The NIDO Spitalfields residence hall is a 33-story, wheelchair accessible building located in central London on the edge of the financial district near the Spitalfields market. Students can expect to commute 20-30 minutes by bus or subway from the residence hall to the IES Abroad London Center for classes. 

Students will be housed in two-bedroom studio apartments in the residence hall. Two students will share a two-bedroom studio with individual bedrooms, shared bathroom facilities and kitchen. Rooms include broadband internet access, and there is wireless internet in many of the communal parts of the building.

There are coin-operated laundry facilities and common lounges on various floors, including a large lounge space on the first floor with a flat screen TV for screening movies, sporting events and entertainment. Students will also have access to two outdoor courtyards and a fitness center.

“We bought our own food and every night we would walk around the residence hall to see what other people had cooked and share stories from that day.”                       

— Emery Matson, Class of 2014, studied on the London FYE program in fall 2010

The residence hall has 24-7 security coverage with an electronic key-card entry system, and the front desk in the reception area is staffed 24 hours a day. The Resident Director and several resident assistants live onsite. Also, there is a dedicated Skidmore program assistant (typically a student that has just graduated from Skidmore) living in the residence hall with the students. These security measures help ensure that students are safe within their living environment.