Halls Of Residence At The University Of Leicester in general

Don't live here!!! It's awful. Between the fact that my room had leaks, the power did not work, the catered food was unhealthy and did not taste like anything I would not recommend it. The internet connection was almost painfully slow. The rooms are small with very little storage space. I really have nothing positive to say except for the fact that the students were nice. But the fact that there was no common area made it so that people did not interact very naturally. People hung out on the stairwells which is also where we kept the trash. It was a smelly combination. When I sent in a maintenance request they just sent it back saying that there was no problem found. ...  Read the complete review

I have just finished my first year at the University of Leicester, and i have to say, without a doubt, that it was the best year of my life, and the reason for this was the halls that i stayed in. The Catered University Halls are located in a small town called Oadby on the outskirts of the city. There are 5 main halls, Digby, Stamford, Beaumont, Gilbert murray and Villiers. They all have a victorian house which fronts the hall, but most are new buildings behind them. I knew a girl who lived in digby,so i have some information about how life was! The blocks are named by colours, and are arranged in two story quad with 3 sides bein rooms, and one side ...  Read the complete review

Leicester's student accomodation was nothing like I expected. Instead of dimly-lit, breize-blocked cells in dingy tower blocks, I was pleasantly surprised to see bright, well-furnished rooms in pleasant grounds and in a pretty posh area, too. Most of Leicester's halls are in Oadby, a well-to-do and leafy suburb that really isn't the sort of place you'd associate with student life. The disadvantage is that you face a 40-minute walk (or ten minute bus/cycle ride) to the university itself, but I stayed in halls for two years and I can't say that was a major issue. Beaumont Hall (where I was) is often considered to be the ...  Read the complete review

The university of leicester offers a variety of Halls. From your fully catered to your couple self catered flats. The fully catered halls, Villiers, Digby, Beaumont, Stamford are all situated in the posh residential area of Oadby, set in beautiful countryide. Closer to the univerity you have self catering halls, Elms Road and Marry Gee and then down the road from the main Campus you have some more Putney RD Houses and Freemans. These are based on 6 people sharing a kitchen and bathroom. Goscote House also offers couple flats. The halls offer good social life, stops you feeling lonely at night and also prevents you stepping on the toes of your best friend as you have your ...  Read the complete review

Some of Leicester's halls of accomodation are grand. They're composed of old victorian houses which have been converted into many large rooms for their occupants, but sadly these halls are located about 3 miles from the university. Now this seemed quite neurotic to me, as access to the library and the university is something which you don't want to take hours out of your day moving back and forth between. There are yet other halls which are formulated like Norwegian prison systems (College Hall) being one. This hall has the benefit of being much closer (2 miles), having the worst food of the lot, and driving you absolutely batty. My ...  Read the complete review