Reviews of A Door to Italy, Genoa, Italy

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Average Rating

4.3

Overall rating
A Door to Italy, Genoa, Italy

Based on 86 reviews of former students of A Door to Italy

School

Location of the school

4.7

Facilities

3.8

Social activities

3.6

Organisation

4.3

Course

Quality of teaching

4.4

Value for money

4.3

Accommodation

Homestay

4.3

Shared Flat (apartment)

3.7

Other

4.7

Overall school rating by student age group

Students < 18 years (0 ratings)

0.0

Students 18-30 years (18 ratings)

4.2

Students 31-49 years (24 ratings)

4.4

Students 50+ years (39 ratings)

4.3

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 Door to Italy

3. Nov. 2025

Fabiana (49 years)

Course: Standard Intensive - 1 week

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"It was a nice mixed small group. We had 3 teachers each with a focus, a bit of grammar and speaking. I thought that was very good."

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2. Apr. 2025

David (61 years)

Course: Standard Intensive - 1 week

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Positive aspects of school

"Very good qualified teachers."

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"Beautiful and interesting."

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"Very nice."

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11. Nov. 2024

Wendy (76 years) United States Course: Standard Intensive - 1 week

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Positive aspects of school

"Emphasis on speaking. They talked clearly. Good mix of countries."

Negative aspects

"Couldn’t get enough people for afternoon activities."

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"Fascinating. I loved it."

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7. Oct. 2024

Thea Rebecca (21 years) Denmark Course: Intensive Combi 4 (20 group + 4 individual) - 4 weeks

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Positive aspects of school

"Nice place, nice teachers and great atmosphere."

Negative aspects

"I had a four-week course and missed having a theme for the week and learning more grammar and vocabulary. The hours were spent talking to the other students in Italian, but as a complete beginner, I missed getting more corrections on grammar and pronunciation."

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"The city is really nice and there are lots of things to do both inside and outside the city. The city is a good size, and you can walk around to almost everything."

Quality of teaching / language progress

"The individual lessons were really rewarding, and I learned a lot from them. The group lessons were not as good."

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"The accommodation was fine, but the location was poor. I only lived with one other student, and there was nothing social in the apartment."

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25. Jun. 2024

Maximilian (32 years)

Course: Intensive Combi 10 (20 group + 10 individual) - 1 week

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"The only weak point was the accommodation. It wasn't in the best location (a bit further away from the language school, about 25 minutes, even longer in the evening after 9pm as the metro stopped running). The flat was shared with other Erasmus students and was not up to the expected standard in terms of cleanliness and, in some cases, comfort (there were no slats in the bed frame). However, the school itself endeavoured to find a solution to the shortcomings and was willing to compromise. I would recommend requesting photos of the room and the flat to get a more accurate picture."

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"Highly recommended. A bit run down but overall a great city!"

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"Individual course was great!"

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"See other comment"

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3. Jun. 2024

Melanie (31 years)

Course: Standard Intensive - 2 weeks

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"Totally recommended!"

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27. May. 2024

Terrence (76 years) United Kingdom Course: Italian + Cooking Add-On - 1 week

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Positive aspects of school

"Friendly and helpful teaching and administration staff. Easy to find location. Really excellent cookery classes."

Negative aspects

"There was not anything bad. Everything was good."

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City/place

"A great city to visit. Not overcrowded with tourists."

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"The cookery course was excellent."

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"Clean and big room with desk and single bed. The hosts were friendly and accommodating. Highly recommended."

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1. May. 2024

Christine (59 years)

Course: Standard Intensive - 2 weeks

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Positive aspects of school

"The teacher Stefano is so fun-loving, radiates motivation, the lessons are very well organised and lively. Simply unique. I can highly recommend the school, the ladies in the office are so friendly."

Negative aspects

"There is none!"

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Other comments

"Keep up the good work"

City/place

"A dirty city, built against and/or into the mountain."

Quality of teaching / language progress

"A2, was challenging but that's exactly how I wanted it"

Accommodation

"I had Editta as my host mother and she welcomed me with a dinner. She was very supportive and had complete trust in me. Great."

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25. Jul. 2023

Philip (60 years) United States Course: Standard Intensive - 2 weeks

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Value for money

Insider tips about what future students should not miss

"Walk around"

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Other comments

"Organized"

Quality of teaching / language progress

"Great people"

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10. Apr. 2023

Yukiko (52 years)

Course: Italian + Cooking Add-On - 2 weeks

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Positive aspects of school

"I never get bored because the teacher changes every day during a break."

