WE ARE INTERNATIONAL RESIDENCE HALL

IRH residents at IRH facility
IRH residents in dorm
IRH residents at facility
IRH residents yard games
IRH Residents event
IRH event
IRH Pigeon Forge residents event
IRH residents and facility
IRH residents event
IRH Pigeon Forge residents
IRH residents in dorm

Our Residents

Serving our residents is our first priority. We are dedicated to providing a safe, inviting space to facilitate a positive living experience where residents can thrive. 

Resident Ricardo Smith
“IRH Pigeon Forge has given me many chances to meet new people and cultural exchange by learning a 3rd language, trying food from different countries, and promote my country (Jamica). I also had a great opportunity like getting to play soccer for Tornado FC and My most special moment was when i joined the International Angels and I truly have enjoyed being apart and giving back to the local communities. IRH is my Home Away From Home.”

Ricardo Smith
Jamaica

employers

Businesses need employees, but finding adequate housing can be a big challenge. Leave the housing to IRH. We build, own and operate employee housing so you can spend less time on employee housing, and more time running and growing your business. 
“With the addition of the IRH campus on Dollywood property, Dollywood is adding 53 operational days to the park calendar thanks to the availability of workforce due to IRH housing.”
Eugene Naughton
President, The Dollywood Company
communities IRH serves

communities

Not only does having adequate workforce help the economy of your local community, but having international employees fosters intercultural communication and meaningful, lifelong connections between international employees and the local community.

Becky Alwin headshot

“They (IRH) have benefitted our community by helping to provide a safe, reliable, and caring place to call home for the many seasonal, and short-term international students that live in our city”

Becky Alwin
Director of Young Adult Ministries
Bridgepoint Mission Center

"IRH has been a completely game changer, not just because the International Host are safe and they have a modern and reliable place to live, they are able to provide the best customer service to our guest due to their living conditions and we see it every day in the job they perform. Before the Residence Hall was available we had to limit the number of International we could hire and it was time consuming for me and my team to find a safe and reliable place for them to stay.”

Melisa Lewis
HR Employment Coordinator SDC

 

"Housing is THE KEY to promoting your area employers. Sponsors will limit or won’t allow J1 placements in communities with poor or limited housing. Intrax and the Department of State considers IRH, and the Wilderness and Kalahari dorms as the Gold Standard for the J1 Summer Work Travel Program to stay.”

Stacie Tollaksen
Regional Accounts Director, INTRAX Work Travel