urbanest Westminster Bridge summer school accommodation

Located on the south side of Westminster Bridge, near the Houses of Parliament, London Aquarium and the London Eye.


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urbanest Westminster Bridge

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Distance to campus: 1.9km / 1.2 miles
Closest Underground stations: Waterloo and Westminster

Travel to campus
Walk 9 minutes to bus stop B (Waterloo Station/Tenison Way) and take bus 1, 59, 68, 168 or 188 to Aldwych / Kingsway (12 minutes, 3 stops). From here it is a 4-minute walk to campus. Alternatively, walk to campus in 25 minutes, view full directions in Google Maps.

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General information

  • Each room at urbanest Westminster Bridge has a spacious study desk and ample storage.
  • Private rooms share a kitchen and showers with two other rooms, whereas en suite rooms are grouped into flats that share a large dining and kitchen area.
  • All kitchens contain an oven, a stove, fridge/freezer, microwave, and dishwasher.
  • Breakfast is included in the fees on weekdays only, and is served on LSE campus. 

Notes: none of the rooms are air-conditioned; electrical sockets are UK three-pin sockets, you may need an adaptor for your electrical items, view more information about UK sockets.

Room types

Single Private Shared Bathroom

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Single Private Shared Bathroom

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  • 8.5m² approximate size, contains single bed, bedside table, wardrobe, desk, and chair
  • shower shared with two other students in three-bed apartment
  • free Wi-Fi
  • kitchen with sink, fridge, freezer, dishwasher, microwave, electric cooker, and hob, shared with two other students in three-bed apartment
  • full English/vegetarian breakfast included on weekdays only, served on LSE campus
  • rooms serviced weekly
  • linen and towels provided
  • self-service laundry
prices
Single Private Shared Bathroom
PeriodPrice
Prep English
15 to 22 June
Not available at this hall.
Session One
22 June to 12 July
Price per night: £113.5
Session price (20 nights): £2,270
Prep English 
5 to 13 July
Not available at this hall.
Session Two
13 July to 2 August 
Price per night: £113.5
Session price (20 nights): £2,270
Prep English 
27 July to 3 August
Not available at this hall.
Session Three
3 to 23 August
Price per night: £113.5
Session price (20 nights): £2,270

 

Single Standard En Suite

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Single Standard En Suite

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  • 13.4m² approximate size, contains single bed, bedside table, wardrobe, desk, and chair
  • private en suite with shower
  • free Wi-Fi
  • kitchen with sink, fridge, freezer, dishwasher, microwave, electric cooker and hob, shared between six to eleven students
  • full English/vegetarian breakfast included on weekdays only, served on LSE campus
  • rooms serviced weekly
  • linen and towels provided
  • self-service laundry
prices
Single Standard En Suite 
PeriodPrice
Prep English
15 to 22 June
Not available at this hall.
Session One
22 June to 12 July
Price per night: £115.5
Session price (20 nights): £2,310
Prep English 
5 to 13 July
Not available at this hall.
Session Two
13 July to 2 August  
Price per night: £115.5
Session price (20 nights): £2,310
Prep English
27 July to 3 August
Not available at this hall.
Session Three
3 to 23 August
Price per night: £115.5
Session price (20 nights): £2,310

 

Twin Standard En Suite (sleeps two persons)

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Twin Standard En Suite

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Booking shared rooms
To share a room, all students must be attending the LSE Summer School. Each student needs to complete the booking process separately. If you would like us to allocate you with another student(s), all students must book the same room type, in the same hall, for the same dates.

To enable us to match roommates, both students must list each other as their preferred roommate at the time of booking. Please note that any roommate requests must be made at least 1 week prior to arrival.

