Which halls are included in option A?
Bankside House - contact hall directly to book
Butler's Wharf Residence (from 3 September only) - book via your LSE Accommodation Account
Carr-Saunders Hall - contact hall directly to book
High Holborn Residence - contact the hall directly to book
Passfield Hall| - contact the hall directly to book
Rosebery Hall - contact the hall directly to book
Sidney Webb House - book via your LSE Accommodation Account
If you email your hall to request an early arrival booking, please include the following details:
- Your LSE ID number
- Date you wish to arrive
- If you are due to enrol on a course with a registration date earlier than 22 September 2024.
Can I arrive early into my hall?
Yes, you can book extra nights before your contract starts (subject to availability). If you're in a shared room during term-time, you can only book a single room for early arrival. It's highly likely that you will need to move rooms on the start date of your licence agreement.
How do I book?
You will either need to make your booking by contacting your hall team directly, following the steps in your accommodation system account. Please see above to check which booking method is available for your hall.
If you email us to request an early arrival booking, please let us know:
- Your LSE ID number
- Date you wish to arrive
- If you are due to enrol on a course with a registration date earlier than 22 September 2024.
Log into your accommodation account
What's the earliest date I can move in?
The date depends on your hall and whether you're on a pre-sessional course. There is a list of courses with a pre-sessional requirement further down on this page.
If you're on a pre-sessional course:
- You can arrive at Bankside House, High Holborn Residence, and Sidney Webb House from 20 August.
- At Butler's Wharf Residence, there are limited spaces from 3 to 8 September and full availability from 8 September onwards. If you are attending a pre-sessional course (check the list below), you can temporarily stay at Bankside House from 20 August to 3 September. You will need to book your early arrival as follows:
1 - book your arrival from 3 September in your LSE Student Accommodation System account
2 - book the first part of your stay in Bankside House (check-in from 20 August) by using the promo code displayed in your LSE Accommodation Account and then check rates and availability via our early arrival booking engine. This is only for use by LSE students.
You will have to move from Bankside House to Butler's Wharf Residence on 3 September.
If you're not on a pre-sessional course:
- You can arrive at High Holborn Residence, Sidney Webb House, Carr-Saunders Hall, Passfield Hall, Bankside House and Rosebery Hall from 1 September.
- There are limited spaces at Butler's Wharf Residence from 3 to 8 September and full availability from 8 September onwards.
Will I get my term-time room?
We will try to offer you your term time room type. But if that isn't available, you will be offered an alternative room. Please be advised it is likely you will be sharing the communal bathrooms and kitchens in your hall with LSE Vacations guests for a few nights before term starts.
Will I be able to book a same sex room for early arrival?
We cannot accommodate same sex allocation requests during early arrival.
If you can't offer me my term-time room will I have to move rooms?
Yes, if we can't offer you your term time room for the early arrival part of your stay, you will have to move rooms before term starts. We try to have your term-time room ready for you as early as possible, so you can move in before the check-in weekend, but that's not always possible. We'll confirm the date on which you will need to move between your early arrival room and your term-time room.
For general arrival days of all halls, see: Contract lengths and dates