You will have to take care of accomodation yourself.
Below you will find a list of reasonably priced hotels and pensions that have been used in the past by Summer School participants and located within easy walking distance of the University (USI, Via Giuseppe Buffi 13, CH-6904 Lugano].
A full list of hotels can be found at Lugano tourism, Ticino info, Ticino Hotel (with on-line reservation). or Swiss Hotels.
Advice
Please note that this list is not an "official recommendation", but simply a list of hotels and pensions, not too far away from the University, some of them have been recommended by former participants. Further suggestions and recommendations are welcome at all times. Please let us also know, if you had any bad experience, so we can either remove the hotel from the list or add a warning.
Somewhat outside of the city, but USI can be reached easily with public transportation; from Breganzona take bus number 3, stop Sacre Cuore. Has a swimming pool.
Via Lucino 49
Recommended by several participants: Behind the railway station; access to a nice park and swimming pool; offers various types of rooms including shared rooms, and hostel type accomodation.
[not in the city center]Somewhat outside the center of the city [Google-Maps] at Lugano-Savosa, but it is on the bus 5 route (Stop Crocifisso) [Bus 5 stops near the University].