Booking Procedures

To book a language course and accommodation please fill out the booking form online. Once we have received your booking form and your booking fee we will send you a confirmation by email. Note that the minimum age is 18 years if you travel alone. We will accept 16 and 17-year-old students who travel with their parents.

When you book 'accommodation only' (Chamonix), you will be required to pay 25% of the total amount to confirm your accommodation booking.

It is possible to enrol up until the day the course starts. However, space is limited and enrolment is on a first-come-first-served basis.

The booking fee is a deposit payment of the total amount. The booking fee is deducted from the total price of your booking when making the final payment.  The outstanding balance is due four weeks before the course start / moving-in date. Bookings made less than four weeks prior to the start of the course will need to send the full payment directly.

It is possible to change a booking, but any cancellation or change of booking must be made in writing to Insted (285 rue des Allobroges, 74400 Chamonix, France).

The booking fee is always forfeited if you cancel a booking. For any cancellation refund, with or without cancellation insurance, a service fee of 300€ will be charged. If you have booked a course and accommodation, and wish to cancel only the accommodation four weeks before moving in date, the cancellation fee will still be charged. If a cancellation is made less than four weeks before your course starts all course fee and rent are forfeited.

We offer an optional cancellation insurance for 50€ that will assure you get a refund of all fees that you have transferred to us in case of a cancellation. Find Insted’s general conditions for more information on changes.

Note : Insurance is valid until the course starts and until the day you move into the apartment. The cancellation insurance is limited to the event of serious illness, accident or death to you or your family (husband/wife, child, brother/sister, parents), which prevents you from studying abroad. A doctor’s certificate will be required.