Most of our adult students live with carefully selected hosts close to CAE - either within 30 minutes walk or less than a 5 minute bus ride from school. Students buy a weekly bus ticket for around £11. Being a guest in a homestay is an excellent opportunity to speak English.

Lesley Tabor, our Accommodation Officer knows all our hosts well, and they will be carefully selected to suit your individual needs. You will be sent a profile of the homestay chosen for you about two weeks before you come.

We also offer

• Rooms with own facilities for students studying in CAE Professional Centre.
• Summer residential accommodation for adults 18+ at one of the Cambridge University Colleges.
• Teenage Residential (14-16 years) Courses at Princess Helena College
• Children’s Residential (9-13 years old) Courses at Moreton Hall
• Help and advice for booking Hotels and B+Bs.

Please contact us through the link above if you would like to receive a free CD-ROM with videos of our services.

Lesley Tabor, Accommodation Officer, regularly monitors our host families.

Accommodation begins on the Sunday afternoon before the course to the Saturday morning after the end of the course. Additional nights can be booked (subject to availability).

Your host will

• Give you your own room – unless you ask to share (young adults 17+ may be required to share a room in the peak summer period).
• Provide breakfast and dinner every day plus a snack lunch at weekends.
• Be welcoming, friendly and supportive.
• Do your laundry regularly.
• Allow you to take a shower every day.

Details of Hotels and Bed and Breakfasts can be found on Cambridge Tourist Board website www.visitcambridge.org.visitors Look at "Where to stay" another website you can browse www.smoothhound.co.uk

Hotels
Hotels used by CAE (room and continental breakfast)

Hotel Felix, Whitehouse Lane, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge
Tel (01223) 277977 fax 277973
£125 - £250 a night 4* Contemporary Hotel, newly opened 2003 between Cambridge centre and CAE. www.hotelfelix.co.uk

Arundel House Hotel, Chesterton Road, Cambridge
Tel (01223) 367701 Fax 367721
£75 - £150 a night. 3* 5 Minute walk for bus route to CAE.
7 minute walk across the park and river Cam to Cambridge centre
www.arundelhousehotels.co.uk

Cambridge Garden House Moat House, Granta Place, Mill Lane, Cambridge Tel (01223) Fax 316605
£130 - £250 a night equivalent 4* 7 minutes walk from city centre, situated on river Cam. (they have fitness centre) www.moathousehotels.com

Crowne Plaza Hotel, Downing Street, Cambridge
Tel (01223) 464466 Fax 464440
£120 - £250 a night. 4* Situated in Cambridge centre www.crowneplaza.com

De Vere University Arms Hotel, Regent Street, Cambridge
Tel (01223) 351241 Fax 315256
£120 - £350 a night. 4* Situated in Cambridge centre overlooking park. www.devereonline.co.uk/hotel_university
 
Bed & Breakfasts close to CAE

Finches, Mrs Boulding, 144 Thornton Road, Girton, Cambridge
Tel (01223) 276653 £65 - £80 a night Room and full English breakfast.
4 Star Silver Award. www.finches-bnb.com

St Edmunds, Mrs Calcott, 18 Bandon Road, Girton, Cambridge
Tel (01223) 276641 £45 - £70 a night Room and full English breakfast

Canterbury House, 69 Canterbury Street, Cambridge, CB4 3QG
Tel (01223) 300053
www.canterburyhouse.co.uk

Plenty of other B+Bs on tourist website or contact lesley@cambridgeacademy.co.uk

Living in a homestay will help your English. Hosts will spend some time each day talking with their students; the amount of time depends on how busy they are. Remember, YOU also need to try hard to be friendly and to make conversation.

What will my host provide?
• Breakfast and dinner every day plus a snack lunch at weekends if you are home.
• A daily bath or shower.
• A room with a table or desk where you can work

Will my host wash my clothes?
Yes, a medium-sized bag of clothes (e.g. a T shirt or shirt + underwear and socks) each day. A sweater, a pair of jeans and nightwear once a week
They will also wash your sheets and towels once a week

Will my hosts give me a key?
If you study on an adult course you will be given a key to the house, but teenage students under 18 may not.

May I use the homestay telephone?
Your host may allow you to make a call using a ‘ CAE phone card’

May I plug in my computer to homestay telephone?
Hosts are not required to provide internet or wireless access. Use CAE computers/wireless free or an Internet Café in Cambridge.

What about my room?
• All homes have central heating in the bedrooms but in England we turn off the heating at night.
• The current in UK is 220 volts. Most plugs are square 3 pin. Adaptors can be bought in Cambridge centre.

How far is my accommodation from the school?
Homes can be 25 minutes walk from school or about 5 minutes by bus. You can buy a weekly bus ticket for around £11.

Can I take my friends to my room?
It is polite to ask your host if you are allowed to have friends to visit and how often. They should not stay late at night. It is not normally possible to have a friend or family staying with you.

What if I have problems with my accommodation?
Try and discuss problems with your hosts first. If you are still unhappy we will help you and if necessary move you to another host.

Can I arrive or depart on a different day?
Accommodation begins on a Sunday and ends on Saturday. If you arrive or depart on a different day, there is an extra charge for this.

What if I have special dietary requirements?
If you are vegetarian or you are allergic to any foods please tell us on your application form so we can tell your hosts before you arrive. If they give you food you do not like please speak with them.

Can I smoke in the house?
Homes do not allow smoking in the house. We ask you to respect this and smoke outside.

Will there be other students in the house?
Some hosts accept more than one student. We do not normally place students together with those of the same mother tongue.

Is it possible to rent a room or apartment?
We have student residence self-catering for students aged 18+ in July and August.

Rooms/flats are very difficult to find and are often far from school. We are not able to arrange this type of accommodation for you.

SHORT LET

It is possible to rent an apartment in Cambridge from the following.

It is best to contact direct as deposits have to be paid and contracts signed.
1 and 2 bedroom apartments available from GBP500 per week low season to GBP1000 high season.

Mrs Fasano
Home from Home
78, Milton Road,
Cambridge Tel /Fax (01223) 323555
Email: homefromhome@tesco.net
www.accommodationcambridge.co.uk

Mr & Mrs Digney
9a Cambridge Road
Great Shelford
Cambridge Tel/Fax (01223) 841294
Email: sdigney@clarencehouse.fsnet.co.uk
www.clarencehouse.org.uk

Another website you can look at is www.cambridgeapartments.co.uk prices excluding VAT at 17.5% GBP550 - GBP 995 per week.

Selective Studios
PO Box 1001
Cambridge. Tel/Fax (01954) 231850/204100
Email: info@selectivestudios.com
www.selectivestudios.com

You can also check the web address of Cambridge Tourist Office www.visitcambridge.org/visitors - look in Accommodation self-catering