Learn Spanish in Buenos Aires: Accommodation
Students can choose to stay in either local private households with Argentinian hosts (half-board or self-catering), living with Argentinians or in sole-occupancy studio apartments. Buenos Aires is a large city and so daily commutes are unavoidable. Students should allow travel times of 20 to 40 minutes each way.
Argentinian Hosts /Private households
- Open to 16 yrs + age group
- Single room accommodation
- Half-board (breakfast and evening meal) or Self-catering
- Bed linen and towels are included (and changed once a week)
The hosts are usually middle to upper-middle class people on a Latin American scale and each host is inspected by the college accommodation officer.
Studio Apartments
- Open to 18 yrs + age group
- Sole occupancy studios
- Self-catering
- Bed-linen and towels are included
- Free wifi
Studios and one-bedroomed apartments are offered with private bathroom, kitchen and balcony, for sole occupancy. Expect to travel around 15 to 22 minutes by bus or subway to school each morning. Studios are based in Belgrano, Bajo Belgrano, Recoleta, Palermo and Nunez.
Travel
Arrive: Sunday PM
Depart: Saturday PM
We recommend students fly to Buenos Aries airport (EZE) and then take the transfer service provided by the Spanish Language School to your accommodation (especially if you are a beginner or if this is your first time in Latin America).
Ezeiza Ministro Pistarini airport is around 22 miles (35 km) from the city centre. There is a regular shuttle bus service into the city that takes around 40 minutes, or take one of the official taxis’. There is also a local bus that takes around 2 hrs.
You can fly to Buenos Aires with:
- British Airway, American Airlines, Iberia,
- Air France and Aerolíneas Argentinas
Journey time from London : Approx 13 hours
