Student storage in Milan for international and Erasmus students: the three typical situations, what happens if you land before check-in, how door-to-door pickup works and what it actually costs.
Student storage in Milan, with us, works like this: you book a size in square meters online, we collect your things from wherever you're staying (an apartment, a shared room or a student residence) and keep them in our warehouse. When you need them, you book the redelivery to the address you give us.
I'm Francesco, and I'm writing this. I studied at Bocconi as an out-of-town student, and I took the model from the United States, where a service like this already existed for students. The rest of the story is in about us.
One thing to know straight away, because it's the question we get most: we don't run a luggage counter downtown or lockers at the station. We collect from an address and redeliver to an address, so until pickup day the suitcase stays with you.
The requests we get in English almost always fall into one of these three cases.
| The situation | What happens | What we do | What you decide |
|---|---|---|---|
You land before check-in | you arrive with two suitcases and the room frees up in a few days | we collect from where you're staying and redeliver to the residence on check-in day | where you sleep meanwhile, and the redelivery date |
You go home for the summer | the room has to be cleared and the flight has a baggage limit | we collect before you leave and in September bring everything back to the new address | what flies with you and what stays here |
You leave for an Erasmus | you're away a semester and don't want to pay for an empty apartment | we keep your things month by month, for as long as needed | your return date, which you can move |
If you land on Tuesday and the residence opens on Friday, we collect the luggage from where you're staying (a hotel, a hostel, a friend's place) and redeliver it to the residence on check-in day. Both addresses can be in Milan or the provinces around it.
It's less immediate than a left-luggage counter round the corner, I'll admit. In exchange you don't drag suitcases across Milan in July, and anyone who has changed metro lines with two big wheelie cases knows what I mean.
The bill is the same as for any storage, even if the suitcases only stay with us a few days: the pickup, at least one month of the monthly rate, and then the redelivery. The dates you see in the form are guaranteed, and the booking confirms itself when you pay. If your flight changes, the redelivery date can be moved from your account up to 48 hours before.
In chat I put it like this: fly with what you'd use at home anyway, leave the rest here. The airline sets the weight and piece limits, and they're on your ticket. What the ticket doesn't tell you is that bringing the same things back in September costs a second time.
On our side the number that matters is a different one: 20 kg per box, because a person lifts it. And don't put all the books in the same box. Everyone does, and the cardboard turns into a physics experiment.
What's in storage doesn't have to come back to Milan. We can ship it to another address in Italy or abroad, priced on a quote: if you graduate in September and move back to Madrid, your Milan room follows you there. To pick a size there's the space calculator, which starts from what you own. Timings and deadlines for summer storage are in summer storage for students.
Need to store your boxes in Milan?
We pick up at your door, in Milan and the provinces around it, and keep your things in storage for as long as you need. No van to rent.
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If you're off for a semester of Erasmus+ mobility, the sum to do is between two figures: the rent on an apartment sitting empty and the cost of emptying it. You already know the first; the quote shows you the second.
Storage runs month by month with no minimum term, and ends when you book the redelivery. That suits an Erasmus, because the return date is the most theoretical thing in existence: it moves for an exam, for a flight, or because by March you've grown fond of the city.
The specific case, with the questions that always come up, is in Erasmus storage in Milan. If you study in Milan and aren't on Erasmus, the right page is storage for off-campus students.
You pay a fixed monthly rate for the size you choose, in square meters starting from 1 m², plus a one-off pickup and transport charge at the start. The rate covers storage in the warehouse. The pickup is a separate line, and you see it in the quote.
Redelivery is separate: you book it from your account when you need it and pay for it then. At booking you choose whether to stay month by month or commit to more months, and with a commitment the discount goes on the pickup while the rate stays the same. With Insurance, the base limit is included in the monthly rate, and if you need a higher one you pay for it separately. It covers storage, not transport. The other extras, if you need them, are packing materials, such as boxes and tape, which you order while you book, and on a quote packing done by us and furniture dismantling and reassembly.
You pay online by card: the pickup and the first month at booking, then the rate every month. A booked pickup can't be canceled or refunded, but the date can be moved with at least 48 hours' notice. The first move carries no penalty, from the second one there's a charge, and if the new day costs more you pay the difference. The rate and the pickup for every size are on the pricing page, and the online quote shows them to you before you book.
The site is in Italian and English, and we answer in English in chat and by email too. With all the English-taught programs in Milan, the opposite would be odd.
How many students hold a qualification earned abroad, university by university, is published by the Italian ministry. If you want to know how many people face your same box problem every year, that's the source.
For anything this guide doesn't cover, like semester dates or your residence's rules, write to us from the contacts page. A person answers, usually within a few hours.
Yes, with a pickup and a redelivery between two addresses: we collect from where you're staying (hotel, hostel, a friend's place) and redeliver to the residence on the day you choose. We don't run a luggage counter in town for drop-ins.
Yes, the same as any other building. If the building has particular access rules, write them in the booking notes so we turn up already briefed.
Someone has to be: you or a person you delegate, such as a flatmate, the concierge or a friend. The boxes need to be ready and reachable. It happens a lot when the exam session and the departure land in the same week.
Yes. From your account you can postpone the redelivery or change the address up to 48 hours before the scheduled date. The new address can also be in another nearby province.
Yes. Items in storage can be shipped to another address, in Italy or abroad, priced on a quote: write to us saying where they have to arrive and when, and we send you the figure before anything moves.
Yes, redelivery can be partial. There's no button for it in the form: you ask by writing to us, saying what you need back and when, and the rest stays in storage.
Yes: site, quote, email and chat are in Italian and English. We answer Monday to Friday, 9 to 19, usually within a few hours.
Yes, if it's in good condition: laptops, smartphones, tablets, power banks and wireless earbuds can be stored switched off and with an intact battery. What stays out is money, valuables, original documents, medicines, food and liquids. The full list is in the site's FAQ and in the Terms.
Need to store your boxes in Milan?
We pick up at your door, in Milan and the provinces around it, and keep your things in storage for as long as you need. No van to rent.
Would you rather talk to a person?+39 02 999 444 21WhatsApp
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