Where will you stay

Host Family, Self Catering or Student Residence

We offer several types of accommodation : the choice is yours and will  depend on the budget or the amount of money you have available. Students usually stay in either self-catering apartments, student residence or with host families. You may choose between, Host family, Sharing a self catering apartment, Living in a Student Residence, staying in a hotel or bed and breakfast. Most of the accommodation is within a 20 minute walk from the town centre and all are on bus routes.

Host family accommodation

• Offers the student the opportunity to live as a part of a local family, enjoy their hospitality, English meals and their social life.
• It is also an excellent opportunity for the student to practice their English in the family environment.
• Those that choose to stay with host families are offered the option of either half board (breakfast and evening meal or full board (breakfast, lunch and evening meals 7 days a week).
• All of our families are committed to giving students excellent value for money and they encourage you to live as part of their family.
• Our Host Families have made lasting  friendships with their students, many of the students return to the UK just to revisit the family again.
• Accommodation can be arranged exactly to your requirements. 
• For example as long as you tell us if you are vegetarian we will provide a Host Family that will provide you with vegetarian meals.
• If you are allergic to animals  we  will place you with a family that does not have pets.
• You can choose between a single or shared twin bedded room.
• Please be aware that a single room will be far  more expensive

(Olga Gutierrez Arnao - Spanish Student)  
  "My accommodation was with a family. This family have been very nice with me they gave me all facilities they could... they have understood all my problems and they have tried to help me." 

Self-catering

• means living in an apartment or shared house. You will be expected to cook and clean  for yourself.
• You can choose between a shared twin bedded  room, single room, or a self-contained apartment.
• Those staying in self-catering apartments exchange  cultural and linguistic experiences with other young people from  Europe and the rest of the world.
• English language is the common language used in most apartments, houses or the student residence. 
• If you would like us to provide a Food and Drink parcel for the first couple of days then please ask before you arrive.

(Cristina Calinoschi - Romanian Student)

"I chose to stay in Self Catering Accommodation, a shared house,  I lived  with other students, learnt about the English culture, their way of living and I made new friends, I was totally satisfied"   

Student Residence 

• Our student residence is situated close to Torquay town centre, approximately 10 minutes walking.
• The residence has a large lounge where the students can watch TV/DVD, play music.
• We have a separate area where internet access is available.
• There is also a bar/meeting room where the students can  talk quietly or study.
• Meals are served in a separate well equipped dining area seating approximately 25 people.
• With the exception of 2 rooms students  share bedrooms and facilities.
• Most of the bedrooms have an en suite shower.

(Merel Visser - Dutch Student)

"I think its really nice to live here, because you meet a lot of people from different countries, its  easy to make new friends and its really cosy like a large family"