Negative aspects

"There are many classes in which students talk to each other. During that time, the teacher leaves the room, so the students may end up without reaching the correct answer."

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City/place

"The school was good, but the people of Genoa aren't the type to open up and make friends right away, so I think it's a city where you'll come to understand the good things in a long term rather than a short term. Not recommended for short stays. Also, compared to other cities"

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6. Feb. 2023

Vincent (64 years) United States Course: Italian + Cooking Add-On - 4 weeks

Overall rating

Value for money

Positive aspects of school

"Value, started each class on-time, rotated teachers so the students could learn from each teacher's teaching style. The administrative staff (Michela) was extremely helpful, instructional & welcoming. It was wonderful when the entire school students would gather in a classroom on a Friday afternoon and sing Italian songs together that were typed on our hand-outs. This was a nice change and approach to understanding the Italian language."

Negative aspects

"Too much listening to recorded, rapid italian conversations on a sub-standard audio speaker. It was difficult to hear the recordings due to poor audio quality and very rapid dialogue. I would hear plenty of Italian spoken in public, and very few people spoke as rapidly as our audio recordings. It would have been advantageous to have added an audio/visual component to the teaching. Such as a short five minute clip from a movie first without subtitles and then with subtitles. I find this is a very good way for me to learn. The school provided an Italian grammar book which was a good thing. However, my suggestion is that the book provide explanations in the language of the student. Since I do not speak Italian, reading the book entirely in Italian limits what I comprehend. Having some English written explanations/introductions would have been helpful in my understanding. This book could be tailored to the language spoken by each student."

Insider tips about what future students should not miss

"For those who come to take Italian language classes, I highly suggest taking a few cooking classes to heighten your experience of Italian culture."

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"The city of Genoa offers a great mix between modern city life and a midevil city."

Quality of teaching / language progress

"The cooking course was fabulous! (for perspective, last quarter 2022, I attended a culinary school north of Boston, Massachusetts). Attending cooking classes with Franceso was a joy. He was extremely knowledgeable about cooking and baking. And he openly & clearly shared this knowledge with me. He speaks English very well. He had me perform each aspect of meal preparation. We did not cut any corners. We followed each recipe as written. He was always organized with all the necessary ingredients each day and a typewritten set of recipes that we would follow. I followed fifty recipes with him over the course of four weeks. Each was unique and seemed to taste better than the previously made meal. Another element to my enjoyment of this cooking experience is that Francesco is passionate about what he does. He has been conducting these classes for over ten years!"

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22. Oct. 2022

Laurence (56 years)

Course: Italian + Cooking Add-On - 2 weeks

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Value for money

Positive aspects of school

"Location of the school, friendly staff and teachers, great cooking course option, variety of themes during the courses"

Negative aspects

"No meeting place to communicate with students from other groups There may be a lack of a place to do personal work while benefiting from the school's tools: computers, list of sites to use, etc."

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"A very nice discovery."

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"Great cooking classes"

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21. Oct. 2022

Alfred (53 years)

Course: 4 weeks

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Value for money

Positive aspects of school

"Nice engaging teachers, close to the center."

Negative aspects

"Limited range of social activities."

Insider tips about what future students should not miss

"Cooking course is really recommended. Even if it's just for a week."

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Other comments

"Very friendly and helpful."

City/place

"Beautiful city with a rich history. A wide range of cafes, restaurants and shops. Short distance to other places of interest (eg Cinque Terra, Portofino). Lots of traffic and steep slopes."

Quality of teaching / language progress

"The cooking class was really the 'icing on the cake'."

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"Fantastic apartment located in a nice area of Genova. Nice walk to the school."

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6. Jul. 2022

Gertrud (58 years)

Course: Standard Intensive - 1 week

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Positive aspects of school

"The location is ideal, the people very friendly and helpful. Coffee is also available. All perfect :-)"

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Other comments

"Very good school, very good teachers!"

City/place

"It is a beautiful city. For the most part, it's also clean. It's just a pity that the beautiful old town smells of urine everywhere. That is unpleasant. Public toilets could help. I had bought a weekly bus ticket. The bus ticket inspectors should be a bit more friendly to the tourists. I was ripped off straight away because I didn't know that a weekly ticket also had to be stamped. 40 euros had to be paid, even though I was practically sitting next to the vending machine."

