Student accommodation

Your new home at Royal Holloway International Study Centre

Living and studying with other students will help you make friends more easily and become independent. Sharing your daily life with other students is part of the great student experience you can have at Royal Holloway International Study Centre.

We offer a variety of housing options to suit your needs. You can choose from University-managed or private accommodation. We recommend arranging your place to live before you arrive in the UK.

Living in University halls

University halls is where friendships are made. You will be able to choose from a range of halls accommodation on and off-campus.

In both, you will benefit from the support of our residential staff who are here to look after you. You can also choose between catered or self-catered accommodation:

Catered halls: Enjoy freshly-prepared meals from the dining hall, snacks and drinks from the fridge and microwave in every hall.
Self-catered halls: Cook for yourself and share a kitchen with other students while making friends.

Catering options

Accommodation options

We offer different accommodation options to suit all students. Some options are catered, which means your meals are provided at a discounted cost in the halls canteen, and others are self-catered, meaning you cook for yourself. You should consider this when submitting your accommodation preferences when you apply for your student halls.

Catered hall

If you choose to live in a catered hall you can enjoy a choice of delicious international food in the halls canteen. The menu changes every week, and you can see it in advance online.

Self-catered halls

If you choose a self-catered hall you’ll have access to the halls kitchen and will be given information and resources on nutrition and cooking during the induction week.

Every hall also has a fridge and microwave for snacks and drinks.

Accommodation costs for the 2023/24 academic year

Band	Halls	Price per week (approx.)	Let type (weeks)	Accommodation type
A	Butler Gowar Tuke Wedderburn Williamson	£196	38-week	Premium single ensuite room, self-catered
B1	Runnymede 1&2	£181	38-week	Premium single, ensuite room, self-catered
D1	George Eliot	£196	38-week	Single superior standard room, self-catered
D2	George Eliot	£187	50 week	Single superior standard room, self-catered
F	Founder’s	£196	38-week	Large single standard, catered
G	Tuke F (limited availability)	£205	30-week	Premium single, ensuite room, self catered
H1	Reid	£187	30-week	Single ensuite, catered
H2	Reid	£189	38-week	Single ensuite, catered
I	Highfield	£176	38-week	Single ensuite, self catered
J	Founder’s	£177 - £179	38-week	Single standard / single standard with washbasin, catered
L	Founder’s	£142	38-week	Shared standard / shared standard with washbasin, catered
Z	Penrose	£125	38-week	Single standard with washbasin, self-catered

How to book your room

Once it is confirmed that you can return to on-campus learning, and if you have requested accommodation, the Central Student Support team will contact you with the latest information on available options and fees.

Arranging your own accommodation privately

If you are booking your own accommodation privately it is important that you let us know where you are staying and that you are staying less than 60 minutes away from Royal Holloway International Study Centre.

Look out for fraud

Scammers may specifically target international students so it is important to be able to recognise common signs of fraudulent activity and know what to do if you come across it. Let us know at fraudreporting@studygroup.com if you have any concerns about fraudulent activity when dealing with a private accommodation provider so that we can help to protect you and other international students in case they are targeted in the same way.

Pathway programmes

University preparation programmes are your pathway to Royal Holloway. Choose between three routes for the International Foundation Year or improve your language skills with the English Language Preparation Programme.

Study with us

Admissions

Applying to Royal Holloway International Study Centre is easy and straightforward. Check entry requirements, tuition fees and see what you have to do before you arrive, from getting your student visa to arranging accommodation.

Apply today