St Giles International offers a variety of accommodation options, including:
An accommodation deposit of GBP 75 (UK), and an accommodation placement fee of USD 55 (USA) and CAD 200 (Canada) is charged for all accommodation bookings.
Click here for a selection of the accommodation available at each of our centres:
Staying in an English home is one of the best ways to practise speaking English outside school and to experience the British or American way of life. All our hosts are carefully selected and monitored to ensure you are comfortable and satisfied. You can choose between breakfast and dinner (half board) or breakfast only and we can arrange single or twin rooms. In Brighton and Eastbourne you can have lunch included at weekends as well. Towels and bed linen are provided by the host family. We strongly recommend homestay if you want to be in a homely atmosphere. It is also the lowest priced accommodation option.
We also have a number of "Executive Homestays", selected on the basis of the high quality of the home and food, and the professional interests of the hosts.
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Residence Hall accommodation is ideal for the student requiring an independent lifestyle. Here you will be living with students from many different countries, so it is a great place to make friends and have fun! Most residences offer breakfast only or breakfast and dinner options and a choice of single or shared rooms.
We can also offer our students a wide range of hotels, ranging from 3 star executive options to economical Guest Houses (which are small, often family-run hotels and offer good low-cost accommodation). All Guest Houses and hotels listed are specially discounted for our students.
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A self-catering option is available for homestay at St Giles Brighton and St Giles London Highgate, as well as at most of our summer residences.
At every St Giles College there are members of staff available to help make sure that your time at St Giles is both useful and fun. You can discuss your course with your teachers, the Director of Studies or the Principal. If you are concerned about a personal matter, or about accommodation, the Welfare Officers based at each college are happy to help you during school hours. If you need urgent assistance outside of school hours, all centres offer a 24-hour emergency telephone number, providing help and assistance at all times.
We can provide letters and certificates of acceptance to assist with visa applications where required. Our San Francisco centre is authorised under Federal Law to enrol non-immigration alien students.
We strongly advise that you purchase travel insurance before you leave your home country. This should cover loss of and/or damage to your personal belongings, medical expenses in the event you are ill, and tuition fees in the event of an unexpected cancellation or curtailment of your course. We can offer you a very competitive insurance package for study in the UK, which can be booked at the same time as your course. Please contact us for further details.
St Giles recommends that students have health insurance while residing
or travelling in the United States, and students should arrange for
health coverage through an insurance provider in their home country. If
health insurance is not available through a provider in a student's home
country, short term health coverage through an American company can be
arranged for periods of 14-180 days.
If you are unable to open your own bank account whilst you are studying (ie: if you are studying for less than 3 months), you may deposit money in our bank account for safe-keeping, or in the school safe.
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The Welfare Officer for each College will be able to help you to arrange appointments with doctors or dentists as necessary. If you are not a resident of the EU, or a country with a reciprocal Health arrangement with the UK, you may have to pay for treatment in Britain. All students requiring medical attention in San Francisco will have to pay for consultations and treatment.
We can arrange a private taxi transfer service from local airports to your accommodation. Simply request this additional service when making your reservation. Prices are shown below:
| 2008 |
Brighton |
Eastbourne |
London Central |
London Highgate |
|
London Heathrow |
GBP 89 |
GBP 95 |
GBP 66 |
GBP 66 |
|
London Gatwick |
GBP 43 |
GBP 72 |
GBP 76 |
GBP 76 |
|
Luton |
GBP 128 |
GBP 130 |
GBP 76 |
GBP 76 |
|
Stansted |
GBP 128 |
GBP 130 |
GBP 76 |
GBP 76 |
|
London City |
GBP 110 |
GBP 120 |
GBP 66 |
GBP 66 |
|
San Francisco |
USD 70
Please add $25 for arrivals on holidays, or between the hours of 10 pm and 7 am.
|
A shuttle bus service is also available from the airport in San Francisco,
and costs around USD 18 per person. Prices are subject to change and we
regret that this service cannot be reserved for you in advance.
Vancouver
Meeting and transfer service to host family or residence club: CAD 90 (single journey)
Waiting time (if you or your flight are delayed more than one hour): CAD 20 per hour.
Waiting time
Waiting time (if you or your flight are delayed more than one hour):
College |
Charge for waiting time |
Brighton |
GBP 17 per hour |
Eastbourne |
GBP 12 per hour |
London Central |
GBP 11 per hour |
London Highgate |
GBP 11 per hour |
San Francisco |
USD 30 per hour |
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