Language and onboarding
Kamernet is one of the oldest Dutch student-room marketplaces and still leans heavily Dutch. Listings are often posted in Dutch, most landlord messages arrive in Dutch, and the help center assumes familiarity with Dutch rental norms.
House Hunter is English-first by default. Every listing we aggregate is normalized to English-friendly filters, the wizard speaks plain English, and our guides walk through the specific pain points international students hit (BSN, deposits, contract gotchas).
Coverage and speed
Kamernet publishes thousands of new ads per month, but they only show what landlords post directly to Kamernet — if a room is posted on Pararius, Funda, HousingAnywhere, a broker's own site, or a Facebook group, you won't see it.
House Hunter aggregates across 1,500+ Dutch rental sources including Kamernet, Pararius, Funda, HousingAnywhere, Rebo, Vesteda, Interhouse and dozens of agent sites. We notify you within minutes of a new match — which is usually the difference between getting a viewing and being the 200th applicant.
Pricing
Kamernet's free tier lets you browse but paywalls messaging landlords at roughly €25/month — a real friction point for international students, especially if the search drags on.
House Hunter is built around alert speed rather than contact gating. You can browse every aggregated listing and jump straight to the landlord's original listing URL without going through a contact paywall.
When Kamernet still makes sense
If you're renting out a room as a landlord and want the biggest direct-response pool of Dutch student applicants, Kamernet is still hard to beat. It's also fine for tenants who only need a single city, are comfortable in Dutch, and are willing to pay for the contact upgrade.
Frequently asked questions
Is House Hunter a replacement for Kamernet?
Not quite — House Hunter monitors Kamernet and 1,500+ other sources, so you still see Kamernet listings. It's a replacement for checking each site by hand.
Does House Hunter charge to contact landlords?
No. House Hunter links you directly to the original listing URL so you can contact the landlord through whichever site the listing was posted on.
Which is better for international students?
House Hunter, because it's English-first, aggregates across every major source, and publishes guides on the specific barriers international students face (BSN, deposits, scams).