Why do Short Stays cost a similar amount to a month-long program? Shouldn't they be half the price?

It's a fair question, and the short answer is that they're fundamentally different programs — not just shorter versions of each other.

In our Signature Month-Long Programs, you live in an independent apartment in a local residential building, much like a true local would. It's a wonderful setup for four weeks, and part of the experience is setting up your space, visiting the houseware stores, and really making it feel like home.

Short Stays work differently. Because you only have two weeks, you want to hit the ground running — not spend your first few days hunting for towels or figuring out the washing machine. That's why Short Stays take place in full-service aparthotels: you arrive, and everything is already handled. If you need something, there's a front desk. If something needs fixing, you go downstairs. The added service and convenience of that setup is built into the price.

There's another reason the value is high: everyone in your cohort lives in the same building. That shared environment — the lounge, the garden, the courtyard — creates the kind of spontaneous connection that takes much longer to build when you're scattered across a neighborhood. In two weeks, that matters a lot.

In short, you're not paying for less — you're paying for a more supported, more immediate social experience that's specifically designed to make the most of your two weeks. To hear Andrew explain this in his own words, watch the short video below: