Bristol Uni Accommodation Info MKII (Please post all questions here)

If I were to live in SB, what shops, such as Tesco, Waitrose, etc. would be available to me and how far away are they?

Most people shop at the big sainsburys on whiteladies and take the bus up (or go on big trips with people who have cars).
The only shops kinda nearby really are Waitrose and the small amounts available at the cafe at HB.

Hey
Kinda narrowed it down to Hiatt Baker, University Hall and Goldney (possibly Manor Hall )
Looking for one that's really sociable, can anyone suggest which might be the best one out of these? what are the pros/ cons of each?

Is there any information on the size of the beds in the 'single no basin' rooms of the City Centre Riverside properties?

They're all meant to be double beds (although I'd personally say they're closer to 3/4 the size of a double).

They updated the accommodation details for 2016 and it seems that they introduced a new residence, New Bridewell.

Does anyone know if there's information available for how many people applied for each residence is 2015/16?

Before the update there was an out-of-five-stars system in place which gave you a rough idea of how popular each property was during application. This (and other useful pieces of information) seems to be gone now, replaced with a few extra photos.

I remember most of them roughly, but there was pdf too with exactly how many people applied for each residence broken down into 1st, 2nd and 3rd choices so I wondered of there was one of those for last year but it seems not

Hey, so it says Goldney Hall is an alcohol free zone, don't wanna sound stupid but does that mean you're not allowed alcohol in your room or allowed to drink any etc, or does it depend what part of Goldney you're in ?

On the updated website they've put whether we can choose each residence as a first, second or third preference, however the only residences that can be put as third preference are waverley, favell and the rackhay. Surely this will mean loads of people will apply to these halls (as you are forced to make one your 3rd choice) and make it even harder to allocate places?

I'm in The Courtrooms this year so will be happy to answer any questions!

How sociable is the courtrooms? Are there lots of international students and how is the quality of the bathrooms/bedrooms? Thanks

I've found that it is not sociable at all, my flat are not nice people and at least half of the building are international. The bedrooms are nice but small, and the bathroom is absolutely tiny but has everything you need apart from storage. The kitchens really vary in size but I have a huge corner kitchen which is great.

Thank you so much! Would you say that Stoke Bishop is a better place to be then? I am thinking of applying to wills/Churchill but don't want to be seen as a 'rah' because I know they have this rep!