manchester university accomodation

I want to go to Manchester for 2005, got my offer..just been looking at the accomodation brochure, looks alright!

however, friends of mine have remarked how manchester uni, and i quote, "is a s**thole for accomodation" ?! can anyone shed some light on this / prove that its not please?

so far, like the look of Burkhardt house. can anyone there already tell me that its nice?! surely!

thanks

I want to go to Manchester for 2005, got my offer..just been looking at the accomodation brochure, looks alright!

however, friends of mine have remarked how manchester uni, and i quote, "is a s**thole for accomodation" ?! can anyone shed some light on this / prove that its not please?

so far, like the look of Burkhardt house. can anyone there already tell me that its nice?! surely!

thanks

I want to go to Manchester for 2005, got my offer..just been looking at the accomodation brochure, looks alright!

however, friends of mine have remarked how manchester uni, and i quote, "is a s**thole for accomodation" ?! can anyone shed some light on this / prove that its not please?

so far, like the look of Burkhardt house. can anyone there already tell me that its nice?! surely!

thanks

Anybody knows how the rooms at Opal Hall and Opal Gardens are?

Are you sure they are uni owned? I thought opal estates owned them? There's is lots of nice accomodation here, elpollo....if you liked Dalton-Ellis you would be gobsmacked by the rest (which IMO is better).

I don't know, however I've always been advised to steer as wide a berth as is physically possible around anything built or managed by Opal.

I think Opal gardens is the one just down the road from me. About 3 mins walk. If so, it's on upper booth street/anson road. This means (I am not 100% sure where the business school is) it's about 10 mins on the bus during rush hour to Manc or about 20 to UMIST (including the walk from the bus stop).

I went to Opal Estates the other day to rent a house from them for next year, they were understaffed, hopelessly busy and rude and the two properties we saw through them were absolutely awful! (even though they only provide an agency service for the owner, I wouldn't bother offering those places!)

If you want nice ensuite and self-catered accom. I like Canterbury Court, i can't believe how lucky I was to get a place here, then Richmond park (but in fallowfield so longer on the bus which would bug me like mad, I cycle and it would be just that bit further to piss me off) or even Pankhurst (part of dalton ellis) which is next to my building really is fine enough (not as big rooms as CC, breeze blocks too, mine are plastered).

I think if I remember rightly the story was about some Manchester students that look them to court because they proove they had not caused the damage they said they have done to the house, they won the case, but after it it merged 100's of other students had the exact same problem.

I think one better way of getting accomdation is to find a landlord is a member of a trade acciation which i forget the name off. The house next door to me is rented out and the landlord is brilliant, he paints and decorates it every year, he gets gardener to come in once a month, cleaner one a week and he is just very honest and trustworthy. There are plenty of landlords like this you just have to look in the right places, some times the big fancy high street shops are not the place espeicaly if its in Fallowfield.

PS This may give you an idea of their reputation

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=%22opal+estates%22+%2B+student+direct&btnG=Search&meta=

If you want nice ensuite and self-catered accom. I like Canterbury Court, i can't believe how lucky I was to get a place here, then Richmond park (but in fallowfield so longer on the bus which would bug me like mad, I cycle and it would be just that bit further to piss me off) or even Pankhurst (part of dalton ellis) which is next to my building really is fine enough (not as big rooms as CC, breeze blocks too, mine are plastered).