Become a host for IH London students from across the world and give them a wonderful ‘London’ experience!
Why become a host?
International House London is currently looking to recruit hosts to provide accommodation for international students. Offering students a welcoming environment will make their experience in the UK much more memorable.
If you have a spare room in your house and you would like to experience a cultural or linguistic exchange – becoming a host would be an exciting opportunity for you. You will meet people from all over the world, learn about their cultures, practice your foreign language skills or help improve their English, and make great friendships along the way.
Key Criteria
We welcome hosts from all age groups and professional backgrounds whether you are a single professional, a family with children, or a retired couple.
Most of our hosts are located in areas with a convenient commute to our school in Covent Garden (16 Stukeley Street, WC2B 5LQ) and ideally with convenient connections to Holborn, Covent Garden or Tottenham Court Tube Stations.
We are looking for hosts ready to provide bedrooms in well-maintained houses with meals on B&B or half board basis.
Hosts can earn up to £303 per week depending on the room type and meal plan they offer. For most hosts, the income is tax-free!
Host Testimonials:
I absolutely love hosting IH students! I have met people from all over the world aged from 16 to 65 years old, from every background you can imagine. I have learnt so much from them and many have become friends. We have shared recipes, trips around London and many life events together over the years and I hope to be hosting for many years to come!
Fiona Nouri
Hosting through International House has been an amazing experience. It’s truly a cultural exchange. Our “host daughter” is an amazing person. It’s lovely to share our space and days with her.
Caroline Scaranello
Hosting students from International House has been an important and rewarding part of our lives for the past 28 years. It’s always so interesting to learn about their cultures and way of life and keeping in contact with them for many years after their time spent with us.
Eilish Rafferty
We have been hosting International House students for over 20 years and it has been a pleasure, bringing the world into our lives and broadening the perspectives of the whole family. Guests sense the family ethos and make themselves at home. International House is a straight, sensible, supportive business partner. We would recommend Homestay to any visitor as the prime means of acquiring conversational English.
Gareth Jones
My family and I have been hosting students for some time and we have found this to be quite rewarding. We saw other countries through the eyes of our students.
Julia Udennis
Hosting IH students has proved to be a very rewarding experience. Recently we have had students aged between 21 and 57, from Japan, Korea, Poland and Turkey. We have found IH staff to be efficient, helpful and friendly which has made everything run very smoothly.
Diane Luck
Hosting my first student has been an absolute pleasure. She is a lovely lady and very respectful of our home. We share knowledge of our cultures, which is very interesting, and helping her improve her English is very satisfying.
Marisa Savoia
I am very happy that students in my house often feel at home and they either request to come back to my house or recommend my house to their friends or families. I enjoy having the students around and I feel a bit lonely when they are not around!
Parvin Pope
Check out our Providing a home from home blog which includes a wonderful story of one of our hosts sharing their experiences of hosting for our students over the years.
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Contact Us
If this sounds like something you would be interested in and if you meet the criteria, please complete and submit this short form online or contact us at accommodation@ihlondon.com, or +44 (0) 20 7611 2400.
