York Uni accomodation - not so great (Halls Of Residence At The University Of York)

Member Name: MikeModano09

Product:	Halls Of Residence At The University Of York
Date:	16/09/09 (106 review reads)
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Advantages: Close to uni

Disadvantages: Poor quality rooms and no supermarkets near

As people have said it is a lottery, if you manage to get one of the newer rooms in James college then congratulations but in most of the other colleges the rooms have not changed since the day they were built. In my freshers year I was in Wood Court in Halifax College. The rooms are rather basic you get a bed, a desk and a sink with not much else. The kitchens are stocked with 2 fridges a microwave and an oven with hob attachment. Overall I found 2 fridges not to be enough, the microwave to be unreliable at best and the oven to be outdated and ineffective. On the plus side they are cleaned once a week by the university staff. Another downside I found from my personal experience is that the cupboards you are provided with to store your food are rather small and do not accommodate much food.

In my own room I found that I had problems with damp but it is difficult to base a whole opinion of university housing on just my room. The university halls of residence place you fairly close to the university campus but lack any good priced supermarkets / grocery stores. There are 2 "Costcutter stores" (1 on the main campus and a very small one on Halifax campus) but these are massively overpriced and you do not get much for a small student budget so I would avoid at all costs if possible.


Pros to uni halls:

You meet new people.
You are close to the university.
It's not THAT expensive

Cons:
The rooms are poor unless you are in James College.
No access to groceries.

Summary: Is a complete lottery!!