood Dr
Boulder, CO 80304
303-44-7197
Property Manager: Dan Shook

Eastpointe Apartments
Near 63rd and Arapahoe (near Nalanda Campus)
1550 Eisenhower Drive
Boulder, CO 80303
303-44-4383

Naropa's Housing Board
Located next to the student lounge in the Sycamore Building at the main campus.

Whole Foods - Broadway and Arapahoe
Whole Foods - 30th and Pearl
Boulder Co-op Market - 19th and Pearl

University of Colorado, Boulder Bulletin Boards
Located in the University Memorial Center (UMC), on the corner of Euclid and Broadway. Extensive boards on housing, "for sale" items, etc.

Mountain West Rentals
MountainWestRentals.com is a very popular free housing bulletin board serving all Colorado.

Boulder International Youth Hostel
1107 12th St
Boulder, CO 80302
303-442-0522
The least expensive accommodations in Boulder. Call for a price, but always under $20/night to stay in a dorm room. Private rooms also available at a higher price. The hostel is a fifteen minute walk to campus, but a quick bus ride.

Boulder Mountain Lodge
91 Four Mile Canyon Dr
Boulder, CO 80302
303-442-0882
Quiet comfort and warm hospitality in a serene mountain setting, four miles west of Boulder. Offers dorm rooms, cabins or motel rooms. Pool and hot tub available.

Boulder Creek Quality Inn
2020 Arapahoe Ave
Boulder, CO 80302
303-449-7550
Two doors west of the Arapahoe Campus, this motel is among the least expensive in Boulder. Ask for a Naropa discount.

Briar Rose Bed and Breakfast
2151 Arapahoe Ave
Boulder, CO 80302
303-442-3007
Across the street from Naropa's Arapahoe Campus.

Super 8 Motel
970 28th St
Boulder, CO 80302
303-443-7800
Pretty inexpensive, your basic chain accommodations.

University Inn
1632 Broadway
Boulder, CO 80302
303-417-1700
Located within walking distance to Naropa. A relatively inexpensive option.

1. Check online for listings, check reputable sites like The Naropa Housing webpage and call or email listing immediately.
2. Keep calling/emailing the listings that interest you. Don't wait for the landlord or the agent to return your call. There is a lot of competition, and they usually won't.
3. Have copies of your housing references to give out. Some people write a paragraph "bio" of themselves and their rental history. For example, "Inge S, 30, works at a small college, Boulder resident for eleven years. Lived in pervious apartment three years, house before that four years. Responsible, quiet, no pets." If you have skills they might desire, then list them. Writing a bio not only helps you put your best foot forward, it gives the agent a way to remember you. When they get fifty calls a day, that's important.
4. Visit CU's Off-Campus Housing Office every other day, to look at their listings. Check the Naropa housing board and other boards around town.