Reviews of donQuijote, Valencia, Spain

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Average Rating

4.3

Overall rating
donQuijote, Valencia, Spain

Based on 35 reviews of former students of donQuijote

School

Location of the school

4.6

Facilities

4.0

Social activities

3.4

Organisation

4.3

Course

Quality of teaching

4.2

Value for money

4.1

Accommodation

Homestay

3.9

Shared Flat (apartment)

3.3

Overall school rating by student age group

Students < 18 years (5 ratings)

4.6

Students 18-30 years (4 ratings)

4.5

Students 31-49 years (3 ratings)

4.3

Students 50+ years (23 ratings)

4.1

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

donQuijote

20. Oct. 2025

Elena (56 years)

Course: Spanish for 50+ - 2 weeks

Overall rating

Value for money

Positive aspects of school

"For the most part, the training has been quite effective."

Negative aspects

"The daytime activities and excursions are not at their best."

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"One of the best cities in Spain!"

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6. Oct. 2025

Michele (67 years)

Course: Intensive 20 - 2 weeks

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Positive aspects of school

"The seriousness of the teachers, the school location, and the number of students per level."

Negative aspects

"No place for students to meet between classes."

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"Interesting town; very touristy."

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10. Dec. 2024

Yuki (64 years) Canada Course: Intensive 25 - 3 weeks

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Value for money

Positive aspects of school

"Small class size. Teachers are kind."

Negative aspects

"There is too broad a range of student comprehension and language skills in a single class."

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"Great city to live and learn the language."

Quality of teaching / language progress

"Class were good, but should have longer breaks in between the classes. There was not enough time to eat lunch/snack."

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23. Oct. 2024

Claudia (72 years)

Course: Spanish for 50+ - 2 weeks

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Positive aspects of school

"The friendly interaction with everyone."

Negative aspects

"Sometimes the lessons were not so well structured."

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Other comments

"Super friendly secretaries."

City/place

"Very beautiful, lots of culture, big city."

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"It was a shame that we weren't all together on the course; after the activities we quickly parted company. No eating or drinking coffee."

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"A broken toilet, poorly equipped kitchen, bed linen not changed."

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10. Sep. 2024

Sabine (57 years)

Course: Super Intensive 30 - 1 week

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Positive aspects of school

"Small groups, organisation - for me as a beginner - very good, lessons tight, teachers very nice and motivating"

Negative aspects

"Breaks far too short, there was only 1 x 20 min, 2 x 5 min break in 6 hours. 20 min was too short to at least buy something to eat (let alone go to the MERCADO, 5 min is not enough to drink a coffee or go to the toilet) ...."

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"Brilliant! Culture, beach, shopping, food - it's all there!"

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"Easy to do - not too much"

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24. Jun. 2024

Gabriela (68 years) Switzerland Course: Intensive 20 - 1 week

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Positive aspects of school

"Friendly staff and a nice interior."

Negative aspects

"The activities/visits to local sites were disappointing."

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"Good idea."

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13. Nov. 2023

Albert (59 years)

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

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Positive aspects of school

"The location is great, the rooms are very nice and the teachers are excellent."

Negative aspects

"Nothing"

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"A fantastic city"

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28. Jun. 2023

Jule (16 years)

Course: DELE Preparation Course 20 - 2 weeks

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Value for money

Positive aspects of school

"It was very clean and the teachers were nice."

Negative aspects

"The different students could not get to know each other very well."

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"Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències"

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"The first week class was in the afternoon, although we booked classes for the morning."

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9. Jun. 2023

Margit (66 years)

Course: Intensive 20 - 2 weeks

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Positive aspects of school

"In my opinion, the strengths of the school are clearly the lessons, the small classes, the commitment of the teachers and the friendly responsiveness/ helpfulness of the reception. I benefited a lot language-wise; we were always encouraged to express ourselves in Spanish, only switching to English in emergencies. The atmosphere in class was pleasant."

Negative aspects

"The " welcome" on Monday morning (1st day) was impersonal and distant. I find this in need of improvement! We were sent to the respective classrooms after the test, were not given an overview of the room situation or information about the existence of a library (was there one?) and - apart from the historical tour on the first day - about other possible afternoon activities. It was only by chance that a fellow pupil drew my attention to the information board in the second week (in this respect perhaps also due to my inattention). In the school, the coffee and other vending machines did not work most of the time, so that one had to look around the school's surroundings during the 20-minute break if necessary (which was possible due to the good location)."

Insider tips about what future students should not miss

"Check in advance if there are any afternoon activities of"

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Other comments

"Recommended"

City/place

"A charming, versatile and lively city, with historical and modern sides, with many restaurants and bars and with lots of greenery. Admirable are the many large very imaginatively designed different sports and leisure facilities in Valencia's many parks, which people like to use - for walking or cycling, as a retreat/niche for reading, for doing sports, suggestions for children and families to keep busy, for partying.... and for the price of 50 Ct (ten ticket) for 90 minutes, everything is also easily accessible by public transport (metro, bus). Staying with a host family meant that I was already out and about with the Valencians in the morning, before the tourists crowded the old town; this gave me another impression of the city."

