If you need any assistance with accommodations, let us know what your needs and preferences are, and we can assist you.

If you are attending Avalon on the weekend schedule, then you will come in to Gainesville every other weekend. You can drive or fly in Friday evening and leave Sunday evening. There are many hotels and motels to choose from. When a major event is taking place, hotels can fill up, so you may want to make reservations a few months ahead of time to be certain that there are rooms available.

If you are attending Avalon on the full-time day schedule or part-time weekend schedule and are moving to this area, then most likely you will want to rent an apartment. At this time there is no housing provided by the school. Another possibility is renting a home and sharing expenses with other students. This can be less expensive than renting an apartment. We will work with you to help make your stay here as comfortable and affordable as possible.

In terms of expense, the worst case scenario is renting an apartment. The web site www.gainesville-rent.com has information on apartments available. From this web site we assembled the information given below, which was current as of January, 2003. The apartments are listed in the approximate order of distance from the school.

Note that Avalon is located in the very attractive northwest section of Gainesville, and all of the apartments listed below are in the northwest area as well, and all are very comfortable, and many have a swimming pool, exercise room, and other amenities. Most of the apartments listed are "upscale" apartments and not far from subdivisions with very expensive homes. There are other apartments in Gainesville that are less expensive but still comfortable and safe. The only apartments listed below in this lower price range is Pinewood (and Assoc Realty, which we have not seen). Although having fewer amenities and not as beautiful as the other apartments, Pinewood is clean, safe, comfortable, and reasonably attractive. There are apartments near SW 34th Street and the Butler Plaza shopping center on Archer Road that are in this less expensive price range. The drive from these apartments is about 15 to 20 minutes, while the drive from the apartments listed below ranges from about 2 minutes to 10 minutes, from the school.

List of apartments within a 10 minute drive of The Avalon School of Astrology, in order of approximate distance from the school and also based on their good ratings:

Also click here to get a list of apartments for rent in Gainesville, FL

Transportation: The Avalon School of Astrology is not located on a bus line. There is no public transportation provided directly to the school. If you do not have transportation, let us know and we can see if a car pool or other means of getting back and forth from school can be arranged.