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Stanford in Paris

Housing & Meals

Housing

Housing options at Stanford in Paris include student residences and homestays. Housing has a significant impact on your experience abroad, and each option has its benefits and drawbacks. While we make every effort to accommodate students' ranked housing preferences, assignments are made based on a variety of factors including documented needs and space availability.  While we cannot guarantee a specific housing choice, we do guarantee placement in program housing.

Homestays 

Students who want to have a unique cultural experience and full immersion in French life should rank the homestays as their first choice. The majority of students will live in homestays.

 Some things to consider:

  • Homestays are a wonderful opportunity to dramatically improve your French and to discover the French and France from the inside out.
  • There are all forms of host families and in Paris, it's common not only for active individuals with or without children but also for retired couples, single retirees, or single individuals to serve as host families.
  • Students who live in homestays will live in neighborhoods in all twenty arrondissements of Paris and the immediate suburbs of Neuilly and Boulogne. Commute time from homestays to the Stanford Center range from 20-40 minutes.
  • Students will always be placed in individual rooms but with private bathrooms only when available (otherwise the bathroom may be shared with family members).
  • The host family will provide 7 breakfast and 5 dinners per week.
  • Students will receive a 15 euros stipend per day of the quarter to cover for their lunch and 30 euros per weekend to cover for the two dinners not provided by the host family.
  • Naturally, all students must accept the constraints and responsibilities that such arrangements entail but the experience is well worthwhile.

The student residence may be a good fit for students with special diets and needs (priority will be given to them) and for students who need more independence, and who are willing to work harder to integrate themselves into local communities. There are a limited number of rooms available.

The student residence provides opportunities for students to experience dormitory life in France. 

  • The residence is situated in a safe and quiet residential area of Ivry  (35 min commute), it offers all the conveniences of independent living.
  • Students will have access to an individual studio room with a private bathroom, and a private kitchenette. Students will also have access to common lounging space and kitchen.
  • Students will receive a 35 euros stipend per day of quarter to cover food expenses (5 euros breakfast, 15 euros lunch and 15 euros dinner)
  • The residence provides more autonomy to students, especially in regards to eating habits however it must be noted that the cultural and linguistic  immersions are not as meaningful as in a host family and that progress in French are also less obvious.
  • The Residence accepts students based on the availability of their rooms. When there is high demand, the program cannot guarantee this option.
  • Priority will be given to students whose needs cannot be accommodated in the homestays.