Quality of teaching / language progress

"All good"

Accommodation

"Booked: Half board. Breakfast in Spain consists of coffee and at best a small croissant, my host mother was helpful and offered me toast, margarine and jam. Later I got some cheese and was given baguette. But that's ok, other countries, other habits. She was cooking herself, simple home cooking. She had a hard time with my vegetarian diet, which she had announced in advance, but she made an effort. Unfortunately, I didn't get an insight into Spanish cuisine, which other classmates told me about; I would have had to go to the restaurants for that. I had difficulties with the fact that the flat was very dark, as she always kept the curtains closed and we ate breakfast in artificial light. I only had light in my room. My host mother was always approachable and helpful, knew about bus connections and gave tips. It was an interesting experience for 2 weeks, with all the pros and cons."

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17. Apr. 2023

Lisa (23 years)

Course: Super Intensive 35 - 6 weeks

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Positive aspects of school

"I had a fantastic experience! I have had an excellent teacher in every way, she is very friendly, kind and committed and has motivated me a lot. The quality of the classes was exceptional and far exceeded my expectations. I learnt a lot and enjoyed the course very much. I would recommend the school 100%. I would definitely do a course again at any time. Many thanks to Mila and the other teachers! I hope to see you again soon :)"

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"Las Fallas (in March)"

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Other comments

"A fantastic school! I am more than happy."

City/place

"Valencia is well worth a visit! There is so much to do and see."

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26. Sep. 2022

Carmen (58 years)

Course: Intensive 20 - 3 weeks

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Positive aspects of school

"Positive nice teacher and nice people."

Negative aspects

"Fellow students far too young! Lots of 17 year olds. Sitting there for a different purpose and don't understand what you're looking for there. Organization at school quite chaotic and quality of teaching was poor."

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"Find out how you want to stay, I've seen the dorms here and it's really awful. Kind of shabby squats."

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City/place

"Valencia is certainly a city that offers a lot and where there is plenty to do. Historically interesting."

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"If you do such a course, 1 week is really too short, even thought 3 weeks too short."

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13. Jun. 2022

Simone (51 years)

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

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Positive aspects of school

"- Motivated teachers"

Negative aspects

"- unmotivated management. I wanted to swap my 20-lessons group course for 5 individual lessons. This was not possible.
- I wanted to change because I didn't like the group course system. It was too fast for me. It may be that others have a quicker grasp of things.
- but I simply couldn't process about 100 new words a day after the lessons. I don't think that should be the goal. Anyway, I'm going home and I'm afraid I've only learned a lot in passing, especially the vocabulary.
- I will book more language trips, but I'm interested in another language school with a different concept.
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"See previous comment."

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20. Sep. 2021

Wiesława (54 years)

Course: Intensive 20 - 2 weeks

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Positive aspects of school

"Great teacher Maite, patient, kind and very knowledgeable. Excellent pace of lessons, lots of material covered."

Negative aspects

"No activities in the afternoon, no field trip together, or even an intergroup meeting."

Insider tips about what future students should not miss

"There is no direct flight from Warsaw to Valencia, so when planning a trip to this city you should take into account that travel time may be significantly longer than originally planned."

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Other comments

"School is very good and located in an attractive area."

Quality of teaching / language progress

"I have no complaints, I am very satisfied."

Accommodation

"Very nice apartment owner, helpful and committed. Excellent location of the apartment - close to the school, close to various attractions of Valencia."

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6. Nov. 2019

Renate (57 years)

Course: Intensive 20 - 1 week

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Positive aspects of school

"The ambience, the organization, the teachers, the location"

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29. Oct. 2019

Edeltraut (67 years)

Course: Spanish for 50+ - 2 weeks

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Positive aspects of school

"The commitment of the young teachers. The offer for the participants of the 50+ course, which enabled better contacts."

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Other comments

"Students have to buy a thick, heavy book that has to be lugged around all day if, like me, you lived quite far out and didn't go back at lunchtime. Storage options, such as lockable compartments, would be helpful. In addition, teachers and pupils could be relieved by better media equipment."

City/place

"The city is not as safe as it seems. An attempt was made to steal money from a ‘classmate's’ rucksack. She also witnessed a personal attack on a woman on the bus."

Quality of teaching / language progress

"Very good idea to offer this group additional afternoon events. The quality of the excursions varied greatly. The Saturday excursion to Albufeira (for all language students) was not well organised."

Accommodation

"My room was a bedroom, i.e. without a desk (writing facilities). However, it had a computer and television. The bathroom was fine. There was no contact beyond the absolutely necessary communication."

