I made the decision to attend Koiné in Lucca this summer based on some of the reviews I've read here. I paid my deposit on their Web site last Thursday and have yet to receive an acknowledgement. Since I'm making my own arrangements for accomodations (also based on a Slow Travel review) I'm a little anxious to receive a confirmation.

For those who have attended Koiné, I wondered how long it took for you to get your confirmation and also what type of response you received to emails.

Thanks for any help.

If you send an e-mail to Linda at Koinè, you will (almost) surely get a response. It's possible they were closed the week before Easter, or also possible that they don't send confirmations (can't remember).

M

They do send confirmations. We got ours within a reasonable amount of time after I made the deposit and the final booking. I would go with the Easter break thing because they seem very well coordinated to me.

I wrote once to ask about the extra activities and didn't receive a response. I wrote back and it turns out that Linda was off. I don't know about Lucca, but the extra activities in Firenze weren't finalized until we got there and they told us on the first day what was available.

Earline

Thanks for responding Marian and Earline. No sooner do I post the question here and Angelo in Lucca sent me a response today. So everything is good.

Hi Desert Cat,

I will be going to Koine Lucca this summer also! What are your dates? I'm going the weeks of August 7 and August 14. I know, it's probably not the best time but it was the only time I could make it work and I didn't want to postpone it another year.

I am an advanced beginner hoping to register at the koine in Lucca. I have heard/read mixed reviews of this centre. But love Lucca and have accommodation on offer there. Can anyone let me have any views they have on their experience there - good or bad - after all you can't please all the people all the time!! Grazie mille in anticipio!!

Responses and confirmations from Koine' in Lucca have improved A LOT since the school hired Angelo almost two years ago. So far as I know, he is only involved in administration, not teaching. But I think it's a Monday to Friday job; I've noticed that the weekends are definitely not school days, and the door is rarely open. Given the time lags from the Western Hemisphere and the backlog of e-mails, your question of Friday in the U.S. may be answered Tuesday, or even Wednesday. Calling during class hours (9-1) can clear up most questions, or you can wait and trust. The teaching there is good; organizationally, well...the teaching there is good

I just returned a few days ago from my three weeks in Lucca. My experience was mostly postive at Koine. I plan to write a full review later this weekend.

Originally, I signed-up for three weeks of group lessons, but I switched my third week to private lessons, and I wish I had done private the whole three weeks. I had 10 hours and spent 75% of that time talking. It helped a lot. If you can afford the additional cost, I highly recommend it.