Reviews of Linguaschools, Granada, Spain

Total number of reviews: 41

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Average Rating

Based on 41 reviews of former students of Linguaschools

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Overall rating Linguaschools, Granada, Spain	4.5
City	4.6
Organisation	4.3
Facilities	3.8
Social activities	3.7
Quality of teaching	4.4
Value for money	4.4
Homestay	4.5
Shared Flat (apartment)	3.1
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Individual Reviews

Linguaschools

6. May. 2024

1. Inkeri (66 years) Finland
101.Course: Intensive 20 - 2 weeks

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I liked the teachers and their teaching.

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Close quarters.

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Bring your lunch, you will have time to pick up a coffee from the local bakery.

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There is a lot to see in Granada, good bus connections, and you can also walk very well

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I liked the course and the teaching style.

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The room was cramped and there was not a lot of stuff, no cleaning and no change of towels and linens during my 2 week stay. Breakfast was just coffee and a piece of bread, no ham or cheese, etc. The food was good, although I didn't always make it to meal time, then there was no food. They were friendly at breakfast and dinner, otherwise I didn't meet them. Was at a hotel in Almunecar at the weekend. Fewer activities at school than a year ago. My level group was suitable for me.

4. May. 2024

2. Nanette (59 years) United Kingdom
102.Course: Intensive 20 - 2 weeks

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Staff were superb, very friendly, fun and knowledgeable. They seemed genuinely interested in student welfare. The location in central Granada was perfect with cafés, bars, restaurants and sights all within minimal walking distance. There was a sunny terrace on which we could chat to fellow students during breaks.

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There were initial teething problems, however, the school was responsive to my concerns and resolved the issues.

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Although I didn't take 1:1 lessons, various students recommended them to me. I would add them if I were to return.

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The staff are what really make this place special. I would return without hesitation and would recommend the school to others.

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Granada is a fabulous city. It's got a bit of everything and it's very affordable. The transport links are good and the staff at Linguaschools provided great tips and suggestions.

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The course was really well balanced. The first lesson focused on grammar and the second on using that grammar in conversation. I opted for additional conversation lessons in week 2 as the quality of teaching and the ambience at the school was so good.

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Had a few teething problems related to the accommodation. The first family weren't able to host me as they were oversubscribed and the second proved untenable. My hosts for week 2 were fabulous and I enjoyed a comfortable room, great food and excellent company.

3. Apr. 2024

3. Brankica (39 years) Bosnia And Herzegovina
103.Course: Intensive 20 [Spanish] - 6 weeks

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Nice people

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Amazing.

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Cleaning wasn't good from others students.

6. Jun. 2023

4. Adele (16 years) Ireland
104.Course: Intensive 20 - 2 weeks

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Very friendly, small classes, good selection of levels and times, good length of classes, promotion of interactivity and participation.

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Could have given more information about activities and excursions on arrival.

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It's great

8. May. 2023

5. Anita (56 years)

105.Course: Intensive 20 - 1 week

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Great teachers. Quality of teaching very high.

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No possibility to safely park bicycles.

3. May. 2023

6. Inkeri (65 years) Finland
106.Course: Spanish & Culture 30 - 2 weeks

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I liked Linguaschools very much. The teachers were competent and the teaching was diverse. My group was very nice.

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I don't know. School exceeded my expectations in a very positive way.

Insider tips about what future students should not miss

It is worth taking private lessons, for me they were very useful. It is worth reviewing and listening to Spanish before coming to the course, get more out of the teaching. It is worth attending excursions organized by the school. since the guide spoke Spanish, also learned the language

City/place

Granada is a very beautiful city with old buildings, churches, attractive Albaycin and Alhambra, nice tapas bars and cafés. Friendly people

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The teaching was effective and comfortable, I learned a lot more Spanish and I was also encouraged to speak Spanish

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The hostess of my accommodation was very flexible, I often came home late because I participated in many excursions and evenings. We got along well and talked often, while learning more Spanish

2. May. 2023

7. Ardurat Danièle (76 years)

107.Course: Spanish & Culture 20 - 2 weeks

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The teachers were very kind.

