About the Homestay
- Welcomes
- Males
- Females
- Couples
- Families
- Students
So why stay at our place?
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You improve your English faster at my safe homestay - only 17mins to Leeds city centre.
BREAKFAST, DINNER (5 nights/week*) & LAUNDRY INCLUDED. Free WiFi. Free trips.
Living at my local homestay, you speak real English, with me - a qualified English teacher, my partner and my daughter Bella, and 3 or 4 housemates.
I taught English at university in Leeds and Bradford for over 20yrs. And I love hosting:
• international students....
• post-grad students....
• language students....
• university researchers....
• internship students (interns)....
• work placement students....
• exchange students....
• overseas staff....
• visiting teachers, lecturers and professors....
• theatre professionals
...working or studying near Leeds / Bradford, UK.
In my Leeds / Bradford homestay, you will:
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+ PRACTISE REAL ENGLISH, EVERY DAY - we sit together for dinner & sometimes at weekends.
+ RECEIVE INSTANT FEEDBACK - to feel more confident speaking English.
+ HAVE QUIET SPACE FOR STUDY / WORK - with USB charging for your phone & laptop & high-speed WiFi.
+ AND PRIVATE SPACE TO RELAX - your room is warm, comfortable and safe.
+ DISCOVER BEAUTIFUL PLACES - we like to explore lots of beautiful destinations near our home.
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Our beautiful, warm, safe home (built in 1890, renovated in 2017) is in the UNESCO World Heritage village of Saltaire (only 17 mins to Leeds).
Guests who stay with us want to improve their English. And feel more confident living in the UK. They visit the UK to work or study in or near Leeds or Bradford.
Our guests are international students, university professors, interns, language assistants...
You will be happy in our home if you want to:
- speak better English
- feel more confident living in the UK
- experience British culture
- discover beautiful places
You will like the village we live in and the surrounding area because it is very pretty, and traditional of the beautiful Yorkshire countryside.
Nearby are nice cafes, bars and restaurants. It is also close to Leeds and Bradford - very easy to get to class or work (unlimited train & bus pass costs £26 / week).
We love the outdoors. We go walking, running and mountain biking in the hills near home, surfing on the coast, and visit cities, mountains, lakes, coast often. We often take our guests with us.
We speak English, Portuguese, Spanish, and I speak a little French, and we love trying the languages of people who stay with us.
INCLUDED (no extra cost)
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In our homestay you will have :
+ Clean, comfortable, private bedroom with big double bed
+ BREAKFAST every day
+ DINNER 5 nights / week (evening meal Sunday - Thursday)
+ Laundry (access to washing machine) weekly
+ All bedding & towels provided, cleaned weekly
+ High-speed WiFi
+ Desk, chair, USB charging
+ Modern, clean bathroom (toilet, hand basin, shower)
+ Cupboard & fridge space
+ Access to cooking facilities (prepare your lunch, snacks)
+ Trips to explore local area
+ Support with your English learning
+ Support starting your life in the UK
*we prepare fresh, healthy British & International meals for you, 5 nights per week (Sunday to Thursday) e.g. lasagne, chicken & rice, chilli, curry, fish pie, pizza night. Vegetarian & Halal available. BREAKFAST (everyday) & DINNER (Sunday - Thursday) ARE INCLUDED IN THE ROOM PRICE.
On Friday & Saturday night, our guests often prepare their own food in our kitchen, eat out with friends, or have a takeaway.
One night each month, we invite you to prepare a traditional meal from your country (we like trying food from around the world!)
If you want a nice, friendly, easy-going base where you can feel at home, make friends, explore the area and improve your English, our house is your house.
We look forward to meeting you! :)
Nev
Booking contract
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After you have made your reservation, if your booking is for a stay of 1 month or more, I will send you a contract summarising your arrival & departure date, and the payment amount and schedule so that you can be confident we have reserved the room for you for your entire stay, and understand how and when to pay (e.g. every month / term)
House Facilities
- Garden
- Laundry
- Patio
- Barbecue
- Parking
- Internet Access
- Smoke alarm
Bedrooms available for booking
About the Area
My house is located in the beautiful UNESCO World Heritage village of Saltaire, popular with tourists and film crews.
Travel time (train)
+ Bradford - 10 mins
+ Leeds - 17 mins
+ Manchester - 1hr 30
+ London - 2hrs 30
Leeds / Bradford airport - 30mins (pick-up / drop-off - £15)
Manchester airport - 1hr15 (pick-up / drop-off - £30)
Cafes, restaurants, bars, convenience stores and the train station are 3-5 minutes walk. There are also art galleries, a canal, river, large park, forests and open countryside 5 - 10 mins walks away (see the photos).
