English is mostly being used in every school subject. Then, this study examined the difficulties faced by EFL learners in abu Huroiroh Dormitory in Sunan Drajat Islamic Boarding School Lamongan. Therefore, this research was conducted in 2023 aims to describe and explain what difficulties faced by the students in Islamic boarding school. This study used descriptive quantitative statistical to analyze the data. The results were gained by using the questionnaire answered by 90 of the students. The participant is 90 students of abu huroiroh dormitory taken by using simple random sampling. The instrument used in this research is questionnaire with 3 different parts. The first part is about general information, the second part is about English proficiency, and the last part is about challenges with nine aspects of difficulties. The result revealed that the EFL learner in the dormitory has difficulties in the time management, loud conversation, noise from outside, lack of English material, lack of quiet study areas, varied norm and social etiquette, homesickness. The results above are different with the results of the previous research which most of them researched the students’ English skill.