Reviews of Italianme, Florence, Italy

Total number of reviews: 34

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Average Rating

Based on 34 reviews of former students of Italianme

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Overall rating Italianme, Florence, Italy	4.9
City	4.8
Organisation	4.8
Facilities	4.6
Social activities	4.2
Quality of teaching	4.9
Value for money	4.7
Homestay	4.6
Shared Flat (apartment)	4.0
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Individual Reviews

Italianme

30. Sep. 2024

1. Monika (57 years)

101.Course: Intensive Course [Italiano] - 3 weeks

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Positive aspects of school

They are extremely friendly. The teachers take the time to explain well topics that you have difficulty with. They are very flexible in accommodating the student's needs.

Negative aspects

It would be great if they had a continuation program for the course, perhaps online.

Insider tips about what future students should not miss

Florence is a very expensive city.

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It is a treasure that no one should miss and I would come back again.

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Very friendly. A little uncomfortable layout and it was a sofa bed not a real bed. But it was very good. Clean, super well located, practical. Niccoló, the owner, was very nice.

22. Aug. 2024

2. Birgit (62 years)

102.Course: Intensive Course - 1 week

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Friendly and competent teacher, very intensive course, lots of fun

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Bravissima!

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Florence is a very old and beautiful city. I think the Florentines are very friendly and always ready to help. These two weeks were too short.

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Private and intensive course

20. Aug. 2024

3. Marcus (59 years)

103.Course: Intensive Course - 1 week

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Competent and committed teaching staff, friendly contact persons, good organisation

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Old, diverse, enchanting

8. Jul. 2024

4. David (17 years)

104.Course: Semi Intensive Course + 20 Privatstunden - 2 weeks

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Great lessons! The school is well organised, the group size is ideal and the teachers are very responsive to the students' wishes. In short, a school that you could wish for and that you can recommend 100%!

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Small group, Katharina catered very well to the needs of the private lessons

11. Jun. 2024

5. Charlotte (58 years) Germany
105.Course: Intensive Course - 1 week

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Everything was wonderful. All the teachers and other staff were super nice. The organisation was exemplary and the teachers made the lessons a pleasure. Thank you very much for everything.

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My missing 5th star: it would be nice if there were more leisure activities in the afternoon or evening. For example, an organised aperitif, an input event, e.g. on history, lifestyle, etc., Italian cooking, Italian songs. These are organised in other schools and are great fun and you get to know people.

3. Jun. 2024

6. Robert (71 years) United States
106.Course: Intensive Course - 4 weeks

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The teaching and the extracurricular activities.

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Too much emphasis on fine points of grammar.

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Many interesting and historic sites. Too crowded.

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The teacher was very good. The class size is excellent.

27. May. 2024

7. Rachel
107.Course: Intensive Course - 3 weeks

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25. Apr. 2024

8. Rick (61 years) Australia
108.Course: Intensive Course - 4 weeks

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A small to medium size school means a more intimate, personalised experience. Well run, clean, modern facilities in an easily accessible location. Friendly and knowledgeable teachers.

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Nothing springs to mind.

Insider tips about what future students should not miss

Entry is free to parks and museums on the first Sunday of every month.

City/place

My second or third time in Florence. A lovely city, plenty to do and see, but very busy with tourists. Choose your season carefully.

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20 hours a week is enough for me. I like having my afternoons and weekends to relax or explore.

15. Apr. 2024

9. Marek (61 years)

109.Course: Intensive Course + Private Lessons - 1 week

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Excellent teaching staff, modern teaching methods, small group sizes.

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None

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No, everything was perfect

4. Apr. 2024

10. Angelika (64 years)

110.Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeks

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The lessons were great, very well structured and a lot of fun at the same time. Katharina is a great teacher.

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The atmosphere in the school is very pleasant, the courses are small, the teachers are competent and friendly. I would love to come back

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A city that is beautiful. You have to make sure you find places where there aren't too many people.

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Wonderful, I have learnt a lot

3. Apr. 2024

11. Lutz (61 years)

111.Course: Intensive Course - 1 week

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10. Mar. 2024

12. Nicholas (67 years) United States
112.Course: Intensive Course - 1 week

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The school has many great instructors and is very well organized.

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I think the school has no weaknesses and I hope they continue to do exactly like they are currently doing.

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It is of course a great city, I wish the train employees would not strike as they did on the Friday I was to return to Montecatini....

4. Mar. 2024

13. Sallie Australia
113.Course: Intensive Course - 4 weeks

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4. Mar. 2024

14. Genevieve (61 years) Australia
114.Course: Intensive Course - 4 weeks

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Silvia our teacher was wonderful. Small class was great.

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Would like more authentic extra circular activity and not "touristy".

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Lovely in winter.

20. Nov. 2023

15. Gigi (75 years)

115.Course: Intensive Course - 3 weeks

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Only three female students and a really great teacher, especially because of her patience and positive manner

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The school could have organised more in the afternoons. As a student, I would have liked to get to know everyone involved (teachers, office, etc.).

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I/we have been visiting Firenze for decades, which probably says enough about what I think of this dream city!

Quality of teaching / language progress

A little too much grammar for my needs

16. Oct. 2023

16. Mirta (74 years)

116.Course: Intensive Course - 3 weeks

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It is true that the students are older people, not teenagers. I liked both the human environment and the facilities.

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As for the teaching, very good, but the didactics are a bit old, a little less translation would not have been bad.

