When most of our students first arrive in the UK, they choose to stay with one of our specially selected families, where a warm welcome is guaranteed. This offers a very good opportunity to learn about life in the UK and to practise English at the same time.

In a homestay family you can have your own room or share with a friend. You will have use of all essential facilities including the kitchen & bathroom and you will eat your meals together with the family (You can choose to have breakfast only or breakfast and dinner every day). You will normally stay with the same host family for the duration of your stay. Many students keep in touch with their homestay families once they have returned home and remain friends for many years.

Rooms are cleaned frequently and bed linen changed weekly. While you will be allowed to receive incoming calls, you are advised for your convenience to bring or buy a mobile. They can be bought for approximately £60.00. One load of laundry per week will be done for you. There is no Internet access or laptop plug-in point. Please use the facilities at Bloomsbury International.

All our home-stay accommodation is checked by our partner agency's Accommodation Officer and monitored regularly by our staff to ensure that it is of a good standard and host families are given strict guidelines about the services they provide to ensure all our accommodation is operated to the same standards.

We have homestay accommodation, in different parts of London. You can choose to live in central London (zones 1 or 2) where the door-to-door travelling time to school is approximately 30 to 40 minutes or you can stay in outer London (zones 3 or 4) where travelling time is around 60 minutes. For a supplementary fee, it is also possible to have a private bathroom.

Host Family partner agency - Hosts International (PDF 232KB)

Central London

Single - Half Board / Twin - Half Board / Single - Bed & Breakfast / Twin - Bed & Breakfast

These homes are of a good standard and are all located in good areas of London. Almost all Central London homestays are situated in Zone 1 or 2 and the average travel time to Bloomsbury International is 30 to 40 minutes.

Outer London

Single - Half Board / Twin - Half Board / Single - Bed & Breakfast / Twin - Bed & Breakfast

These homes are of a good standard and are all located in good areas of London. Almost all Central London homestays are situated in Zone 3 or 4 and the average travel time to Bloomsbury International is 60 minutes.