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Halls Of Residence At The University Of Exeter
by PureDark Well I'm a first year student living in Rowancroft Court which is situated near the St Lukes campus for sports science, medicine and teacher training among other things. The main campus is Streatham campus which is where I study and is about a half hour walk away (I'm told I walk quickly so in reality it may be 40 mins). I ... didn't apply to live at Rowancroft Court (which is different to 'Rowancroft' in that it is cheaper and not as posh!) I applied for accommodation closer to campus but there was difficulties which I won't go into. Anyway I live here and so I will review it. The accommodation is just off the busy Heavitree road and is surrounded by a nice wall to separate you and your student village from the rest of the world. There's some nice grassy bits for hanging out in the summer maybe play some football or just have a picnic. Now then, inside it doesn't look that great. It isn't dirty or anything it just looks ...plain. The carpets are all plain blue and there is no décor in sight to compliment the plain coastal cream (read beige) walls. Downstairs is a long corridor with half of the rooms and a toilet and separate shower room at the very end. Upstairs you will find the kitchen (you might miss it, it's pretty small haha) and common room which is essentially a cupboard with nine chair in it and a table for four. Nice that they encourage communal eating here. In the common room there's an old tiny remoteless TV and a sky box. DO NOT get excited, the sky box offers fewer channels than regular freeview. Why do we not have DAVE?! There's a notice board in case you get bored of the TV at least. The kitchen is also pretty small. It has two fridge/freezers which is not enough for nine people. I actually have half a fridge shelf which is just enough for a yoghurt and a sandwich. Cupboard space is also limited with some house mates keeping their plates etc in their rooms (awkward or what?). The cooker is a relic and takes a good while to heat up (it's electric) both the main over and the hobs and of course with an electric cooker the temperature control on the hobs is a pain. I can cook some nice meals though and the grill isn't half bad for your cheese on toast fix. "What's that PureDark a positive point is coming up?" My room is HUGE! Compared to students in other accommodation I'm pretty sure these rooms are the biggest and could easily fit a double bed in them but no there is a single bed. In any case the room size is a plus and I can fit loads of stuff in here without a problem and still have space to move around. Socially, it's a nice place to live everyone is friendly and different houses visit each other regularly. It's just a pain studying at the other campus as a lot of people will be studying at the St Lukes one. Anyway that ends my insight and I hope it helps! Read the complete review |
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Halls Of Residence At The University Of Exeter
by Emily_bingham ~Introduction~ I am writing a review on the Lafrowda accommodation at the University of Exeter. I am a first year student and have been living there since September. The Lafrowda accommodation contains some of the largest numbers of students on the Streatham campus in Exeter. It is also the cheapest accommodation the ... university offers and the buildings were constructed in the 1970's. The flats are occupied on a 40 week term basis and are available to undergraduates, postgraduates and exchange students. Lafrowda is made up of many blocks of flats clustered together on the edge of campus. The Flats are situated less than 5 minutes walk from campus and are maybe 15 minutes walk from the town centre. The flats are situated with Rowe House Accommodation, close to the Lemon Grove Bar. ~The Accommodation: Outside~ The Blocks are grouped in clusters with communal lawn areas in each cluster. There is planting and creepers at the foot of each block. Concrete walkways lead up to the doorways and across the lawns for easy access. The flats give easy access along a one way street to Cornwall House, which includes; The Lemon Grove Bar, Ticket Office, Toilets, Small General Store, Laundry Room, Music Practice room (must be booked), RAG office, Italian bistro, Photocopier, UPP accommodation office and societies' boards. Dotted around the sites are numerous recycling and waste disposal units and bike racks. The Blocks themselves are a typical 1970's style, with small grey breezeblocks and brown wooden doors and windowsills. Each block has a different coloured panel below the bedroom windows. However the buildings are looking very tired now, with flaking paint and windows and doors which don't fit properly. The Planting and grass is keep up to a good standard, however the creeping plants up the walls are getting out of hand. Parking on the road outside the flats is on a permit holder basis, most cars parked there are lecturers I think. Students are not permitted to park here without a permit, usually only given to disabled students. Parking is very limited; however there are a few paid parking places near Rowe House. ~Accommodation: Inside~ Lafrowda blocks are split into two types; 'standard' and 'Enhanced' with different prices for the two different standards of living. I myself chose standard simply on price. The accommodation is split into shared flats or 3 to 12 people. ~Bedroom~ Each person has their own room which contains telephone and internet connection. There is a bed with mattress, wardrobe, sink and mirror with a light above. A desk with two pulls out draws and a chair, three shelving units above and left of the desk. There is also a wall to pin posters etc. to, above the desk. Carpets are either dark blue or brown. The walls are not plastered and have the same bare breezeblocks as the outside. The ceiling is Artex white. ~Toilet and shower~ The flat consists of these rooms along a corridor along with a communal toilet(s) and shower/bath and a kitchen. I was staying in one of the smaller flats for 6 people so there were two toilets, a shower and bath. The larger flats have a bigger kitchen and another shower. The facilities are adequate, however clean the shower leaves much to be desired. It is warm and temperature can be altered. There is a helpful hook on the back of the door for clothes. Both toilets and showers can be locked from the inside. However our toilet is constantly breaking and leaking and numerous times has leaked out the door and soaked the carpet. Not very Hygienic! The Bath tends not to be used as its rather grimy and there are two drying lines above the bath, so