Welcome to the Bournemouth University Accommodation Portal
September 2025 Portal
Booking BU accommodation is a two stage process
Stage 1 - Registering for your Guarantee:
During Stage 1 you will:
- Confirm we have your correct personal details
- Inform us of any specific accommodation requirements that you may have
* terms & conditions apply
Stage 2 - Choosing and booking your room
Applicants with unconditional firm (UF) status:
If you already hold an unconditional offer (UF) of study at BU, you will be able to complete Stage 2 directly after Stage 1, where you will choose and securely book your room in BU accommodation.
Remember to ensure you have the correct amount of money ready to secure your room. Check out our price guide for more information
Applicants with conditional firm (CF) status:
On Tuesday 29 April 2025 and Wednesday 30 April 2025, all students with a conditional offer (CF), who have completed Stage 1 by the 25 April 2025, will be able to return, during an allocated timeslot, to complete Stage 2 and reserve a room in BU accommodation. Once you become UF you will then receive instructions to confirm that booking.
Rooms available now for September 2025 – exclusive early access for current residents
You can book an individual room or an entire flat if you want to live with a group of friends*.
Check out our website for more information on rents and what accommodation is available.
- To Pay Rent - For students living in BU managed accommodation only - Unilet, Student Village, St John's and Dorchester House. Login to the Accommodation Portal and click 'Accounts' on the top task bar.
- Maintenance Reporting - For Unilet and St John's residents only. Login to the Accommodation Portal and click 'Maintenance' on the top task bar.
General Data Protection Regulation (2018)
Under the General Data Protection Regulation (2018), Bournemouth University (BU) has a legal duty to protect any information we collect from you. We will process the information contained in this booking in accordance with the Data Protection Act.
We will use your information to administer your room booking and, if you have chosen to book a room in externally-owned/managed accommodation, we will also share with the third party accommodation provider your: name, date of birth, home address, email, telephone number and, where deemed relevant for your accommodation booking, any details about disclosed disabilities, medical conditions and unspent criminal convictions.
For more information, please see our Privacy Policies
Use of personal information:
At Stages 1 and 2 we ask you for information about yourself so that we can process your booking appropriately. If at Stage 2 you choose accommodation provided by one of BU’s third party accommodation partners, your information will need to be shared with that organisation. We encourage you to read the Student Privacy Notice for full details about how and why we process your information.”