Hostels are a popular option, so they can be difficult to get into. Apply as early as possible and to as many as possible – don’t assume that you will get a place in the first one you apply to!
International Students House
229 Great Portland Street, London W1W 5PN
Furnished flats and rooms for single students
Married couples with or without children, e-mail: k.coyne@ish.org.uk
Meals available. For more information visit the website.
E-mail: accom@ish.org.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 7631 8300
Queen Alexandra's House
Bremner Road, Kensington Gore, London SW7 2QT
(right next door to the College)
Single rooms for females only, meals included.
For more information visit the website.
E-mail: queenalex01@gmail.com
Tel: +44 (0)20 7589 1120
Lee Abbey
57/67 Lexham Gardens, Kensington, London, W8 6JJ
Rooms for single students. All newcomers must share a room initially. Meals included. For more information visit the website.
E-mail: accommodation@leeabbeylondon.com
Tel: +44 (0)20 7373 7242
Goodenough College
Mecklenburgh Square, London WC1N 2AB
Accommodation for students enrolled for a minimum of one academic year.
For more information visit the website.
E-mail: admissions@goodenough.ac.uk
Tel:+44 (0)20 7520 1575 or 1574
London Hostels Association Ltd
10 hostels mainly in Zone 1 area
Rooms, self catering and meals available.
For more information visit the website.
E-mail: bookings@lhalondon.com
Tel: +44(0)20 7727 5665
More House
53 Cromwell Rd, London SW7 2EH
Catholic Student Chaplaincy. Single and shared rooms, meals included.
For more information visit the website.
Tel: +44(0)20 7584 2040
Vincent House
5 Pembridge Square, London W2 4EG
Postgraduate students only. Single rooms with private bathrooms. Meals available. For more information visit the website.
email: info@vincenthouse.co.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 7229 1133
William Temple House
29 Trebovir Road, London SW5 9NQ
Single and shared rooms. Self catering.
For more information visit the website.
E-mail: williamtemplehouse@btconnect.com
Tel: +44(0) 20 7373 6962
YMCA Indian Student Hostel
41 Fitzroy Square, London, W1T 6AQ.
Central London hostel for Indian students.
For more information visit the website.
E-mail: enquiries@indianymca.org
Tel: +44 (0)20 7387 0411
Zebra Housing Association Ltd
5-13 Glendower Place, London SW7 3DU
Rooms and flats. Postgraduate overseas single students and married couples with or without children.
For more information visit the website.
E-mail: admin@zebrahousing.com
Tel: +44(0)20 7584 2769
Another source of information about hostel accommodation for international students can be found on the London Conference on Overseas Students website.
Imperial College Halls of Residence
Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 9507/11
E-mail: accommodation@imperial.ac.uk
International Students House (see above listing)
Lee Abbey International Students Club (see above listing)
London Hostels Association Ltd (see above listing)
Cass and Claredale Halls of Residence
Long and short term stays for students over the summer.
St Christopher's Inns
Short term stays in central London locations.
For more information visit the website.
Youth Hostels Association (YHA)
Network of short stay hostels in London and the rest of the UK.
For more information visit the website.