Lodging Options

Get Help Finding a Place to Stay

The UVA Children’s Housing Collaborative, a team of five area nonprofits, provides a streamlined process for finding a place to stay at no cost to you while your child receives care.

You tell us what you need, and we work together to find a place that best meets your family's needs.

To request a place to stay, email the Housing Collaborative. For more information, call us at 434.982.3445.

UVA Health Hospitality House

Located a short walk or shuttle bus ride from the UVA Health's University Medical Center, the Hospitality House offers apartment-style accommodations for patients and caregivers who are at least 18 years old. 

• Guests have private bedrooms with two twin beds inside shared four-bedroom apartments. Each apartment includes a communal kitchen, living area, and shared bathrooms. UVA Health staff are on-site around the clock to support guests in a welcoming, community-based environment.
• Patients and family members can contact Hospitality House directly to arrange lodging.         
• Call: 434.924.2091

Fees: 

• $20 per night, per room

Contact us by email or call 434.924.2091.

The Ronald McDonald House

The Ronald McDonald House in Charlottesville is close to our hospital and offers families of our pediatric patients overnight lodging and a fully equipped kitchen, playroom, quiet living room and recreation deck.

For information, call 434.295.1885 or email Ronald McDonal House.

The Alyssa House

The Alyssa House provides affordable housing to families of children who have traveled to Charlottesville for medical treatments. Created by the family of Alyssa Grace Divers (a young girl who was treated for cancer at UVA Health) and Sojourners United Church of Christ as a community support for families in medical crisis away from their own local communities. The Alyssa House works in partnership with Virginia Organizing, a statewide organization dedicated to empowering local communities to address issues affecting their quality of life.

For information, contact The Alyssa House by email at [email protected].

LilyPads Housing

Lilypads Housing can help families get housing in volunteer host homes for families and friends of kids undergoing medical care at UVA.

For more information, call 434.260.0724.

Open Arms

Open Arms can provide families with fully-furnished, stocked apartments near where children will receive care. Guests must be referred through their treatment facility, and can stay for up to two years as long as their child is getting treated.

For more information, contact the Open Arms Foundation.

Yellow Door Foundation

The Yellow Door Foundation can help provide immunocompromised children and their families with safe and clean housing as they receive treatment at UVA.

Contact the foundation for more information.

The House on the Corner

The House on the Corner provides free medium to long-term lodging for families of pediatric patients. It is a duplex with 2 private homes, both with 2 bedrooms, located just 3 blocks away from UVA Health Children's. Each home is fully furnished with a fully equipped kitchen, bathroom, and washer/dryer. Parking is included.

For information, contact The House on the Corner.

Find Lodging Options in Charlottesville

You can also find other places to stay in Charlottesville.