Accommodation in general

Express Review on Accommodation in general
by angry young man - written on 05/02/08
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As a seccond year student living in manchester i have seen some pretty shoddy sights in my life but when compared to the service i have recived at MSV for the last two years i wonder why i havent packed it in and gone home, a two hour commute every day is a small price to pay to get away from this prison.
In the first year a fault with my fire alarm meant i was woken once a week at three in the morning by a klaxon, and this year our cooker extractor fan trips the fuses up to three times a day. I wrote a stack of letters to management, only to be ignored.
Please please dont live at MSV! the show flat does not accuratley show the true horror of living in this hell hole, do not be seduced by the price or the sales pitch.

Loxford Tower Halls (150 words)
by - written on 16/08/01 (Useful, 171 readings)
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When I moved in it was like going to a prison the windows could only be opened a little bit, presumably to stop the suicide from the tenth floor which probably would have been a regular occurence due to the state of this place. The cleaner had the vaccum in one hand and a fag in the other making more mess than she cleaned. This 'non-smoking' hall was completely crap. Also discovered they are going to tear it down next summer hmm interesting how this year they are charging £2500 to stay in it per room considering it's condemed. The food is unbearable and should have been freshly prepared not mass produced last week to be served the following thursday. Anyway ...  Read the complete review

Accommodation in general: Student Village (678 words)
by - written on 16/03/01 (Very useful, 775 readings)
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I lived in the Student Village for my first year in Manchester, and it crippled me financially. Prices start at around £52 per week and what you get is a room with a bed, table, chair and a cupboard. You share a kitchen, shower, and toilet with three others, pay all your own electricity bills and buy all your own food. Compare this with other halls and you will realise that the deal you are getting is not very good at all. And when you realise that the heating come out of the electricity money and the flats get very cold very quickly you will see that Student Village are making a LOT of money. Student Village is a massive building near the City centre of ...  Read the complete review

loxford hell (86 words)
by - written on 07/02/01 (Somewhat useful, 70 readings)
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This is the worst hall of residence I've ever seen. Compared with other halls, it looked relatively cheap. Why? Because of the low quality. The rooms are crap, the food for which we pay is poison, I had to go to the doctor thanks to that food. If any one is thinking about living there, think it first. And if you finally go, do not leave things that the cleaners can see, they will rob it, they did it to me and most of my friends. ...  Read the complete review

Accommodation in general: Victoria Hall (197 words)
by - written on 22/08/00 (Very useful, 242 readings)
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One of the most expensive halls in Manchester, located next to Cambridge Hall. The overall quality of the accommodation is not bad however you don’t get much for your money. There is a shared lounge/kitchen in each flat, with all the bedrooms on-suite. However because of the on-suite the size of the rooms are reduced. Victoria Halls is not a place to go if you want good customer service, the management is less than helpful when it comes down to complaints. Parking is serious problem in the area around the halls, so if you have a car forget it, unless you are one of the lucky 12 to get drawn out of a hat for the small car park at the ...  Read the complete review