It is near Royal Albert Hall, Hyde Park, the Natural History Museum, Science Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum and just up the road from Harrow's Department Store. They are equipped with study desk, reading lamp, kitchen utensils, bedding and weekly linen change. There is a common lounge area with color television available for student use . Gloucester Road, Cromwell Road, Knightsbridge and Kensington High Street shopping districts are close at hand with grocery, laundry and dry cleaning shops, large department stores, intimate restaurants and eating houses, boutiques and antique dealers. Complete addresses and telephone contact numbers will be provided in the orientation materials prior to departure.
All meals are the students' own responsibility.
This arrangement keeps fees to a practical level and allows students the maximum flexibility and economy for their own schedules and personal requirements. Self-catering privileges for meal preparation will be extended to students in the residence kitchens provided the established rules for cleanliness, safety and security are observed. Further information to help you plan a budget will be provided in the orientation materials prior to departure. A British graduate assistant will live with the students in one of the residences and provide the services of a Residence Director. A number of events are planned each week which are partially or totally subsidized by the social fund built into the program fee.