Central Valley Spanish School
Cultural Exchange Homestay Program
Homestay with a Costa Rican host family. Comfortable lodging with homestay accommodations give you a true feel for the cultural and will give you a different insight to Costa Rica. Discover the true Costa Rica, a highly personalized experience affording you a one on one orientation to this beautiful country with tips on what is happening while you are here, what's to see, how to get about and around off the beaten path, and where to shop for bargains! Besides visiting Costa Rica, you will experience it!
Our host families have clean, secure, comfortable homes. While you may not find all the luxury of a hotel room, a homestay will give you warmth and love that you will not find anywhere else. It will also provide you with the opportunity if you wish to practice your Spanish as much as you want! You'll have the guest room of your host home and enjoy sharing the rest of the home as though you were one of the family. Your host family will give you a front door key to your home and are free to come and go as you wish. (However, please make sure to inform your host family if you will be coming home late at night or if you are going away for the weekend so they will not worry).
If you'd like to take tours, there are many to choose from, from whitewater rafting, to volcano viewing, and taking a cruise in the blue Pacific, and we'll be pleased to make recommendations and reservations for you. There are also many, many excursions you can do on your own to see the countryside at your own pace. If you want help with an itinerary, we can do that also. As you can appreciate, it's really nice to come back to a real home after a full day of sight-seeing. Come, enjoy and get to know Costa Rica as few folks do. Participate in a wholesome family environment as a most welcomed guest.
Costa Ricans, by nature, are a friendly and hospitable people. We've selected a number of nice homes exemplifying this good nature, with pleasant, comfortable accommodations, and hosts anxious to share our culture and the warmth of their family with visitors of good will. Whether you plan to stay a couple of nights or a couple of weeks, you'll find a homestay experience in Costa Rica enlightening, entertaining, economical, and most enjoyable.
And you'll get to know Costa Rica and Costa Ricans as you never would, in any other way.
Light laundry service is available at a small additional charge in most homes and there are many commercial, next day services available throughout San José. Spanish is the native language of Costa Rica, but you'll be surprised how many people speak and understand English and are anxious to improve it by practicing with you. Many visitors find that if they can handle even basic Spanish, their proficiency level rises considerably during a total immersion homestay experience in a Spanish speaking environment.
Most of our host homes are located in the residential suburbs of metropolitan San José it is possible for us to arrange for homestays throughout Costa Rica. Our hosts and their homes are varied, but all are close to reliable, frequent, public transportation, some offer single accommodations only, while others have double and/or twin bed accommodations. You can indicate what your requirements are and we'll match you to the appropriate host family. Hosts have varied occupational and leisure time interests and you may want to mention your own with the possibility of matching like interests.
Central Valley Spanish School, S.A. San José, Costa Rica