home stay
Living with locals
A home stay is a travel arrangement where visitors lodge with a local family rather than in a hotel, typically to experience the culture or practice a language.
The term also describes the period spent in such accommodation: My home stay in Japan lasted three months.
Also spelled homestay.
- host familyHousehold sheltering temporary guests
- exchange studentStudent abroad temporarily
- study abroadAttend university overseas
- gap yearPlanned educational hiatus
- cultural immersionEmbedding oneself in foreign traditions
culture shock · accommodation · guest · lodging · spare room · foreign · language learning · language partner · local · local customs · bedroom · hospitality · abroad · travel · boarding · residence · meals · experience
- lodginghotel, inn, motel, hotels, hostel
- budget lodginghostel, motel, budget hotel, guesthouse, inn
home stayhotel
Commercial lodging establishment
luxury hotel · chain hotel · resort · motel · hostel
home stayall-inclusive
Covering every element
package tour · cruise ship · guided tour · backpacker hostel
home, stay, homes, homed, homing, homely, homeward, homewards, homeland