Versailles, with it’s proximity to Paris, is a great place to stay for an extended period of time. Whether you are looking for an Versailles apartment to rent for a holiday or are relocating to Versailles, there are a variety of options available to you.

In France, rent is usually “charges comprises,” which means that all fees are included in the rent amount. However, this does not mean that electricity or other utilities are included in the rent price. Apartment listings usually list the size of the apartment (in square meters), the number of rooms, and a variety of other supplementary information (bathroom configuration, accessibility, etc).

Apartments of all sizes are available in Versailles, from tiny “studettes” (small studios which are sometimes less than 100 square ft) that can be let for a couple of hundred of euros a month to spacious 5 room apartments that cost upwards of 10,000 euros a month.

Renting in France is usually brokered through rental agencies, but can sometimes be accomplished “de particulier à particulier,” or between two private parties. Letting directly from a home owner can save a renter a good deal of money because rental agencies charge various fees to handle managing a property.

In Versailles (and France in general), rent is usually paid a month at a time. Landlords will also generally require a one month deposit (although more than one month’s deposit is not legal, nor is any deposit at all if the rent is payed 2 or more months in advance) which must be paid back within two months of leaving the property.

Paris is readily accessible from Versailles, and the short commute to Paris makes it an ideal place for renting an apartment if the intense city life of Paris doesn’t suit you. The easiest way into the city is by the RER, which only costs about 3 euros each way and takes about 40 minutes (to go to the center of Paris).