Our Accommodation

We pride ourselves on the high quality of our host families and we work extremely hard to ensure that each student has an excellent experience in any accommodation preference organised by Clare Language Centre. We have a full time Accommodation Officer who monitors the quality of every aspect of the accommodation we provide and we receive weekly feedback from our students. We recommend host family accommodation as the first preference to our students as we believe that to really learn a language you must become part of the culture.

Host family Accommodation

Irish host families are famous for their warm welcome. For many years, students have been coming to Ireland every summer to improve their English. Staying with a host family is the best way to practise your English in a relaxed setting as well as learning more about Irish life. Homestay option is available in Ennis and Kinvara.

Our homestay team select and monitor all families carefully.  Every home has been visited by our Accommodation officer, who makes sure all families are aware of their duty of care.  All host families have been vetted by the Irish  police.  We ask for regular feedback from students and families alike to ensure that all parties are happy with the placement.

Most adult students who come to our school take a single room with half board with breakfast and an evening meal.  Teenagers usually share a twin room with full board of breakfast, a packed lunch and an evening meal.

We offer host family accommodation with our programmes in Ennis and in Kinvara.

Junior Host Family Accommodation

Our host families are excellent and take really good care of all of our students. Staying with one of our families is a great way to practise speaking English and to gain a real cultural experience by discovering what life is like in an Irish home.

Our students often comment on how welcome they feel and we receive very positive feedback about our host families.

Junior students can expect:

  • A welcoming and caring Irish host family that is carefully selected and visited by our Accommodation Officer and vetted by the Police.

  • Junior students can ask to stay in Ennis town or in the countryside.

  • Students staying in Ennis town walk to school while those staying in the countryside are driven by their families each day.

  • Three healthy meals each day for junior students: Breakfast, A packed lunch and Dinner.

  • Special dietary needs (coeliac, lactose intolerance etc) can be catered for on request however, costs may apply

Adult Host Family Accommodation

We recommend host family accommodation to adult students as it gives students the chance to immerse themselves fully in the English language.It is a great way to get to know the real Ireland and become part of a family while still maintaining your independence.

Adult students can expect:

  • A welcoming and caring Irish host family that is carefully selected and visited by our Accommodation Officer and vetted by the Police.

  • Adult students are placed in Ennis town, where they can easily walk each day to the school and into the town centre.

  • Two healthy meals each day for adult students: Breakfast and Dinner.

  • Special dietary needs (coeliac, lactose intolerance etc) can be catered for on request however, costs may apply

We offer three distinct homestay options for adult students.

  1. Half board accommodation. Single room with study facilities, breakfast and dinner included.
  2. Half board with private bathroom. Single room with study facilities and private bathroom, breakfast and dinner included.
  3. Self-catering. Single room with study facilities. Students must buy their own food and cook for themselves.

Please note: we do not offer accommodation to people not taking a course in our school, we only offer accommodation to our own students.

To book your course and accommodation please contact [email protected]

OTHER ACCOMMODATION OPTIONS FOR STUDENTS:

The school has residential style accommodation for adults, groups and families at the Rowan Tree Holiday Hostel. This is a quality hostel that offers a complimentary breakfast to all guests, as well as excellent cooking facilities.

Check out their video for a closer look.

Contact [email protected] for further information.