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Hi! Do you have any advice about which accommodation to choose? I'm looking at them all but I can't see much difference between them! Do you have any advice? x

hey..same problem with me.comming to cardiff in sep for MBA at cardiff business school.please suggest a good university residence which is chose to business school and the city center with ensuit accomodation and self catered dining.thank you

If you're going to be at the Business School then I'd suggest Column Hall as it's situated directly opposite the school. The flats are (I think) for 8 people and it's self catered with an ensuite bathroom in every bedroom. It's about a 10 minute walk into the city centre I would say, with a Tesco or a Lidl around 20 minutes away.

Hope this helps! x

I've heard column hall has smaller rooms and kitchens which is also pretty old as compared to other residence in talybont.Is it true??

I have a friend comming along with me for the same course.Is there any probability for us to get same flat if applied at the same time??what is the procedure for allotment of roommates??

Hey! I stayed at Talybont South which has been amazing. It's quite loud here throughout the year, especially during the nights but everyone here is really lovely and there's a big community atmosphere here. The house I'm currently in (House 5) is quite old, but I've heard that they're refurbishing the older houses in Taly South to bring them up to the standard that some of the others are currently in. The rooms aren't huge, but they're big enough for even those who have too much stuff (i.e me!!). The bathrooms are great, they're large and tiled which is a big difference to those in Talybont North. Taly South is self catered.

Taly North rooms vary in size. They're organised alphabetically and from what I've gathered, the first letters of the alphabet are the houses which are older. I have friends in House B and although their flat isn't falling apart, it's still small and could do with modernising. Whereas I know people who live in House V and their flat is much larger, kitchen is more modern and the rooms are slightly more spacious. What a lot of people say about Taly North bathrooms is that they're kind of like 'airplane' toilets, almost like a pod with your loo, shower and sink in one! Taly North is self catered.

Unfortunately I haven't visited a Talybont Court flat, though from what I can see through the kitchen windows they look very large and spacious! The kitchens include a breakfast bar and they have comfier seats compared to the wooden ones that I'm currently using! I've heard that the bedrooms are much bigger and the the ensuite is less of a pod and more of an actual bathroom, with a separate shower stall compared to the wet-rooms that North and South have. Taly Court is self catered.

Column Hall is another self catered accommodation with ensuite facilities. From what I've heard their flats have larger number of people living in them (usually 6 people per flat in Taly, whereas it's 8 per flat at Column Hall). Column Hall is in a great position on the campus, around a 10 minute walk into the town centre and it's right opposite the business school.

The majority of people that I've met during my first year have lived at Talybont, or University Hall, though this residence is further out of the campus and students catch a bus into Cathays every day for lectures. Some catered halls include Gordon Hall, Senghennydd Hall and Aberdare Hall.

Here's a link to the Cardiff Residences page so you can have a better look at the residences on offer. All in all, I'd go with any of the Talybont houses. It was a 15 minute walk to lectures (10 if I woke up late and had to rush) and a 20 minute walk into the city centre. There's a Tesco Express incredibly close by and a huge Tesco Extra about a 5 minute walk away (depending where you are in Talybont!!)

Hope this has helped in some way x

I have a friend comming along with me for the same course.Is there any probability for us to get same flat if applied at the same time??what is the procedure for allotment of roommates??

Hey i was just wondering if you could possibly tell me anything about the English course at Cardiff as i have been looking at the website and cant find much info on the details; contact hours, possible module choices etc... I'd also love to know how you found the course seeing as you studied it there! THanks for any help you can give me

Hey! I stayed at Talybont South which has been amazing. It's quite loud here throughout the year, especially during the nights but everyone here is really lovely and there's a big community atmosphere here. The house I'm currently in (House 5) is quite old, but I've heard that they're refurbishing the older houses in Taly South to bring them up to the standard that some of the others are currently in. The rooms aren't huge, but they're big enough for even those who have too much stuff (i.e me!!). The bathrooms are great, they're large and tiled which is a big difference to those in Talybont North. Taly South is self catered.

Taly North rooms vary in size. They're organised alphabetically and from what I've gathered, the first letters of the alphabet are the houses which are older. I have friends in House B and although their flat isn't falling apart, it's still small and could do with modernising. Whereas I know people who live in House V and their flat is much larger, kitchen is more modern and the rooms are slightly more spacious. What a lot of people say about Taly North bathrooms is that they're kind of like 'airplane' toilets, almost like a pod with your loo, shower and sink in one! Taly North is self catered.

Unfortunately I haven't visited a Talybont Court flat, though from what I can see through the kitchen windows they look very large and spacious! The kitchens include a breakfast bar and they have comfier seats compared to the wooden ones that I'm currently using! I've heard that the bedrooms are much bigger and the the ensuite is less of a pod and more of an actual bathroom, with a separate shower stall compared to the wet-rooms that North and South have. Taly Court is self catered.

Column Hall is another self catered accommodation with ensuite facilities. From what I've heard their flats have larger number of people living in them (usually 6 people per flat in Taly, whereas it's 8 per flat at Column Hall). Column Hall is in a great position on the campus, around a 10 minute walk into the town centre and it's right opposite the business school.

The majority of people that I've met during my first year have lived at Talybont, or University Hall, though this residence is further out of the campus and students catch a bus into Cathays every day for lectures. Some catered halls include Gordon Hall, Senghennydd Hall and Aberdare Hall.

Here's a link to the Cardiff Residences page so you can have a better look at the residences on offer. All in all, I'd go with any of the Talybont houses. It was a 15 minute walk to lectures (10 if I woke up late and had to rush) and a 20 minute walk into the city centre. There's a Tesco Express incredibly close by and a huge Tesco Extra about a 5 minute walk away (depending where you are in Talybont!!)

Hope this has helped in some way x

Hi, I'm starting English Lit (after taking a gap year) and was wondering about reading lists? I've read bits and pieces of the 2013-14 set reading, and I've emailed the department asking if there is a different one for those starting in 14-15? Nothing back recently.

I know it's unlikely you'd know much about it since it won't be your year, but any help would be much appreciated!

What day would you recommend coming down?

hey! how many people did you have in a flat?


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