Galway Cultural Institute | Student Residential Accommodation

Residential accommodation

Residential accommodation offers students a more independent option than living with a host family. All our residential accommodation is modern, bright and situated in great locations around Galway City.

Our residences are:

• Bright, modern, fully-equipped apartments or houses.

• All situated within 10 to 45 minutes' walk from the school.

• Self-catering

You will be sharing accommodation with other international students from the school and will have a chance to practice you English, share you culture and learn from each other. You will be able to use all the facilities at the residence, cook for yourself, invite friends over for a visit but all guests are required to leave the residence by 23.00.

It is important for you and your housemates that you treat each other with respect and adhere to the house rules. In this way you can ensure that everyone has the best experience possible during their stay.

English must be spoken at all times.

The  key  rules that you need to follow are:

  1. Students are required to fill in and sign a Residential Student Contract agreeing to abide by the rules and regulations of GCI / GBS residential accommodation. By signing the form, you are agreeing that you abide by the rules and regulations, respect the property, other tenants, and pay for any breakages, rules infringements, damage caused, lost keys, antisocial behaviour, noise including causing annoyance to neighbours in a disapproval manner. Parties are strictly forbidden.
  2. Any breakages or problems with your accommodation must be reported to the GBS team immediately in order for us to fix it.
  3. The city of Galway operates a strict recycling policy; please follow the directions for recycling that can be found in your residence.
  4. Bicycles cannot be kept inside the residence; there is space at the side of house where they can be parked.
  5. All students will be provided with one set of bed linen for their stay at the residence - 1 pillow slip, 1 sheet and 1 duvet cover. Towels are not provided.
  6. During your stay at the residence parties or loud music is strictly forbidden. There is a no noise policy between 23.00 and 07.00.

It is important to note that GBS staff check the residence on a regular basis. Failure to abide by the Rules and Regulations will mean you will lose your deposit or part thereof and you will be liable to vacate the residence

Our residences are:

• Bright, modern, fully-equipped apartments or houses.

• All situated within an average of 10 to 45 minutes' walk from the school.

• Self-catering

Sample GCI & GBS Residential Accommodation

Accommodation is reserved on a weekly basis – i.e. 7 nights either for host family or residential accommodation. The minimum stay is one week.

Distance from accommodation to school is between 10 minutes’ walk to 40 minutes by bus depending on traffic.

Accommodation is only organised for students attending a course at GCI or GBS.

Half board is provided in host families from Monday to Friday and full board at the weekends. The majority of families are non-smoking.

Special requests regarding pets, children, allergies, location of accommodation, diet (vegetarian, vegan, halal, coeliac, etc.), incur an additional supplement per week.  These requests must be made at the time of the initial booking.  Please note that these requests cannot be guaranteed.

IF THE PREFFERED OPTION IS UNAVIALABLE, THE NEXT BEST OPTION WILL BE ALLOCATED.

Extra nights are possible in a host family at a fee per night subject to availability.  Staying over Christmas in a host family incurs a supplement per week and is subject to availability.

Residences are reserved from Saturday to Saturday and are subject to price increases throughout the year.

Accommodation assigned at booking may be subject to change.

Residential apartments are self-catering and are for students of 18+. All residential accommodation is non-smoking.

Extra nights are not available in residence and alternatives (B&B or Host Family) are subject to availability.

Students are required to fill in and sign a Residential Student Contract agreeing to abide by the rules and regulations of GCI / GBS residential accommodation. By signing the form, you are agreeing that you abide by the rules and regulations, respect the property, other tenants, and pay for any breakages, rules infringements, damage caused, lost keys, antisocial behaviour, noise including causing annoyance to neighbours in a disapproval manner.  Parties are strictly forbidden.

A security deposit for residential accommodation is payable for long stay students and it will be on your invoice. Credit cards can also be used for deposits (and a 2.5% fee applies). Cash is not accepted for residential deposits.

Accommodation fees are non-refundable. For more than one change to accommodation an additional registration fee will apply to each change.

Extensions to accommodation must be done through the school and not through the host family or through the landlord.

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