Gateway School of English GSE

Students participating in the Summer Junior Programme can choose to stay at a host family within 5 to 15 minutes walking distance from the school. Students will be having breakfast and dinner at the host family whilst packed lunch will be given to the students at the school.

Staying with a host family enables students to interact actively with the local culture and adopt a more familial lifestyle, while ensuring total English language immersion.
All our host families are fully licensed by the Malta Tourism Authority.

Moreover, the fact that they are all native English speakers gives students maximum exposure to and practice of the language. The best proof of our students’ satisfaction with these families is in their recommendations to their friends back home, who very often end up enquiring and requesting to stay with these families too when they come on their own language trips with Gateway School of English.

If you want:

check-mark-11-512 to experience the Maltese way of life and live with a family in a typical Maltese home

check-mark-11-512 to get the full benefit of total language immersion in a house where all members are native speakers of English

check-mark-11-512 to live not further than 5 to 15 minutes away from the school on foot

check-mark-11-512 to live in a smaller family setting with fewer people in the house as opposed to a residence/hotel

…the homestay solution is your best bet for accommodation.

Family Programme - Young Learner Accommodation Homestay 2/3/4 person room (Half board Basis) (shared bathroom)

Some students prefer the ‘homestay solution’ because it enables them to interact more actively with the local culture and ensure total English language immersion. The homestay solution means that you will live in with meticulously selected host families in homes within 5 minutes walking distance from the school. Remember, the School is situated in a high quality neighbourhood!

All families (without exception) hosting our students have been personally known to us for years. The best proof of our students’ satisfaction with these families is the fact that they recommend them to their friends when these come to study here. All our host families are native English speakers. We know them so well that we can match students’ individual preferences with the most suitable family for them.

Some students prefer the ‘homestay solution’ because it enables them to interact more actively with the local culture and ensure total English language immersion. The homestay solution means that you will live in with meticulously selected host families in homes within 5 minutes walking distance from the school. Remember, the School is situated in a high quality neighbourhood!

All families (without exception) hosting our students have been personally known to us for years. The best proof of our students’ satisfaction with these families is the fact that they recommend them to their friends when these come to study here. All our host families are native English speakers. We know them so well that we can match students’ individual preferences with the most suitable family for them.

The Junior residence accommodation is located only 50 metres from the beach and only 100 metres away from Malta’s water-park Splash & Fun which students will have 4-times free access to included in the price, en-suite bathroom facilities, daily transfers to and from the school.

Students participating in the Summer Junior Programme (12 to 17 years) will be having breakfast and dinner at the residence and will be given packed lunch at school. 1 School group leader will be assigned with every 15 students. The Junior Residence is located in safe and quite area with beautiful views of the Mediterranean Sea.

Gateway School of English GSE Residence student accommodation – your perfect home away from home in Malta right next to your school!
Thanks to the Gateway School of English Residence, students wishing to live close to Gateway School of English are guaranteed excellent service, speed of access to the school (less than 30 metres and only 3 minutes from bedroom to classroom!) and the relaxation that comes with not needing to plan your means of travel to and from your place of study.
If you want:
 fully air-conditioned bedrooms (heating in winter & cooling in summer)
 the luxury of living right next to your school/classroom (3 minutes’ walk Image result for clipart walking away!)
 free Wi-Fi access all over
 a clean and peaceful area that is still minutes away from the main tourist resort
 buffet breakfast and a choice of six different dishes for lunch (freshly prepared everyday) (as from January 2019 B&B basis breakfast only with kitchen facilities)
 living in an international environment and interacting with people from all over the world (great English practice!)
Residence Location
Very conveniently, the school and the residence are situated within easy walking distance of the island’s most popular tourist resort, nearest beach and top recreational/shopping centre (with plenty of cafés, bars and restaurants): Spinola Bay in the city of St Julian’s, which is only 12 minutes away on foot (walking distance). In addition, Valletta, Malta’s capital city, is less than half an hour away by bus from where our students learn and live. These can all be reached very easily thanks to the easy access to the public transport network, with bus stop ‘Baltiku’ (bus number 120) only 2 minutes on foot from the school and the residence. There is also a direct bus (number 22) to Valletta and bus stop ‘Anard’ is only 5 minutes on foot from the school and accommodation.
Both the school and residence are located in an upmarket villa area in St Julian’s, which is well-known for its beautiful houses and quiet environs. The surrounding environment provides the right atmosphere for our students to comfortably focus on their studies without noise and distraction, and yet remains within easy reach of the cosmopolitan hustle and bustle in the downtown part of St Julian’s (minutes away on foot).
Address of the school residence: Gateway School of English GSE Residence, no.1, Bosfru Street , San Gwann (St Julian’s). SGN1953, Malta
Residence Meals
As from February 2019 GSE Residence Accommodation is available on B&B breakfast only basis and cooking facilities. Breakfast is served daily in the canteen between 8:00 hrs and 9:00 hrs