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Too bad some students were often arriving late and using their phones during class.

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City is beautiful, I really liked it!

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Patricia and her son have been adorable. It was great meeting them. Mario is a very kind boy. I passed two perfect weeks with them.

27. Jun. 2022

8. Mariana United Kingdom
108.Course: Spanish & Culture 20 - 3 weeks

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12. Apr. 2022

9. Alida (67 years)

109.Course: Spanish & Culture 20 - 1 week

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Quick and easy

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The placement test at the beginning was a short conversation. But it was a perfect fit.

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The hostess, Mercedes, was quite talkative, which more or less forced me to speak a lot of Spanish. I felt that this did more for my Spanish skills than the lessons at school. Nothing wrong with that, though. As a cancer patient, Mercedes placed a lot of emphasis on healthy eating, which I really liked: Wholemeal rolls, freshly cooked every day with lots of vegetables. I felt very well looked after!

13. Dec. 2021

10. Stelios Greece
110.Course: Spanish & Culture 20 [Spanish] - 4 weeks

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2. Nov. 2021

11. Jaewan (51 years) Spain
111.Course: Spanish & Culture 20 - 4 weeks

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Positive aspects of school

Location.

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Europe-centered education System. Although it is not systematic for Asians, it is an optimized educational method for Europeans who have similar cultures and languages.

Insider tips about what future students should not miss

Unlike English, Spanish is not a popular language, so there is absolutely no basis for language training. Make sure to apply Spanish course after sufficient pre-learning.

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Very good.

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I wanted shared apartment so that I can make friends and hangout with people who has similar language goal as mine. I never stayed apartment with its owner and did not even hear about this kind of accommodation. It was quite awkward. Especially on host's days off (includes weekends), my host stayed in the house all day long. Also Whenever I go into the kitchen, I feel like I'm being monitored for no reason. I felt uncomfortable whenever I cook and the host turn my room light off when I went to Kitchen (to save electricity). I did not use washing machine much and most of laundry was done by hand wash. The host was good person though. But it was really uncomfortable. I really wished to live with other students. If host is living in a same accommodation, school should let student know. It was very uncomfortable 4 weeks of my life and I do not wish to go back ever.

14. Sep. 2021

12. Dermot (57 years)

112.Course: Spanish & Culture 20 - 2 weeks

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3. May. 2021

13. Ahmed (25 years) Spain
113.Course: Spanish & Culture 20 - 12 weeks

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18. Nov. 2019

14. Ha Shiong (65 years) United Kingdom
114.Course: Spanish & Culture 20 [Spanish] - 6 weeks

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Positive aspects of school

Majority of the teachers are very good at their job and know how to motivate the students.

Insider tips about what future students should not miss

Tickets to visit the Alhambra should not be bought at kiosks. They are thieves. We bought tickets in a kiosk for EUR 59. The price should have been EUR 14.85 only. The price should have been EUR 9 for my wife and I because we are over 65 years old.

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When the school is at full capacity, there are insufficient toilet facilities. Normally one has to queue for 3 to 5 minutes. This is not appropriate in my opinion.

Accommodation

The accommodation at 8 Avenue de Italia was very poor and not fit for 4 students at a time. Very poor kitchen facilities with broken drain where water has to be collected in buckets. Everything is very old from tv to microwaves. Broken showers and blocked drain. Basically this place in my opinion is not fit for students to live there for the cost per week

29. Oct. 2019

15. Sissel (71 years) Norway
115.Course: Spanish and Culture 50+ [Spansk] - 2 weeks

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It's hard to say what was best about the school, but I felt welcomed by all the staff and asking for help was very easy. I had three wonderful teachers, Nuria, Ana Hernanates? and Ana Delgado. Nuria gave a great lecture on the historical development and she knew that I did not understand so much Spanish so she spoke some English to, so several of us could follow the story with her. I want to have it emailed. I had three private lessons and then became a little more acquainted with that teacher, but all three teachers were super good at giving positive feedback.

