Hull Uni Accommodation

I'd like to point out that the bus pass isn't free, the cost of the rent has simply gone up so you don't have to pay the £250 separately.

Yeah, I think you get a free bus pass, but id like to be near the uni and not worry that I'm going to miss the bus to labs lol

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Can anyone tell me a little about The Lawns and Needler Hall? I'm having a little trouble deciding at the moment! I wanna know about the social life/accessibility and how close everything is (Library, nearest Sport's Centre etc).

Needler is only a 5 min walk from the Lawns (or two bus stops down) so there's barely any difference in accessibility as you will basically still need to get the bus everywhere. It's a few minutes closer to Cottingham village centre for basic needs but Cott is in walking distance of both the Lawns and Needler. They're both semi-catered too. The Lawns has the Lawns centre which hosts a gym and a bar which Needler doesn't have and there are more people at the Lawns so it definitely has a better community feel/social life.
In the first few weeks, all the extra people who haven't got a place in accommodation live on camp beds on the floor in Needler or share with people in Needler until accommodation is found for them which is another downside.
I haven't been there many times as I live at the Lawns but from what I can see it's pretty small and very old fashioned.
It really depends what you're after.

Ahh that makes it easier for me to decide then! Guess it's The Lawns for me! Won't have a hard time deciding which halls though cause the only self-catered is Nicholson Hall. Would you recommend spending the extra ££ to get an en-suite or not? How often do they clean the toilets and how's the toilet roll situation?

Also do we get to leave our stuff in accommodation over Christmas/Easter? They say we get to stay but I assume we have to pay a little extra?

Thanks in advance.

Edit: More questions. :P

Do we have to pay the deposit when we apply for the accommodation or do we wait?

I think I paid when I accepted my accommodation contract and it was around £150 which I'm really hoping to get back haha


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Hey

I'm looking at applying for the Student Houses, I would like a room with a basin. I just don't know whether to apply for the small room, or the medium room! I don't mind small, just I would like a bit of space to move around and I was just wondering if any of you could offer an insight into how cramped the small rooms are? I have visited, just it's been a few months and can't recall the size.

Thanks

Has anyone heard what Nicholson Hall is like?

Hey! I'm not actually at Hull University, but my boyfriend goes there and he's in Nicholson Hall. He really enjoys being self-catered and the facilities are fine (normal student digs). The only thing that I personally would comment on is it's distance from the University campus itself, as he has to get a bus every day (but then again my Uni is city based and I really love just being able to walk to all my lectures so maybe that won't be an issue for you!). There are a few little shops about a 10/15 minute walk down the road, or a quick bus ride so this isn't bad either!

All in all, I would say that it is a really nice place for a first year because you'll always be around people. And Hull is such a lovely Uni so well done on getting a place

If you have any other questions let me know and I can go give my boyfriend a call

*a bit **place (my autocorrect is playing up )

Haha, don't worry!

And no the bus works well for him and it stops right in front of the accommodation so you have a minutes walk which is great. The bus timetables are very good too and are normally pretty reliable!

He had to pay for his bus pass this year, but I vaguely remember him having a bit of moan about how next year the Uni are paying for it so I think you might have it for free? (Better check that though, because when the bf starts to moan I am guilty of tuning him out! :P)