Accommodation in general

I’ve been at Brunel (Uxbridge campus)for nearly four months now, and although the university itself isn’t bad, the halls of residence are a completely different matter. As someone said in another review, places here are limited. Brunel claim if you’re a fresher you’re guaranteed a place, but if you’re late applying this is not always the case. But if the truth be known, if you don’t get a place, consider yourself lucky, last thing you want when you're trying to get settled is to be stuck in a place like mine. I’m located in Clifton Hall which is one of the oldest halls, but it’s right by the sports centre and ...  Read the complete review

I spent the last year at Brunel staying in university accommodation on campus. So I guess you could say I know all there is to know about staying here. First things first, if your planning on coming to Brunel and hoping to stay in university halls or flats, say so at the earliest possible time. There are not enough places to meet the demand and you might end up sharing with a complete stranger like I had to for the first few weeks. And trust me, if your sharing with an axe murderer its not much fun. So as soon as you know your coming to Brunel and want accommodation let them know. There are different types of accommodation on campus. There are the old flats ...  Read the complete review

UXBRIDGE CAMPUS ACCOMODATION I lived at home myself so cannot comment on all the aspects of the accomodation at Brunel, although I had friends living in practically all the different types of accomodation so can comment with some authority on each of them. Brunel is a campus university so all Brunel accomodation is no more than a 5-10 minute walk to the furthest away lecture centres. The oldest accomodation is the Flats and the older halls - chepstow, faraday, saltash. Friends living in the flats in the first year enjoyed it because you are a self contained unit of 6 people all with seperate bedrooms but sharing a bathroom and kitchen, and are in a block ...  Read the complete review