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Reviews of A.L.C.E. Accademia Lingue e Culture Europee, Bologna, Italy

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Average Rating

4.4

Overall rating
A.L.C.E. Accademia Lingue e Culture Europee, Bologna, Italy

Based on 55 reviews of former students of A.L.C.E. Accademia Lingue e Culture Europee

School

Location of the school

4.5

Facilities

3.9

Social activities

3.9

Organisation

4.3

Course

Quality of teaching

4.5

Value for money

4.3

Accommodation

Homestay

3.5

Shared Flat (apartment)

3.8

Overall school rating by student age group

Students < 18 years (2 ratings)

4.5

Students 18-30 years (16 ratings)

4.5

Students 31-49 years (12 ratings)

4.2

Students 50+ years (25 ratings)

4.4

Verified reviews only, uncensored. All student opinions from students who booked a course at the school with LanguageCourse.net.

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Individual Reviews

A.L.C.E. Accademia Lingue e Culture Europee

23. Mar. 2026

Uta (62 years)

Course: Super Intensive Course - 2 weeks

Overall rating

Value for money

Positive aspects of school

"Great teachers, great classes. A very dedicated team. And a truly wonderful principal, Rossana, who personally takes care of many things."

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Other comments

"I'll be back."

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"A beautiful, livable city."

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20. Oct. 2025

Elisabeth (77 years)

Course: 2 weeks

Overall rating

Value for money

Positive aspects of school

"Building, garden, organization, individual lessons with Susi our nice and competent teacher."

Negative aspects

"That we couldn't take part in the 2nd cooking course."

Insider tips about what future students should not miss

"Joint activities."

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"Worth seeing, very likeable, absolutely recommendable."

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"A successful attempt to deal more intensively with personal language problems."

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20. Oct. 2025

Alison (78 years)

Course: 2 weeks

Overall rating

Value for money

Positive aspects of school

"The building, the garden, the organization. Individual lessons with Susi, our friendly and competent teacher."

Negative aspects

"The fact that we couldn't take part in the second cooking course."

Insider tips about what future students should not miss

"As many joint activities as possible."

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Other comments

"Great building and pleasant atmosphere."

City/place

"A very beautiful city with architectural highlights, good cuisine."

Quality of teaching / language progress

"It was a successful effort to work more intensively on improving one’s own language skills."

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14. Oct. 2025

Martin (61 years)

Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeks

Overall rating

Value for money

Positive aspects of school

"Very structured, good teachers. 2 teachers share a morning, so a certain variety of teaching style is guaranteed."

Negative aspects

"(Insufficient) breaks (1 break of 15 minutes after 1.5 hours), small rooms with poor ventilation."

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Other comments

"The school has a relatively large organization/staff. The owner is also on site on a daily basis."

City/place

"Beautiful old town, unfortunately due to illness I couldn't realize almost any of the many plans, and on school days there was little free time, especially as it was relatively cold during the 2 weeks."

Quality of teaching / language progress

"Yes, it was intensive and demanding."

Accommodation

"Unfortunately, the room was not cleaned properly, so there was a lot of dust, hair and other things under the bed, which then swirled through the air... There was no hot water for the first 3 days because the boiler was leaking and was only provisionally fixed, but I had to constantly monitor this (the pressure in the water circuit kept dropping because the water kept dripping out of the kitchen). Only after more than a week did a tradesman come, who didn't solve the problem properly either (there was hot water, but it was still dripping in the kitchen, now the pressure was too high and I always had to drain the water, otherwise the kitchen would have been flooded again). The heating was not allowed to be turned on (by law only from 15.10.), so I had to freeze in the apartment at up to 18 degrees. Unfortunately, I had caught a severe infection at school and actually needed warmth. I then got a second blanket from the bed in the neighboring room (I was alone in the apartment, otherwise it wouldn't have worked) and bought an electric blanket for the bed. I then washed all the comforter covers as they were totally dusty from the "special cleaning". It was a small thing, but it did lead to a problem: the shower was leaking so that the bathroom was completely flooded after showering. I then bought a seal for the shower hose for €1, which at least sorted it out. But that shouldn't really be the tenants' responsibility. There were also no room keys in the apartment. If there had been another roommate, I would not have accepted that. The washing machine was not set up properly so that it moved when spinning (this could not be repaired provisionally). The distance to school was borderline, as I sometimes had to walk/drive back and forth twice a day, which also took up a lot of extra time."

