Guest Apartments

Welcome to the Max Planck Institute’s Guest Apartments!

A total of eight apartments are available to guests of the Institute.

The apartments are located in the administration building’s rear wing in Fürstenbergstraße 19, just a few steps away from the Institute’s main building in Günterstalstraße 73.

Due to size, seven of the eight apartments have been designed primarily for one person.

The eighth apartment has more generous dimensions and is designed to fit the needs of the physically disabled.
It can also be booked for a small group (max. 4 guests).

All apartments are furnished as follows:

Pantry kitchen.
Bathroom with shower and toilet.
Living-, sleeping- and working area.

Occupancy Policy

The guest apartments can be rented for a period of up to three months. An extension of a further three months is possible after consultation with the apartment management. For tax reasons, the maximum stay cannot exceed 180 days.

Priority is given to Max Planck Society scholarship holders or guest researchers at the Institute, who have been accepted for a research stay in the library.

The apartments can only be rented by employees of our Institute in cases of exception (as a temporary measure).

Employees of other Max Planck Institutes or research groups of the Max Planck Society or other Institutes may rent the apartments for work purposes only.

Services

Prices of accommodation include:

Bed linens, large and small towels
Weekly cleaning of the apartment
Final cleaning of the apartment at the end of stay

Please consider that the accommodation does not contain any meals.

General use

Tenants have general use of the following:

Washing machine and dryer (both coin-operated;
coins are available at the reception of the Institute)
Key safe for arrival purposes (available 24/7)

Additional services at extra charge:

Extra bed (folding bed) in apartment (for max. 3 nights – for a maximum of two times per month for longer stays);
Parking space in the Institute’s underground garage;
due to space restrictions, only 1 parking space is available for apartment guests

Apartments

The equipment of our apartments

All apartments provide:

a pantry kitchen:
with a sink, a Ceran stove with two hotplates and a refrigerator. The space-saving kitchen is equipped with all the necessary dishware, cutlery, an electric kettle and other cooking utensils
Bathroom with shower and toilet and blow dryer
Sleeping area with a bed and nightstand (incl. bedside lamp)
Working area:
– large desk with drawers and an office chair
– Internet connection (WLAN)
– TV with satellite receivere
– telephone
Living area with spacious built-in closets featuring lots of storage space for clothing, etc.
Dining area with a table and chair

There is a non-smoking policy for all apartments.

Have a look inside an apartment → next paragraph “Photos of the Apartments”.

Photos of the Apartments

Single-Bed Apartment

A functional single room with a desk, chair, and computer, red curtain in front of a large window, and blue wall art.

Studio (combined living/sleeping)

Panoramic image: a functional single room with a desk, chair, and computer, red curtain in front of a large window, and blue wall art.

Well-lit working space

Modern room with desk, desk chair, gray wardrobe, and red curtain. Dining area with upholstered seat, lighting provided by a hanging lamp.

Dining table and built-in wardrobe

Bathroom

Kitchen area with gray countertop and sink, adjacent to the dining and living area.

View from the entrance

Kitchenette

Larger Single-Bed Apartment (No. 224)

Panoramic image: bright single room with bed, bedside table, red and white curtains, desk, and wall art.

Well-lit working space

Bathroom

Bright, functional room with two desks and chairs, gray wardrobe, and red curtains on large windows.

View from the entrance

Wooden desk with hanging lamp, upholstered bench and chair; next to it an open wardrobe with clothes hangers.

Dining table and built-in wardrobe

Kitchenette

Bright room with a single bed, red curtain, desk with chair, and wall mural. There is a radiator under the window.

Studio (combined living/sleeping)

Bright single room with bed, nightstand, chair, desk, and abstract artwork on the wall.

Studio (combined living/sleeping)

Double-Bed Apartment (No. 240)

Workstation with wooden desk, swivel chair, desk lamp, wall shelf, telephone, and small monitor, next to a dining table with two blue chairs.

Well-lit working space (two in total) and dining table

Workstation with a large desk, an ergonomic swivel chair, a telephone, a small monitor, and a built-in cabinet.

Well-lit working space (two in total) and built-in wardrobe

Bathroom

White kitchenette, dining table with striped tablecloth and two blue chairs in a bright room.

Kitchenette and dining table

Bedroom

Guest apartment with integrated kitchenette (white cabinets, microwave), living area with gray sofa and table, desk with desk chair, adjoining bedroom with closed door.

Living and dining room with door to bedroom closed

Living and dining room with door to bedroom open

Spacious guest apartment with red and white curtains, a work area with desk and chair, a sofa, a dining table with chairs, and a small kitchenette.

View from the entrance

Guest Apartment House (Front and Interior) • Reception Desk (Günterstalstraße)

Woman in a white coat enters the Institute building at Fürstenbergstr. 19; canopy and glass façade surrounded by green spaces.

