Intern in London Housing

The Stay Club @ Camden 
34 Chalk Farm Road, London

Participants will be staying at The Stay Club in Camden Town. Here are a few highlights:

• Double rooms
• Ensuite bathroom and kitchenette
• Free Wifi
• Coin-op Laundry Access
• 24 hour reception and security
• Lounge areas

An ideal base for London Interns: Camden Town offers a wide choice of restaurants, pubs, shopping and supermarkets. The Stay Club is situated just across the road from the world famous Camden Market and Camden Lock, and close to all the major London Universities. The nearest Underground Station is Camden Town on London Underground Northern Line.

The residence has a large social area with pool table, flat screen TV, Wi-Fi access and lounge seating for students to relax in. There is a vast outside area on the Garden level and 7 study rooms.

You’ll be living with other CISabroad students in double rooms that have their own ensuite bathroom and kitchenette. There is laundry access, wifi, and 24 hour security as well.  While the living space is a bit smaller than what you might be used to in the US, this is a great location within one of the worlds largest, and most populated cities.

There will also be students and interns from all over the world spending their summer in London and living at The Stay Club. This is a great opportunity to meet people not just from London, but from all over the world in one of the Stay Club’s many common spaces.

Helpful tips for living with other people:

• Respect your hosts and the other people that live in the building.
• Remember that you are not on a college campus and not in your own home. Respect the property and get out of the “college campus” mentality.
• Talk to your roommate if they do something that bothers you. Talking it through is the easiest way to solve a small problem before it gets bigger.
• Talk to the staff if a problem arises and you cannot work it out with your roommates.

Here are some general rules, tips, and expectations to help you become accustomed to your new home!

• To help maintain good relations with your neighbors, keep in mind that you are part of a community and your actions affect your neighbors. Although your residency is temporary, recognize that most of your neighbors are living in their primary residence which they own. Please be sensitive to the lifestyle of your neighbors. Most residents enjoy the arrival of American students and you should do your part to foster that relationship. Most residents work full time and many may have families with young children, so keep excessive noise to a minimum at all times.
• Each apartment is equipped with basic furnishings and supplies, including single beds, bed linens, a storage space, a table and chairs a furnished sitting area, smoke detectors, first aid kits and fire extinguishers. Desks are to be shared by all occupants. Each student is expected to provide his/her own paper and cleaning products as well as replace light bulbs.

Housing Disclaimer:

We have carefully selected safe and adequate housing for each student and each living arrangement is distinct and special in its own way. 

Every housing placement is different with different pros and cons. The photos above are from the Apartment, but may not be your specific apartment. Your accommodations will be different than what you’ve come to expect in your home country. In general, be prepared for a living space fit for use. Amenities are basic, but will meet your needs for the duration of the program. Now is the time to open your mind and get ready to experience something different; this attitude is in the spirit of your decision to study abroad. Please also remember, that when you are abroad, you will be representing your home institution and your home country; please behave appropriately.

Cleanliness:
Keep your room and the common areas clean; this is especially important when you are sharing a bedroom, apartment, residence, or dormitory. It is still required that you wash dishes and keep your belongings tidy. They will not service an untidy apartment.

Noise:
In order to avoid disturbing the neighbors or housemates, please use headphones when listening to music, or keep the volume low, and please keep your voices down. By law, quiet is expected between 9:30 pm and 8:00 am, and again after 1:00 pm through 4:00 pm; please respect this by keeping noise to minimum.

Utilities and use:

• Always turn off the lights when you leave the apartment and when you are not in the room.
• Be conscious, be smart, be good to the environment! Turning off electronics can reduce heat in a room. 🙂

Safety:

• You should lock the apartment door at all times. Also, when leaving the apartment, make sure the windows are closed and locked. Neither the study abroad company nor the housing company will be responsible for any stolen items.
• If the keys to the apartment are stolen, lost or misplaced, all locks to the apartment will have to be replaced at the student’s expense, including key copies for all apartment members.
• If the keys are left inside the apartment/bedroom and the locksmith has to open the door for the you, you will have to pay for this service.
• It is strictly forbidden to throw any object or substance from windows, balconies, terraces or roofs. This includes keys, cigarette butts or anything else big or small.

Guests and Alcohol Policies:

• Disrespectful behavior related to alcohol consumption will end up in dismissal from the housing and you will have to find your own housing at your own expense.
• Smoking is not allowed anywhere inside the apartment.
• The consumption of drugs, as well as keeping or dealing with them, is absolutely prohibited.
• Overnight guests are prohibited.

Financial Liability:

• You will have to pay for any damage done to the apartment (doors, walls, floors, furniture, kitchen supplies, washing machine, etc.). You are prohibited from trying to maintenance any utility on your own. You will be provided an emergency hotline number for any true emergency occurring after hours. You will be subject to charge for calls that are not emergencies. You will also be provided with onsite maintenance information in the event of non emergency issues  that may need addressing during your stay, as well as emergency issues that may occur during business hours.
• If extra time is needed to clean the apartment, or if items are damaged or missing, you will be charged and those charges will be deducted from your housing deposit. Housing deposits will be returned 8-12 weeks after the program has ended

Helpful tips for living with other people:

• Respect  other people that live in the building.
• Remember that you are not on a college campus and not in your own home. Respect the property and get out of the “college campus” mentality.
• Talk to your roommates if they do something that bothers you. Talking it through is the easiest way to solve a small problem before it gets bigger.
• Talk to the staff if a problem arises and you cannot work it out with your roommates.

Warning process:

• If any of the above rules are broken, you will receive a first verbal warning. This warning will also be written and sent to your sending study abroad program and your home school.
• The second infraction of any of the above rules will result in you being evicted from your apartment. You will need to find a new place to live at your own expense.
• Please read through all of our behavior policies noted in the CISabroad Policy Handbook, linked in your participant portal.