HOMESTAY

Photo of student in her bedroom sitting by the window

What is Homestay?

Stay in the home of a local host family and maximize your time in Paris. Homestay allows you to get a unique cultural experience. Discover the French way of living firsthand and practice your language skills on a daily basis.

Note that the term 'host family' does not necessarily mean a married couple with children but could be a retired couple renting out their adult child's vacant room, single retirees, or young artists.

Want to learn more? Watch the following videos:

NYU Paris students talk about their homestay experience
Wafaa chats with Host Families in Paris coordinator - Katrien - about what it means to live in a homestay and what to expect.

Homestays_Quality Charter.pdf

INSTAGRAM NYU Paris Homestay video.mov

HOMESTAY PROGRAM CONTACT:

NYU Paris Residential Life Coordinator and a liaison between students and Homestay Agency: nyu.paris.studentlife@nyu.edu

Host Families in Paris Agency coordinator: katrien@hostfamiliesinparis.com

Practical information

Location

Homestays can be located in all twenty arrondissements of Paris and its immediate suburbs.
Average commute time from student housing to the NYU Paris academic center and Parisian universities ranges from 30 to 50 minutes.

TYPE OF ROOMS

Homestay Single

You will have a private bedroom within your host's home. Other NYU Paris students might be living in the same household in a different bedroom.

Your host will provide you with your own furnished single bedroom (including pillows and blankets). You will share common areas like the kitchen and bathroom.

Homestay Double

You will share your bedroom with another NYU Paris student.

Your host family will provide a furnished bedroom (including pillows and blankets) for two people. You will share common areas like the kitchen and bathroom.

Arrival/Check-in procedure

It is very important that you get in touch with your host in order to initiate a first contact, present yourself and coordinate your arrival time with them. It will be useful to give your arrival time and flight number to your host as soon as possible.

Please do not wait until the last moment to do so.

Included

Fully-furnished bedroom
Access to kitchen for preparing meals
Internet access

Mail delivery

Have your mail delivered the following way:

Letters:

YOUR FULL NAME chez Doe, JaneHOST FULL ADDRESS

Packages:

NYU PARIS/ YOUR FULL NAME 57, boulevard Saint Germain75005 Paris FRANCE

Keys

A complete set of keys will be given to you upon arrival.
The set of keys received must be returned on the day of departure.
Loss of keys may require that the host family change the locks of the apartment. You will be held financially responsible for replacing the keys and the locks (be careful: replacement may be very costly).

Meals

The host provides basic daily breakfast items (ex. bread, butter, cereal, coffee, tea) and one evening meal per week.
You have access to space in a refrigerator to store your food, and to the kitchen for cooking.

Linen & Laundry

Sheets and towels will be provided by the host and changed every two weeks.
Laundry machines are usually available and common practice is to do one load of laundry a week.

Peer Mentors

One Peer Mentor will be assigned to Homestay students.

Guests

Overnight guests are usually not permitted but you should coordinate with your host family about this matter.

Languages

Host families are not always proficient in English. Be prepared to communicate in French as much as possible.

Voltage

French outlets deliver 220 Volts (compared to 110 Volts in the US).
Laptop and other electronics are most often compatible with both voltages (check your devices) and will only require a socket adaptor.
Other appliances generally are not compatible with 220V. This includes grooming tools such as hairdryer, hair straightener, curling irons, electric razors etc.. You will need a voltage converter or you run the risk of damaging your equipment or even starting a fire. It is recommended to buy these items locally.

REMEMBER

You are living in and sharing someone's home. It is important to respect and make an effort to adapt to the practices, rhythms and habits of the host family.
Clean up after yourself and try to leave common areas like you found them.

Guest policy and safety rules

All residents are expected to review and follow NYU and NYU Paris specific residence guidelines and policies. They must also respect the Host Families in Paris guidelines and quality charter.

Quality Charter

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