Entrance

Entrance door

A window front in the foyer offers a view of a green inner courtyard. The foyer is furnished with several tall bar tables, which form a stylish contrast to the tiled floor.

Entrance hall

Metal plaque of the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law, embedded in dense foliage.

Sign at the sidewalk

Courtyard

The Institute building Fürstenbergstr. 19, seen from the sidewalk. The building has a roof with reddish tiles. The building is surrounded by trees and bushes. In the foreground is a paved sidewalk and a bicycle.

View from the front

Reception desk with wooden panels and glass in the main building (Günterstalstr. 73). A person walks by.

Reception desk (Günterstalstraße)

Photos: SKUB photo studio | Photo courtyard, 2^nd image: MPI-CSL.

Cleaning

Our cleaning service:

Cleaning of the apartment once weekly
(announced one working day in advance)
– incl. bathroom
– incl. kitchen
– incl. garbage disposal
– incl. change of towels
– incl. change of bed linen fortnightly.

Cleaning hours:

Monday until Friday always between 9:00 h and 12:00 h.

In order to perform steady cleaning services, we kindly ask all guests to leave the apartment during the announced cleaning hours.

Prices

Price list (status: 04/2025: due to the Freiburg city tax, additional 5% on the net price will be charged)

Apartment	1–2 nights	3–24 nights	monthly flat rate	each night thereafter
No. 224	52,00 €	36,00 €	847,00 € flat rate	32,00 € per add. night
No. 226–236	49,00 €	33,00 €	769,00 € flat rate	29,00 € per add. night
No. 240 double bed apt. (1 person)	68,00 €	58,00 €	1.298,00 € flat rate	49,00 € per add. night
No. 240 double bed apt. (2 persons)	76,00 €	67,00 €	1.554,00 € flat rate	58,00 € per add. night
Each additional person in 240	17,00 €	8,00 €	186,00 € flat rate	7,00 € per add. night

	per day	per week	per month
Underground parking	2,00 €	10,00 €	40,00 €

Method of payment

Method of payment: Bank transfer

Reservation and travel plans

To inquire about rental vacancies, please use the form below.

You will receive a response to your request within several days.

If we are able to offer you accommodation, you will receive an offer asking you to confirm your booking by signing it and returning it to us.

Change in Travel Plans

Should your travel plans change, please inform us as soon as possible. We kindly remind you of our cancellation policy.

Please inform of us of your arrival date, at the latest 10 days prior to arrival (indicate day and especially time). This is important for organizing how you will receive the key to your accommodation.

Cancellation

Cancellation Policy and Cancellation Rates

The tenant/guest is entitled to withdraw from the contract. In case of a withdrawal from the contract/cancellation, the provider of accommodation (MPI) may claim reimbursement as follows:

The cancellation charges will be invoiced after the last day of the originally planned stay. If it is possible for the Institute to rent the apartment during the cancellation period, the amount of the new rental will be deducted from the cancellation charges. The basis of calculation for one night is “each night thereafter according to the monthly flatrate”.


45 days prior to rental start	10 % of the total rental charge
Cancellation up to	44 to 33 days prior to rental start	30 % of the total rental charge
Cancellation up to	32 to 22 days prior to rental start	60 % of the total rental charge
Cancellation up to	21 to 12 days prior to rental start	80 % of the total rental charge
Cancellation up to	11 days prior to rental start – rental start	90 % of the total rental charge

The cancellation charges will be invoiced after the last day of the originally planned stay. If it is possible for the Institute to rent the apartment during the cancellation period, the amount of the new rental will be deducted from the cancellation charges. The basis of calculation for one night is the “each night thereafter according to the monthly flatrate”.

Reporting obligation

Reporting Obligation of Guests and the Institute as Provider of Accommodation

As as provider of accommodation, we are required by law to register all our guests.

For this purpose, every guest is required to fill out and sign a registration form at the reception desk upon arrival/receipt of your key.

Please be ready to identify yourself with a valid passport or other valid identity document, as we are required to confirm your identity (according to Section 18 [4] of the Registration Act) by comparing the information on the form with your identity document.

Guests whose stay in Freiburg does not exceed 3 months are not required to register with the residents’ registration office (Bürgeramt).

Should you be staying in Freiburg for longer than 3 months and are renting an apartment with us for the short term (less than 3 months), you are required to register with the residents’ registration office (Bürgeramt) within 14 days of your arrival by stating your long-term residence.

We kindly ask you to refrain from stating the Institute as your landlord.

If you are not sure which address to use when you register, please send a short email to housing@csl.mpg.de. We would be happy to provide you with an pre-filled registration form for use at the residents’ registration office (Bürgeramt) when you register yourself there.

General Information on Use of the Guest Apartments

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