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Tauriel House

25. Sep. 2025

Mercedes (73 years)

Course: Master Class 45+ - 2 weeks

Overall rating

Value for money

Positive aspects of school

"The location, professionalism and friendliness of all the staff."

Negative aspects

"There could have been more tourist activities on offer."

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"A city not yet overcrowded by tourism and with a very pleasant student atmosphere. Beautiful."

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Tauriel House

23. Sep. 2025

Katleen (49 years)

Course: Intensive Course - 3 weeks

Overall rating

Value for money

Positive aspects of school

"Friendly teachers, pleasant classrooms, eating together on Fridays on the terrace, small group in class so everyone can speak (a little)."

Negative aspects

"Without your own grammar book you can hardly follow along, the teaching material is old-fashioned, so are the videos and exercises."

Insider tips about what future students should not miss

"Make sure you know numbers and basic words, also be able to conjugate the main verbs."

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Other comments

"Work on a better course."

City/place

"Bologna is a beautiful and lively city, there are many museums and activities, good train connection to other cities."

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"Make it a little more structured."

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27. May. 2025

Marcin (44 years)

Course: Combined (20 group + 5 individual) - 1 week

Overall rating

Value for money

Positive aspects of school

"Very nice people, super organization of classes, everything very professional with individual approach to each student."

Negative aspects

"I missed the extra activities for students after school."

Insider tips about what future students should not miss

"Do not be afraid to talk and ask about everything from the first lesson."

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Other comments

"Try to provide more common time for students after school."

City/place

"I highly recommend the city of Bologna. Beautiful old town, nice people and a lot of opportunities to spend time."

Quality of teaching / language progress

"I enjoyed the course very much."

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8. Nov. 2024

Marianne (68 years)

Course: Master Class 45+ - 2 weeks

Overall rating

Value for money

Positive aspects of school

"Friendly and courteous teachers. The teachers have a lot of background knowledge about the Middle Ages and the history of Bologna."

Negative aspects

"Classroom much too small, you could always hear the class next door. Documents for the 1st week were only copies. Afternoon programme: wine tasting was more for professionals than for beginners, cooking course: wasn't great, we couldn't do much ourselves, lunch: Mortadella, ham and grissini.... :-( We didn't learn anything about the situation of ‘Bologna today’."

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City/place

"Interesting city with many tourist attractions. Good mix of population. Public transport: Bus connections are sometimes poor, especially at weekends. Timetables not clear. Bus stops are not displayed on the bus, difficult for non-locals."

Quality of teaching / language progress

"I would have preferred to have more free discussions rather than listening to a lot of tape recordings."

Accommodation

"Everything was very clean, lots of space - the only downside was that the room was not lockable (open gallery). The host family was extremely nice and helpful."

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30. Oct. 2023

Mikhail (18 years)

Course: Intensive Course - 4 weeks

Overall rating

Value for money

Positive aspects of school

"Everything is clear"

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"Great city without tourists"

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13. Jul. 2022

George (63 years) United States Course: Intensive Course - 3 weeks

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Value for money

Positive aspects of school

"The teaching was great, both the system and the teachers."

Negative aspects

"Arrival day was a mess. They did not give the keys to my driver and I had to sit on the sidewalk for over an hour until one of the other students came back and was able to let me in. There were no instructions on rooms or keys. Luckily a long term student helped me out."

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Frodo House

11. Nov. 2019

Brigitte (68 years)

Course: Super Intensive Course - 2 weeks

Overall rating

Value for money

Positive aspects of school

"Lessons were very exciting, exceptionally nice teachers. Was great."