Breakfast is a buffet and consists of scrambled eggs, tomatoes, cucumbers, toasted bread, jam, butter, ham, salami & cheese, choice of cereals, tea/coffee, choice of cakes and free flow of orange juice and water.
Residence Amenities & Facilities
On your first day you will be given two keys: one for the room and one for your personal locker. If these are lost, a €20 charge will apply, as locks will have to be changed for security reasons.
 Personal desk, chair, wardrobe and locker per person
 Desk lamps can be provided on request
 Canteen for breakfast and kitchen/cooking facilities (ground floor)
 Fridge in every TV room where students can keep some snacks and perishable goods for short-term use
 Cold / soft drinks vending machine (Side A, ground floor, outside below the stairs, same street as school)
 Laundry service at reasonable prices (€1 per item of clothing and 30c per item of underwear), however long-stay students (staying for 4 weeks or longer) can benefit from discounts (please ask at the school office)
 TV lounges with satellite TV (access to BBC, Sky News, CNN etc);
 Free Wi-Fi access (on every floor)
 Adapters can be provided at cheap prices
 Patio with tables and chairs for outdoor relaxation and socialisation
Cleaning at GSE Residence
The entire residence, including all bedrooms and bathrooms, is cleaned on a daily basis from Monday to Sunday (floors are washed and bins emptied everyday).
Bed linen is changed every weekend.
Towels are changed once a week but can be changed more regularly upon request (maximum once every two days); just ask a staff member whenever you would like a fresh towel.

You can also find a link with a video of the common kitchen on the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLQcbsBRaYk

Ideal accommodation for children travelling with parents. Prices are for young learners (4 to 12 years old), same price applies for quadruple, triple and twin rooms.

Thanks to the Gateway School of English Residence, students wishing to live close to Gateway School of English are guaranteed:

- an excellent service,
- speed of access to the school (less than 30 metres and only 3 minutes from bedroom to classroom!),
and the relaxation that comes with not having the hassle of travelling long distances to and from one’s place of study.

The school residence staff always strive to provide just the service you need and make your stay at the residence as comfortable as possible. Staff and management alike are there to help you at all times.

Residence Location
Very conveniently, the school is situated within easy walking distance of the island’s most popular tourist resort, nearest beach and top recreational/shopping centre (with plenty of cafés, bars and restaurants): Spinola Bay in the city of St Julian’s, which is only 12 minutes away on foot. In addition, none of Malta’s major cultural and historical places of interest, some of which are recognised as UNESCO World Heritage Sites, are more than half an hour away from where our students learn and live. These can all be reached very easily thanks to the easy access to the public transport network, with bus stop ‘Baltiku’ (bus number 120) only 2 minutes away from the school and the residence.

Residence Premises
Adjacent to the school, the school residence provides a clean, comfortable and modern home for those students at GSE who choose to live as close as possible to the school, with just a 3-minute walk from bedroom to classroom, and in the peace and quiet that is possible in a residence reserved exclusively for adults and families (any minors must always be accompanied by their parents/guardians and are never unattended).