Quality of teaching / language progress

"Grammar should play only a minor role in the beginners' course. Listening, understanding and speaking are much more important. At the beginning of the course there should be a short repetition of the previous day."

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"The host family is great, I only had good experiences. :-)"

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10. May. 2021

David (40 years) Argentina Course: Standard Intensive - 2 weeks

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Value for money

Positive aspects of school

"The teacher, the lessons."

Negative aspects

"None."

Insider tips about what future students should not miss

"Cinque Terre."

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25. Sep. 2019

Agnes (66 years)

Course: 50+ Program - 2 weeks

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Positive aspects of school

"Friendly welcome, usually motivated teachers. Regularly gave tips on what to do or visit in the city or area."

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Other comments

"Since our course required at least level A2, it might be better to ask each student which grammar part requires repetition, continue quickly in class and pay more attention to listening and speaking the language. The activities, in particular the city visits, would be better planned in the first days, if not they are not so interesting anymore since you have already been through the city a lot."

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"Hotel Best Western Metropoli had an excellent location, close to school and city center. Enrolled in school with different expectations: improving my Italian language. For me it was one big repetition and actually I barely improved my language. Repetitions and refreshments are allowed, but in my opinion they should continue faster. The listening and speaking sessions were OK, conversations mostly continued between students, with of course everyone making their own mistakes, which unfortunately were not corrected. Also, the tasks were usually improved mutually between students and often without additional checks by the teacher (if we had both filled in the same thing, would it have been correct?). The 2nd week we were in the classroom with about 8 students and had expected more follow-up from school regarding disturbing and unnecessary cell phone use during lessons, as well as disturbing latecomers, with lesson delay. We had enrolled in course 50+ but given too few candidates there were more young people in the class and in retrospect this was also better."

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24. Sep. 2019

Godelieve (62 years) Belgium Course: 50+ Program - 2 weeks

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Value for money

Positive aspects of school

"I liked that you had different teachers. Sometimes something else was done (singing songs, making posters, etc.)."

Insider tips about what future students should not miss

"Make sure to inquire into which group you end up."

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"It bothered me that peers corrected each others work, not the teacher. Then you still don't know if it was correct or not."

City/place

"Big city with a lot to discover. Nature is further away."

Quality of teaching / language progress

"It is a shame that we did not only have lessons with 50+ students. 18 year olds have different goals when learning Italian. Coming and going (disrespectful and rude) was also annoying. 1 hour late. Teachers, on the other hand, could take stricter measures."

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1. Sep. 2019

Alison (57 years) Canada Course: CELI, CIC, CILS, PLIDA Individual course - 4 weeks

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Value for money

Positive aspects of school

"Diligent teachers, good grammar exercises"

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Other comments

"Try to use visual multimedia materials."

City/place

"Interesting city, but the elevators are very old."

Accommodation

"The tenants did not permit lights turned on when necessary, making the hallway pitch black at night. During daytime, it was dark too. They wanted to keep all the doors and windows closed, and the hallway was very dark even during daytime. There is no living room there. The kitchen was sometimes dirty because someone did not wash the dishes they had used after cooking. The shower has drainage problem, and sometimes the tenants did not clean the shower, leaving hair on the floor. Some tenants even cooked at midnight and talked after 1 am in the kitchen. Once they washed clothes at 3 am, disturbing me. On my second night, I heard furniture moving at 4 am, and I was scared because I did not know if the apartment was haunted. The darkness in the apartment was scary. However, the tenants would turn on the lights when they wanted. Once I went out at about midnight to go to the washroom and the hallway lights were on, although no-one was outside. What was uncomfortable was that the tenants would confront you to turn off the lights or they turned them off in front of you. They even asked me to buy garbage bags, but at the beginning I was told that I could use them. I used only a few, but I had to buy some, I just left 8 to 10 clean garbage bags. I used a sponge to clean the sink, and someone took it away. They even wanted me to throw their garbage"

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Shared Apartment with Italian resident

29. Jul. 2019

Iwona (62 years) Poland Course: Standard Intensive - 2 weeks

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Value for money

Positive aspects of school

"Nice atmosphere, great friendliness."

