Is Hosting for You?
Do you live in any area of Weymouth and Portland?
Have you thought about hosting visitors in your home?
Our community of Homestay Hosts provides accommodation for national and international visitors of all ages throughout the year.
Benefits to you
Make money from your spare room without the risk. We check the visitors and are on hand to support 24/7.
Host all year round or just in the summer 6 weeks, and choose to have short or long term visitors.
Make new friends! Many of our Homestay Hosts have made long lasting friendships and been hosted themselves overseas.
Learn about different cultures, find new favourites, and introduce children to various nationalities and accents.
Be part of local, national, and international events either by visiting new found friends or closer to home.
Be an ambassador for our local area and share your favourite places and things to do with your international visitors.
We are recruiting new hosts NOW for groups in 2026/27
Students (ages 13 - 17 years) and leaders expected:
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Long Stays at Coastland College
Various nationalities:
2nd January 2027 - 22nd May (semester)
Other dates available throughout the year​​​
Contact us today to become a Homestay Host and start hosting as soon as you are ready!
How it works
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Who Can Host?
Anyone can apply to become a host! Our current Hosts range from couples and individuals of all ages without children, to couples and individuals with children of all ages. Some of our hosts already have lodgers as well.
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First Visit
We visit everyone who is interested in hosting. We will answer all your questions and record your preferences and availability. We check your accommodation and talk through our Terms & Conditions.
3
Allocation of Visitors
Once you're happy and have signed all our Mandatory Documents we can allocate you visitors. We will make every effort to match this to your preferences and are available to you and your visitors for support 24/7.​
When you join our community of Homestay Hosts, you have the opportunity to choose categories of visitors
Summer Young Learners
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Groups of 12-17 yr olds visiting for around 2 weeks. They have a full programme of activities through the day and some activities in the evening.
Weymouth English Centre at Coastland College
Weymouth English Centre welcomes students to Coastland College through July and August. We are their accommodation partner.
Ministay Young Learners
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Groups of 12-17 yr olds visiting for 2-10 days. They have a programme through the day and time to connect with their Homestay Host in the evening.
Long Stay Young
Learners​
We partner with Coastland College to host individual young people 16+ studying for between 12 weeks and 2 years, usually a term, semester, or year.
Other Visitors —
Venture Breaks
Adult individuals or groups visiting for 4-5 days and seeking Homestay accommodation. Their venture break could relate to culture, history, art, sport, science or other.
Other Visitors —
Internships
Young adults visiting for 2-6 months working full time in an internship, typically in Administration and Library work.
Other Visitors —
Adults Learning English
Adults of any age joining an English Language Immersion programme, typically for 1-3 months.