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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. 

The information on this page relates to early arrival bookings for 2023/24 academic year. We will update this page once early arrival details are confirmed for 2024/25.

When and if you can arrive early depends on your circumstances

Depending on your term time hall, follow option A, B or C.

Option A - LSE halls and Sidney Webb House (from 1 September): book in your LSE Student Accommodation Account

Which halls are included in option A?

Bankside House
Butler's Wharf Residence (from 3 September only)
Carr-Saunders Hall
High Holborn Residence
Passfield Hall|
Rosebery Hall
Sidney Webb House 

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?

Follow the steps in your accommodation system account. You can do this at any time from your "Accommodation status" screen.

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, you can arrive from 3 September only. But if you are attending a pre-sessional course (check the list below), you can temporarily stay at Bankside House instead. 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 requesting a promo code and then check rates and availability via our early arrival booking engine. This is only for use by the LSE students.
    You will have to move from Bankside House to Butler's Wharf Residence on 3 September. 
Ask for your booking promo code 

Ask for your booking promo code

This booking promo code can only be used by LSE students 

  • Request your booking promo code
    We'll email the code to the address you'll give us here.
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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.
  • You can arrive at Butler's Wharf Residence from 3 September.

Will I get my term-time room?

We will try to offer you your term time room type. But if that isn't available, the online booking system will offer you 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 

Option B - Lilian Knowles House, University of London halls, and urbanest Westminster Bridge: book directly with your provider

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)
Nutford House (UoL)

What's the earliest date I can move in?

  • At University of London (UoL) Halls you can arrive from 1 September
  • At Lilian Knowles House you can arrive from 11 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 opens from 10 July.

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.

Option C - If your term time booking is for a 3rd party hall and you need to arrive before your hall is open for early arrival: book via our booking engine, subject to availability

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 via our early arrival booking engine. This is only for use by LSE Students. 
Ask for your booking promo code 

Ask for your booking promo code

This booking promo code can only be used by LSE students 

  • Request your booking promo code
    We'll email the code to the address you'll give us here.
  • 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 student 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.

 

 

I've booked a temporary room. When can I move to my term-time hall?  

  • On 17 September for University of London halls (or whenever your booking starts)
  • On 17 September for Lilian Knowles House (or whenever your booking starts)
  • on 17 September for urbanest Westminster Bridge (or whenever your booking starts)

Prices and terms and conditions

How much does early arrival cost?

  • The price will be confirmed when you book. You're offered a lower rate for staying in halls than standard commercial guests.
Early arrival rates
 Hall Room type   Price
 Bankside House  Single  £60.00
   Single ensuite  £67.20 
Butler's Wharf Residence  Single  £29.65
Carr-Saunders Hall  Single  £48.00
  Single with queen bed  £48.00
High Holborn Residence  Single  £56.00
  Single with queen bed  £56.00
 Passfield Hall  Single  £44.00
 Rosebery Hall  Single £44.00 to £48.00
 Sidney Webb House Single ensuite £33.70 to £34.94
  Double ensuite £41.50

*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: www.lsevacations.co.uk.

Presessional courses 2023/24

MRes/PhD Economics
MRes/PhD Economics and Management
MRes/PhD Management (Marketing)
MSc Economics (2 year programme)
MRes/PhD Accounting (Economics of Accounting) .
MSc Economics and Philosophy
MSc Economics and Management
MRes/PhD in Finance
MSc Finance (Full-time)
MSc Finance and Private Equity
MSc Risk and Finance
MSc Finance and Economics
Atlantic Fellows Residential programme with MSc Inequalities and Social Science
Global MSc in Management
Master of Public Administration
Master of Public Administration (LSE-Columbia)
Master of Public Administration (LSE-University of Toronto)
Master of Public Policy
MPA in Data Science for Public Policy
MPhil/PhD in Environmental Economics
MRes/PhD Quantitative Economic History
MSc in Accounting, Organisations and Institutions
MSc in Econometrics and Mathematical Economics
MSc in Financial Mathematics
MSc in Management
MSc in Marketing
MSc in Quantitative Methods for Risk Management

Terms and conditions of arriving early

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