City/place

Excellent for those who love art. Present everywhere

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It is not 4 hours. It's 3. Maybe I misunderstood.

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Excellent attention from the hosts, accessible, polite and educated people, always attentive to my well-being. Excellent cuisine. Good breakfast. Very good room. Complicated bathroom, very far from the room.

24. Sep. 2023

17. Kathrin

117.Course: 12 semi-private Lektionen (an 4 Tagen) + Kochkurs - 1 week

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23. Sep. 2023

18. Sabine (65 years)

118.Course: 12 semi-private Lektionen (an 4 Tagen) + Kochkurs - 1 week

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Very friendly. Individual. Always easy to reach. Top location and excellent equipment in the small classrooms.

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A dream city for cultural activities

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Individual programme/cooking courses, very intensive and varied, learnt a lot

19. Sep. 2023

19. Johanna

119.Course: Intensive Course + Private Lessons - 3 weeks

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8. Aug. 2023

20. Kerstin (61 years)

120.Course: Intensive Course + Private Lessons - 1 week

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18. Jul. 2023

21. Sofía Spain
121.Course: Semi Intensive Course - 1 week

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17. Jul. 2023

22. Kerstin (47 years)

122.Course: Semi Intensive Course [Italian] - 3 weeks

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I am thrilled! The classes are the right age and all nationalities are represented. Great and, above all, dedicated teachers. The activities make it very easy to get to know each other. My language level went from A2 to B1 after 1 week of private lessons.

27. Jun. 2023

23. Rick (60 years) Australia
123.Course: Intensive Course - 4 weeks

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Modern teaching methods, great location, passionate and knowledgeable teachers, good teacher to participant ratio, a good selection of extra curricular activities.

Negative aspects

It was on the 3rd floor (actually level 2A) and even though there was lift, I just kept taking the stairs

Insider tips about what future students should not miss

Don't forget to also make it a vacation stay, and get involved with a lot of the activities on offer.

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Not too big, not too small, just right.

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I enjoyed it so much that I'm going to return next year for another 4 week school with Italian Me.

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Level B2 is quite intense. Don't forget to take a break/breath every now and then.

14. Jun. 2023

24. Nikolaus (61 years)

124.Course: Intensive Course - 1 week

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Very good. Great atmosphere, lots of laughter together, pace adapted to the group (faster).

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Nothing

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Too many tourists, too loud.

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Fantastic view of the Campinele at breakfast from the kitchen window!

12. Jun. 2023

25. Dr. Ludwig (53 years)

125.Course: Intensive Course + Private Art History Lessons - 1 week

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The staff, the teaching, the additional programmes. Expectations far exceeded.

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A dinner together with language teachers and other students would have been great!

15. May. 2023

26. Hermann (67 years)

126.Course: Intensive Course + Private Business Lessons - 1 week

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1. no children's topics in the teaching material 2. teachers' iPad with connection to a large screen. 3. sending the teaching material directly from the iPad as a pdf file by mail.

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Way too crowded in spring. Too many American tourists. Even if you speak Italian, they answer in English.

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The Intensive Course was really good. The Private Lessons were very demanding but very very useful.

4. Apr. 2023

27. Heinz (64 years)

127.Course: Private Course 20 - 2 weeks

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Top technical facilities, teaching staff super friendly and helpful

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The school advertises its roof terrace. Although it is really spectacular, it is actually not intended for use by students, or only to a very limited extent; it is more like a private bar.

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extremely touristy (of course)

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Top, super nice teacher just for me!

28. Nov. 2022

28. Ines (55 years)

128.Course: Intensive Course [Italienisch] - 2 weeks

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Very nice teachers and school administration!

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I felt very comfortable in the host family overall.

17. Oct. 2022

29. Barbara (72 years) New Zealand
129.Course: Semi Intensive Course [Italian] - 1 week

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The staff was very helpful and friendly and my teacher, Eduardo was patient, kind and excellent. Thank you for a good week. I will enrol for more lessons at your school when I return to Florence next year.

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I travel a lot and Florence is one of my favourite cities in the world.

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The initial test, to guage what level of Italian language class I should attend, was very accurate, and I felt happy with my placement.

6. Sep. 2022

30. Klaus Germany
130.Course: Intensive Course - 1 week

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18. Oct. 2021

31. Sibylle

131.Course: Intensive Course [Italienisch] - 4 weeks

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Very friendly and competent staff, who always try their best to find the best learning situation for you. Location is very central and beautiful, as well as the terrace. Rooms and equipment are modern and nice. The afternoon activities (currently because of Covid/off-season twice a week) are great for language skills and also knowledgeable in art & history. I thoroughly recommend this school!

3. Aug. 2020

32. Timothy (48 years) United Kingdom
132.Course: Super Intensive Italian Course - 1 week

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7. Oct. 2019

33. Alexandra (54 years) Slovakia
133.Course: Intensive Italian Language and Culture + Cooking classes - 1 week

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3. Oct. 2019

34. Luc (56 years) Switzerland
134.Course: Intensive Italian Course - 1 week

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The location of the school is amazing: in an old medieval tower next to the river with a terrace with one of the best views of the city. There is also a working room and coffee place. Everything inside is very modern and design.

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The teacher, in addition to their Italian language knowledge, mastered pedagogic skills. In addition she had great human skills and made the course interesting and fun. Modern teaching tools where used. All the notes on her tablet were displayed on the big screen. At the end of every day we received a pdf file with the complete set of notes and exercises on our email account. Great course and great experience!