clic International House

Sevilla, Spain

"There was no breakfast, just a coffee capsule. I bought bread, eggs, butter, sausage, jam etc. myself. At the end of the 2nd week I got sick, it was very cold in the room facing a small courtyard. There was no extra blanket. To get fit, I took a second capsule four times at the end of the second week, then there was no capsule the following day and after that. 16 capsules cost €3.50, so one was €0.22. On the second day there was Nescaffee. I bought 16 capsules of the same coffee for €3.50 in the supermarket. Dinner was around 9.30-10.00 pm and too late for me, it wasn't, so I did without it for the last two weeks and catered for myself. I hardly ever saw Sandra, she had to work a lot in the restaurant. I mainly stayed in the small room of about 10 square metres, where I had breakfast and dinner. The ex-husband, who had already pushed me out of the kitchen in the morning, sat in the living room where I was able to have breakfast in peace last year. From midday until early evening, he tried to persuade English-speaking people to sell for Amazon via the Internet in an extremely loud voice and then, after 3/4 of a year, to earn ten or even fifteen thousand euros, he said. I was very happy when the 4 weeks in Seville were over.

"The host is charming. And gives all the value to the place. The room is Tiny….

"The accommodation was not really suitable for families, so I was really disappointed. It was run by a woman who accommodated a maximum number of students in her flat, obviously to make as much money as possible. 1 room was tiny, I felt sorry for the student who lived there. 4 students had to share 1 bathroom. Another was crammed into the landlady's own bedroom with a small bathroom, all full of her stuff. She was hardly ever present, only to prepare dinner or lunch (she was flexible with that). Sometimes she slept on the couch in our living room, probably when she was stressed with her boyfriend and didn't want to stay with him on those nights (she had very long and loud arguments with him on the phone that you couldn't help overhearing). It was uncomfortable for me to sleep in her bedroom while she was lying on the sofa. The food was also mostly disappointing. Breakfast consisted of toast and margarine, which I prepared myself. I'm not sure if this is a normal Spanish breakfast? I quickly decided to buy my own. For dinner she sometimes prepared fresh food but often used ready meals which was another disappointment. She didn't seem to respect our privacy and went into our rooms when we weren't there. Once she even tidied the pupil's room in the tiny room without asking, unbelievable! She rummaged through all her things! When this student calmly said afterwards that she didn't like it and would have preferred it if the landlady had asked her to do it herself, our landlady rang the school and the student had to talk to Isabelle about it, how embarrassing for the student who had done nothing wrong! After that the atmosphere was icy. Another strange thing was when the landlady's son, who no longer lives there and whom none of the students knew, had an unannounced party with his friends in the living room until about 1am while the landlady was away. None of us students felt comfortable and it was so loud that none of us could sleep. Also, all the strange boys were using our bathroom - without even sitting down on the toilet seat, of course... I recommend that the school reformulates the term ‘living in a family’ or explains it more precisely to avoid disappointments like mine. I expected something completely different and got none of it. I really loved the school and the teachers, but the ‘living with a family’ was a real disappointment.

"We had chosen a homestay, but got an apartment with microwave meals and very simple breakfast.

"The host family turned out not to be a host family but a friendly host who had filled the fridge with microwave meals.

"Very friendly engaging host. She made an effort to converse with us. She was great company.

"The flat was very nice, clean and had a very good bed. I expected that for the price. The towel and laundry service worked very well – there is a ‘Gem’ in the house who keeps everything under control. Very friendly and pleasant. However, on weekends it is very noisy throughout the night due to extensive partying (my accommodation was on the street side) – and the house is located directly on Plaza Alameda de Hercules. The school is conveniently located about 15 minutes away.

"Spacious, quiet accommodation in a good location. The bathroom could do with a refresh.

"The location and outside of the atrium studio was not good. It was on the roof and had issues of privacy and extremely unappealing outside. The inside of the apartment was ok and similar to other apartments.

"Cleanliness (walls, bed frame) could definitely be better. Also the quality of the towels + pillows. The location on Alameda de Hercules is very good if you have a flat at the back of the building. Beautiful roof terrace.

"Very clean, everything was fine. Unfortunately, it is not possible to open the windows in studio 1 D on the ground floor because it is right on the pavement, so there is always electric light. OK for 2 weeks because I was constantly travelling.

"It was just what I expected, clean and functional.

"The room is very simply furnished, but quite clean and that is important to me. Unfortunately there are no storage facilities in the bathroom and even for a week you have to buy your own toilet paper. Overall ok for a short stay and the location is SUPER!