Whether you're planning to visit the capital for business or leisure, Imperial College London provides alumni with great value accommodation options during the summer. 

Summer accommodation on campus

Over the summer period, the Accommodation Office offers alumni a discounted rate on rooms around the South Kensington Campus. 

Find out more about the accommodation offered. 

How to book

Alumni must quote "alumni special summer accommodation" and provide their alumni membership number (CID) at the time of booking to qualify for the special rates. The alumni discount can be only applied to one room per booking.

Rates for alumni are subject to availability and must be booked by email at vacenquiries@imperial.ac.uk. They cannot be booked online. Please also note that Amex card payments are not accepted.

If you have any questions, please contact the team by email or on +44 (0)20 7594 9507/11. 

Are you looking for somewhere to hold your next reunion or meeting? As an alumnus, you are entitled to a 10% discount on room hire rates in Imperial’s conference facilities.

Conferences and meetings

Imperial has over 100 meeting rooms, lecture theatres and classrooms, which are centrally located on our main campus in South Kensington.

Imperial’s venues are perfect for conferences and meetings of all sizes and benefit from excellent audio-visual technology, in-house catering, delegate accommodation and event management.

Facilities on the South Kensington campus include a contemporary meeting and conference suite, state-of-the-art lecture theatres and a choice of breakout classrooms which can be joined to create larger spaces and can be used as dedicated meeting or seminar rooms.

Parties and celebrations

If you are looking for a venue for a private function, Imperial’s party and dining venues in London are sure to impress your guests.

You might like to consider Imperial’s historic grade II listed Victorian townhouse on the South Kensington Campus, 170 Queen’s Gate, or, for larger events, the modern Queen’s Tower Rooms are ideal.

Catering

Imperial offers a variety of event catering menus to suit your timetable, taste and budget from working breakfasts and lunches to cocktail receptions and gala dinners. The latest menus are available to download from the Imperial Venues website.

To find out more, please visit the Imperial Venues website, contact the sales team by email or on +44 (0)20 7594 9494.

Alumni are entitled to discounts on membership at Ethos, Imperial’s premier, state-of-the-art sports centre based in South Kensington.

This four-storey facility is set on the North side of Prince's Gardens and houses:

• The state-of-the-art Energia fitness gym
• A 25-metre deck-level swimming pool
• A sauna, steam room and spa pool
• An air-conditioned exercise studio with semi-sprung flooring
• Strength and conditioning facilities
• Two squash courts
• Five badminton courts
• Nine metre climbing wall
• Sports therapy treatment rooms
• Licensed café bar

The Imperial related membership is set at £66 per month and can be purchased via the external memberships tab on the website. 

Evening classes

Imperial's Centre for Languages, Culture and Communication offers a 20-week evening class programme in languages, arts, humanities and the sciences running from October to March.

Imperial alumni get an Associate Rate discount on any of the following classes:

• Language: English Conversation, Spanish, Italian, Russian, French, Japanese, Arabic, Mandarin Chinese, Portuguese, German, and Korean.
• Arts: Music Technology, Photography, Introduction to Film, Opera, and Art & Art History.
• Humanities: Creative Writing, Science Fiction, and European History.
• Science [NEW]: Introduction to Science, Psychology & Neuroscience, and Human Biology & Medicine.

Courses run once a week from 18.00 - 20.00 on the South Kensington campus for 20 weeks (from October – March, with a break for Christmas). For more information on any of the courses above, course fees and details on how to enrol, visit the Imperial Evening Classes website.

Professional Development short courses

In addition to its undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses, the Centre for Continuing Professional Development presents a diverse range of cutting edge courses for professionals working in science, technology and medicine.

Alumni of Imperial College London are entitled to a 10% discount on all short courses.

Every year over 50 programmes are presented, given by leading authorities both from within and outside the College, provide the most up-to-date developments in specific areas of interest. The portfolio is regularly enriched by the introduction of new courses. Most courses are of 3 to 5 days long and others are designed on a modular basis, extending over several months. The majority of courses are taught at the South Kensington campus and are open to all on a fee paying basis. Modules from several Masters Programmes are made available as CPD short courses as an initiative to provide flexible education for full-time working professionals. Customised corporate courses can be arranged on request.

For more information and to search the range of courses available, visit the Centre for Continuing Professional Development website.

Imperial College Business School MBA

Your first Imperial degree opened doors after graduation. Now, find out how the Imperial MBA can help open new opportunities to accelerate your career.

A 20% loyalty bursary is available to alumni for the Full-Time MBA available, or 10% for our part-time MBA suite including the Global Online MBA, the Executive MBA and the Weekend MBA. 

For more information, visit the Imperial College Business School website.

Summer School discount

The Imperial College Business School's Summer School is open to undergraduates and postgraduates who are interested in developing fundamental business principles in a strategic context. Working professionals are also accepted if they have less than five year's work experience.

Subjects include finance, entrepreneurship, business strategy and strategic marketing.

Alumni are offered a 10% discount on the standard Summer School fees. The discount cannot be applied on the early bird fees. For more information visit the Business School website.