Arriving early at your hall
Stay in London before your accommodation starts
If you have a term-time place in halls, you may be able to book an 'early arrival' for August/September. The way you can book to arrive early depends on your hall. This page explains how the process works.
When and if you can arrive early depends on your circumstances
Depending on your term time hall, follow option A, B or C.
Which halls are included in option A?
- Bankside House - contact hall directly to book
- Butler's Wharf Residence - book via your LSE Accommodation Account
- Carr-Saunders Hall - contact hall directly to book
- High Holborn Residence - contact hall directly to book
- Passfield Hall| - contact hall directly to book
- Rosebery Hall - contact hall directly to book
- Robeson House - contact accommodation@lse.ac.uk
- 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 21 September 2025.
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, or by following the steps in your accommodation system account. Please see above to check which booking method is available for your hall.
Please note that the LSE Student Accommodation system will be unavailable due to scheduled maintenance between Monday 11 August to Thursday 14 August. Please make your early arrival booking before or after this maintenance period.
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 21 September 2025.
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 a postgraduate on a pre-sessional course:
- You can arrive at Butler's Wharf Residence, High Holborn Residence, Robeson House and Sidney Webb House from 23 August.
If you're a postgraduate student but are not on a pre-sessional course:
- You can arrive at High Holborn Residence, Robeson House and Sidney Webb House from 1 September.
If you're an undergraduate student:
- You can arrive from 1 September
Can I move into Robeson House early?
Early arrival bookings at Robeson House are now open.
Robeson House is a brand new hall of residence, opening for the 2025/26 academic year, and some of the shared social spaces and the gym may not be available during the early arrival period.
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.
Can I book a room in an all-male or all-female flat or corridor for my early arrival stay?
It is not possible to book a room in an all male or all female flat or corridor for your early arrival stay.
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
Which halls are included in option B?
- College Hall (UoL)
- International Hall (except flats) (UoL)
- Lilian Knowles House (Sanctuary Students)
- The Garden Halls (UoL)
- Connaught Hall (UoL) - due to building refurbishments early arrivals cannot be accommodated at Connaught Hall for 2025/26 academic year.
- Nutford House (UoL)
What's the earliest date I can move in?
- At University of London (UoL) Halls you can arrive from 7 September.
- At Lilian Knowles House you can arrive from 15 September
How do I book?
University of London halls
To book your early arrival, contact University of London halls directly at: info.halls@london.ac.uk.
You'll be charged the term time rate for the early arrival part of your stay, see Table of accommodation fees [PDF].
Lilian Knowles House
To book your early arrival, contact Sanctuary Students at: lilianknowleshouse@sanctuary.co.uk. Booking are open now and will close at 12 noon BST on 1 September.
You'll be charged the term time rate for the early arrival part of your stay, see Table of accommodation fees [PDF].
urbanest Westminster Bridge
You cannot arrive early at urbanest Westminster Bridge. If you have a term time booking in urbanest Westminster Bridge and you need to arrive early, you will need to follow the steps under Option C.
Which halls are included in option C?
- urbanest Westminster Bridge
- Connaught Hall (UoL)
- Nutford House (UoL)
- College Hall (UoL)
- The Garden Halls (UoL)
- International Hall (UoL)
- Lilian Knowles House (Sanctuary Students)
Can I arrive early into my hall?
- Students with term time bookings in urbanest residences, UoL residences, Lilian Knowles House who would like to arrive earlier than your hall can accommodate:
1. Please check if your hall has availability for the early arrival dates you require by following the steps in Option B.
2. If your hall is unable to accommodate your early arrival request, please request a promo code and then check rates and availability for High Holborn Residence via our early arrival booking engine. Earliest check in date is 1 September 2025 and the latest check out date 20 September 2025. This is only for use by LSE Students.
Ask for your booking promo code via the form on this page
I've booked a temporary room. When can I move to my term-time hall?
- On 14 September for University of London halls (or whenever your booking starts)
- On 21 September for Lilian Knowles House (or whenever your booking starts)
- on 21 September for urbanest Westminster Bridge (or whenever your booking starts)
Prices and terms and conditions
Some of our halls operate commercially during the vacation periods with enhanced levels of housekeeping and staffing. Rates may be higher during this time, however, student stays are always at least 20 per cent cheaper than standard commercial rates.
- The price will be confirmed when you book. You're offered a lower rate for staying in halls than standard commercial guests.
| Hall | Room type | Price |
| Bankside House | Single | £68.00 |
| Single ensuite | £72.00 | |
| Butler's Wharf Residence | Single | £33.75 |
| Carr-Saunders Hall | Single | £55.20 |
| Single with queen bed | £55.20 | |
| High Holborn Residence | Single | £64.00 |
| Single with queen bed | £64.00 | |
| Passfield Hall | Single | £55.20 |
| Rosebery Hall | Single | £52.00 to £55.20 |
| Robeson House | Single ensuite | £30.80 to £40.90 |
| Single studio | £40.90 | |
| Sidney Webb House | Single ensuite | £37.55 to £38.90 |
| Double ensuite | £46.25 |
*During the early arrival period, breakfast for High Holborn residents will be served in the canteen at the hall. From Welcome Week onwards breakfast for High Holborn residents will be served on campus and you will be sent more details about this before term starts.
Discounted commercial rates
If you're living in a partner hall of residence during term-time, you’ll get a student discount of 20 per cent on our commercial rates. For our current commercial rates, see: https://stayatlse.co.uk.
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Read the full Terms and conditions for arriving early [PDF]
Will you be living in privately rented accommodation?
If you won't be living in any of our halls but are looking for somewhere to stay in late summer, visit Short term rooms in halls.