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Halls Of Residence At The University Of Wolverhampton
by cupcakes205
The halls in Lomas Street are pretty basic, but entirely livable. There are normally 6 people on a corridor. In the bedroom you get a single bed (more than likely a squeaky one!) with a desk, bookshelf, mini chest of drawers and wardrobe, all of which will probably look like they've suffered a fair bit of abuse! All rooms also include a ... sink and a mirror which do come in handy! The rooms aren't massive, but you do get used to the limited space and with a few handy storage solutions (using the space under the bed and on top of the wardrobe) you can fit quite a lot of stuff in.
The shared bathroom is separated into a WC and a separate shower room, which is great so that two people can use the bathroom area at the same time. The bathroom is cleaned regularly, with the toilet paper and hand towel dispenser being replenished regularly.
In the kitchen, each resident of the hall will be allocated their own cupboard space, which isn't massive, and there is a certain amount of shared, unlockable cupboard space which can (if you trust your flatmates) be shared out equally. The fridge and freezer space is also limited but with having a 24 hour ASDA right behind the Halls of Residence it's not too bad. The kitchen is inspected once a week and it is expected that all residents keep it clean and tidy, it is also quickly cleaned on a regular basis by the cleaning staff.
I lived in Lomas Street Halls for the first year of my degree at the University of Wolverhampton purely out of necessity. I had a really bad experience of living here, however I know a lot of people who enjoyed their time there immensely. It entirely depends on who you are placed with in a hall, therefore if you can elect to live in a group of people you know do it!!
Overall, I would recommend this as a suitable place to live as long as you aren't too bothered who you end up living with or if you have a group of people you do want to live with.
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St Andrews Gardens
by sassypat456
I had decided NOT to take up my place at university, until I was standing at the bus stop on a cold morning, suited and booted and on my way to my dull and boring nine-to-five job.
It was then that I had a sudden change of heart and a huge panic, as I realised that if I was going, I had to go immediately before I chickened out ... again, and before my place was alocated to some other eager wannabe student type.
Having procrastinated for weeks I had left it far to late to be offered a choice of accommodation and was, therefore, lucky to be allocated a last minute place at St Andrews Gardens.
Reserved for students of Liverpool John Moores University, the block is split into self contained flats of between two and six bedrooms each.
There is a launderette and limited parking on-site, but thats about it.
On first impressions the place looks a bit like a prison. Its a circular structure with access through a sturdy gate at the front. Its not a beautiful piece of architecture, but it is central, well maintained and very secure.
You need a fob to get in, and the building is monitored by security staff and CCTV cameras, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
I was placed in a two-bedroom apartment, with my own room and a shared kitchen and bathroom. The flat was tiny but sufficient, and my room was furnished with a sink unit, desk, bed, bedside locker and wardrobe.
With views towards Liverpool city centre, I soon realised that the location is the major selling point here.
St Andrews Gardens was just five minutes from both Lime Street Station and my campus, but more importantly also the same distance from the main shopping areas.
This proved to be invaluable for me, especially when dragging bags of shopping over from Lidl, or Tesco if I was feeling flush!
I cant remember exactly how much this accommodation set me back as my memory has faded in the six years since Ive left, but in the academic year 2009/10 a room will cost £65.00 to £69.00 per week, including basic possessions insurance, and all utility bills. There is a £250 deposit and broadband is extra.
In the end I stayed there for three years, as they very kindly let me leave my room with everything in it for the summer holidays, saving me the major headache of trying to ship all my stuff to my home overseas at the end of each academic year.
I loved living there but am glad its an experience sitting proudly in the past, since I appreciate my space these days and not having to share with anyone I didnt choose to live with!
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Halls Of Residence At Keele University in general
by DocDan3
Keele University offers student accommodation on campus in the halls of residence for the first few years of your course. Unlike other universities, you can find students living in halls on campus for years 2 and 3. I am currently living in the Horwood Halls, which feature standard rooms with or without basins. Mine has a basin along ... with a mirror and light, which includes a useful shaving port on it.
Other Halls include barnes, which is mostly standard rooms (some with basins). It is located right beside the medical school and entrance to the university. Lyndsay halls consists of Lyndsay court where there are premier en-suites in relatively new buildings. The Oaks also contains premier ensuites as well as normal ensuites. Just off campus is Hawthorns, which has a small range of rooms too.
As I say, many students will be given accommodation so it's not a problem, although some share for the first few weeks before they are allocated to empty rooms (due to people not turning up or dropping out etc). The main differences between places such as Barnes and Horwood to Lyndsay and the Oaks is that the buildings are a lot nicer in Lyndsay and Oaks due to refurbishment or newer buildings.
The prices do vary according - you can pay around £2670 for a room with basin and the next room up the list (an ensuite) will cost you around £500 more a year. The ensuites do not accomodate in the easter period either so you only have them for 33 weeks instead of 37 (full term time). This means you will have to live elsewhere or go home during this time.
Accommodation without ensuites either has a wash basin in room with shared toilets and showers or no wash basin at all and shared everything. All accommodation has shared kitchens, so stealing food CAN be an issue although I have not experienced it yet myself. The accommodation I'm in is good enough - I have to share, but I can put up with it and I'm paying a lot less at the end of the day - more money for other things... I'd recommend staying on campus at Keele as there's always something going on and it's very practical as well as social.
Thanks for reading,
Dan ©
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