people tend to dry clothes above it instead. ~The kitchen~ The kitchen consists of : Television on a stand above fridge Small fridge Two small freezers An individual lockable cupboard for non-perishable food items A cooker Microwave Table and six chairs Recycling boxes Two waste bins Kettle Three cupboards and work surfaces. The kitchen is adequate for my needs but not somewhere I like to spend more time than I have to. The chairs are plastic and uncomfy and it's not really big enough for more than 2 people to cook in their at once. The fridge is no where near big enough and the microwave is ancient. We complained and recently got a new one. ~The cleaners~ We have a cleaner who comes 2 times a week, once for a full clean and the other for a light one. We also have a man who comes round and empties the kitchen bin every day. The cleaners seem to come and go and are not very sociable. They do not speak to us and treat us with contempt. They spend ALL morning cleaning; they are really quite slow and inefficient. Their job is to clean the toilets and bathroom. Clean the kitchen and hover the corridor. The kitchen is often neglected in sweeping and mopping the floor and the consistency of the standard of cleaning is not great. Often the cleaners will not come for a couple of weeks until we complain and then they do. The cleaners also clean at really inappropriate times, i.e. cleaning the kitchen at 8.30 before a 9am start. ~Living experience~ I have found noise nuisance is a real problem in Lafrowda, the walls and windows are not very sound proof at all and noise carries easily from the flat above, people outside and the kitchen down the hallway. The fire alarms are a real problem; many flats have malfunctioning fire alarms which go off for no reason ALL the time in the middle of the night! Three nights in a row this is starting to wear thin! The state of repair and upkeep of the flat is poor, due to the age of the buildings they are constantly needing repairs to gas, electric, internet and heating. Disruption is nearly continuous! ~Price~ The good thing about these flats is that, for Exeter, they are REALLY cheap compared to other University Accommodation: * 355 single standard at £73.01 pppw * 272 single enhanced at £88.41 pppw However this has gone up from when I stayed there at standard from £64 a week. Its rumoured the flats have been taken over by private investors. This money is payed straight to finance at Exeter through the website and their is a £300 deposit to pay at the start of the year ~Conclusion~ The flats are very close and convenient to campus and very cheap. But the price reflects the standard of living of the accommodation and I would pay a little more if you can for better accommodation Read the complete review |
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Halls Of Residence At The University Of Bristol
by angel_night I recently became a student at the University of Bristol for the academic year starting 2009. The University let you apply for accommodation between June and July a few months before students are due to attend the University. They let you apply for a firm and an insurance choice accommodation. They also et you to write a small ... personal statement describing yourself as a person and any paticular traits you may have. They do NOT use this in the process of placing students into accommodation, rather they use them to make up flats and corridors in the accommodation you get into. There is a wide variety of halls and houses that students live in at Bristol. The two area are Stoke Bishop (a 30 minute walk away from the main University precinct) and Clifton (15 minute walk from the furtherest accommodation in this area to the precinct). There is also the choice of self catering and catered accommodation. I myself am in one of the student houses; Richmond Terrace. This house is home to 93 students at the University. It is a Clifton residence and is just a 10 minute walk to my lectures and seminars. It was newly refurbished just three years ago, so is in fantastic condition. All the rooms are ensuite (and they are very nice little bathrooms!). Each room has a desk, wardrobe, bedside table and bed. There is then different furniture in each room depending on the side (there are economy, small, large and premium) which could be a book sheld, chest of drawers and mini chest of drawers. Each room also has a phone, which can be used for free internal calls to University buildings. Richmond Terrace is a self catered residence. Students are organised into flats of between 4 and 7 people who share a kitchen between them. I am in a flat of 5 and in the kitchen are two fridge/freezers, an oven and a microwave, along with a lot of service area, a sink, and many cupboards! There is a large dining table with 5 chairs in the centre of the room. Cleaners clean it for us about once a week. The residence also has a large common room with a pool table and television dvd/video point. There are several large sofas in there too. The residence is very secure, needing a card to get through the main doors, and then for the actual building a key to it and then a key to the flat door and your room door. The halls usually organise their own social events. Because the houses are smaller, there is a organisaton caled Orbital which organise student events for us all. There were a lot of events during freshers, including a white t-shirt party, a trip to the zoo and a toga party. At Christmas we also had a ball, which was amazing. Being in Clifton aslo means I am right by all the clubs, bars and very close to the local shopping centres; Broadmead and Cabot Circus (about 20-25 minutes away). There are dozens of clubs, including Ponanas, Sydicate, Panache, the O2 Academy, Escape, Bunker, Oceana and many more! We have several Wetherspoons, the Corrie Tap, Agora, Embargos and many more pubs and bars. The only negative things about Richmond Terrace is that the walls and ceiling are very thin. i can hear the music being played in the bedroom above me and also the guy walking around. I am right by the kitchen and can even hear the microwave when it is on. Luckily I'm not directly next to another bedroom, so I don't have to hear music from them or talking. It's been fine though and you quilkly get used to it. Past 11pm however noise is not supposed to be heard past your bedroom. It is also one of the more expensive accommodation. I pay about £4,600 for my room but I will get the £200 deposit back at the end of the year. I'd definitely recommend Richmond Terrace to incoming freshers an I will be sad to leave it come summer!! Read the complete review |
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