Pros- cheapest option for LSE summer school accommodation, decent breakfast, nice front desk people, cute little outside area
Cons- EVERYTHING ELSE:
-SO STUFFY that I honestly didn't get a full night's sleep for 3 weeks. If my window was open to make it slightly more bearable, it was SO LOUD i couldn't remotely sleep. People would sit outside and literally scream, talk, and play music until about 3am, and the bus stop right outside my window meant I could hear it stopping and moving again all night long if my window was open (so my options were sweat to death or be kept awake with noise)
-Laundry machines are so expensive and do a horrendous job at washing clothes. It requires a laundry card which they were out of for 3 days when I wanted to do my laundry (and the front desk clarified that yes, that meant it was impossible for me to do laundry)
-Brochure on the desk says that towels will be changed every other day, and I'm lucky if I get a new towel once a week.
-Bathrooms smell horrendous to the point that walking past it makes me sick. Water pressure in the showers were sometimes so bad that it would take 30 minutes to get washed
-No sheets provided on the bed- only one GIANT comforter so it was basically nothing or a blanket for the Arctic which was just strange
-The elevator walls were covered in these weird, creepy paper strips that started falling off at one point- was a little bit worrisome!!!
-At the break between session 1 and 2, the maids came and threw away everyone's food in the kitchen with NO WARNING as if nobody was staying more than one session. I lost brand new packages of rice and pasta, seasoning, etc. (about 15 pounds of stuff)
At least staying here was relatively cheap, but if I ever came back to LSE, I would definitely pay more to stay somewhere else and be able get a little sleep. read more