The building itself is a fully detached, three-floor structure made out of local Maltese limestone and has 22 oak-furnished bedrooms (6 double rooms, 12 triple rooms and 4 quadruple rooms), and 8 bathrooms. A big bonus is that, unlike in most other places of accommodation (including host families), all bedrooms are fully air-conditioned all the year round. Students have their own desk, chair, wardrobe and locker. Bed linen is changed once a week and towels twice a week. Single rooms are available in the low season (winter/autumn/spring) and high season (summer) at an extra supplement. Common areas include 4 TV rooms, outdoor recreational patios and the in-house canteen in which breakfast and lunch are served. Free Wi-Fi is accessible all over the building.

Residence Meals
Accommodation is available on bed and breakfast basis. Breakfast is served daily in the canteen between 8:00 hrs and 9:00 hrs
Breakfast is a buffet and consists of scrambled eggs, tomatoes, cucumbers, toasted bread, jam, butter, ham, salami & cheese, choice of cereals, tea/coffee, choice of cakes and free flow of orange juice and water.
Communal cooking facilities are available for students to make use of. Lunch can be bought from the school canteen as well

For those who enjoy going out for dinner in the evenings, or who might want to order a takeaway delivery every now and then, there are plenty of restaurants and coffee shops nearby to choose from.

The School is situated in a high quality neighbourhood!

Gateway School of English GSE Residence student accommodation – your perfect home away from home in Malta right next to your school!

Thanks to the Gateway School of English Residence, students wishing to live close to Gateway School of English are guaranteed excellent service, speed of access to the school (less than 30 metres and only 3 minutes from bedroom to classroom!) and the relaxation that comes with not needing to plan your means of travel to and from your place of study.

If you want:
fully air-conditioned bedrooms (heating in winter & cooling in summer)
the luxury of living right next to your school/classroom (3 minutes’ walk Image result for clipart walking away!)
free Wi-Fi access all over
a clean and peaceful area that is still minutes away from the main tourist resort
buffet breakfast and a choice of six different dishes for lunch (freshly prepared everyday) (as from January 2019 B&B basis breakfast only with kitchen facilities)
living in an international environment and interacting with people from all over the world (great English practice!)

Residence Location

Very conveniently, the school and the residence are situated within easy walking distance of the island’s most popular tourist resort, nearest beach and top recreational/shopping centre (with plenty of cafés, bars and restaurants): Spinola Bay in the city of St Julian’s, which is only 12 minutes away on foot (walking distance). In addition, Valletta, Malta’s capital city, is less than half an hour away by bus from where our students learn and live. These can all be reached very easily thanks to the easy access to the public transport network, with bus stop ‘Baltiku’ (bus number 120) only 2 minutes on foot from the school and the residence. There is also a direct bus (number 22) to Valletta and bus stop ‘Anard’ is only 5 minutes on foot from the school and accommodation.
Both the school and residence are located in an upmarket villa area in St Julian’s, which is well-known for its beautiful houses and quiet environs. The surrounding environment provides the right atmosphere for our students to comfortably focus on their studies without noise and distraction, and yet remains within easy reach of the cosmopolitan hustle and bustle in the downtown part of St Julian’s (minutes away on foot).
Address of the school residence: Gateway School of English GSE Residence, no.1, Bosfru Street , San Gwann (St Julian’s). SGN1953, Malta

Residence Meals

As from February 2019 GSE Residence Accommodation is available on B&B breakfast only basis and cooking facilities. Breakfast is served daily in the canteen between 8:00 hrs and 9:00 hrs

Breakfast is a buffet and consists of scrambled eggs, tomatoes, cucumbers, toasted bread, jam, butter, ham, salami & cheese, choice of cereals, tea/coffee, choice of cakes and free flow of orange juice and water.
Residence Amenities & Facilities
On your first day you will be given two keys: one for the room and one for your personal locker. If these are lost, a €20 charge will apply, as locks will have to be changed for security reasons.
Personal desk, chair, wardrobe and locker per person
Desk lamps can be provided on request
Canteen for breakfast and kitchen/cooking facilities (ground floor)
Fridge in every TV room where students can keep some snacks and perishable goods for short-term use
Cold / soft drinks vending machine (Side A, ground floor, outside below the stairs, same street as school)
Laundry service at reasonable prices (€1 per item of clothing and 30c per item of underwear), however long-stay students (staying for 4 weeks or longer) can benefit from discounts (please ask at the school office)
TV lounges with satellite TV (access to BBC, Sky News, CNN etc);
Free Wi-Fi access (on every floor)
Adapters can be provided at cheap prices
Patio with tables and chairs for outdoor relaxation and socialisation

Cleaning at GSE Residence

The entire residence, including all bedrooms and bathrooms, is cleaned on a daily basis from Monday to Sunday (floors are washed and bins emptied everyday).
Bed linen is changed every weekend.
Towels are changed once a week but can be changed more regularly upon request (maximum once every two days); just ask a staff member whenever you would like a fresh towel.

