We’re building the dorm marketplace Filipino students actually deserve.
Finding a dorm in Manila shouldn’t require a viber group of strangers, a stack of screenshots, and a ₱20,000 transfer to someone you’ve never met. unidorms.ph verifies every landlord, lets you reserve with a refundable ₱1,500–₱3,500 platform fee instead of wiring rent to a stranger, and backs every booking with a 24-hour move-in guarantee — the kind of trust stack a student housing market this size has been missing.
- KYC-verified landlords
- 100%
- Rent paid before move-in
- ₱0
- 24-hour move-in guarantee
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KYC-verified landlords
Rent paid before move-in
24-hour move-in guarantee
Three things stand between a fake listing and your money.
None of them are optional.
KYC-verified landlords
Every landlord uploads a government ID and proof they own or can sublet the unit before they can publish. Our team reviews each submission manually. Unverified accounts never appear in search.
You never wire rent to a stranger
The only thing you pay online is a refundable ₱1,500–₱3,500 platform fee. Your rent and deposit go to the landlord directly — in person, under your lease — only after you've moved in and confirmed the unit is real.
24-hour move-in guarantee
Once you and the landlord both confirm move-in, you have 24 hours to inspect the unit. If it isn't what was listed — wrong room, missing amenities, or you're denied access — report it within 24 hours of moving in with a few photos. We verify fast and refund your platform fee in full for valid claims — no runaround, we're on your side.
How we verify landlords
Before a single listing goes live, every landlord clears two checks — reviewed manually by our team. We never auto-approve.
Identity (KYC)
A government ID — passport, driver's licence, or UMID — checked for legibility and matched to the name on the account. No ID, no listing.
Legal ownership or authority
Proof the landlord owns the unit (title, tax declaration, or deed) — or is authorized to let it (a notarized owner authorization or SPA, a lease-assignment, or a condo-association certificate). The name on it has to match the ID.
A real person reviews every submission — no document is rubber-stamped by software. Automated checks flag the risky ones for us first: duplicate identities, a business name or email shared across accounts, or the same ID file reused elsewhere. Verification can be re-checked at any time, and if a landlord loses it, their listings come down and any open reservation is refunded under our landlord-cancellation rule.
It’s also why the reviews here are real: a review can only be written by a student with a verified lease booked through unidorms.ph — never us, never the landlord.
How a booking works
Search by university.
Pick your school — DLSU, Ateneo, UP Diliman, UST, and others — and browse verified units near campus. Every listing shows the building, the unit type, the landlord's response rate, and a clear ₱/month price. You can filter by walk distance, room type, or amenities.
Reserve with the platform fee.
Pay a Unidorms platform fee online (GCash, Maya, GrabPay, credit/debit card, or BPI/BDO direct debit) — ₱1,500–₱3,500 depending on the unit's rent. It covers landlord verification, secure payment, dispute resolution, and a 24-hour move-in guarantee. Where a landlord credits the platform fee toward your first month's rent, you'll see the 1st-month credit badge on the listing. You can optionally book a viewing date in the same step.
Move in. Confirm. Done.
On move-in day, both you and the landlord tap Confirm inside the chat. The 24-hour move-in guarantee opens. If everything matches the listing, you pay your rent and deposit directly to the landlord under your lease. If the unit isn’t what was listed — wrong room, missing amenities, or you’re denied access — report it within 24 hours with a few photos. We verify fast and refund your platform fee in full for valid claims — no runaround, we’re on your side.
What the platform fee buys — and how it nets out
Listing on unidorms.ph is free, and we never take a commission or a cut of your rent. The student’s Unidorms platform fee funds the work that keeps you safe: manual KYC on every landlord, secure online payments, a real payor name on every reservation, and a team that mediates disputes.
It’s tiered to the unit’s rent — ₱1,500, ₱2,500, or ₱3,500 — and it’s fully refundable if a move-in dispute is resolved in your favor or the landlord cancels before move-in. And some landlords credit your platform fee toward your first month’s rent — when they do, the fee comes off your rent instead of adding to it, so it isn’t an extra cost on top of your housing budget. (The credit is the landlord’s choice, not guaranteed by Unidorms, offered under their own lease — confirm it with your landlord before you book.)
For landlords
List your unit in one wizard, get verified once, and start receiving real reservations from students who’ve already shown intent to pay. Listing is free, and we never take a cut of your rent. We handle the verification, the chat, and the dispute system; your rent and deposit come to you directly from the student under your lease.
Get in touch
Press, partnerships, support escalations, or just a question we haven’t answered on /help? Reach us through our contact form and we’ll get back to you within one business day.
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