The Environment Is Part of the Method
You are not staying in a hotel near the language school. You are staying in the home where Bernard and Véronique live, because immersion is 24 hours a day. The six hours of one-on-one instruction are the formal session. Everything else, breakfast, lunch with Bernard, dinner with Bernard, the conversation at the table, is the rest of it.
Want to see if this is right for you? Talk to Bernard for 15 minutes, free, no obligation.
What is your accommodation like?
A private bedroom in the Henusse family home. Comfortable, quiet, entirely yours. What matters more than the room: you are surrounded by French from the moment you wake up until you go to sleep.
✓ Private en suite bathroom ✓ Comfortable double bed ✓ Fibre optic + Starlink internet ✓ TV and audiovisual
What will you eat during your stay?
Véronique prepares every meal from scratch using local Breton produce. Her cooking is mentioned consistently in reviews from 30+ countries, not as a nice bonus but as a core memory of the week. Brittany is one of France’s great food regions, and the table reflects it.
At lunch and dinner, Bernard joins you. The phonetic work done that morning gets tested in real conversation, naturally, over food. This is where students feel safe enough to try, and fail, and try again, in French.
What can you do during breaks?
Between sessions, the garden is yours. A hammock, an outdoor table for homework, chickens, two cats, and Kiba the Border Collie, who will happily join you on walks during breaks. The atmosphere is quiet, green, and entirely French.
How do you get to Real French?
Kerfiac sits in the commune of Le Mené, postal town Saint-Gouéno (22330), in the Côtes-d’Armor department of northern Brittany. It is inland, rural, and unhurried: farmland, forests, granite villages. No tourist distractions, which is the point.
Brittany has its own character: Celtic roots, granite villages, dramatic coastline, and some of the best food in France. Many students take a day or weekend before or after their week to explore.
How to reach Real French
From Paris (the most popular route). TGV from Paris Montparnasse to Lamballe-Armor in about 2h15. Lamballe is the closest TGV station to the school, roughly 30 minutes by road. Bernard meets you on the platform.
From the UK. Three workable options. Eurostar to Paris and onward TGV to Lamballe is the simplest. You can also fly into Rennes (RNS, about 1h10 by road) or take the overnight ferry to Saint-Malo or Roscoff and drive in (roughly 1h30 from either port).
From the rest of the world. Fly into Paris CDG and connect by TGV to Lamballe. Direct regional flights work too: Rennes (RNS) is about 1h10 away, Brest (BES) about 1h30, Lorient (LRT) about 1h45 if a cheap fare or a southern French connection makes it convenient. Saint-Brieuc has a small regional airport closer still, with limited service.
Pickup. Bernard collects you from Lamballe station and drives you back at the end of your stay. The transfer is included in the Full Immersion Week and the Breakthrough Immersion. With the 14 Sounds Experience it is an optional €120 add-on. If you arrive at Rennes, Brest or another airport, tell us when you book and we will work out the cleanest onward leg with you.
Gym
A converted barn next to the house with a full CrossFit-style setup. Available before or after your daily sessions. €10/day (cash). Washing machine and dryer also available for guests.
Talk to Bernard
15 minutes. Free. No obligation. He’ll demonstrate the method live and tell you honestly whether one week is right for you.