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Accommodation in generalNewest Review: ... day I moved out, I said I'd return my key in the early evening cause I needed some transportation. An hour after meeting with them and signing to terminate my contract, they called me and demanded I return my key... they knew that I was waiting for transportation. Did they expect me to sit on the side of the road with my belongings and wait all afternoon before my friend could pick me up after his work?) I still keep in contact with my flatmates. My flatmates are always mentioning the problems they have as well, with the staff and the rooms themselves. (For example, some cleaners through out some stuff that was not meant to be thrown... more |
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by jenikya - written on 18.05.04 (Very useful, 39 readings)
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I had some horrible experiences with accommodation at Bournemouth University. In particular, I found staff unfriendly and professional. When I came to report problems, they treated me very rudely and did not give me the time of day. They also did not take action. I moved out because it was so bad. (The day I moved out, I said I'd return my key in the early evening cause I needed some transportation. An hour after meeting with them and signing to terminate my contract, they called me and demanded I return my key... they knew that I was waiting for transportation. Did they expect me to sit on the side of the road with my belongings and wait all afternoon before my ...
by gollygumdrops - written on 21.07.00 (Very useful, 95 readings)
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Bournemouth has tons of accommodation, think about it, this is a holiday town, there are loads of holiday flats, B&Bs, Guest houses and so on with extra capacity during most of the academic year. Sadly the word <b>most</b> means that at the beginning and end of the academic year hoteliers and other property owners can charge up to four times as much to tourists as they can to students. This can really leave you in the lurch. Several of my friends were thrown out of their accommodation just weeks before their exams, despite having agreed a fixed term with their landlords. The university accommodation office did blacklist those landlords ...



