ACCOMMODATION

ACCOMMODATION IN FLORENCE FOR STUDENTS

Living in Florence while attending Italian courses

The school offers a free service of accommodation research for its students for any kind of request and for the duration of the stay in Florence.
The different types of accommodation available are the following:

> Single or double rooms in shared apartments with use of kitchen
> Single or double room in host family with breakfast or half board (breakfast and dinner)
> Private apartments (one or two rooms)
> Hotel rooms (2, 3 or 4 stars) 

In order to guarantee our students a pleasant stay in Florence all rooms, flats, hotels, etc. are carefully chosen and thoroughly checked by the school staff.
The school expects students to arrive on the Sunday before the beginning of lessons and to leave their lodgings on the Saturday after the end of the course.
The requests received earlier are processed first.

ACCOMMODATION INFORMATION
Booking accommodation is an additional service that the school offers free of charge to students enrolled in the school’s courses at their request.
If the student decides to book accommodation through the school he/she must specify it in the enrolment form.
To avoid misunderstandings we should mention that our school is an Italian language school, not an estate agency or a campus.
The accommodation that we book at the request for our students is not the school’s property and it is located in various areas of Florence (also in the centre), it cannot be chosen by the students and the school cannot show photos.

WHY WE OFFER ACCOMMODATION
The school offers this service to our students because we are aware that finding good accommodation in Florence at a reasonable price is not easy.
The school offers its students the assurance of a safe and decent accommodation with standard quality, with clear expenses at a cost that is not too high compared to the average accommodation in Florence.
If the student has personal needs and wants to be certain that the accommodation should have certain characteristics and above-average quality, he or she should look for it on the Internet.

HOW IT WORKS
The school has a contact list of landlords and families with whom it has collaborated for a long time and who provide their accommodation to our students.
In order to guarantee a good stay, the accommodations have been visited and are regularly checked by the school administration to ensure that they have the standard quality characteristics.
Upon students’ request the school books accommodation in which other students have previously stayed and which they have liked. The school does not, of course, book accommodation that has received frequent complaints before.
The school books the best available accommodation upon confirmation of the course, based on the students’ personal characteristics (gender, age, etc.), the features of the accommodation, the impressions of students who have already stayed in the accommodation, and any extra requests from the students.
Students can choose the type of accommodation and possibly make extra requests according to their needs. The school will do its best to comply with student requests even if it is not always possible to guarantee them, especially in the high season (March-October).

WHEN TO BOOK ACCOMMODATION
As the demand for accommodation in Florence is often greater than the supply, it is recommended to book accommodation far in advance, at least 2 or 3 months before arrival.
Requests arriving with more notice will be given preference.
Accommodation can be booked from Sunday to Saturday. If the student needs one or more extra days, he/she must specify it immediately to be sure that there is availability.

SINGLE AND DOUBLE ROOMS
All rooms are intended exclusively for the use of the student, whether in a shared apartment or with a host family.
Students share the bathroom, kitchen and other shared spaces with other students or the family.
A double room can only be booked by two students booking together.

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ROOMS IN SHARED APARTMENTS

The best solution for those who want to live with more freedom

Single or double rooms in apartments shared with other Italian or foreign students or with the owner of the accommodation.

The room is for the exclusive use of the student. The apartment, the kitchen and the bathroom are shared with one or more students, or with the Italian owner.
Apartments are furnished, rooms are provided with sheets and blankets and kitchens are equipped with all the necessary items to cook and eat for yourself (electrical appliances, cutlery, dishes).
This is the best solution for those students who want to have more freedom, but it implies them buying their own food, cooking and doing the housework.

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ROOMS IN HOST FAMILY

The best solution for those who want more comfort

Single or double rooms in apartments with carefully selected Italian host families

Accommodations are very comfortable and host families are always very friendly and helpful.
With this type of accommodation students can choose among various board solutions: the use of kitchen, breakfast and half board (breakfast and dinner).
The time of meals is arranged between the student and the host family. In case the student can not use this service, the family will prepare a pack lunch.
Since it is the host family who does all the housework, this is the best solution for those students, who want to have the most comfortable stay. It is also the best way to improve your Italian as the language is spoken everyday with the host family. You also have the opportunity to learn Italian families’ culture and habits.
With the half board solution the host family will change the bedsheets once a week, clean your bedroom, cook meals, do the washing-up, wash your clothes in the washing machine and so on.

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PRIVATE APARTMENTS

The best solution for those with specific needs

Independent apartment in the city centre

Apartment can be studios, or also 2 or 3 badrooms apartments
The rent price of private apartments differs according to various factors, such as type, size, location (in or outside the historic center) and further requests. Students should preferably specify their requests, for example apartment with television, telephone, washing machine, air conditioning, bath, double bed, etc. Clearly, the more requests, the higher the rental price.

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HOTEL ROOMS

The best solution for short periods

Your accommodation in a great hotel in Florence

Single, double or triple rooms in hotels (2, 3 or 4 stars) with bathroom en suite, breakfast included in price.
All the hotels that have an agreement with the school give our students special prices (especially during the low season).
They are all located in the historic center, at a maximum of 10 minutes walk from the school and the central railway station.
Hotel rooms can be booked also for one day only. It is possible to book double or triple rooms only for two or three people.

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ACCOMODATION PRICES

ALL INCLUSIVE PRICES: prices include our lodging search and all utilities (electricity, gas, water, and Wi-Fi).