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28. Oct. 2019

Eva (57 years)

Course: Spanish for 50+ - 2 weeks

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Positive aspects of school

"The teacher Gonzalo, the different teaching materials, the very helpful staff at the entrance area."

Insider tips about what future students should not miss

"The demonstration of paella preparation"

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City/place

"Sometimes the high humidity bothered me a bit (even in October). With a cooler breeze it was very pleasant. The beach is beautiful!"

Quality of teaching / language progress

"I cannot recommend the 50+ offer. The lessons take place with all age groups (I had 4 18-year-olds, some of whom were not very motivated, in my course). The afternoon activities are so-so. Here quality and quantity are in a very bad relationship to one another."

Accommodation

"I had a very nice host mother who cooked me well and talked to me with a lot of patience. The main negative point was the transport connections, because the bus only drove every half hour and often came too late or too early. I solved the problem by renting a bike. But cycling in this busy city with many one-way streets and cycle paths not on all streets needs to be learned."

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23. Jul. 2019

Josefína (17 years) Czech Republic Course: Intensive 20 - 2 weeks

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Positive aspects of school

"I really liked everything! The teachers were amazing and other staff were also friendly. The school was in a nice old building. I can definitely recommend this school!"

Insider tips about what future students should not miss

"You should visit the basic and main landmarks. Make a trip to Albufera natural park and Parque natural de la Sierra Calderona. Also visit the beaches and don't forget to try typical food of Valencia!"

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29. Jan. 2019

Sylvia (55 years)

Course: Intensive 25 - 3 weeks

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Positive aspects of school

"The accommodation, the location, and the kind teachers (Victor and Ron)"

Insider tips about what future students should not miss

"In winter, the building is not properly heated."

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Other comments

"Students come from all over the world and there are a variety of cultures and languages among the students."

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12. Nov. 2018

Georges (61 years)

Course: Intensive 25 - 4 weeks

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Positive aspects of school

"The skilled teachers and their availability."

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7. Sep. 2018

Francesca Romana (17 years)

Course: Intensive 25 - 3 weeks

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Positive aspects of school

"Everything"

Insider tips about what future students should not miss

"Nothing"

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4. Sep. 2018

Kristina (27 years)

Course: Super Intensive 30 - 2 weeks

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Positive aspects of school

"The location, the facilities and the activities"

Insider tips about what future students should not miss

"Just everything. It was such a great experience there. Be sure to have lunch in the market around the corner or have a snack for in-between. Definitely do as much as possible on foot."

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"It was all in Spanish, which is good in principle. However, if you had questions, you got the answers in Spanish, which was simply stupid for the understanding of some things. If you didn't understand it then, you didn't understand everything on which the answer was based."

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8. Aug. 2018

Simonida (52 years) Netherlands Course: Intensive 25 - 1 week

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Positive aspects of school

"Teachers Lucia and Isabel, Garrett and Ingrid"

Insider tips about what future students should not miss

"Going to cinema after school is also a great language learning aid. Pronunciation is easier for students to understand in dubbed movies than in original Spanish ones."

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22. May. 2018

Federica (22 years)

Course: Intensive 25 - 3 weeks

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Positive aspects of school

"The environment"

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"All magnificent"

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12. Sep. 2023

Jackie (17 years)

Course: Intensive 20 - 1 week

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"There was no mosquito screen and no air conditioning, so you would want to be able to open your window in the evening. And a limited number of hangers in the wardrobe. Furthermore, a nice spacious room with a desk, a bed and a fan. As for the food, not recommended."

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24. Oct. 2022

Petra (64 years)

Course: Spanish for 50+ - 2 weeks

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12. Feb. 2020

Gerald (59 years)

Course: Intensive 25 - 3 weeks

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"Always book through LanguageCourse.net, never through the Don Quijote main office - it is indeed a disaster..."

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"My expectations were exceeded in all respects. I was particularly impressed by the motivation of the teachers, the quality of the teaching and the school building itself."

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23. Oct. 2023

Anette (66 years)

Course: Spanish for 50+ - 2 weeks

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22. Feb. 2023

Veronica (61 years) United Kingdom Course: 2 weeks

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12. Sep. 2022

Cédric (41 years) France Course: Premium 30 - 1 week

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13. Jul. 2021

Christian (44 years)

Course: Super Intensive 35 - 1 week

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27. Nov. 2019

Sandra (47 years)

Course: Intensive 25 - 2 weeks

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29. Oct. 2019

Angela (61 years)

Course: Spanish for 50+ - 2 weeks

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22. Jul. 2019

Mirjana (68 years) Denmark Course: Intensive 20 - 2 weeks

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21. Jan. 2019

Robert (22 years)

Course: Intensive 25 - 20 weeks

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15. Aug. 2018

Alice Chiara (17 years)

Course: Intensive 25 - 1 week

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