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Accommodation

"The accommodation was inferior, for example (if there was a meal at all) salad without vinegar, bread is a foreign word, Madame went to the gym every day, cooked hamburgers for her daughter, we got salad and grissini ... (2x), or ready-made spaghetti. The apartment was cold, my room was on the top floor, only separated from the living room with a curtain, so loud because Madame and daughter switched on the TV from 9.30 p.m. or had visitors. ABSOLUTELY NOT RECOMMENDED."

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11. Jun. 2019

Heidi (62 years) Switzerland Course: Intensive Course - 6 weeks

Overall rating

Value for money

Positive aspects of school

"All staff at A.L.C.E were VERY open, friendly and had a lot of humour.They tried to make our stay as convenient as possible. The teachers were VERY dedicated and tried their best, to teach in a difficult setting with constantly changing class-composition (new students every beginning of the week) with students from all over the world and various "levels" of understanding and language-"mastery" within the assigned levels (A1-C1). Thanks to all of them for their constant efforts! (as a former teacher myself, I admired them greatly!)."

Insider tips about what future students should not miss

"Absolutely go to the cooking-classes (with the amiable chef Nunzia!), to learn how to cook original "specialtà bolognese" - and if you like it, also to the wine-tasting-events. They are great fun."

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Other comments

"If I had to make a choice - I'd chose A.L.C.E again. There were some minor flaws (like: some of the classrooms are more comfortably furnished than others, the breaks are a little "too short" for convenience - especially if you might want to get a coffee AND use the bathroom (queuing for both of them.... )), but language-wise I learned a lot during my stay and considering the constant change of students, the organisation within classes was surprisingly smooth."

City/place

"Unfortunately the weather was a little abnormal (all over Europe) as it went from almost winter-temperatures to blazing hot summer-temps."

Quality of teaching / language progress

"Competent and dedicated teachers! Thank you ALCE."

Accommodation

"Unfortunately my room at Gandalf-House was only some meters from a road with through-traffic (incl. busses and very loud motorcycles also at night) and was therefore VERY noisy! In addition in my room (the others were fine!) I could not open the roller blinds higher than 30 cm because the strap of the blinds were on the verge of getting torn. Since the weather on some of the days was very hot, on THOSE days having the blinds practically closed was not a problem, but to air the room and get the heat and humidity out was generally difficult, especially since the AC - although functional - could not be used because of a very unpleasant smell (of the filters?) I did not complain to the school but the road and the blind problem they must be aware of and the heat, humidity and AC-problem I only noticed during the last days of my stay. As for the rest of the apartment, at our request the school tried to make our stay as convenient as possible: e.g. building in a shower curtain, replace missing cutlery, one of us also got a working-table in her room etc."

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Frodo House

20. May. 2019

Maria (51 years) United Kingdom Course: Master Class 45+ - 2 weeks

Overall rating

Value for money

Positive aspects of school

"The teachers were amazing, always speaking Italian and encouraging us to do the same - although this is difficult, I started understanding more and more. Everyone seemed to be so friendly and interested in what we were doing and what we liked."

Insider tips about what future students should not miss

"They use Whatsapp as a general communication tool with student groups - so make sure you have this downloaded on your phone. Do as many of the activities or extra classes as possible.Immerse yourself and you will get so much more out of the experience."

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"I loved it, one of the best experiences of my life. Can't wait to go again!!"

City/place

"I didn't really check out the nightlife, so cant comment on this. It was really lovely to walk around even when it is raining because of the Porticos. Great public transport system and almost always on time."

Quality of teaching / language progress

"This masterclass was absolutely amazing, the extra activities planned were educational, thoroughly enjoyable, in Italian and I learned so much I did not expect. I really like the small number of us - this was very special. I rate this course very highly, but had I had a higher level of Italian language skills, I would have learned even more. Overall a great experience, one that would be very hard to beat!"

Accommodation

"My hosts Patrizia and Gian Paolo were very kind and thoughtful and made me feel very welcome. Their home was in a lovely residential area with a great local pastry shop close by. They are vegetarian and the meals were delicious and varied. There was always fresh fruit. It was all very clean and my bed was very comfortable. Great to have a desk in my room as well. I really had a good time as their guest and would recommend them highly to other students."

