MedRise MedicineAccommodationsPreparing for your boards, or coming to the Rio Grande Valley for a rotation, an observership or a residency interview? Book a quiet learning space for focused study, or stay in a fully furnished private studio or private room in a home in the Rio Grande Valley. Tell us your dates and we will send availability and a written quote.
Furnished stays
Utilities and Wi-Fi included. For rotations, observerships and interviews.
Quiet study space
For USMLE and COMLEX prep, for the days you need.
Rates
Monthly from $775. MedRise observers get priority.
Spaces
Two fully furnished private spaces in a home in the Rio Grande Valley, plus a quiet place to study. Book what you need, on its own or together.
Shared spaces in the home
The exact address is shared only after your booking is confirmed and your photo ID is checked.
Rates
Rates are per space (up to 2 people), before tax, with all utilities and Wi-Fi included. Book 30 nights or more and you pay the monthly rate, and the stay is generally exempt from hotel tax.
| Space | Per night2-night minimum | Per week | 4 weeks28 nights | 30 nights or moregenerally tax-free | Cleaning feeonce per stay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private studioOwn bathroom and mini kitchen | $69 | $329 | $1,050 | $1,100 | $60 |
| Private roomShared bathroom | $45 | $225 | $725 | $775 | $40 |
Quiet learning space
Book it on its own, or add it to a stay.
Included in every stay. Utilities and Wi-Fi included: electricity, water, trash and internet. A one-time cleaning fee is added to each stay; the study space has no cleaning fee.
Pets. One small dog (under 25 lb) or one cat per booking, with approval, for a pet fee of $100 a month (each 30 nights or part of 30 nights). Service animals, and assistance animals approved as a disability accommodation, are not pets and do not count toward this limit.
Hotel tax. Stays shorter than 30 consecutive nights add 6% Texas state hotel tax plus 7% city hotel tax (13% in total), charged on the nightly, weekly or 4-week rate and on the cleaning and pet fees. The monthly rate covers 30 nights; longer stays are charged by the night at the same rate.
30-night stays and tax liability. A stay of 30 nights or more is quoted without hotel tax only if you tell us in writing, before you arrive, that you will stay at least 30 consecutive nights. Under Texas law the exemption applies only to an uninterrupted stay of 30 consecutive nights or more. If your stay ends, or is interrupted, before you complete 30 consecutive nights, the exemption does not apply and the hotel tax becomes due on your whole stay, including the cleaning and pet fees; you agree to pay it. We may collect the tax when you book and refund or credit it once you complete 30 consecutive nights. Your written quote confirms availability and the exact total before you pay anything.
Why MedRise
A quiet space to work through question blocks, review cases and keep your USMLE plan on track.
We set your booking around your rotation, observership or exam dates and help you adjust if they move.
Anyone can book. When requests overlap, MedRise observers come first, so add your MR- reference if you have one. It is not required.
Every guest shows photo ID before a booking is confirmed, and the address is shared only with confirmed guests.
Price, any taxes, cancellation terms, house rules and what is included, in writing before you pay anything.
How booking works
Booking request
Free, about two minutes. This is a request, not a booking: we confirm availability and the price in writing first.
FAQ
Anyone who needs a quiet place to study or stay in South Texas: students preparing for USMLE Step 1, Step 2 CK or Step 3 or for COMLEX, medical students on clinical rotations or electives in the Rio Grande Valley, international medical graduates on observerships, and residency applicants visiting for interviews.
No. Anyone can send a request, and no booking number is needed. MedRise observers get priority when dates overlap, so if you applied for a MedRise observership, add your reference number (it starts with MR-) to your request.
Yes. Choose “Quiet study space” on the request form and tell us the dates and times of day you need. You can also add a furnished stay.
In a home in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas. For the safety of our guests and our home, we share the exact address, parking and check-in details only after your booking is confirmed. When we send your quote, we can tell you the drive time to your hospital or clinic.
The private studio has its own bathroom and its own mini kitchen. The private room is a furnished bedroom with a shared bathroom. Guests can use the shared spaces in the home: the full kitchen, living room, laundry and backyard.
Yes. Your studio or room is private, and the kitchen, living room, laundry and backyard are shared. The house rules, sent with your quote, keep the home quiet enough to study.
