Hosting foreign students

Lily81

Hi,

I'm thinking about hosting foreign language students as a way to increase my income.

The payment is £26 per student per night and I need to provide 3 meals a day and drop the students off daily at 8am and collect them at 6:30pm

Has anyone else done this?

How can I make a profit whilst still giving them a nice meal?

Edit:

*not looking to make a living but a little extra income

*It will only be for 3 nights to try it out

*I will be having 2 french students

I have looked on the forum but the last post I could find was from 2019

Thanks

Lily

MyRealNameToo

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6685843/hosting-foreign-students

Think its meant to be more altruistic than profit generating, bulk cooking will bring the costs down but dont think you can specify that you dont want an vegans or anything so may end up having to cater for differing preferences

Misslayed

I did it many years ago, I don’t remember making much money from it - they were mostly nocturnal teenagers with hollow legs and all the problems that go with them! I was an EFL teacher for a while, the Spanish group I dealt with sent eight year olds! One child refused to eat anything except bananas, literally nothing else. But she had a LOT of pocket money and spent it all on sweets. When it came time to go home there was none left for presents to take home so she just helped herself to her host’s stuff.

marcia_

i would search for other homestay agencies to compare fees because £26 seems very low.
A friend of mine makes a living from this, she hosts up to 4 students at a time on a bed and breakfast basis. She doesn't have to be a taxi either they get the bus.