High Holborn Residence summer school accommodation
Located near Covent Garden and Soho. Oxford Street and many of London's major landmarks are close by.
Distance to campus: 0.5 km / 0.3 miles
Closest Underground stations: Holborn, Covent Garden
Travel to campus
Walk to campus in approximately 11 minutes. View full directions on Google Maps.
General information
- High Holborn Residence offers single, twin, and double rooms with shared facilities.
- Each room has its own washbasin, storage space, desk, and lamp.
- Rooms are grouped in cluster flats for four to six people, sharing a kitchen and bathroom facilities. There are also a number of en suite bedrooms.
- Breakfast is included in the fees.
Room types
- 10m² approximate size, contains single bed, wardrobe, bedside table, wash basin, desk, and chair
- showers and toilets available on the same floor, shared by approximately 5 rooms
- free Wi-Fi
- access to kitchen area with a two or four-ring hob, a microwave, fridge/freezer, oven, kettle, toaster, and basic cooking utensils
- continental/vegetarian breakfast included
- rooms serviced weekly; shared bathrooms cleaned daily
- linen and towels provided
- self-service laundry
Note: light and airy with laminate wood flooring and modern decor.
| Single Standard Shared Bathroom | |
| Period | Price |
| Prep English 15 to 22 June | Not available at this hall. |
| Session One 22 June to 12 July | Price per night: £100 Session price (20 nights): £2,000 |
| Prep English 5 to 13 July | Not available at this hall. |
| Session Two 13 July to 2 August | Price per night: £100 Session price (20 nights): £2,000 |
| Prep English 27 July to 3 August | Not available at this hall. |
| Session Three 3 to 23 August | Price per night: £100 Session price (20 nights): £2,000 |
- 12m² approximate size, contains queen size bed, wardrobe, bedside table, wash basin, desk, and chair
- showers and toilets available on the same floor, shared by approximately five rooms
- free Wi-Fi
- access to kitchen area with a two or four-ring hob, a microwave, fridge/freezer, oven, kettle, toaster, and basic cooking utensils
- continental/vegetarian breakfast included
- rooms serviced weekly; shared bathrooms cleaned daily
- linen and towels provided
- self-service laundry
Note: light and airy with laminate wood flooring and modern decor.
| Single Standard (queen size bed) Shared Bathroom | |
| Period | Price |
| Prep English 15 to 22 June | Not available at this hall. |
| Session One 22 June to 12 July | Price per night: £105 Session price (20 nights): £2,100 |
| Prep English 5 to 13 July | Not available at this hall. |
| Session Two 13 July to 2 August | Price per night: £105 Session price (20 nights): £2,100 |
| Prep English 27 July to 3 August | Not available at this hall. |
| Session Three 3 to 23 August | Price per night: £105 Session price (20 nights): £2,100 |
- 12m² approximate size, contains single bed, wardrobe, bedside table, desk, and chair
- private bathroom with shower, sink, and toilet
- free Wi-Fi
- access to kitchen area with a two or four-ring hob, a microwave, fridge/freezer, oven, kettle, toaster, and basic cooking utensils
- continental/vegetarian breakfast included
- rooms serviced weekly
- linen and towels provided
- self-service laundry
Note: light and airy with laminate wood flooring and modern decor.
| Single Standard En Suite | |
| Period | Price |
| Prep English 15 to 22 June | Not available at this hall. |
| Session One 22 June to 12 July | Price per night: £110 Session price (20 nights): £2,200 |
| Prep English 5 to 13 July | Not available at this hall. |
| Session Two 13 July to 2 August | Price per night: £110 Session price (20 nights): £2,200 |
| Prep English 27 July to 3 August | Not available at this hall. |
| Session Three 3 to 23 August | Price per night: £110 Session price (20 nights): £2,200 |
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.
Twin rooms can be shared by students of the same sex only. If you feel you have exceptional circumstances that you would like us to consider, please specify these in the "Allocation Requests" field at the time you make your booking.
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, contains two single beds, wardrobe, bedside table, desk, and chair
- private bathroom with shower, sink, and toilet
- free Wi-Fi
- access to kitchen area with a two or four-ring hob, a microwave, fridge/freezer, oven, kettle, toaster, and basic cooking utensils
- continental/vegetarian breakfast included
- rooms serviced weekly
- linen and towels provided
- self-service laundry
Notes: light and airy with laminate wood flooring and modern decor.
| Twin Standard En Suite | |
| Period | Price 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: £79 Session price (20 nights): £1,580 |
| Prep English 5 to 13 July | Not available at this hall. |
| Session Two 13 July to 2 August | Price per night: £79 Session price (20 nights): £1,580 |
| Prep English 27 July to 3 August | Not available at this hall. |
| Session Three 3 to 23 August | Price per night: £79 Session price (20 nights): £1,580 |
Facilities and services
Please be aware that renovation work is currently taking place at the site opposite our building. As a result, intermittent construction noise may occur during the following hours:
Monday to Friday: 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
No works are scheduled on weekends.
The project is expected to be completed by December 2028.
We appreciate your patience and understanding during this period. We remain open and look forward to welcoming students and guests throughout the academic year and holiday season.
Breakfast
Continental breakfast is included in the fees and served in the dining room from 8am to 11am on Monday to Sunday.
Cooking facilities
Each floor has a kitchen area with a two or four-ring hob, microwave, fridge/freezer, oven, kettle, toaster. Cutlery and crockery is not provided, however some may be left behind in the kitchens by students as part of our environmental reuse scheme.
Check-in and check-out
Check in from 3pm on the day of arrival (4pm if arriving on the Saturday before your main Summer School session).
Check out by 10.30am on the day of departure.
Reception opening hours
Reception is open from 8am to 10pm daily (security guards at desk overnight).
Luggage storage
Available for check-in and check-out. No overnight luggage storage.
There are laundry facilities at High Holborn Residence. More information about the laundry services and current prices in the hall can be found here.
The residence also offers a large communal lounge, a pool table and a computer room.
Terms of LSE Summer School accommodation
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.
Twin rooms can be shared by students of the same sex only. If you feel you have exceptional circumstances that you would like us to consider, please specify these in the "Allocation Requests" field at the time you make your booking.
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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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 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.
| Date of cancellation | Accommodation fee refund |
| 21+ calendar days before arrival | 100% of the total |
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]