Short Stays for INSEAD: P4–P5 and May–June

Updated July 2026 · by the owners of Bleau Homes · 4 min read

Every intake, hundreds of INSEAD students need housing for just two months — and discover that most Fontainebleau landlords won't touch short leases. P4/P5 MBAs arriving from Singapore mid-August, exchange students, partners visiting for a period, and the May–June crunch all hit the same wall. This page is the way around it.

Who needs a short stay

P4–P5 MBAs — finishing the programme in Fontainebleau, mid-August to mid-October. The single most requested period in INSEAD housing groups, and the least served.
Campus exchange students — one period in Fonty, often at short notice.
May–June students — the final stretch before summer graduation.

May – June: rooms at short-stay rates

Rooms at The Continental — Berlin, Madrid and Dublin — are offered for May–June each year when free. For stays shorter than four months, contact us for the rate; long-stay rates are published on each room's page and in our live availability search.

Short stays are priced on request, because each depends on the dates left free between two leases. They are all-inclusive like every stay with us, with no agency fees and no exit surprises.

Mid-August → mid-October (P4/P5)

Availability for this window depends on each year's bookings — which is exactly why our real-time search exists: enter your dates and see what is actually free today, rather than emailing ten landlords for a “sorry, minimum 4 months”.

The sublet route: many INSEAD students leave for exchange just as P4/P5 students arrive. In our homes, subletting to another INSEAD student is explicitly allowed — so short windows open up all year. Ask us what is coming available; we see the calendar first.

What a short stay includes

Fully furnished room or flat, gas, water, electricity, high-speed internet, local taxes and cleaning — all in the price. When you are here for eight weeks, not having to open a single French utility account is worth more than the rent difference.

Three tips for short-stayers

Move fast. Short-stay supply is the scarcest in Fontainebleau; when a window matches your dates, take it.
Stay walkable. Without a car, a 3–10 minute walk to campus transforms a two-month stay.
Get the total in writing. Short leases attract the worst fee-stacking elsewhere — one all-in number is the standard to demand.

Enter your exact dates — see every room and flat free for them, today.

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