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Carr-Saunders Hall, Bloomsbury, London

Carr-Saunders offers great value accommodation in the heart of London

Summary

• 20th century buildings
• Breakfast included
• Private car parking for a charge (on site)
• No smoking
• Children welcome

Facilities

• Outdoor terrace
• Children's cots
• Luggage storage
• Linen included
• Towels included
• Common room
• Iron/ironing board
• Elevator
• Washing machine
• Telephone

Food and Drinks

• Continental breakfast (included)
• English breakfast (included)
• Electric hob
• Microwave
• Fridge
• Freezer

Nearby recreations

• Recommended walks
• Pub (walking distance)
• Museums (walking distance)
• Historic houses
• Gardens
• Tennis courts (walking distance)
• Recommended restaurants (walking distance)
• Theatre (walking distance)

LSE Carr-Saunders Hall has an unbeatable location in the very heart of London. It is within easy reach of many famous attractions and shopping destinations. Madam Tussauds, Regent's Park, The British Museum, Oxford Street, Regent Street and Covent Garden are all nearby.

The hall offers a range of clean, comfortable rooms including singles, twins and doubles. All rooms have shared bathrooms.

History to the present day

Carr-Saunders Hall opened in 1968 and is very typical of residences built during this time. It is named after Professor Sir Alexander Morris Carr-Saunders who was director of LSE between 1937 and 1957. His directorship covered the period when LSE was relocated to Cambridge during World War II.

Food and Drinks

Accommodation at Carr-Saunders comes with an excellent breakfast: you get a choice of six items from a range of continental and English options plus tea, coffee and toast.

Carr-Saunders is two minutes walk from Charlotte Street, one of London's most famous eating destinations. There is a huge range on offer from cheap and cheerful to top notch, Thai to Italian, with everything in between.

Vending machines are available 24 hours a day in the common room.

Other facilities

• A pay as you go internet terminal is available in the common room - we cannot currently offer internet connection in the rooms but we're working on it!
• Small snack making areas are available on each floor
• Coin-operated laundry
• Common room with TV, sofas, books and games
• 24hr CCTV and Security
• Lifts to all floors

Arrival information and how to find us

Address: 18-24 Fitzroy Street, London, W1T 4BN, United Kingdom

Address: 18-24 Fitzroy Street, London, W1T 4BN.

Check-in: From 3pm Check-out: before 10.30am

You can check in anytime after 3pm as reception is manned 24 hours a day. However, if you are planning to arrive after 9pm please let us know. If you arrive early or leave late we can store your luggage for you free of charge, subject to space.

How to find us: Carr-Saunders could not be better located for travelling around London. The hall is a short journey from London's airports and mainline stations

There are six underground stations within 10 minutes walk.
-Warren Street (Northern and Victoria lines) from the station exit right onto Tottenham Court Road, continue to Maple Street and turn right. The hall will be on your left at the crossing with Fitzroy Street.
- Goodge Street (Northern line) come out of the station and turn left onto Tottenham Court Road. Continue to Maple Street and turn left. The hall will be on your left at the crossing with Fitzroy Street.
- Euston Square (Circle, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan lines). Leave the station using the University College Hospital exit. Turn left along Gower Street, turn right into University Street, cross Tottenham Court Road into Maple Street.  The hall will be on your left at the crossing with Fitzroy Street.
- Great Portland Street (Circle, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan Lines) come out of the station and turn right along Euston Road. Turn right at Cleveland Road and continue to Maple Street (you will see the tall telecom tower). The hall will be on your right at the junction with Fitzroy Street.

Please note that Northern line trains are not currently stopping at Tottenham Court Road station. 

Several bus routes pass along Tottenham Court Road and Gower Street nearby, useful routes include:
From Euston - 10
From Victoria - 24
From King's Cross/St. Pancras - 390, 73
From Charing Cross/Trafalgar Square - 29
From Victoria - 73

From Gatwick: Carr-Saunders can be reached by taking the Gatwick Express to Victoria Station and then the Victoria line (or bus 73) to Warren Street (a 35 minute journey in total).

From Heathrow: Carr-Saunders can be reached by takine the Piccadilly line to Leicester Square then taking the northbound Northern line three stops to Goodge Street. Alternatively you can take the Piccadilly line to Green Park and change onto the Victoria Line to Warren Street. Both journeys take around 40 minutes.

From Stansted: Take the Stanstead Express to Tottenham Hale then transfer onto the Victoria line to Warren Street (a 45 minute journey).

From Luton: Take the Thameslink Service to St. Pancras and then the Victoria line to Warren Street (a 1 hour journey).

From City: Take the DLR into Bank Station, at Bank change onto the Central line to Tottenham Court Road. From Tottenham Court Road it is around 10 minutes walk to Carr-Saunders (45 minutes in total).

From Eurostar: Take the Victoria line from King's Cross St. Pancras to Warren Street Underground.

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Friendly, welcoming reception	6th floor breakfast room	TV in the common room	Snack making area on each floor
Pool table in common room	View from 6th floor balcony	Coin operated laundry	Carr-Saunders Hall

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