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30. Oct. 2018

Brenda (68 years) United Kingdom Course: Standard Intensive - 1 week

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Positive aspects of school

"All the staff were very friendly and the teaching was excellent."

Insider tips about what future students should not miss

"The city tour was extremely interesting."

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Other comments

"I would definitely recommend A Door to Italy."

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21. Aug. 2018

Hugo (43 years)

Course: Standard Intensive - 2 weeks

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Positive aspects of school

"Quality of the teachers"

Insider tips about what future students should not miss

"Especially if you already speak Spanish or French, don't worry if you have difficulty with the language level in the first few days, it will all be OK."

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Other comments

"I sometimes found the classrooms noisy due to the close proximity of a main road and due to the acoustics of the classrooms as well. It was especially disturbing during the 1-on-1 conversations or listening exercises. Floor covering, as a simple carpet, could be a solution for this."

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13. Feb. 2018

Diane (48 years) United Kingdom Course: Standard Intensive - 4 weeks

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Positive aspects of school

"Enthusiastic teachers and a great atmosphere"

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"I had a great time at The Door to Italy language school. The tutors were all very nice and helpful and used a wide variety of teaching methods. I felt that I made great progress in the 4 weeks of lessons and would not hesitate to go back."

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5. Oct. 2017

Margaret (77 years) France Course: Standard Intensive - 1 week

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"Method of group workshops, listening and understanding with little grammar"

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6. Sep. 2017

Frank (78 years) France Course: Standard Intensive - 1 week

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"Method of listening without the grammar grind- grouping by 2 or 3"

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3. Apr. 2017

Gulnara (55 years)

Course: Standard Intensive - 1 week

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Positive aspects of school

"Methods of teaching and the teachers themselves. Friendly atmosphere. Ability to communicate with people from different countries. Wonderful hosts apartment where I lived."

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"It is a pity that the training was short."

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19. May. 2015

Alesia (26 years)

Course: Italian + Cooking Add-On - 2 weeks

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Positive aspects of school

"The attitude of the teachers and the other schools staff. They are wonderful and friendly people!"

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16. May. 2015

Wolfgang (72 years)

Course: Intensive Combi 6 (20 group + 6 individual) - 2 weeks

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Positive aspects of school

"Federica"

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"Regarding accommodation: Location is very good and quiet but very bad bed, no desk and it's extremely dark. Therefore it's too expensive."

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18. Mar. 2015

Rieko (45 years)

Course: Standard Intensive - 3 weeks

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Positive aspects of school

"I was about to lose confidence, because I couldn't understand the Italian. However, my pretty female teacher spoke to me slowly with seeing my eyes to eager to make me understood. It was great."

Insider tips about what future students should not miss

"In winter, as there are fewer students at the school, they study in a same class even though they have different language levels. You can't prepare for a class, because there isn't any textbooks. I recommend you to have the basic knowledge in advance to attend the course."

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"My friend who had a course before said that many school activities were organized. However, there weren't any activities in winter."

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22. Jan. 2015

Sorah (34 years)

Course: Standard Intensive - 8 weeks

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Positive aspects of school

"Nice staff. They know you by name quickly. There is a good atmosphere."

Insider tips about what future students should not miss

"If you are a beginner, make sure you already understand the basic Italian before you attend class, because otherwise you do not understand what is being asked of you .Teachers speak little or no English."

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"The staff is very nice. They always had time to talk. However, I chose not to finish the course because the classes were very fast for me and I had difficulty following them. It's all about grammar and that didn't suit me, specially as the book and explanations in class were all in Italian so I felt I couldn't keep up and kept getting it wrong. The school kindly offered me different solutions, such as starting again in a new group, change teachers or get some private lessons. I rejected this as I had already made up my mind but it was very nice of them to offer. Even one of the staff members offered to help me after class. I want to emphasize that it is a great school but if you are a complete beginner it is very hard and it will be better if some of the assignments/instructions were in English. I hope they take this feedback into account. I lost my patience a few times and I am sorry for the teachers."

Response from school

"We work with beginner students since 13 years.Not using English language in the classroom is a choice.At school we use “communicative method”, widespread all over the world to teach a language to foreigners. So first of all, we cannot use any different language (neither English) to teach Italian. If the student uses English as inter-language she/he will never be to manage grammar forms or words in the appropriate context.Sometimes receiving an “help” from inexperienced people at home, can get the student confused. If an inexperienced person uses with the student a grammar form which is not part of the student’s program, yet, the student could face something too difficult for her/him. A prepared teacher will introduce difficulties step by step into the program."