You can also find a link with a video of the common kitchen on the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLQcbsBRaYk

Gateway School of English GSE Residence student accommodation – your perfect home away from home in Malta!
Thanks to the Gateway School of English Residence, students wishing to live close to Gateway School of English are guaranteed:

an excellent service,
speed of access to the school (less than 30 metres and only 3 minutes from bedroom to classroom!),
and the relaxation that comes with not having the hassle of travelling long distances to and from one’s place of study.
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The school residence staff always strive to provide just the service you need and make your stay at the residence as comfortable as possible. Staff and management alike are there to help you at all times.

Residence Location
Very conveniently, the school is situated within easy walking distance of the island’s most popular tourist resort, nearest beach and top recreational/shopping centre (with plenty of cafés, bars and restaurants): Spinola Bay in the city of St Julian’s, which is only 12 minutes away on foot. In addition, none of Malta’s major cultural and historical places of interest, some of which are recognised as UNESCO World Heritage Sites, are more than half an hour away from where our students learn and live. These can all be reached very easily thanks to the easy access to the public transport network, with bus stop ‘Baltiku’ (bus number 120) only 2 minutes away from the school and the residence.

Residence Premises
Adjacent to the school, the school residence provides a clean, comfortable and modern home for those students at GSE who choose to live as close as possible to the school, with just a 3-minute walk from bedroom to classroom, and in the peace and quiet that is possible in a residence reserved exclusively for adults and families (any minors must always be accompanied by their parents/guardians and are never unattended).

The building itself is a fully detached, three-floor structure made out of local Maltese limestone and has 22 oak-furnished bedrooms (6 double rooms, 12 triple rooms and 4 quadruple rooms), and 8 bathrooms. A big bonus is that, unlike in most other places of accommodation (including host families), all bedrooms are fully air-conditioned all the year round. Students have their own desk, chair, wardrobe and locker. Bed linen is changed once a week and towels twice a week. Single rooms are available in the low season (winter/autumn/spring) and high season (summer) at an extra supplement. Common areas include 4 TV rooms, outdoor recreational patios and the in-house canteen in which breakfast and lunch are served. Free Wi-Fi is accessible all over the building.

Residence Meals
Accommodation is available on half board basis and includes breakfast and lunch. Breakfast is served daily in the canteen between 8:00 hrs and 9:00 hrs, while lunch is served in the canteen from Monday to Friday (schooldays only) between 12:15 hrs and 13:15 hrs. [Packed lunch only on Saturdays and Sundays which has to be collected during breakfast.]

Breakfast is a buffet and consists of scrambled eggs, tomatoes, cucumbers, toasted bread, jam, butter, ham, salami & cheese, choice of cereals, tea/coffee, choice of cakes and free flow of orange juice and water.
Lunch is a three-course meal comprising freshly prepared soup, a choice of six different dishes (meat/chicken/fish, cold salads, pasta, baked potatoes or chips etc.), and a sweet dessert or seasonal fruit.
See this video to get a better idea of what lunchtime looks like in our canteen:

It is therefore not self-catering and does not include facilities such as kitchenettes, related kitchen equipment (for example microwaves), or self-service launderettes (washing machines, tumble dryers etc.), as an alternative laundry service is provided by the residence staff. There are, however, kettles and fridges available for use in the TV rooms, where a few items of food and groceries can be kept if students decide to buy some snacks or drinks. For those who enjoy going out for dinner in the evenings, or who might want to order a takeaway delivery every now and then, there are plenty of restaurants and coffee shops nearby to choose from.