i've lived in hawthorns, barnes, horwood and off campus, in a variety of accommodation and whether you enjoy it or not it is down to the individual, the rooms and facilities are not going to be as good as you get at home but when you've personalised them and got to know people you live with / live near you'll find it's fine, and remember at the end of the day it's just somewhere you sleep, if you don't want to spend time there then you can study in the library, eat somewhere else go out evenings and weekends.
i'm moving back to my new home in hawthorns and i'm looking forward to being back there, it is great fun.