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15. Sep. 2014

Svetlana (31 years)

Course: Intensive Combi 10 (20 group + 10 individual) - 2 weeks

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Positive aspects of school

"I started learning the language from scratch. All the communication was in Italian from the first lesson. My teacher was excellent, patient and attentive. He always made sure that I understood everything that was explained during the lesson. All the staff wasfriendly and welcoming."

Insider tips about what future students should not miss

"Visit the Aquarium of Genoa, its lovely streets, climb up (elevator right next to the school) and buy something to remember in one of the antique shops. Cinque terre, Camogli - very picturesque! I recommend!"

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"The school apartments occupied an entire floor of a two floor builidng in the square delee Erbe. Clean beautiful apartment with antique furniture, pretty decorations brought from different parts of the world, paintings and old prints. You have a feeling as if you were at your relatives home. It has everything you need. But please note that in the evenings there are a lot of young people in this area, and the Italians stay up until late at night. It didn´t bother us - it was nice to be in the thick of events. When you open the windows, you can liten to the sounds of the city filling up the room while catching bits of conversation and understanding their meaning. When you close the windows it was quite and you can sleep without any problem. The school is no more than 12 minutes on foot."

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16. Oct. 2013

Sakura (34 years)

Course: Italian + Cooking Add-On - 4 weeks

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Positive aspects of school

"The quality of teachers is high. Fun lessons. Information booklet by the school(with the information of hospitals, taxi, bus etc.) is helpful."

Insider tips about what future students should not miss

"You should not expect too much for the accommodation."

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"I booked and paid for the middle category homestay though, the same room was appeared as the economical category on the school website. I didn't realize till I came back home."

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10. Jul. 2013

Cynthia Course: Intensive Combi 10 (20 group + 10 individual) - 1 week

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Value for money

Positive aspects of school

"Variety of teachers, their positive personalities and professionalism"

Insider tips about what future students should not miss

"In my opinion, this school is best for short stays. Courses for longer stays aren't planned as well as they should. This is feedback from students who wanted a structured study plan for long term goals. Mention this to admin if you plan on studying long term. Ask for an individualized study plan up front, but dont reject the school before giving them a chance"

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"I had a rewarding crash course with a variety of techniques and exercises..great for me as a language teacher."

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9. Aug. 2012

Elena (31 years)

Course: Standard Intensive - 2 weeks

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Positive aspects of school

"The lesson structure, the teachers"

Insider tips about what future students should not miss

"The will and the desire"

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"Thank you very much! I am very happy! a great school!"

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24. Aug. 2011

Wilma (56 years)

Course: Conversation Course - 2 weeks

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Positive aspects of school

"The lessons with my teacher Federica, the very good atmosphere in the school."

Insider tips about what future students should not miss

"Go with the weekly bus ticket to Bocadassern (Line 31) and to Nervi (Bus 15). Go to Pegli by ferry (weekly ticket is valid). Visit Portofino by train and bus ."

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"I definitely want to come back next year and put the finishing touch for my own Italian classes."

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20. Mar. 2011

Richard (21 years) Course: Standard Intensive - 2 weeks

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"All of the staff were very friendly and helpful. I also liked the small class sizes (2-5 students)."

Insider tips about what future students should not miss

"'Cinque terre' is worth a visit."

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4. Oct. 2010

Lydia (42 years)

Course: Standard Intensive - 1 week

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Positive aspects of school

"That my teacher paid attention to the individuals... and that he didn`t discuss certain material stubbornly"

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"Our apartment was unfortunately very dirty, I was happy that I brought my own sheets for my bed. The mattresses in the rooms were also very poor"

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26. Aug. 2010

John (58 years) Spain Course: Standard Intensive - 2 weeks

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"Teachers enthusiastic, experienced, concentrated very much on oral communication. Small classes - we were only 3!"

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"As I intend to stay in Genova for a while, I've enroled for evening classes at "A door to Italy"."

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16. Aug. 2010

Irina (29 years)

Course: Standard Intensive - 3 weeks

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"Federica, the secretary, is very amiable"

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"Andrea is a very good teacher, try to be in his group."

