Leeds Accommodation 2012 Thread

Are there proper showers in Clarence Dock or is it just a wet room?

If you had to choose, which one would you go for, Concept Place or Opal 3?

Thanks!

my sister stayed there 2 years ago, the bathroom are lovely! but she found it really unsociable

I think it seems next year the catered place to be is Charles Morris, I think its part catered anyway. Im not big on catered but im done trying to persuade people its a major drawback.

Boddington is forced to be its own community because there is sod all else around which is why it has to have its own bar. But how are you ever going to meet other peope this way? Boddington is quiet in the sense its in the middle of nowhere.

Dev is for those who are privately/publically educated, providing they got fantastic grades and have rich and/or successful parents in prestigious careers, you tick all these boxes and want to be around people who like you for your status you will fit in well.

I would not say Boddington is any better than Lupton par having its own fairer priced bar, despite Lupton being closer. But then the city centre ones are the most active, people always doing things as its all on there doorstep. If the bus in traffic does not bother you on a daily basis then its fine I suppose, but its got not real local amneties. Its a 10min bus ride to Asda though in Holt Park which is nice.

Catered does not = sociable, its unsociable in many aspects I dont want to go into, as its restrictive due to timetables for your meals, not to forget its a rip off and you can save loads more buying your own shopping. If you go self-catered you cook together which is rather sociable and teamwork building.

Charles Morris in short

Hi Moonbeam1991,

First of all thanks for all your help regarding accommodation, iv found your opinions really useful

Concept place seems to be the most appealing place to me, mainly because its clean and seems really social, and i wouldn't have to get bus for uni which will save abit . I just wanted to ask what actual flats and rooms you would recommend because im guessing the building follows a similar structure for every floor.

As you have already lived there i'm sure you would have worked out dis and cons of each flat and room. I think the front views from the top floors are really nice though.

Cheers

ive applied for Leodis.
gonna be gutted if im not in a lively flat though

Ditto (well haven't actually filled out the form yet )
yeah, but hopfully different flats will visit each other?

During freshers yes after freshers only if you made friends with other people in other flats does the flat knocking continue.

Hi~ I read through this thread and the info,esp from yours really helps me a lot. I was wodering if you could help me. I'm an international student coming to Leeds this Sep. It seems that catered places are not as good as I expected... So I'm thinking that a self-catered, sociable, safe place near uni would be nice~ The choices left are Montague Burton, Leodis, Sentinel Towers and Grayson Heights. I prefer the first two. However Leodis doesn't seem to have a good reputation of safety and socilazing(international students are separated from the others?...) I'd love to know more about Montague.
Thanks a lot!!!

I have a friend at Montague and im not sure about the quantity of Internationals at Montague, I dont think there are many Internationals there. Though it is quiet nice yet simplistic, everywhere is pretty safe in Leeds compared to most UK cities.

I would suggest looking into private properties: IQ, CRM Priory, Opal 3, Sky Plaza these are good for Internationals, IQ has 3 blocks and one block is for international students which is really good, but you will still have British Undergrads and Postgrads nearby.

Sentinel Towers is a good bet full of internationals on PG courses, Grayson heights not heard of it, it must be exclusive International place again.

Its up to you but you will want to be near Internationals but not just Internationals its nice to mix with 2nd or 3rd year British students or preferably PG British students more your age aswell for the experience.

Thanks!! FYI I'm an undergrad applying for Leeds Study Abroad Programme. So it would great if I can meet more undergrad ppl~ I haven't thought about private properties before...Thanks 4 your advice! Opal 3 looks really nice~ But here comes a serious problem: The payment term n Opal is either annual or instalment. However I'll only study here for one semester. It seems that they cant allow me to book one for 5 months...

In concept place, whats the difference between premium and classic rooms? aren't they just all the same in cluster flats? or is it like the two on the end are bigger and so you have to pay more?
and Moonbeam, appreciate all of the info, I'm deffinately going for Concept Place. So you'd recommend 3rd/4th floor? thank you