Insider tips about what future students should not miss

I have nothing negative to say. As you learn more, you need to communicate more. We were never told how to get online so we could hear Spanish, so the staff should be trained in that.

Other comments

I was at the bottom level then I started, I was not aware that several of the students was Spanish speakers, but the school did handle this in an excellent way

City/place

I wasn't so much out at night except for dinner, but I felt very safe in the city. I was also not on trips because my foot was sore.

1. Oct. 2019

16. Verena (62 years) France
116.Course: Spanish & Culture 20 - 2 weeks

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19. Sep. 2019

17. Silvano (35 years) Italy
117.Course: Spanish & Culture 20 [Spagnolo] - 2 weeks

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6. Sep. 2019

18. Paul Nathan James (25 years) United Kingdom
118.Course: 2 weeks Spanish & Culture 30 + 1 week Spanish & Culture 20 - 3 weeks

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I liked the support from the teachers and how friendly everyone was.

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The overall teaching was really good. The teachers were really friendly, enthusiastic and encouraging, which really helped me to excel in my language learning. However, I feel like more Spanish could have been used to explain different concepts like grammar. I would like to come back to this school.

4. Sep. 2019

19. Viola Maria (20 years) Hungary
119.Course: Spanish & Culture 20 [Spanish] - 2 weeks

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31. Jul. 2019

20. Gianluca (20 years) Italy
120.Course: Spanish & Culture 20 - 1 week

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1. Jul. 2019

21. Carlotta (19 years) Germany
121.Course: Spanish & Culture 20 - 3 weeks

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It was not the first Spanish lessons I took, but definitely the best school. The teachers are amazing, teach very well and have many great tips for activities in Granada. I met many nice people and was generally more than just happy!

2. May. 2019

22. Claus (55 years) Germany
122.Course: Spanish & Culture 20 [Spanisch] - 2 weeks

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29. Apr. 2019

23. Evee (19 years) United Kingdom
123.Course: Spanish & Culture 10 - 8 weeks

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8. Apr. 2019

24. Dominique (65 years)

124.Course: Spanish and Culture +50 [Espagnol] - 2 weeks

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Kindness

3. Apr. 2019

25. Ruth (58 years) United Kingdom
125.Course: Spanish & Culture 20 - 1 week

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Very friendly. All staff are approachable. When the class I had joined was too difficult, they immediately found me an individual tutor.

30. Mar. 2019

26. Maren (52 years) Germany
126.Course: Spanish & Culture 20 [Spanisch] - 2 weeks

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27. Mar. 2019

27. Angelika (69 years) Luxembourg
127.Course: Spanish & Culture (20 group + 5 individual) - 2 weeks

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27. Mar. 2019

28. Maria (65 years) Germany
128.Course: Spanish & Culture (20 group + 5 individual) [Spanisch] - 2 weeks

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The flexibility, friendliness and engagement of teachers were great.

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Good and engaged teachers. Methods could vary more. Too little possibilities to speak in the group sessions. One to one was excellent.

27. Nov. 2018

29. Paul (27 years) Spain
129.Course: Spanish & Culture (20 + 5) - 1 week

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I was only there for one week but made good progress in all the areas that I needed and wanted to.

Insider tips about what future students should not miss

Don't buy lunch, buy beer.

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All staff were great and able to recognise the levels of the students and the help that they needed.

27. Nov. 2018

30. Chloe (32 years)

130.Course: Spanish & Culture 20 - 2 weeks

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The quality of the lessons and the friendliness of the teachers. They are always in a good mood and ready to make the course funny and entertaining!