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"There were only 4 groups. Teachers' professional levels are very different. Working in advanced group is boring,too much time is used for listenning without lexical and grammar exercices. There is no strict program for studying, many subjects are initiated and then abandoned. Don't expect a serious studying, it's just a supplement for your staying in Italy"

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20. Jul. 2010

Melinda (64 years)

Course: Standard Intensive - 2 weeks

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Positive aspects of school

"The spontaneity"

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"The school supplies was poor"

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Hotel 2 stars

3. May. 2010

Menouba Chahrazed (24 years)

Course: One-to-One Lessons - 12 weeks

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Positive aspects of school

"Hospitality of the staff,courses and the city,when the weather was nice."

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Shared Apartment with Italian resident

3. Oct. 2009

Bryan (21 years)

Course: Intensive Combi 10 (20 group + 10 individual) - 8 weeks

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Value for money

Positive aspects of school

"The atmosphere between the students and the teachers"

Insider tips about what future students should not miss

"You must try the organized trips of the school"

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21. Aug. 2009

NÚria (28 years)

Course: Genova per noi - 2 weeks

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"The teachers were fantastic; I learned a lot. The course La dolce vita was very interesting."

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"I have used this site many times and has always given me very good result, allows us to know and compare many schools in different cities and also offers a 5% discount on course price. Likewise, whenever I had doubts I have been a result by phone or email. My assessment is very positive and do not hesitate to re-use again and have recommended it to my friends!"

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Shared Apartment with Italian resident

14. Jul. 2009

Jenny (24 years) Sweden Course: Standard Intensive - 3 weeks

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Value for money

Positive aspects of school

"The teaching and the teachers"

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"Genova is a great city to study Italian in. The size of the city is perfect, big enough to find new things to see every day but yet small and cozy. The people of Genova are very nice and friendly and I got many oppurtunities to practise my Italian. Because there aren't many tourists in Genova(or at least not non-italian tourists) the pace is calmer, people are not as stressed as in Rome or Florence. They find time to talk to you and encourage you in your speaking. Genova is perfect in the summer since it's by the sea and a beach is never far away. The pesto is also a reason for going there!"

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Shared Apartment with Italian resident

16. Mar. 2009

Nina (20 years) Yugoslavia Course: Standard Intensive - 3 weeks

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"Some of the teachers are really good (Gian Luca is always using interesting methods in studying). They are friendly and will do a lot to make your stay pleasant."

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Shared Apartment with Italian resident

17. Nov. 2008

Carina (45 years)

Course: Standard Intensive - 1 week

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Positive aspects of school

"The location"

Insider tips about what future students should not miss

"Sight seeing tour with our teacher"

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"No more copies, these were too much!!!"

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27. Feb. 2008

Francisco José (46 years)

Course: Standard Intensive - 3 weeks

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Positive aspects of school

"Changed teachers"

Insider tips about what future students should not miss

"Speak a lot"

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"Be punctual!!"

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15. Sep. 2007

Dean (34 years)

Course: Standard Intensive - 4 weeks

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"The atmosphere"

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20. Jun. 2007

Alexander

Course: Standard Intensive - 2 weeks

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Positive aspects of school

"The place and single teachers"

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13. Jun. 2007

Beate (60 years)

Course: Standard Intensive - 1 week

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Positive aspects of school

"Teaching approach"

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Homestay Executive

13. Jun. 2007

Adalbert (56 years)

Course: Standard Intensive - 1 week

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Positive aspects of school

"Relaxing atmosphere"

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Homestay Executive

27. Dec. 2006

Andrea (43 years)

Course: Standard Intensive - 3 weeks

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Positive aspects of school

"Teachers are very helpful, teaching methods really good"

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"Classrooms would need a refurbishment."

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Homestay Executive

2. Nov. 2006

Ralph (51 years) Switzerland Course: Intensive Combi 4 (20 group + 4 individual) - 3 weeks

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"Good teaching and good friendship"

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Homestay Executive

20. Oct. 2006

Olli (59 years) Finland Course: Standard Intensive - 3 weeks

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Positive aspects of school

"Small groups and good teachers"

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"The atmosphere of the school was friendly and all the necessary information was easily available. The teachers were professionals and spoke clearly. A small defect was the lack of space: the classroom of my group was nearly a corridor and the noise from the next-door classroom disturbed remarkably."

