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Spanish Language School in Manta:
Accommodations

 

Homestay:

Our students have the option of staying with an Ecuadorian family that will receive them as a member of the household. With the home-stay the student can expect:


• Private room inside the house of the family.
• All meals: breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
• Laundry: minimum once per week.
• Participation in the family life, having the opportunity to consistently practice the Spanish that is learned in class.

Students' apartment:

The school has a fully furnished apartment (with hot water, tv cable, etc.) where students who want more independence have an excelent choice. You will have a private room and share other facilities (kitchen, bathroom) with other students. Meals and laundry service are not included.

AIRPORT RECEPTION

In Quito: We will gladly greet you at the airport provided we have a minimum of one week notice with the flight number, airline, date and time of your arrival. A representative of the Institute will wait for you at the exit for international flight arrivals with a sign bearing your name. We will then drive you to your chosen hotel. The next day a correspondent will drive you from your hotel in Quito to the airport for your connecting flight to Manta or to the Bus Terminal. This is a free service for our students.

In Manta: A daily flight exists from Quito to the port of Manta on TAME Airlines:

Quito-Manta: Monday to Saturday: 6.30 am (Tame airlines)
Sunday: 7 pm (Tame airlines)

Manta-Quito: Monday to Saturday: 7.45 am (Tame airlines)
Sunday: 8:15 pm (Tame airlines)

Cost of the flight Quito-Manta-Quito: US$ 98

There is also the possibility to take the bus from Quito to Manta (9 hours). We suggest you take Panamericana Buses. Panamericana Bus Station is located in Quito at: Colón and Reina Victoria Aves. The cost of the ticket for the bus is US$ 9.


The reception in Manta is a free service that is offered by the School to its students. Previously we should be notified of the flight, date and time of your arrival in Manta. A representative of our School will wait for you in the exit of the airport/Bus Station with a sign bearing your name and you will be driven to the house of your Ecuadorian family.

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