Room-sharing with another student

We recommend to book a ‘place in a double room’ only for young people (max. 30 years). According to our experience, mature people normally do not feel at ease in a double room as they may have to share it with very young people who have different habits and attitudes.

We offer you the possibility to come together with your friend and take a double room, provided by our school, even if the accompanying person does not take a language course.

Availability

Housing reservations run from the Sunday afternoon (after 2:00 pm) before the beginning of the course to the Saturday morning (10:00 am) at the end of the course. If you need to arrive a day earlier or to stay a day longer, please contact the school for help with extra accommodation arrangements. Different arrival or departure days must be confirmed in writing. However, it is not possible to arrive earlier than the Saturday before the start of the course and to remain later than the Sunday after the end of the course.

Arrival date and time / Emergency

We need to be informed at least 4 days in advance of your's arrival day and time. Therefore, upon receiving the accommodation address, you have to contact the landlord (by telephone) or the school (by telephone, fax or e-mail) to communicate the date and time of arrival in order to make the waiting time for both parts as short as possible. If there is no communication, you will be expected to arrive in the evening, after 6:00 pm.

Booking and Payment

To make reservations for accommodation, we need your credit card number as guarantee deposit. Accommodation fees must be paid immediately upon arrival in Italy. Payments should be made in cash or with Traveller's Checks and in full (not by instalments) for each month or for shorter terms.

Our accommodations are located in the city centers as well as in the suburbs. In any case you can easily reach the school and the center of the cities by public transport. To get from the suburbs to the center takes 15 - 25 minutes by public transport (Milan and Rome up to 50 minutes). If you have been placed in the town center it takes about 15 minutes on foot to reach the school. You are given your own key and are independent.

You must pay a deposit of 100 Euro to get the keys for your accommodation in shared apartments. This deposit must be paid in cash or by Traveller’s Cheque on arrival and will be refunded on departure, less repairs and cleaning costs if needed.

Host-family: Bed-linens are provided and changed every two weeks.

Shared Apartments: Bed-linens are provided and changed every two weeks or, in alternative, upon arrival each student will be given a set of bed-linens and two sets if they stay longer. In this case students are required to wash bed-linens themselves.

About washing and washingmachine: in host-family the use of the washingmachine is not forseen, also if it's possible to have a different agreement with the owners. In shared apartments you can wash by hands, or use one of the many wash & dry that are near the apartments.

Following the events of September 11, 2001, Italian authorities have intensified checks on foreigners. The result is an unfortunate increase in paperwork. All landlords in Italy must declare the presence of tenants and thus need a photocopy of passports of all new tenants. We suggest to bring with you a photocopy of your passport.

Garages and paid parking spaces are easy to find in the city centers as well as in the suburbs. There are cheaper weekly and monthly season tickets available. You can also ask your landlords for the closest garage or parking area to the accommodation. Should you park the car on the street, you should consult the street signs or ask the landlord on which night the weekly street cleaning ("pulizia della strada") takes place in the area. On that night the car must be parked elsewhere. All cars parked in a prohibited area will be removed.

In selecting host families, we do not look for luxury and comfort in the material sense but for Italian families who appreciate receiving foreign students. Additionally, the word "family" should not be taken too literally, as a family can be "traditional" with children, a single parent or a childless couple who take in students because they enjoy the company.

Living in a apartment, together with other foreign or Italian students or with the landlord/landlady, requires maturity but allows you considerable independence. You share with the roommate(s) the bathroom and the kitchen and can cook on your own.

Private apartments are more comfortable than shared apartments and therefore more expensive. They are available for one or more persons. Prices are available on request. Please note that the private apartments must be reserved well in advance and the prices vary depending on the city and season. Scuola Leonardo da Vinci only makes the reservations. Payment has to be made directly to the apartment owner, i.e. we need your 's credit card number to make reservations.

We work with Hotels situated close to the schools (basic offer always: bed & breakfast, rooms with shower or bathroom). Prices are available on request and according to the categories of hotels:

• Lux. cat. (Five-Star-Hotel): all comfort;
• 1st cat. (Four-Star-Hotel): restaurant; bar; rooms with air condition, TV, bath/WC;
• 2nd cat. (Three-Star-Hotel): rooms with air condition, TV, bath/WC;
• 3rd cat. (Two-Star-Hotel): rooms with bath/WC;
• 4th cat. (One-Star-Hotel): rooms with wash basin; bath/WC on the floor.

Generally, we make hotel reservations from the Sunday before the beginning of the course to the Saturday after the end of the course. Different arrival or departure days on request. Scuola Leonardo da Vinci only makes the reservations. Payment has to be made directly to the hotel receptionist, i.e. we need your 's credit card number to make reservations.

One, two and three-roomed apartments with either two, three or four beds in each; a lounge, a fitted kitchen area, bathroom with shower, direct dial telephone, air conditioning, television and daily cleaning services. On request, there are normally the following supplementary services: parking, breakfast, secretarial services and a safe for valuables. Scuola Leonardo da Vinci only makes the reservations. Payment has to be made directly to the Residence receptionist, i.e. we need your's credit card number to make reservations.

TYPE OF ACCOMMODATION		per day		2 weeks (13 nights)		additional week (7 nights)
		min.	max.	min.	max.	min.	max.
Apartment standard, shared kitchen and bathroom	double room	14	16.50	182	214.50	98	115.50
	single room	18	21.50	234	279.50	126	150.50
Family, breakfast	double room	16	18.50	208	240.50	112	129.50
	single room	20	23.50	260	305.50	140	164.50
Family, half board (breakfast+dinner)	double room	28	30.50	364	396.50	196	213.50
	single room	32	35.50	416	461.50	224	248.50
Hotel of all categories, Extra Comfort Shared apartments, Private apartments, Studios and Residences		Prices on request
Nota Bene: You may book a single room or a place in a double room. Housing available from Sunday after 2 pm before the start of the course to Saturday (10 am) at the end of the course. Different arrival or departure days only by special arrangements. Bed-linens are provided and changed every two weeks (in the Extra Comfort Apartments every week). Towels are not provided, please bring your own towels. Host family accommodation: Half-board includes breakfast and dinner. Remember that you cannot cook on your own. For all accommodations: We need your credit card number as guarantee deposit to make reservations. Please note, that we may request a deposit of 100 Euro for Shared Apartment accommodation to get the keys. This deposit must be paid in cash or by Traveller's Cheque at arrival and will be refunded on your departure, less raparation costs if needed. Payment of family and shared-apartment accommodation must be made immediately upon arrival in Italy. Extra Comfort Apartments, Hotels of all categories, Private apartments, Studios and Residences: Reservations should be made well in advance
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