Infomation About Homestays

You can enjoy the comforts of a private home and immerse yourself in English life and culture. It is also the most cost-effective way of staying in London, with home cooking, pleasant conversation and comfortable surroundings.

Frances King homestay hosts…

• Welcome you and make you feel at home
• Respect your cultural background
• Encourage you to speak English
• Provide a clean and comfortable room with a desk for private study
• Clean your room and provide a change of bed linen weekly
• Do some of your laundry or allow you to use their laundry facilities
• Provide a balanced diet if you choose to take meals
• Provide you with your own house key

Convenient locations

All our standard and superior homestays are in good residential areas of central London in zones 1, 2 and 3, within easy reach of our schools by underground, bus or mainline train. Our executive homestays are in zones 1 or 2 all year. London is a large city so you must expect to spend at least 20-45 minutes each day travelling between your homestay and Frances King. Your host will explain the best way to travel to the school and help you to buy a Travel Card.

A choice of meal plans

• Private home – no meals, but use of kitchen
• Standard and superior – choose from breakfast only OR 4 dinner plan (breakfast daily and dinner from Monday-Thursday) OR half board (breakfast and dinner daily)
• Executive – choose from breakfast only OR 3 dinner plan (breakfast daily and dinner on 3 evenings per week, arranged with homestay hosts)

Use of kitchen is only available in Private Home accommodation (A1).

Internet and telephone

Internet access (WIFI) via your own laptop is possible in some homestays and students need to request this at the time of booking. Not all families have Internet access (WIFI)– we will do our best to arrange this for you. Students can receive incoming calls on the homestay telephone.

Other students

There may be other students in a homestay, but no more than four in total. Two people may book together but otherwise there will be no other students who speak your language. There may be more than four students in private home accommodation.