Local Area Facilities
- Tennis
- Park
- Gym
- Golf
- Swimming
- Bowling
- Cinema
- Library
- Museum
- Shopping Centre
- Horse Stables
- Sports arena
- Health club
- Fishing
- Restaurant
- Airport
- Bus Stop
- Train station
- Hospital
Meals
Hosts can offer a complimentary light breakfast at their discretion. All other meals, including a full breakfast, might incur an additional cost, if offered. Meals and any additional payment should be arranged directly with your host.
Included in the stay
- Complimentary Light Breakfast
- Use of Kitchen
Available on request at an extra cost
- Half Board
Diet Type available on request
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Halal
House Rules
Standard rules
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You must be studying or working nearby to stay in our home.
18 years and over only.
Payment in full is required on arrival.
My refund and cancellation policy is the same as Homestay.com. Therefore if you cancel less than 7 days before your arrival day no refund is due.
Respect your host family and housemates.
Bedrooms are private (for you only)
Smoking is allowed outside only.
Smoking Rules
Your host is a non-smoker.
Smoking is not allowed.
29 Reviews
March 2024
Our experience in the Nev’s house was simply amazing. We had a fully furnished room, with a confortable bed and spacious wardrobe.
We shared different spaces (toilet and kitchen) with 4 students.Every night we ate together and took advantage of the moment to tell how it went in the day and organize plans and trips.
Nev, Lulu and Bella will teach you everything that you need. We highly recommend Nev’s house and hope to return very soon.
If you want to learn English and know British culture, you have to choose Nev’s house.
Host reply
January 2024
Dear Lulu dear Nev
I will never forget my time with you! You gave me a lovely welcome, it is the perfect place to stay in England.
Nev and Lulu were always very helpful and treated me like family. I would book this accommodation again anytime. The train connections from the accommodation to Leeds and beyond are great, sometimes even better than in the city of Leeds itself. I stayed with Nev and Lulu for 3 months and I always had a good time!!! There was a lot of laughter at dinner and it felt like home to me!
Thank you from the bottom of my heart and I hope to see you again soon.
Best regards
YénaHost reply
June 2023
Nev has been the perfect host, perfect home, perfect family. I really feel me in my own home. I Lived in Nev's house almost 2 months, there was a special and amazing time. Nev and Lulu help me in several situations, with transport, with travels, with shopping, supermarket, school, all I had needed I could count with them. I had a massive breakfast, the dinner are very good!! Nev and Lulu cook delicious foods. The house is confortable, clean, good energy and good foods. The train station is so close the house, almost 5 minutes, bus station 2 minutes. There are supermarkets, stores, restaurants and a beautiful Park just a few minutes walking. I've loved stay these months in Nev's House, Im sure there isn't a better place in Leeds. I Can say Nev, Lulu and Bella are my family in UK. Thanks for all, Nev! You are in my heart forever.
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June 2023
I had a perfect stay In Nev's home!!! His house is perfectly located in Saltaire, in a quiet area, near a beatiful park which has a restaurant and a bar if you'd like to have a good time with your friends. The room was a good size, confortable enough and I loved to use the common areas such as the kitchen (with a great coffee machine), loundry and the front part of the house. Nev and Luciana (his other half) are super friendly and keen to chat and share nice experiences. I definitely recommend Nevil's place to everyone
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February 2023
A great guy! With a family that does it's utmost best to make you feel comfortable. For those coming to England for the first time its a great starting point.. Worth every penny
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January 2023
Excellent family it was a pleasure to meet with them i had a lot of time to make practice my English language with them and they are so polite persons i really enjoyed with them and if i come to leeds again %100 i will choose that home for accommodation. Absolutely great family candid persons!!
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January 2023
The best family ever you can live with, very kind very helpful you can call them your second family for sure !! They take care for anything you need and nice house and clean as well ,forever in my heart Nev’s family.
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October 2022
I enjoyed my stay with Nev and his family. It was a pleasure to join our dinner conversations and meet & learn from other students (the food was great too!). Saltaire is a beautiful village to explore, and is well-connected to other locations worth visiting such as Shipley and Leeds. It takes less than 10 minutes to reach the Saltaire train station, and then another 20 to get to Leeds train station. Thank you for hosting me, for the delicious healthy meals, and the good company!
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September 2020
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March 2020
Staying with Nev was an unforgetable experience. He is one of the kindest and nicest person I have ever met in my life. He is willing to help you with anything you need during your stay. His house is a beautiful place to stay in a stunning village Saltaire and the village was designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. I felt very comfortable and welcoming. Their house was my house too for a while where I could feel at home. Nev and Bella were extremely friendly. We had great evenings together, preparing dinner and playing games together. I truly enjoyed visiting other places with them during my stay there. The warm gesture was picking me up at the airport at the beginning of my stay and also lifting me up to the airport at the end of my stay.
This is one experience which will remain etched in my mind forever. Thank you for everything and hope to see you soon. Highly recommended. If you choose to stay with Nev, you won't regret.Host reply
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