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8. Apr. 2019

Richard (52 years)

Course: Combined (20 group + 5 individual) - 4 weeks

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Value for money

Positive aspects of school

"Kindness"

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6. Aug. 2018

Leslie (72 years) Course: Intensive Course - 1 week

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Value for money

Positive aspects of school

"I enjoyed the program and liked Bologna. Unfortunately, I could only attend for 5 days, so I couldn't participate in a lot of different activities."

Insider tips about what future students should not miss

"The buses were helpful once I figured out the routes I needed."

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Other comments

"The staff and teachers were very friendly and made my stay there enjoyable. I also enjoyed becoming acquainted with some of the students. The program was very structured in terms of grammatical objectives as well as content, which I think is ideal for someone coming for many weeks to really learn Italian from scratch. Because I was only there for a week and was just "refreshing" my skills, I would have liked a little more flexibility and more chance for conversation on diverse topics."

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Frodo House

24. Jul. 2018

Tom (56 years) Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeks

Overall rating

Value for money

Positive aspects of school

"I enjoyed the instructors and the collegiality of my fellow students. The instructors and students created a positive spirit in the classroom and the instructors were effective in balancing teacher-led instruction with group and individual activities."

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Other comments

"The grammar and conversational teachers could coordinate their lessons better. If we are learning, say, the simple future in the morning why are we not using it as part of our afternoon lesson?"

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16. Jun. 2018

Birsen (43 years) Canada Course: Intensive Course - 1 week

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Positive aspects of school

"Excellent teachers!"

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Frodo House

21. May. 2018

Natalia (30 years) France Course: Combined (20 group + 5 individual) - 1 week

Overall rating

Value for money

Positive aspects of school

"Reception, teachers, variety of courses, social activities"

Insider tips about what future students should not miss

"Bring a towel with you if you are accommodated at Bilbo/Frodo Casa."

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Other comments

"An excellent school! I recommend it."

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Frodo House

23. Apr. 2018

Andrew (47 years) United Kingdom Course: Intensive Course - 1 week

Overall rating

Value for money

Positive aspects of school

"Lessons started on time."

Insider tips about what future students should not miss

"Bring your own water. There was a lot of echo in some of the rooms which made it hard to hear."

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Other comments

"Disappointed I had to buy a book from which I only had to use ten pages."

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2. Apr. 2018

Brigitte (62 years)

Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeks

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Value for money

Positive aspects of school

"The family atmosphere!"

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Frodo House

16. Oct. 2017

Suzanne (59 years) United Kingdom Course: Combined (20 group + 5 individual) - 2 weeks

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Value for money

Positive aspects of school

"It was very professional and employed sound, educational principles. The staff were very helpful and friendly."

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Other comments

"It was a very worthwhile experience and I would have liked to stay for longer!"

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15. May. 2017

Julia (27 years)

Course: Intensive Course - 1 week

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Value for money

Positive aspects of school

"The open and established teachers, the small learning groups"

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Frodo House

17. Apr. 2017

Monique (46 years) Malta Course: Combined (20 group + 5 individual) - 2 weeks

Overall rating

Value for money

Positive aspects of school

"Professionalism and friendly staff"

Insider tips about what future students should not miss

"Get involved - I was too shy!"

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Other comments

"I really enjoyed my time and will be coming back!"

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14. Mar. 2017

Barbara (70 years) Australia Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeks

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Positive aspects of school

"Well run, efficient, friendly"

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Frodo House

20. Feb. 2017

Yulia (19 years)

Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeks

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Value for money

Positive aspects of school

"Location, teacher"

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Frodo House

3. Oct. 2016

Tamara (32 years)

Course: Intensive Course - 3 weeks

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Value for money

Positive aspects of school

"The class size was perfect and the teachers were all very knowledgeable and friendly. The atmosphere during class was very pleasant."

Insider tips about what future students should not miss

"The offered cooking class was very interesting and exciting."

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8. Sep. 2016

Annabelle (23 years)

Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeks

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Positive aspects of school

"There is a pleasant atmosphere and you quickly get in contact with the other participants."

