Housing Information
Students and faculty stay in 3 star hotels throughout their stay in Italy. Students are placed in doubles in modern and comfortable accommodations to ensure that they are rested to make the most of their study abroad experience.

Rooms All rooms have air conditioning and private bathrooms with showers. Valuables can be stored in a safe deposit box. All rooms have television. First-time travelers to Italy sometimes find it hard to get used to the cotton towels that are standard in Italian hotels, so if you insist on a terry-cloth towel, you must provide your own. However, the hotel staff will not launder your personal towels. Bed linens are changed twice a week. Also if you plan to go to the beach you will need to bring your own towel from the United States.

About telephones Family or friends who call from the U.S. will first be connected with the attendant at the front desk of the hotel. After asking for the room number, the caller will be transferred to the phone in the student's hotel room.

Often the most economical way to communicate is to call the U.S. from Italy. Very inexpensive calling cards can be purchased in Italy, (180 minutes for 5 euros). We recomend the Europacity card. They can be purchased at tabacchi stores. A tabacchi store is located across the street from our hotel, (and many others are located throughout the city). Also remember the time difference. It is 6 hours earlier in the US. For example, 1 pm in Italy is 7 am in Pennsylvania or 8 pm in Pennsylvania is 2 am in Italy. Be considerate of your hotel family and avoid receiving phone calls very late at night.

Student room with view of the abbey of Montecassino, Cassino. Photo taken by M. Porcenaluk 2003, LHU alumnus.