Accommodation in general

I am presently a student at the University of Essex based just outside Wivenhoe near COlchester. This review is really for those who intend on joining the University in the near future and who will be looking to reside on campus. The Towers(for there are five) at the University of Essex are positioned slap bang in the centre of the campus. Standing at over 20 stories high they consist of blocks of 16 flats per floor, each with their own door key to your room and to enter into the flat itself. What you get for you money is : 1 Single Room - complete with bed(bring you own matress though if they let you - very uncomfortable), desk, wardrobe and chest of ...

In my first (of two!) term at the University of Essex I had a room in Avon Way House. There was a block of 12 flats on three floors and my flat was on the middle floor. The flat had 6 bedrooms,a communal kitchen,shower room and separate toilet. The room was nicely decorated and furnished with bed,bedside chest of drawers,wardrobe with full length mirror,desk and three large wall shelves. The kitchen had a nice cooker and fridge and was also fairly nicely decorated. The communal areas of the falt were cleaned and hoovered every morning by some nice cleaners who would even wash up in exchange for a coffee and biscuits. The only bad point of this ...