Insider tips about what future students should not miss

"If you want to experience the city's life, you should not come to Bologna in the beginning/mid of August. The city is deserted and many shops and restaurants are closed. On the other hand it makes it possible to explore the city in a relaxed way."

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"The organization of the school is fine, but one should not hope for fast replies. In regards to the assignment of the classes, eventhough they are based on a test, it can also happen, that you are placed in another course, if there are not enough students for a more fitting level. In itself the course is very worthwhile, especially because you are in Italy and you are forced to speak the language. My Italian has greatly improved there in 2 weeks."

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Frodo House

31. Aug. 2016

Daniel (55 years)

Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeks

Overall rating

Value for money

Positive aspects of school

"The seriousness and quality of teaching for a summer course the positive attitude of different Teachers The "compiti" (homework) offered each evening - extremely rare for a summer course"

Insider tips about what future students should not miss

"Giardini Margherita night The open air movie every summer night on the Piazza Grande"

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Other comments

"Lunch offered to students in the school kitchen every Friday Free linguistic activities offered some afternoons"

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Bilbo / Frodo House

10. Aug. 2016

Mary (62 years) Course: Super Intensive Course - 4 weeks

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Value for money

Positive aspects of school

"I thought the classes were well organized and the teachers excellent. I was in school for 6 hours and had a lot of opportunity for conversation. They offered many chances to socialize with the other students and had great excursions during the week to get to know the city."

Insider tips about what future students should not miss

"Participate in as many activities that the school offers. It is a great opportunity to meet people from other countries and to learn a great deal about Bologna."

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"The request for an apartment and the address was not acknowledged until a few days before arriving in Bologna."

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8. Aug. 2016

Lukas (22 years) Austria Course: Intensive Course - 4 weeks

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Value for money

Positive aspects of school

"Modern rooms. Good teacher."

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Frodo House

6. Jun. 2016

Igor (17 years)

Course: Intensive Course - 4 weeks

Overall rating

Value for money

Positive aspects of school

"Interaction with students from different countries"

Insider tips about what future students should not miss

"It is not guaranteed that you will be placed in a group with the level you choose at the time of registration - you may be placed in a group with a lower level"

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"Friendly atmosphere in the school"

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Homestay

29. Jul. 2015

Valentin (21 years) Belgium Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeks

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Positive aspects of school

"The quality of teaching was really good. The teachers took time to explain everything. And they were really enthusiastic."

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Homestay Executive

26. May. 2015

Dmitrii (32 years)

Course: Intensive Course - 4 weeks

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Value for money

Positive aspects of school

"The school's location"

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Shared Apartment

4. May. 2015

Verena (62 years)

Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeks

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Value for money

Positive aspects of school

"Small class sizes, excellent dedicated teachers"

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"The technical aids in the classroom are very bad: Movies on PC, also no suitable device available for the audio learning!"

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3. Sep. 2012

Sandra (26 years) Belgium Course: GI22 - Intensive Course - Active Italian - 2 weeks

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Value for money

Positive aspects of school

"Atmosphere, teachers."

Insider tips about what future students should not miss

"In August, Bologna is deserted."

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Other comments

"The school is quite small, so you get to know all the students and teachers."

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Frodo House

25. Jun. 2012

Guy (62 years)

Course: GI22 - Intensive Course - Active Italian - 2 weeks

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Value for money

Positive aspects of school

"The hospitality, kindness and especially the possibility to express oneself"

Insider tips about what future students should not miss

"The guided tour of the city"

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Other comments

"Good"

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30. Jan. 2012

Caroline (36 years)

Course: Combined (20 group + 5 individual) - 2 weeks

Overall rating

Value for money

Positive aspects of school

"Many activities offered outside classes, city tours, visits of museums, outings in the evening..."

Insider tips about what future students should not miss

"1 Excursion every 2 saturdays, aperitivo."

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"Good monitoring of students and of their progress"

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Frodo House

7. Dec. 2011

Awin (23 years) Netherlands Course: Super Intensive Course - 2 weeks

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Value for money

Positive aspects of school

"The teachers and the internationalaly of all the students"

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Frodo House

20. Jun. 2011

Carine (54 years)

Course: Super Intensive Course - 2 weeks

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Value for money

Positive aspects of school

"The school is amazing. I only regret that I chose to attend afternoon classes since some special activities such as conversational classes, phonetics which were organized and I couldn't go there."

