Halls Of Residence At The University Of York Reviews

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 ...  Read the complete review

I went to York University for a year, from October 2002 to October 2003 (when I decided to take a 'gap year' that I am yet to return from). I can honestly say that when I saw my halls for the first time I wanted to run away and never return. I was placed in Goodricke D block. It is probably the worst accommodation on campus (rivalled only ...  Read the complete review

I really love York uni, but its accommodation is not its selling point. Halls at York fall into two very distinct categories: dump Prisoner Cell Block H next to a couple of classy apartments and it gives you a taste of the campus. Unfortunately there are millions of prisoner blocks and relatively few nice new blocks. A couple of years ago they ...  Read the complete review

In general, I would say that the Halls of Residence at York University are pretty poor. They've remained basically unchanged since they were built in the late 1970's - the room are medium-sized to small, and it's an odd feeling lying in a bed that has been used by different people for the last 30 years. Generally it's about 8 ...  Read the complete review