Bristol University Accommodation Info (please post all questions here!)

Bristol starts on 21st September but I have to be there sooner so I can bring my things in the accommodation and stuff. I cannot arrive on Monday when the uni starts because I have a long way to come and I have a lot of luggage to unpack, etc

Hey sorry if similar stuff has been asked before, I haven't seen any Bristol accommodation and the website is slightly overwhelming so thought id just ask around on here.. I'm thinking I want en-suite accommodation, most likely catered though what's the food like? And how restricted are meal times? I'm a music student so I'm planning on being in quite a few different ensembles and stuff, which I know at other unis tend to clash with meal times so don't know if this would be an issue... I'm guess I'm pretty sociable, I'd be up for going out a few nights a week, though I will have a lot of work as well and so I would want to be somewhere where I could stay in without feeling like a loser haha, I'm rambling now but yeah any advice about which accommodation might suit me would be really useful cheers

Which bristol uni accommodation is the best? I was thinking of applying for Hiatt Baker as it is a reasonable price and apparently is a new construction as of September 2014. I'm also considering other accomodation in Stoke bishop because of the social aspects of campus life. Can anyone offer any advice on which accomodation they prefer and why?

I'm Mexican and what I did is I came to Bristol on the Wednesday before and it was quite easy to stay at a hotel for those few days and get to know the city, arrange things like my bank account, etc. and then move in on Sunday. Also, I don't see why you can't arrive here on Sunday and just move in. I don't think it's a big deal for your things to still be packed during freshers week. Everyone's room is a bit messy anyway and no-one will care about it.

Thanks so much, that's really useful. Think badock will definitely be my first choice and HB catered as my second. I enjoy the idea of cooking but in reality probably won't be bothered and care about the social aspect more really. Do you know if badock is very loud at all hours or is it quiet enough for me to get on with work or sleep if I want to? Really worried I won't get either of them though as they're oversubscribed for first and second choices respectively. If I put my preference as catered or stoke bishop do you think I'd be likely to get one of them?

Which bristol uni accommodation is the best? I was thinking of applying for Hiatt Baker as it is a reasonable price and apparently is a new construction as of September 2014. I'm also considering other accomodation in Stoke bishop because of the social aspects of campus life. Can anyone offer any advice on which accomodation they prefer and why?

It's not walking distance, but if you don't mind Stoke Bishop (the buses are pretty good, and it's actually a nice 30 minute walk into uni if you feel like it) I would recommend Hiatt Baker self-catered. No idea as to how oversubscribed it'll be next year, as this was the first year it was opened. I'm living there currently, part of the first cohort of students to do so.

Upsides: The en-suite bathrooms have proper showers (glass door cubicles as opposed to a "wet room" where you just get a showerhead and... well... the floor) and are very well-lit/spacious. The rooms themselves are of a good size, lots of natural light in most of them because of the large windows. The fact that it's a new build also means that they've been constructed so that they're pretty environmentally sound -- they stay warm when it's cold, and once I'm in my room it's almost impossible to hear any noise from the rest of my flat. Each flat has 10 people, and while this may sound large, it provides a more varied and less suffocating social experience. The kitchens have two ovens, two microwaves, two kettles etc. etc., so it's really sharing a set of kitchen appliances/space with 5 people, not 10. The kitchen tables, however, seat 10 and are great for pre-drinking. There's also a little lounge area at the back of the kitchen with leather sofas. The kitchens are far more sociably designed than any others I've seen whilst at uni.

Downsides: The rooms don't have a great amount of storage space, rather a lot of empty space in the hallway outside your bathroom, but it may just be me that has this problem. There've been varying teething problems this past term, but that's obviously down to the new build being too new for people to know what might go wrong with it. The engineers are pretty fast at sorting out issues, but I wasn't impressed when the water cut out in the middle of a shower one time, or when -- in spite of filling out a repairs form -- I was left to fix my own blocked shower drain. This said, I'm sure that by the 2015 intake these problems will have worked themselves out. The high-spec build can be a downside, too. When I first moved in in September, it was still very summery, and once the room got hot it was very hard to cool down. That's a very small problem though, and I'm sure something similar will be true of most accommodation. Obviously, the distance from uni can be annoying at times, but considering buses run until 4.30am Monday-Saturday and until the early evening on Sundays, it's never really been that much of a problem.

Just in case you happen to consider being a little further afield.

Anyone knows how manor hall is like?

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Can I just ask, how do all you guys in expensive en suite rooms finance it?

Thank you. Same question here. Especially for non-UK students who cannot benefit from ANY bursary/loan for maintenance costs :|

For the Hawthorns, the availability seems really limited, so when the uni decide who to offer it to, how is the decision made?