Vortex
Vortex
The Vortex opened in the summer of 2020, just outside the Dorigny campus. It is a vibrant area with many facilities: a restaurant, a rooftop bar with a unique view of the lake and the mountains, a nursery, a multipurpose hall and a number of other local shops and businesses.
The Vortex has 62 fully furnished apartments, and around ten unfurnished apartments, reserved for people coming from abroad, in particular those employed by UNIL. Its friendly environment, lively while also academic, owes much to the presence of the many students who live there.
The rentals start on October 1st, 2020.
The accommodation is exclusively for the use of UNIL staff and academic visitors newly arrived from abroad or outside the canton of Vaud.
The following are eligible:
- Teachers-researchers
- Visiting professors
- Junior lecturers and post-doctoral researchers
- Graduate assistants and PhD students
- Academic guests
- Administrative and technical staff
Furnished apartments
This accommodation is fully furnished and equipped. Bedding, bath towels and crockery and cutlery are included. All the apartments have a balcony, a fully-equipped kitchen and a bathroom.
An inventory by type of accommodation is available on request.
Unfurnished apartments
Some of the accommodation is unfurnished. All the apartments have a balcony, a kitchen and a bathroom.
Unfurnished apartments are available only for long stays (12 months minimum).
Furnished apartments may be rented for a minimum period of one month and a maximum of two years.
The date of entry into the accommodation is equal to the start date of the rental contract. The contract can only start on the 1st or 15th day of the month. The contract can end on the 15th or 30th/31st day of the month.
Furnished studios may also be rented for a shorter period (two or three weeks). The short period rentals start on Mondays.
For unfurnished apartments, the minimum rental period is one year and there is no maximum period.
Furnished apartments
No deposit is required for a short-term rental of two or three weeks. Please see the following table for rental periods of 1 - 12 months:
Unfurnished apartments
The deposit is equal to three months’ rent.
Studio rental - “short stay”
Studio rentals start on Mondays.
The following charges are included in the rent:
- Heating
- Hot water
- Drinking water
- Electricity
- Wifi
- Residence taxes
- Cleaning on departure
- Administration fees
Optional services, are additional to the rent, available on request:
- Twice a month cleaning, 80 CHF for a studio (price depends on size of the flat)
- Monthy linen laundry, 50 CHF
Overview of “long stay” prices by type of accommodation
The following charges are included in the rent:
- Heating
- Hot water
- Drinking water
- Electricity
- Wifi
The following compulsory charges are additional to the rent:
- Administration fees (see the table below)
- Cleaning on departure, between CHF 200.- and 420.- (depending on the size of the apartment)
- Fixed price public liability insurance, between 20 and 60 CHF depending on the size of the accommodation (only available for furnished apartments).
Optional services available on request:
- Cleaning fee for twice-a-month cleaning : 80 CHF for studio (price depends on the size of apartment)
- Monthly linen laundry : 50 CHF (price depends on the number of beds in the accommodation).
Administration fees
An application form for accommodation at the Vortex is automatically sent with any recruitment process or invitation to visit, allowing you to let us know whether you are interested.
The Welcome Centre will then contact you with further information.
Meanwhile, please do not hesitate to contact the Welcome Centre or the secretariat of your unit. They will be very happy to answer your questions.
FAQ
- A copy of your identity card or passport
- A copy of your contract of employment/letter of invitation, including your gross monthly pay
- A copy of the extract from the debt collection register for those who have been living in Switzerland for over three months.
This is a sum of money used by the landlord as security in case there is damage to the apartment. It is given back to the tenant when he or she leaves the apartment, if no serious damage is identified.
For rentals of 12 months and more you can also call on a surety company which will offer a guarantee on your behalf, subject to conditions.
The tenancy cannot be terminated if the stay is shorter than three months.
From the fourth month onwards, the notice period is three months, at the end of the month.
For any request related to extension of the tenancy, please contact the Welcome Centre while your rental agreement has at least three months to run.
Pets are not allowed in Vortex' accommodations.
