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The Official Bankside House Thread 2011

Anyone else thinking of applying for accommodation at Bankside House? If so, post in here!
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Reply 1
I'm going to put it as my first choice! Would love feedback about it though :smile:
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Reply 2
i dont live at bankside, but i spent a lot of time there this year and can answer some questions
feel free to ask!

I think I'm gonna put Bankside as my first choice! Just wondering, when they put you in a single room sharing a bathroom with one other person, do they try and make it so you're both male or both female? Also, how easy is it to get self-catered and what cooking facilities do you get if you're not self-catered?
Hey I might put Bankside as my first choice as well!

Do halls have individual societies and events with lse su, or is it just lse su?
Reply 5
Original post by Anita B. Studin
Hey I might put Bankside as my first choice as well!

Do halls have individual societies and events with lse su, or is it just lse su?


halls do stuff themselves too, you have a student committee
bankside had a casino night on the last week
they hired professional dealers, poker table, roulette wheels blackjack tables
was pretty fun!

Original post by luckylucifer
I think I'm gonna put Bankside as my first choice! Just wondering, when they put you in a single room sharing a bathroom with one other person, do they try and make it so you're both male or both female? Also, how easy is it to get self-catered and what cooking facilities do you get if you're not self-catered?


everyone i know at bside shares with someone the same sex

not everyone gets kitchen access, if you do, then you pay quite a bit for it
for this you get the standard kitchen things, oven, cooker, fridge etc.

if you dont get kitchen access you can use the lounges on each floor which have a microwave .. lols

Original post by l'histoire
Anyone else thinking of applying for accommodation at Bankside House? If so, post in here!

If anyone reading this has has lived in or is currently living in Bankside House, please share your experiences with us! What's the food really like? What time does the restaurant open/close? How did you find the social scene/general atmosphere?


your first few questions are too open
but
food is fine, large portions for a decent price
not sure about timings
theres a lot of people at bankside you'll surely make friends
theres a large mix of people, its very social, theres lots of groups of people in bankside, theres large and small groups of friends
i hate the reception staff though lol
Reply 6
Original post by Milan.

food is fine, large portions for a decent price
not sure about timings
theres a lot of people at bankside you'll surely make friends
theres a large mix of people, its very social, theres lots of groups of people in bankside, theres large and small groups of friends
i hate the reception staff though lol

lol what's wrong with the reception staff?

Thanks for answering these questions for us! It's really helpful. :-)
Reply 7
Original post by l'histoire
lol what's wrong with the reception staff?

Thanks for answering these questions for us! It's really helpful. :-)


if you're living there next year you'll realise that you hate bankside staff :tongue:
Should definitely be one of my choices :smile:
Reply 9
I'm thinking of putting Bankside as my 1st choice as well though debating between Rosebery =P quick question, how's the walk from Bankside to LSE?
Reply 10
Original post by WeiChin
I'm thinking of putting Bankside as my 1st choice as well though debating between Rosebery =P quick question, how's the walk from Bankside to LSE?

I was wondering the same thing!
Reply 11
Original post by avash27
I was wondering the same thing!


Its deffo the best walk by far compared to other halls. Across Blackfriars bridge, (or Millennium if you want), walk down Victoria Embankment along the river, then cut through Temple. Very Scenic. Its about 20-30 mins, although if you walk really fast, you can do it in 15.
Reply 12
Original post by darrold
Its deffo the best walk by far compared to other halls. Across Blackfriars bridge, (or Millennium if you want), walk down Victoria Embankment along the river, then cut through Temple. Very Scenic. Its about 20-30 mins, although if you walk really fast, you can do it in 15.


its too nice to do in 15 mins

i like the river
especially at night
Reply 13
Any internet access? Also, are the rooms as bad as they look on the website? (http://tiny.cc/yiq9y)
Original post by Xumam
Any internet access? Also, are the rooms as bad as they look on the website? (http://tiny.cc/yiq9y)


I think we get to see bankside on open day
Reply 15
Original post by Xumam
Any internet access? Also, are the rooms as bad as they look on the website? (http://tiny.cc/yiq9y)


Of course there is internet access :rolleyes:. Also the rooms are a lot better than that picture suggests! Just visit Bankside on the open day.
That room isn't thaaat bad, I've seen worse accommodation at other unis...I wish we could see other accommodation I wanted to see Carr-Saunders and Rosebery
Reply 17
Here is a youtube video of bankside: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7dvKLcBuVk :wink:

But I am not sure whether this is the Bankside in LSE
Reply 19
Original post by Anita B. Studin

Original post by Anita B. Studin
That room isn't thaaat bad, I've seen worse accommodation at other unis...I wish we could see other accommodation I wanted to see Carr-Saunders and Rosebery


http://www2.lse.ac.uk/lifeAtLSE/accommodation/forStudents/residentialHalls/carrSaunders/gallery/main.aspx
actually you probably want to ignore above, they're veeerrrry old pictures, we dont have such an old rubbish TV anymore and loads has changed
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