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"Host family : the lady was so sweet, but wasn't a cordon bleu. And I slept in a very bad bed, in an italian council flat with direct views to the railway and with noise associated at 5 am, 20 minutes by bus to the school: it wasn't really the accomodation I was dreaming of."

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2. Sep. 2010

Lola (28 years)

Course: GI22 - Intensive Course - Active Italian - 1 week

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Value for money

Positive aspects of school

"The teachers."

Insider tips about what future students should not miss

"Comfortable shoes (you walk a lot)"

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7. Aug. 2010

Stéphane (21 years)

Course: Super Intensive Course - 8 weeks

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Value for money

Positive aspects of school

"Very good teachers, I only did not like the teaching method of one of them."

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"A very nice city, of course it is necessary to have an interest in history and architecture; it is very hot during the summer but the cities on the coast are within 1h30, 2h by train (the problem with italian trains is the same as for french trains, the delay)."

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"A very good school and very good teachers, unfortunately I was disappointed with the host family. I was expecting a real host family with whom I can eat, live, speak as it was advertised by the school, but the person was rarely at home, so I got bored quickly. Do the right choice. However, when I changed accommodation, the other students were great and I spent a great time."

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13. Jul. 2010

Elmer (64 years) Australia Course: GI22 - Intensive Course - Active Italian - 3 weeks

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"High energy and good teachers; good integration between grammar and conversation sessions; regular testing."

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"Our accommodation was good, but some students found the hostel accomodation a bit cramped. Most students very focussed on learning. Bologna was very humid in July."

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"There were no weekend activities during our 3-week stay, which was unfortunate."

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13. Jul. 2010

John (65 years) Australia Course: GI22 - Intensive Course - Active Italian - 3 weeks

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"Good teachers; Good atmosphere in the classes; Good support from management and admin staff at ALCE; Professional content of all lessons; Good internet access facilities."

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15. Feb. 2010

Benjamin (21 years) France Course: 4 weeks

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"Disponibility of all staff"

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25. Aug. 2009

Amina (38 years) United Kingdom Course: Super Intensive Course - 2 weeks

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"The school hosts were incredibly welcoming and made a lot of effort to make us all feel at home. I highly recommend it!"

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"Bologna is empty in August (like most italian cities) so if possible, book for a course during another month."

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Frodo House

26. May. 2009

Natalia (28 years) Course: 2 weeks

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"Very friendly and attentive professional teachers; small groups (less than 5 persons); games, jokes and good atmosphere during all lessons!"

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"I liked everything! Thank you! You work fast and in a professional way!"

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Frodo House

4. May. 2009

Maria (26 years) Course: 8 weeks

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"The teachers were engaging and made learning the language fun. Everyone made sure all my needs were met and were very attentive to each student."

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15. Nov. 2008

Maya (23 years)

Course: 5 weeks

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"The teachers and the classes are very good and I made a lot of progress even though I was already in the advanced level and also the Bilbo house residence is very comfortable and nice."

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"It's very good to have a bicycle in this city because the school and Bilbohouse arent that close to the center, about 20-30 minutes on foot."

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Bilbo / Frodo House

16. Nov. 2010

Yoshiyuki (61 years)

Course: GI22 - Intensive Course - Active Italian - 4 weeks

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ARISTOTELE HOUSE

4. Dec. 2023

Maria Kristine Norway Course: Intensive Course - 13 weeks

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Frodo House

1. Aug. 2023

Krystyna Poland Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeks

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Gandalf House

25. Jul. 2017

Renáta (16 years) Hungary Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeks

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20. Jul. 2015

Concepción (45 years) Spain Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeks

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Frodo House

25. Jul. 2011

Thorey (40 years) Iceland Course: GI22 - Intensive Course - Active Italian - 2 weeks

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14. Nov. 2009

Steven (45 years) Course: 5 weeks

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Frodo House