The host family provides daily breakfast and five additional meals per week. The IES Center also has a kitchen which students can use to prepare light meals. Some families allow students to cook in their kitchens with limitations. All admitted students are sent a housing questionnaire that asks them to list their preferences and special needs. Special requests will be accommodated to the extent possible, but cannot be guaranteed.
Every student has a private room, and usually only one student is placed per host family.
If students submit their housing questionnaire by the announced deadline, they will receive contact information for the family with whom they will be living before they leave the United States. An IES Nantes student with her host parents. All other students will be informed of their placement upon arrival. Occasionally, students who have lived abroad or who have friends or family in France may wish to coordinate their own housing. However, IES strongly encourages students to participate in IES housing.