Staying with a host family is a great way to discover the English way of life and practise your English language.
Breakfast and dinner included
Private bathrooms for some rooms
Television in some rooms
Wireless internet in some homesYour homestay accommodation is going to be located throughout Torbay.
5 to 45 minutes on foot or a short bus journey; average 30 minutes.
Regular buses cover all Torbay. A weekly ticket costs about £17.
Local facilities depend on the location of Host Home.
Type of accommodation
Host Home with bed, breakfast and evening meal.
Age of students
13 -17 years and over.
Check-in and check-out
Check-in Sundays 16.00-23.00. Check-out Sundays 05.00 – 11.00. Other days and times by arrangement.
Meals
Breakfast and evening meals are included.
Kitchen/cooking facilities
Kitchen facilities are not usually available for students to use.
Rooms
Single, double and twin rooms are available. All have a bed, a wardrobe, a workspace and drawers.
Bathrooms
Rooms may have private or shared bathrooms. Facilities will vary, but students always have access to a shower, basin and WC.
Utilities
Electricity, heating and lighting are included in the price. Electricity is 230V, 50Hz AC.
Internet and phone
Some, but not all, hosts offer internet access. Use of telephones is by arrangement.
Laundry
Hosts will wash bed linen, towels and a reasonable amount of the student’s personal items. Public launderettes are also available.
Security and keys
Students are usually issued with a key to the house on arrival, but bedrooms do not normally have locks.
Bed linen, towels and cleaning
Hosts will clean the students’ rooms. Hosts supply clean bed linen once a week and bath towels twice a week. Beach towels are not provided.
Deposit & Damage Charges
No deposit is required. Damage must be paid for at a cost agreed with the Host.
Visitors
Visitors are allowed at each host’s discretion.
Noise and restrictions
Students should discuss any house rules or restrictions with their host.
Availability
Available all year to students aged 16 and older.
Holding rooms
A fee will be charged to store luggage or keep possessions in a room if students take holidays away from the school.
The school system is great with the different levels and the online Advantage page where you can practice. My teacher was very friendly and taught in a good way.
One weekend, I was with some friends of school at the beach in Miami. It was very beautiful with the nearly white sand.
The English course is really good and I have the feeling that I am learning a lot here. The teachers are very lovely and give a lot of attention to the students so that I almost feel like I am in private lessons. I like Hunters Lodge because it’s a great opportunity to really get to know new friends from other cultures and to practise English outside the school.
I want to improve my English that’s why I’ve been staying for one month at LAL. It was a good experience because I met people from different countries, new friends and I can practice English everyday.
Capetown is a lovely place, I really enjoy it. The teachers in LAL teach well and they are so cool. The staff in the school is also sociable. Concerning my accommodation, I like it, my room is clean and has enough space even I shared it.
Twickenham is a beautiful town in London with many green parks to visit. You can walk along the River Thames where it is really awesome. It’s a safe place for living, especially for students. You can concentrate on studying English and it’s not so far to central London, so really convenient to do sightseeing after school.
My Intensive English course covered all the basics in the morning but then lessons were more specific and sophisticated in the afternoon, mixing with students from other classes. The teachers had good British English and classes were mostly a good size (less than 10) during my 3 week stay.
The school is only 20 minutes from the centre of London and it is located in a quiet and typical English area. From the very first moment I arrived, I got along very well with my classmates and teachers. Lessons are structured in such a way as all students from different age and level can improve their communication skills very well.