I studied at Sussex for 6 months (quit due to course reasons.. although halls situation didn't help!) and found the halls appalling. I was staying at Kent House (part of Park houses) and my boyfriend of the time was at East Slope. These were amongst the cheaper - non ensuite accommodations but still, I think they were badly maintained, badly laid out and dirty.

Kent house had around 24 people per floor and 12 to a kitchen and bathroom. I.E 12 to ONE SHOWER! And on my floor the shower and toilets weren't even separate rooms, they were separated only by divided screens like you get in public toilets. I thought this was horrible, no privacy whatsoever! The ''flats'' weren't even divided either, with no front door or anything just corridors of rooms meaning security was minimal - we always had things stolen from our kitchens, and it just felt like living in a hostel. The rooms were a tad small butthey were OK I guess, the noise levels, however, were not. My room was located right by the bus stop and the heating was so badly regulated I had to have my window open all the time. I also found the organisation (of fixing things and post) was awful. The staff were rude to the point where you'd go in pairs to the office to collect post. The porter was also extremely rude to my boyfriend at one time claiming he wasn't allowed to visit me because he didn't live there. Talk about power trip or what!!

East slope was indescribably bad. It was dirty, rat-infested, absolutely boiling with little ventilation and the rooms were run down, old and cramped. The photos they put on the site are of one flat which happens to be nice nad have wooden panel ceilings for some reason. Unfortunately not a great experience had!