31. Oct. 2018

31. David (32 years) Czech Republic
131.Course: Spanish & Culture 30 - 1 week

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30. Oct. 2018

32. Sarka (28 years) Czech Republic
132.Course: Spanish & Culture 30 - 1 week

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Perfect atmosphere at school, the people were smilling all the time, they were very polite and wanted to help with everything.

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Sometimes the pc didn't work so for future students they should have this fixed. Besides this, I had a good course level which fitted with my level of language perfectly, and I learnt a lot.

31. Aug. 2018

33. Epp (20 years) Estonia
133.Course: Spanish & Culture 20 - 4 weeks

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The teachers! They were exceptional.

23. Aug. 2018

34. Fahad (29 years) Saudi Arabia
134.Course: Spanish & Culture 20 [Spanish] - 8 weeks

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Teachers and students... like a small family

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I spent 2 months studying there... could't believe how much progress I made. All of this because of how good the teachers are there. Especially Ana and Alicia :)

21. May. 2018

35. Janet (65 years)
135.Course: Spanish & Culture 10 [Spanish] - 3 weeks

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Teachers were masters.

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Free coffee and tea in the library.

11. Dec. 2017

36. Vuokko (69 years) Finland
136.Course: Spanish and Culture +50 [Spanish] - 2 weeks

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Nice teachers, good feelings.

28. Nov. 2017

37. Priscilla (66 years) United Kingdom
137.Course: Spanish and Culture +50 [Spanish] - 2 weeks

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Friendly staff. Central

Insider tips about what future students should not miss

If you sign up for and specifically want a specific course (eg. 50+), ask whether this will be available!

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Very small school therefore, appropriate groups and social activities are not always available. They do not use a reliable excursion company.

27. Feb. 2017

38. Elizabeth (62 years) United Kingdom
138.Course: Spanish & Culture 20 - 1 week

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The teachers were friendly and the lessons were instructive.

Insider tips about what future students should not miss

Be careful if booking a 55+ course as I did as it was moved to a Spanish life course and there was only one other 55+ there.

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The accommodation was poor and was back to living like a student - I would recommend to make your own arrangements. Also I was taken to a different address than the one I had been told and none of the contact numbers worked.

21. Jan. 2017

39. Tassilo (26 years) United Kingdom
139.Course: Spanish & Culture 30 - 2 weeks

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13. Apr. 2012

40. Paula (38 years) Australia
140.Course: Course L - Spanish & Flamenco Dance - 16 weeks

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I enrolled in SHM from Australia, having never learned Spanish before, and with little basic knowledge at all. From my first day, the school was not only a wonderful learning institution, but also a tremendous support network for me on all levels. From coming with me to the Office for Foreigners in order to help organise my long term student visa, to assisting me in applying for work, the staff at the school were unfailingly kind, helpful and supportive. In the time I attended I had both private and group classes. I had a great time regardless of whether it was one on one, or with other students – my classes were filled with humour, great conversation, and learning. I always felt I could ask any of the teachers to explain things more fully, and was often aware that the teacher was setting different level exercises for each student in the class, to ensure that all were learning at the appropriate speed. I also noticed that in many cases teachers actively sought innovative and creative ways of teaching. They genuinely sought to engage their students interactively, and teach in novel and interesting ways. I felt the teachers gave their heart and soul to the job and really cared about each student to walk through the door. Our social occasions were wonderful, and the friends I made whilst at the school – both staff and students – will remain friends for life. From the moment of my booking in Australia, I was assisted in everything I needed to apply for my student visa, find a flat, and begin a new life. The school understands the dislocation many people feel on moving to a new country, whether it is for a month or permanently, and are always on hand to help. I can’t recommend SHM more highly, and having spoken to many other people in Granada who have attended other courses, I feel very fortunate that I chose one so well organised, helpful, and financially affordable. No matter where you come from or what you hope to achieve in learning Spanish, SHM will work with you to make sure you make those goals a reality. Thank you all so much for your kindness, friendship, and good times.

27. Dec. 2010

41. Nadia (27 years)