Aberdeen uni accommodation

What accommodation would people recommend for a 1st year??

I have looked at all the ones at Hillhead and also the unite students buildings, powis place, mealmarket exchange and pittodrie street

I can only speak from personal experience, but I stayed at both Hillhead and at a Unite property in first year (I dropped out and re-did first year). And I definitely preferred Hillhead - by far.

It's just that it's in the prettier area of Aberdeen, right by the beach, but mostly it's that almost all the people at Hillhead are freshers as well, so everyone is new and looking for friends. It really is the perfect place to stay in first year, I think. There are also activities run by Hillhead like free yoga, etc. and there are members of staff on site whom you can talk to if you're feeling homesick for example.

I'd also recommend any other student properties like Unite, etc. but not for first years. There you're allocated flats so basically you just meet the four people you share a flat with and most of them aren't freshers, so a lot of people already have friends. It's just a completely different atmosphere in Hillhead and I'd definitely stay there again in first year.

Hope this helps a little

Also - Mealmarket Exchange is not that great; they've got the tiniest windows ever so basically the rooms are incredibly depressing because you barely get any sunlight

What accommodation would people recommend for a 1st year??

I have looked at all the ones at Hillhead and also the unite students buildings, powis place, mealmarket exchange and pittodrie street