Learn French in Rouen: Accommodation
Rouen is an easy city to find your way around and students generally only have a small commute to allow for 30 mins commute to college each morning, if staying with local hosts. NB: The summer months are busy, demand is high, so early bookings are recommended.
French hosts/esses
Most students decide to stay with local French hosts/esses (stays of one week+)
Dietary supplements applied/per wk: lactose, gluten, nuts, vegetarian, vegan, pescatarian, low-cart, halal, kosher etc
Meals – Weekdays/breakfast and dinner Weekends/full board
A single private room, towels, sheets, and bed linen, a peaceful space with a desk and chair where you can work and study
Use of the home’s bathroom/washroom, light laundry, a house key
Location: A daily commute by tram, metro or bus from the school
Booked on a single room basis with local French hosts. Hosts live in apartments in and around the city and its residential areas, some live further out in houses. They may have more than one student staying with them at a time. They will collect you from Rouen station by arrangement, free of charge (if at reasonable hour) but you are expected to arrange your own return trip at the end of the course.
~ Single room, 1/2 board (& full-board at the weekend)
~ Single room, 1/2 board (& full-board at the weekend) with private bathroom (limited number)
Summer bookings need to be made as early as possible, as hosts and the residence will become fully-booked
Studio residence
18yrs+ age range
Sole occupancy simple studios (primarily used by French University students)
Weekday breakfasts included, all other meals self-catered
Location: Approx 15 mins walk to the school
Deposit: One month’s rent, refunded at the end of the programme if no damages occur
These furnished studios are fully equipped student friendly accommodation, with a kitchenette and bathroom. Facilities include; disabled access, a reception area, monitored Entry System, washing machines, bicycle hire, hoover, fax, ironing room, parking, breakfast lounge, television lounge
Please book well in advance, as rooms will book up early for all dates (especially so in the summer months)
Travel
Arrive: Sunday PM / Depart: Saturday PM
Travel to Rouen:
Direct train from Charles de Gaulle airport (approx 1 hrs train trip)
Train from Paris, St Lazare (1 1/4hrs train trip)
1 1/2hrs drive from Paris on the A13 Toll road
Just a 2 hrs drive from the French end of the Eurotunnel (E402)
From Dieppe, it’s only 1 hrs drive (66km)