  • 12m² approximate size, contains two single beds, bedside table, wardrobe, desk, and chair
  • private en suite with shower
  • free Wi-Fi
  • kitchen with sink, fridge, freezer, dishwasher, microwave, electric cooker, and hob, shared between six to eleven students.
  • full English/vegetarian breakfast included on weekdays only, served on LSE campus
  • rooms serviced weekly
  • linen and towels provided
  • self-service laundry
prices
Twin Standard En Suite 
PeriodPrice per room per person
Prep English
15 to 22 June
Not available at this hall.
Session One
22 June to 12 July
Price per night: £72
Session price (20 nights): £1,440
Prep English 
5 to 13 July
Not available at this hall.
Session Two
13 July to 2 August  
Price per night: £72
Session price (20 nights): £1,440
Prep English 
27 July to 3 August
Not available at this hall.
Session Three
3 to 23 August
Price per night: £72
Session price (20 nights): £1,440

 

Facilities and services

Breakfast and cooking facilities

Breakfast at this hall is only included during the week, not on weekends, and is served on LSE campus from 8.00am to 10.30am from Monday to Friday.

All kitchens contain an oven, stove, fridge/freezer, microwave, dishwasher. Cutlery and crockery is not provided, however some may be left behind in the kitchens by students as part of our environmental reuse scheme.

Reception times and luggage storage

Check-in and check-out

Check in from 4pm on the day of arrival.
Check out by 10.30am on the day of departure.

Reception opening hours

Reception is open 24/7

Luggage storage

Available for check-in and check-out at your own risk. No overnight luggage storage.

Laundry costs

There are laundry facilities at urbanest Westminster Bridge. More information about the laundry service and currrent prices in the hall can be found here.

Communal areas and social spaces

 

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Communal area
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urbanest Westminster Bridge has a gym room, sauna and swimming pool. Access will be free of charge for students who register at reception to use these facilities. Please note some maintenance works will be completed over the summer, so access may be limited at times and subject to availability. Alternatively, you're welcome to use the LSE Students' Union gym in the Saw Swee Hock building on campus. 

Private study and tutorial rooms are available, along with two communal areas, a café and roof terraces.

Terms of LSE Summer School accommodation

How to make a booking

Book online using your LSE Summer School username and password 

You will receive those from the LSE Summer School Office. You'll need to log in with your LSE Summer School username and password to make a booking. Once you have those, we recommend you book your accommodation straight away. 

Booking shared rooms

To share a room, all students must be attending the LSE Summer School. Each student needs to complete the booking process separately. If you would like us to allocate you with another student(s), all students must book the same room type, in the same hall, for the same dates.

To enable us to match roommates, both students must list each other as their preferred roommate at the time of booking. Please note that any roommate requests must be made at least 1 week prior to arrival.

Prep English course accommodation

Our dedicated hall for Preparatory English course accommodation is Bankside House. Bankside House is only available for Prep English courses. That means that you will need to move from Bankside House to the hall that you've booked for the main session when the main session starts. All halls are in Central London, so you won't have to travel far. 

Still have a question? 

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Cancellations 

You can receive a full refund of the accommodation fees if you cancel up to 21 days before arrival. For full details, see the LSE Summer School accommodation terms and conditions [PDF]

The quickest way to submit a cancellation request is to use the 'Cancel' option online from within your LSE Accommodation Account. If you are not able to do this, please use our online contact form below to submit your cancellation request. Please note we only accept online cancellations via our contact form or online cancellation requests submitted within the LSE Accommodation portal. Cancellation of your study programme does not automatically mean that your accommodation is cancelled.

Your payment will be refunded as set out in the table. 

cancellation policy

Date of cancellationAccommodation fee refund

21+ calendar days before arrival

100% of the total

Ask us about accommodation

Your query about LSE Summer School accommodation

  • Name
  • Your privacy
  • Your right to privacy is important to us. The personal information that you submit in this form will be used to provide you with information about LSE Summer School accommodation. Please visit lse.ac.uk/privacy to read our Privacy Policy and learn more about how we collect and use information about you, so that you can make an informed choice about using our website.

 

Guest policy

Our halls operate a no-guest policy during LSE Summer School. No overnight guests are permitted. 

Full details are in the LSE Summer School accommodation terms and conditions [PDF]