Accommodation in general

AVON WAY HOUSE, GREENSTEAD Just a word of warning for students thinking of moving into Avon Way House, managed by CRM students, in Greenstead, Colchester. On first appearance, the flats appear to be new and modernised. However, after living in a five bedroom flat for one academic year, my flat has found many problems. Firstly, Greenstead itself is far from the nicest place in Colchester. A friend of mine has had his car broken into when it was parked outside the accomodation, a bike was stolen from the "secure" bike shed, and our flat has been broken into twice in the past year. In terms of the accomodation, the flat is, quite ...  Read the complete review

AVON WAY HOUSE COLCHESTER

I was shown around by the site mgr. who was a nice man. The head office personnel (CRM Students) however, were the most unprofessional and unethical people I came across. They never responded to my voicemail messages, emails and requests even when I made several complaints. They only seem to be efficient when collecting money from you. I would steer clear of this company... another one of those big companies who only care about taking money from you. Still interested in the accommodation? Do not bother with the non-refundable booking fee as the building has plenty of vacant rooms even in October, I wonder why?

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 ...  Read the complete review

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 ...  Read the complete review