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Accommodation for LSE Summer School 2025

Stay in halls while you're at the LSE Summer School

Choose great value, central London accommodation. All halls are within easy travel distance to LSE and you'll stay with lots of fellow students. You can book as soon as you have your course offer. 

Download our comprehensive guide on booking process, payment and details on facilities and halls [PDF]

Booking accommodation

Accommodation in all LSE halls of residence for Summer School 2025 will open shortly. Applicants who have booked their summer school study spaces will receive a notification once the system is open for bookings. 

We are unable to facilitate early arrivals at urbanest Westminster Bridge and Sidney Webb House.

If you need to book preparatory English course accommodation, please indicate this when making your booking for your main sessions. We'll email you shortly after to confirm if we have been able to make a booking for you for the extra dates, and how you can make payment.  

How to contact us

Contact LSE Summer School Residences

Ask us about LSE Summer School accommodation

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The Residences Services Office are available to respond to enquiries between Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm only via email or telephone. 

Your arrival and stay at the hall

Room cancellation:

Cancel 21+ calendar days before arrival and receive 100% refund on your accommodation. Read more about our updated Terms and Conditions [PDF]


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LSE Summer School accommodation - twin room at High Holborn Residence

How to book accommodation

Information on how to book is updated on this page. 

LSE halls are a great place to stay while you're attending a Summer School programme:  Top five reasons to stay in halls during Summer School

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Price list

For a quick comparison of options, download the LSE Summer School accommodation price list [PDF].

Table of bed sizes

Bed sizes vary between halls and sometimes between rooms in one hall. For bed and bedding sizes, view the Table of bed sizes in halls [PDF]

Available halls

Select the hall name to see prices, facilities information and pictures of the rooms. 

LSE Summer School accommodation availability
Select hall for more details

Prep English One Session OnePrep English TwoSession TwoPrep English ThreeSession Three
urbanest Westminster Bridge n/a n/a n/a
High Holborn Residence  n/a n/a n/a
Passfield Hall  n/a n/a n/a n/a
Carr-Saunders Hall  n/a n/a n/a n/a
Bankside House  n/a
Rosebery Hall n/a n/a n/a n/a
Sidney Webb House n/a n/a n/a

Butler's Wharf Residence n/a n/a n/a

Notes Preparatory English course accommodation has availability only at Bankside House and is subject to availability.
If you need to book preparatory English course accommodation, please contact us via the webform at the bottom of this page.

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Booking information

Accommodation dates

Prep English One: 15 to 22 June
Session One: 22 June to 12 July

Prep English Two: 5 July to 13 July
Session Two: 13 July to 2 August

Prep English Three: 27 July to 3 August
Session Three: 3 August to 23 August

Preparatory English course accommodation

Please check our halls table above to see our dedicated halls for Preparatory English course accommodation. 

All our halls are in Central London, so you won't have to travel far.

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.

Accepted payment types

We accept online payments via Mastercard and Visa credit and debit cards. You will be required to settle payment in full online at the time of booking.Your booking will be confirmed instantly (subject to the payment going through) via email. We strongly encourgae you to pay online to ensure your booking is confirmed quickly, however, if you want to pay by bank transfer, you must notify us via our contact form.

Once we receive your request, we will provide you with details to make a bank transfer.  Once you have completed the bank transfer, please email us proof of payment within 2 working days.  If we do not hear from you, your booking will be cancelled.  Once we receive payment into our bank account, we will contact you to confirm the booking. Please note that this can take up to 21 days.  We encourage all students to pay online via card to enable swift confirmation of bookings.

Contact us by phone or email at: 

Cancellations

Accommodation update

You can receive a full refund of the accommodation fees if you cancel up to 21 days beforearrival. 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 on this page 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

Less than 21 days before arrival

No refund

 

Students with disabilities - accessible accommodation

To find the best accommodation option for you, please contact us to discuss your needs. 

For detailed information about accessibility at Passfield Hall, High Holborn Residence and other halls see the AccessAble accessibility guides.

Gym facilities

One hall has gym facilities:

  • 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


Summer School Residences 

Opening hours:
Monday to Friday: 9am to 5pm (UK time)
Tel: +44 (0)20 3437 0050 

Out of office hours:
Please use the below Contact LSE Summer School Residences form.

Contact LSE Summer School Residences

Ask us 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.