Welcome to Getty Scholar Housing, your new home away from home!

Scholar Housing is a 38-unit apartment complex in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles. The building is located less than 2 miles (approximately 3 kilometers) from the main entrance to the Getty Center and a short drive from UCLA, the Santa Monica Mountains and the Pacific Ocean.

Getty Scholar Housing is designed to promote an active scholarly community and offers many areas for relaxation and recreation, including a swimming pool, communal meeting areas and a small computer lab.

Please note that Getty Scholar Housing apartments are available only to scholars, fellows and other invited guests.

Most of the apartments at Scholar Housing are 1-bedroom units, but there are a limited number of 2-bedroom units that can be made available depending on programmatic need. Apartments are assigned according to a variety of criteria and, because the needs and requirements differ by program, not all facilities and services may be available to each visitor.

Smoking

As of January 1, 2019, all Getty sites will be Smoke-Free Environments with no sanctioned smoking areas on any Getty property.

Scholar Housing Resident Policy

Please make sure you read the Getty Scholar Housing Resident Policy before you arrive in Los Angeles.

The first and last dates of your residency, as reported in your agreement letter, are also the move-in and move-out dates.

Unfortunately, we cannot accommodate early arrivals nor late departures.

Move-ins are scheduled on weekdays and during regular business hours (from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM) so that our Housing Coordinator can meet you and assist in getting you settled in. As Scholar Housing is an apartment building, it does not operate like a hotel and, consequently, our check-in is not 24-hours-seven-days-a-week. Please do not plan to move into your apartment on a Saturday or Sunday, Getty observed holiday, or on every other Friday when Getty staff is not working. Please check the Off Friday and Holiday Schedule before making your travel plans.

Please be aware that Scholar Housing is not furnished with elevators and, therefore, if you arrive with heavy suitcases please be prepared to carry them to your unit. Regrettably, Getty staff cannot assist in carrying any kind of luggage.

If you plan to arrive at a time other than during regular business days/hours, and do not have other arrangements, you may want to take a look at this list of accommodations. Please note that the Getty will not reimburse these expenses.

The following on-site communal facilities are offered to guests at Scholar Housing.

Common lounge which includes a personal-reading library, a television, a VCR, a DVD player and a stereo system Computer lab with one PC and one Mac computer, a printer, and a fax machine Password protected Wifi access is provided throughout the building

Laundry room with washers and dryers. Swimming pool and whirlpool (heated year-round) Barbeque Grill Ping pong table Gated carport

Important note: If you come from a foreign country, please bring with you any electrical adapters or converters that you may need in order to use your laptop in the US.

Scholar Housing is equipped with Wi-Fi throughout the building. In order to use this network, you will need to bring your own laptop which should meet the minimum system requirements described here. Users of the wireless network shall not engage in any activity that violates intellectual property rights including but not limited to any rights protected by any copyright laws.

Please note that, while encrypted, the wireless Internet at Scholar Housing is not secure. Information sent to and from your computer or wireless device may potentially be captured by others with a wireless device and the appropriate software.

While we aim to provide coverage throughout the building, we claim no guarantee that service will work under all circumstances and conditions. You may experience weak signals in certain areas of the building owning to infrastructure or service issues beyond our control.

A small computer lab with a high-speed Internet connection containing one PC and one Mac is available in the communal lounge. Internet browsers, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint are installed on the computers, which are also networked to black and white laser printers.

Here are layouts of a typical one-bedroom and two-bedroom unit at Getty Scholar Housing.

Below are examples of typical kitchen, living and dining spaces.

Typical bedrooms.

All apartments have a main bedroom that is similar to this example below. Our two-bedroom units will also have an additional bedroom furnished with two twin beds.

Each apartment at Scholar Housing includes a bedroom(s), kitchen, dining area, living room with a desk and a bathroom(s) with shower. Basic furnishing and household items are provided:

Telephone for any incoming call and local outgoing calls Answering Machine Television (free cable service) Stove/oven Microwave Toaster Dishes and silverware Coffee Machine

Pots & pans Alarm clock/radio Iron & ironing board Bed Linens & Towels Fan Vacuum cleaner, broom and dustpan, mop and bucket.

Note that requests for specific household items will be considered. However, personal items, such as hairdryers and shavers, will not be provided.

Free local phone service is included in each apartment. You will be given the telephone number for your apartment prior to your arrival. If you wish to make long-distance calls but do not plan to use a mobile phone or a long-distance calling plan, you will need to obtain a calling card.

An important consideration is that the building does not have elevators or air conditioning. Fans are provided in each apartment. All units have heating and many two-bedroom apartments contain a fireplace.

Brentwood Village is a short walk from the apartments (just south of the intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Barrington Avenue). Here you can find:

Restaurants Bakery Pharmacy Public park Public tennis courts

U.S. Post Office Cosmetic salons Dry cleaners Wells Fargo Gas Station

The public schools that serve the children in the neighborhood of Brentwood have been consistently ranked among the best in the State and the High School has also been nationally recognized. Click here for more information about schools for dependent children.

Please be aware that while many residents choose to rent or purchase a car while in Los Angeles, these costs are not reimbursed by the Getty.

Getty Center Shuttle Service

Free shuttle service for Getty Scholars is offered from Scholar Housing to the Getty Center. Shuttle schedules will be provided to you upon arrival.

Getty Villa

Please note that there is no scheduled shuttle service from either Getty Scholar Housing or the Getty Center to the Getty Villa. Public transportation from Scholar Housing to the Getty Villa is available, though many Scholars opt to rent a car.

For public transportation options to the Villa, please view the instructions for the Metro bus to The Getty Villa.