Private room: $45 a night (2-night minimum), $225 a week, $725 for 4 weeks or $775 for 30 nights. Private studio: $69 a night, $329 a week, $1,050 for 4 weeks or $1,100 for 30 nights. Quiet study space: $20 a day, $59 a week or $149 a month. Rates are before tax. Requesting is free, your written quote confirms the exact total, and no payment is taken on this page.
No, rates are before tax. Stays of fewer than 30 consecutive nights add 6% Texas state hotel tax plus 7% city hotel tax (13% in total) on the rate and the cleaning and pet fees. Stays of 30 or more consecutive nights are exempt only when you tell us in writing before you arrive that you will stay that long and you complete 30 consecutive nights without interruption. If you leave early or the stay is interrupted, the tax becomes due on the whole stay and you agree to pay it. Your quote shows any tax as a separate line.
You can arrive with a suitcase: the studio and the room are fully furnished, all utilities (electricity, water and trash) and Wi-Fi are included, and you can use the full kitchen and laundry. We send the full list of what is included, with photos and the house rules, together with your quote.
Yes: one small dog (under 25 lb) or one cat per booking, with approval, for a pet fee of $100 a month (each 30 nights or part of 30 nights). Tell us in your request so we can confirm before you book. For stays under 30 nights, hotel tax applies to the pet fee too. Service animals, and assistance animals approved as a disability accommodation, are not pets and do not count toward this limit.
Yes, once per stay: $40 for the private room and $60 for the private studio. The study space has no cleaning fee. For stays shorter than 30 nights, hotel tax applies to the cleaning fee too.
Yes, one other person. Each room and the studio take up to 2 people, and rates are per space. Tell us in your request how many people will stay; every guest shows photo ID before the booking is confirmed.
Payment is arranged only after you accept your written quote, and payment details come only from [email protected]. If anyone else asks you to pay for a MedRise study space or stay, do not pay. Contact us first.
Your written quote includes the cancellation and date-change terms, so you know them before you pay anything. Rotation, observership and exam dates sometimes move; tell us as early as you can and we will try to move your booking with them.
No. The study space and stays are optional and priced separately. The observership fee covers preparing your materials and connecting you with physicians; it does not include travel or a place to stay.
We use it only to answer your request and arrange your booking. It is stored in our Cloudflare account, visible only to MedRise staff, and deleted after 24 months, or sooner if you ask. Every guest shows photo ID before a booking is confirmed.
Ground rules
These apply to every stay and to the quiet study space. Your written quote may add details for your space.
If the rules are broken. We may end a booking for serious or repeated breaks of these rules, illegal activity, or anything that puts people or the home at risk, as set out in your written terms.
Legal
A plain summary. Your written quote and guest agreement set out the full terms, and they control if anything differs. See also our terms of use and privacy policy.
Request first, booking second. Nothing on this page is a booking or an offer to rent. A booking exists only after you accept our written quote, every adult guest shows government photo ID, and you pay as the quote says.
Lodging, not a lease. A booking lets you use your room or studio and the shared spaces for the dates in your quote. It is short-term lodging for fixed dates, not a lease. Extensions need our written agreement.
Payment, cancellation and refunds. Payment is due only as your written quote says, and only to payment details sent from [email protected]. The cancellation, date-change and refund terms are in your quote before you pay anything.
Taxes. Texas and city hotel taxes apply to stays shorter than 30 consecutive nights, as explained under Rates. If a stay quoted as 30 nights or more ends or is interrupted early, the tax becomes due on the whole stay.
Separate from observerships. A stay or study-space booking does not secure or guarantee an observership, rotation, letter of recommendation or residency outcome, and the observership fee does not include lodging.
Your belongings and damage. Keep valuables secure; we suggest renter's or travel insurance. You are responsible for damage you, your guest or your pet cause beyond normal wear. Nothing in these terms limits any right you have under Texas law that cannot be waived, including under the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act.
Cameras. There are no cameras in guest rooms, bathrooms or the study space. Any camera elsewhere on the property is disclosed in your written quote.
Equal treatment. We consider every request without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, familial status or any other characteristic protected by law. Tell us if you need an accommodation for a disability. Service animals, and assistance animals approved as a disability accommodation, are welcome and are not pets.
Your information. We use what you send only to answer your request and arrange your booking, as described in the FAQ above and our privacy policy.
Law that applies. Texas law governs these terms and your booking. Any city short-term rental registration number is shown under Rates once issued.
Changes. We may update this page. The house rules and terms in your written quote are the ones that apply to your stay.