My Flat in Bloomsbury

Right between the British Museum and University College London, one would be pressed to find a better spot in London:

WC1E 6DP—8 Gower Street, Bloomsbury, Central London

At such a location, £700 a month buys only a room (shared kitchen and bath...), but it's a room with a view, looking into one of Bloombury's garden squares. In London, it's a luxury to see trees out the window...

a pan out my balcony window (using autostitch)

The house is old (like 1770's old) and five stories of brick and mortar. Georgian houses are packed together in this area, but my room is spacious ... perhaps three or four times larger than others I've seen in central London!

...and nearly twice the price of any other place I've rented!

Many notable British luminaries have called Bloomsbury home ... blue placards mark buildings where famous people have lived ... Charles Darwin's house is just down the street!

more colourful than the other houses ... a red door and a green vine!

I sublet for the summer from a University of London student and have a great flatmate—a friendly LSE student.

Finding a place in London was tough. For anyone who may need a summer rental in the city: try the University of London student short lets. After 7 years of summer internships, I've learned that student sublets are the way to go ... furnished, short term, great locations, student flatmates, and no randoms from Craigslist or Gumtree to contend with! But in London, be quick—the rentals will be snapped up before you can say Bob's your uncle!