Prince’s Gardens
Prince's Garden, Imperial College
Southside Hall, Prince's Gardens
London SW7 1BA
Tel: +44 (0)20 7594 9507/11
Email: vacation.accommodation@imperial.ac.uk
Rooms in Prince’s Gardens are available in Southside Hall and Eastside Hall. In both halls rooms have a large desk and chair, a bed, wardrobe and plenty of storage space. All rooms have an en suite bathroom, coffee making facilities and telephone which requires a phone card to make calls (these are sold at reception). Rooms are cleaned everyday and bed linen is changed every three days.
All rooms have wired broadband access. If you want to use it you must pay £5 on arrival and this gives you broadband internet for the whole of your stay. The hall can sell you an ethernet cable for £5 or you may use your own.
The halls have their own student common room areas with TV lounges. There is also a canteen in Eastside which overlooks the main square. Both halls have a 24 hour reception. The building and your room are accessed with a swipe card.
Breakfast is from 07.30 - 10.30 in the refectory on the main campus, which is just across the road.
Ethos Sports centre, which has a gym, squash courts, a swimming pool, sports hall, climbing wall, saunas and a treatment centre, is on the campus and is available to all guests. Each activity costs £5, except the climbing wall, which has to be booked in groups.
Prince's Gardens is in South Kensington, which makes it ideal for visiting some of London's best museums and Hyde Park, all of which are only a short walk from the residence. South Kensington tube station is on a direct line from London Heathrow and only five stops from Leicester Square, at the heart of the 'West End'.
Prince's Garden Lounge
Prince's Garden Single Room
Prince's Garden Single Room
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Prince's Garden Double Room
Room rates
The halls are available from the 28th June to the 26th September.
Single room
Double room (single occupancy)
Includes VAT, full English breakfast and access to Ethos gym and swimming pool
£43 per night
£62 per night
To book this residence you need to book directly. The Imperial College website has an online booking service which allows you to book and pay for your room yourself. You will need to have a credit or debit card to do this. Please let Imperial College know that you are studying at the London School of English and quote LSE2010 to get the rates quoted above.
Availability
Available from the 4th July - 25th September 2011
Location
To get to Prince's Gardens from:
Holland Park Gardens - Total travel time approx. 30 minutes by bus and a short walk
Westcroft Square - a short walk from South Kensington underground station, which is only 15 minutes from Stamford Brook, the station which serves Westcroft Square.
Organising an airport pick up
General information on travelling from all London airports to central London
Travelling from the airport/station to Prince's Garden
London Heathrow Airport - Take the Heathrow Express train to Paddington. At Paddington change onto the underground Circle Line or the District Line (travelling south) to South Kensington. The residence is a 10 minute walk from the underground station. Total travel time approx. 55 minutes. Or, you can take the Heathrow Express to Paddington Station and take a taxi from Paddington to the residence. Total travel time approx. 30 minutes. Cost of taxi approx. £10
London Gatwick Airport - Take the Gatwick Express to Victoria. At Victoria change onto the underground Circle Line or the District Line (travelling west) to South Kensington. The residence is a 10 minute walk from the underground station. Total travel time approx. 55 minutes. Or, you can take the Gatwick Express to Victoria Station and take a taxi from Victoria to the residence. Total travel time approx. 38 minutes. Cost of taxi approx. £8
London City Airport - Take the Docklands Light Railway to Canning Town. At Canning Town change onto the underground and take the Jubilee Line to Westminster. At Westminster change onto the District Line (travelling west) to South Kensington. The residence is a 13 minute walk from the underground station. Total travel time approx. 55 minutes. Or, you can take a taxi directly to your residence. Total travel time approx. 39 minutes. Cost of taxi approx. £39
London Luton Airport - Take the First Capital Connect train to Kings Cross. At Kings Cross change onto the underground and take the Piccadilly Line (travelling west) to South Kensington. The residence is a 13 minute walk from the underground station. Total travelling time approx. 1 hour 15 minutes. Or, you can take the Thameslink train to Kings Cross Station and take a taxi from Kings Cross to the residence. Total travel time approx. 1 hour 5 minutes. Cost of taxi approx. £20
London Stansted Airport - Take the National Express East Anglia to Tottenham Hale. At Tottenham Hale change onto the underground and take the Victoria Line (travelling south) to Victoria. At Victoria change onto the Circle Line or the District Line (travelling west) to South Kensington. The residence is a 10 minute walk from the underground station. Total travelling time approx. 1 hour 25 minutes. Or, you can take the Stansted Express to Liverpool Street Station and take a taxi from Liverpool Street to the residence. Total travel time approx. 1 hour 5 minutes. Cost of taxi approx. £18
St Pancras Station - Take the Piccadilly Line (travelling west) to South Kensington. The residence is a 13 minute walk from the underground station. Total travelling time approx. 35 minutes. Or, you can take a taxi directly to your residence. Total travel time approx. 25 minutes. Cost of taxi approx. £20
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