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Homestay Executive

9. Jun. 2006

Emilia (74 years)

Course: 2 weeks

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Positive aspects of school

"Good teachers"

Insider tips about what future students should not miss

"Better rooms"

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1. Jun. 2006

Wüst (51 years)

Course: Standard Intensive - 3 weeks

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Positive aspects of school

"Very good teachers"

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Homestay Executive

19. Dec. 2005

Agata Course: Standard Intensive - 3 weeks

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"Very good teachers"

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"That school is great, lessons are not boring, everyone was very nice"

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19. Dec. 2005

Helga

Course: Standard Intensive - 2 weeks

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"Reliable"

Insider tips about what future students should not miss

"Commitment"

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"A very friedly atmosphere"

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19. Dec. 2005

Azumi Japan Course: Standard Intensive - 1 week

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"Small classes"

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Homestay Executive

22. Jul. 2005

Käthi (40 years)

Course: Standard

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"Like a family, very friendly and helpful, the teacher take very much care about their students and are very much interested in their progress in the language"

Insider tips about what future students should not miss

"The singing at friday"

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"The Teachers are very helpful and well educated. I had a great but also very, very intensive time at a door to italy. I've learnd a lot!"

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10. Mar. 2005

Lisa (44 years)

Course: Super Intensive (+35h)

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"The train"

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"Very welcoming and professional!"

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14. Nov. 2004

Anonymous (64 years)

Course: Standard

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"Service, atmosphere. Very good lessons"

Insider tips about what future students should not miss

"No comment"

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"Very worthwhile"

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13. May. 2019

Keirstine (22 years) United States Course: Standard Intensive - 24 weeks

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"A Door to Italy is an excellent school. The teachers are patient as well as keeping a consistent pace of the course. They encourage students to speak constantly and are always available to answer any questions with clarity."

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12. May. 2025

Philip (63 years) United States Course: Intensive Combi 8 (20 group + 8 individual) - 2 weeks

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Homestay

20. Nov. 2024

Sarka Czech Republic Course: Standard Intensive - 1 week

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3. Jun. 2024

Lars (35 years)

Course: Standard Intensive - 2 weeks

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14. Nov. 2023

Anna (25 years)

Course: Italiano Facile - 4 weeks

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20. Sep. 2023

Hubert (66 years)

Course: Standard Intensive - 1 week

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26. Oct. 2022

Isabella (60 years)

Course: Standard Intensive - 1 week

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13. Jul. 2021

Tabea Germany Course: Standard Intensive - 12 weeks

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10. Dec. 2019

Ulrich (63 years)

Course: Italiano Facile - 1 week

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1. Oct. 2019

Thomas (53 years) Germany Course: Standard Intensive - 1 week

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6. Sep. 2016

Andreas (36 years)

Course: Standard Intensive - 3 weeks

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Shared Apartment with Italian resident

16. Mar. 2015

Temnikova (25 years)

Course: Italiano Facile - 7 weeks

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30. Jun. 2014

Georges (75 years)

Course: Long Weekend Course - 1 week

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Homestay Executive

11. Oct. 2011

Maria (20 years) Course: Standard Intensive - 2 weeks

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Homestay Executive

3. Jul. 2011

Patricia (51 years)

Course: Standard Intensive - 1 week

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13. Sep. 2010

Anna (26 years) Germany Course: Standard Intensive - 4 weeks

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24. Aug. 2010

Mikhail (23 years) Course: Standard Intensive - 3 weeks

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Homestay Executive

13. Jul. 2009

Kerstin (46 years)

Course: Standard Intensive - 1 week

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27. Jun. 2007

Birgit (34 years)

Course: Intensive Combi 8 (20 group + 8 individual) - 1 week

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11. May. 2007

Sandro (31 years)

Course: Intensive Combi 6 (20 group + 6 individual) - 12 weeks

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Homestay Executive

26. Dec. 2006

Rick (49 years) United Kingdom Course: Standard Intensive - 4 weeks

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16. Nov. 2006

Sebastian (25 years)

Course: Standard Intensive - 1 week

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20. May. 2006

Rainer (44 years)

Course: Intensive Combi 4 (20 group + 4 individual) - 1 week

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Homestay Executive

19. Dec. 2005

Ulrich

Course: Standard Intensive - 2 weeks

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Homestay Executive

25. Aug. 2005

Annette (35 years)

Course: Standard

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