Is it easy to get to Oxford from airports/train stations in London?

Yes. All London airports offer direct coaches to Oxford (you do not need to go into London first). You may also be able to get off the coach before arriving at the centre of Oxford. Please tell us your plans and we can give specific advice.

How is payment organised?

You can pay via paypal invoice, direct bank transfer or Transferwise. Invoices can be organised.

How far is it from Headington to the city centre?

The distance is about 2 miles/3 kilometres. It is walkable (mainly downhill) but most times we take the number 15 bus which runs every 10 minutes from a stop very close to the house. The journey takes 10-15 minutes. Usually our guests buy a weekly ticket which saves money and time – also it allows them to use many other buses in Oxford.

Oxford city is fairly small and it is easy to travel to the centre from most places using frequent buses.

What is the best way to bring money to Oxford?

Obviously this is not easy to answer as personal circumstances vary so much. Generally it is advisable to use travellers’ cheques for safety. The only general advice we would give is that you should try to avoid changing money at the airport as the exchange rate is usually the worst available rate. So generally you should arrange to have local currency (pounds) for the first few days of your stay and then change the money you need for the rest of your stay at a bank.

Can you arrange language classes for me?

There are several possibilities: First we can arrange for you to stay at HomestayOxford and take classes at an excellent institute in the centre of Oxford. That is around £200 per week for lessons in the mornings. Another option is to take English language lessons with me as I am a qualified English language tutor. There are advantages with both these schemes; going to classes is more fun and you get to mix with other learners, studying one to one is more intense and as the lessons are geared to you personally they can produce much faster and better results.

There is one other possibility which is to take a mixture of both. In this scheme you would have some of your lessons at an institute while also having perhaps one hour per day one-to-one tuition or alternatively some lessons at the weekend.

Can you arrange for me to stay in other homestays in UK?

We now have a limited number of associate homestays let us know us know your needs and I will try to help.

Hello x, Our students have filled out an evaluation sheet and the general opinion about the host families in Oxford was very positive (score 8). I think all went really smoothly. We were worried at first about the bus trips, but this turned out very well indeed. We saved a lot of time and besides, Carfax Tower is an excellent meeting point. So no problem if this would be the arrangement another time. I hope we meet another time and thank you again for your help.

Nanette Oosterwijk, Da Vinci College, Holland 9th March 2017

Hello x, It’s good to hear from you! congratulations on managing that big group! So it (the noise in one house) was a misunderstanding, those can happen. By the way, as we have said before, we really enjoyed our stay and it didn’t effect our very positive overall impression. I have already recommended you to my colleagues, so our school will probably be back next year

Angela May, Albert Schweitzer Schule, Germany 9th March 2017

Dear x, We are glad that we could spend marvellous time in your and all the other familys’ places in Oxford. We liked the service you provided for us as well as all the information you gave us, because we needed them during the stay. All the teachers and 29 children were satisfied very much. Thank you a lot.

Katerina, Vera and Martin (Czech Republic, Ostrava – Krasne Pole) 9th March 2017

Hey x,

We have arrived safely back home after quite an exhausting journey with students sleeping most of the time on the bus. We had a wonderful week and this is not only us teachers speaking. All the students have made great experiences and are eager to come back to Britain. Two of them expressed how they would love to get back to Britain for a gap year after being done with school. Others told me how they would have loved to take their host families with them back to Germany. There was a lot of hugging and warm goodbyes when the hosts brought the students to the bus in the morning.
Last but not least: A big "thank you“ to you for being an outstanding organiser helping us with every question that occurred. We really felt welcomed and important to you.
After having a look at your homepage I stumbled across a picture of last year’s group from our school. Please find an additional one of us. We would be happy if it finds the way on your homepage. Please feel also free to use this feedback there.

Thank you!
Best wishes

Simon
Albert Schweitzer School, Germany

6th June 2017

Dear x,

You are the best EVER host family provider I have worked with so far. Unfortunately I have to deal with a lot issues of my London host families providers as they are not as reliable or credible as you! I preferred sending my students to oxford now after many years of experience.

Please feel free to use my feedback of your service. You could use my name Sisi and my position in the company as well.

I do hope all of my students will enjoy their stays in your arranged families.

Have a good evening.

Best regards,
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Sisi Lin
Director
Sishu Chinese School

16th July 2017

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