Places to Stay

With over four decades experience providing a homely and friendly educational environment, we pride ourselves on the range of accommodation options we can offer students at WELC.*

Host Families
Almost all of our host families have been with us for many years and are very experienced at integrating students into their home. We visit and approve all our host families to ensure the best possible homes for our students. Students take all meals with their host family and laundry is also included (dry cleaning is extra).

We assign young students to host families with children of a similar age and these students receive the same care and treatment as the families own children, participating in all aspects of family life. With only one language student per family, this allows the student to be immersed in the world through English language.

For the Junior Summer School Programme, bedrooms are usually shared with a family member or with another student of a different nationality or language. Single rooms are available on request. **

Self-Catering Accommodation
We can also arrange self-catering accommodation in a number of central locations in Waterford City and we would be happy to help any student find their ideal accommodation for the duration of their course.  

Riverwalk Apartments, Waterford

Manor Village Apartments, Waterford

Alternative Accommodation
Students can, of course, arrange their own lodgings in any of a large number of hotels, guesthouses and B+B's in the Waterford area.

Waterford Accommodation Websites:

www.southeasttourism.ie
www.discoverireland.ie
www.accommodation.ie/waterford
www.travelireland.org/waterford/accommodation

* Please note that accommodation is included in the programme price for some courses. Refer to Prices/Fees for further information.

** Occasionally two students of different nationalities are housed with the same host family.