Best Halls of Residence? (The Big Accommodation Choices Thread)

Careful though as catered halls arn't always the best...I know that Owens Park serves dinner as early as 5pm and a lot of the food is gone very quickly. It might actually be more convenient (and cheaper) to go non-catered.

Reply 44

I was on a dept open day yesterday and as part of it, i got to visit Whitworth Park halls of residence and i must say it wasn't really my cup of tea...

it all seemed a bit dingy and 'cell-like' and i really didn't like the communal bathroom idea with cubicles for toilets and showers... however maybe I'm just being fussy...

are there any other decent halls on the city campus with self contained bathroom and toilet/ensuite...??

Reply 45

flaming_star

okay,grosvenor halls all the way: the closest to city centre and university at the same time (depends what your looking for obviously..but) walking distance everywhere,and you can just get on a bus to fallowfield.right next to the aquatics centre and sugden sports centre,which are both brilliant.and going out in the city centre is way better than in fallowfield because there are simply more options and you can walk back to your halls in a few minutes.

i know people living in dalton ellis (victoria park) and seriously its in the middle of nowhere.you have to either get the expensive stagecoach bus or walk to oxford rd which isnt exactly a second away.

if you however want to live in fallowfield then really owens park.or oak house. not allen hall.its kinda dull

Reply 46

Saaa

how long a walk is it from inner city halls like wright robinson to the lemon & lime (sorry - can't remember the name) building?

Reply 47

Does anyone know which particularly halls of residence are within walking distance (i.e. 25 mins tops) of the martin harris building (music dept)??

thanks :smile:

Reply 48

lauren_00

I have my first choice for accommodation as Whitworth park, my second as grosvenor because i love the location of both and the social aspect of both, my question is, what should i put as my 3rd choice? i desperately want whitworth so ideally i'd like accommodation choice that i wont get into but say i did, that it's not too different from my other two choice.
help is appreciated
thankyouuuuuuuu

Reply 49

Sausage

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chandos hall (I dont know if thats right) is right next to them 2 I THINK. I know theres a big tower block next to the cafeteria and im told its chandos but im not sure. Thats smack bang in the centre of those two if you want the location in centre of uni.

:smile:

Reply 50

Pink*Guildhall

hehe, i did the same as you last year and felt exactly the same about it!

hehe, it's true! :p:

do i remember rightly that you chose st gabriels in the end? is it close to the music dept?

i'm thinking about darlton ellis, burkhadt house (@ hulme hall) and canterbury court... does anyone have any comments on these? and does anyone know if theyre anywhere near Coupland Street??!! :redface:

Reply 51

!pooja!

hey! what is the best place nearest to the dental school? i'm not too fussy but want somewhere sociable! thanks :smile:

Reply 52

Pink*Guildhall

x_muso_x

hehe, it's true! :p:

do i remember rightly that you chose st gabriels in the end? is it close to the music dept?

i'm thinking about darlton ellis, burkhadt house (@ hulme hall) and canterbury court... does anyone have any comments on these? and does anyone know if theyre anywhere near Coupland Street??!! :redface:

hehe, no i choose ashburne. it's in fallowfield. i thought it would be really far from the music department, but it's actually not too bad. when i went up to visit i took the bus there and walked back. twas fine.

Reply 53

lil'p

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what halls are closet for people who are studying pharmacy?

Reply 54

is hulme hall/burkhardt house a decent halls of residence to be looking at??

Reply 55

Strictly Business

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x_muso_x

is hulme hall/burkhardt house a decent halls of residence to be looking at??

Yup... fantastic. Theres less than 500 people here and literally everyone knows everyone else by face, if not by name. The facilities are okay.. theres a squash court, and a "gym" (a squash court with the equipment in it). The rooms are not the best (apart from Houldsworth) but you'll live. The food isn't great but its edible (and, besides, you're on the curry mile). Erm... By far the best feature is the atmosphere around the place. I've been her for nearly 6 months and only know of one major argument/dispute between peoples. Everyone is cool with each other and enjoys a drink together. Which leads us to the bar, managed by Paul Kelly (shout out to PK!). Dude is a legend (acutally gets to know every single person's name.. wow) and is just as helpful and nice a guy you could wish to meet. Seriously, apart from the questionable food, Hulme Hall is dope.

I'm Hulme Hall Till I Die
I Know I Am I Know I Am
I'm Hulme Hall Till I Dieeee

:biggrin:

Reply 56

2positive

What are the best choices for an MBS postgraduate student?
I think I'll apply for a uni owned residence (I'm guarranteed one, since I'm an international student) as well as for a room in Victoria Hall, which kind of sucks, because it's only till july (I need to stay until September), but on the other side, it's close to the school. I could be missing some other options. Please help. I would really like to live within 10 minutes of walking to the school.

What's the chance that the Uni will give me a decent room not far from the Business School?

Thanks.

Reply 57

ctc407

I'm thinking of:

>Weston Hall
>Whitworth Park

what do people think of them?

Reply 58

cati88

I've just made Manchester my unconditional firm and have just applied for accomodation.

I put
1.Sheavyn House
2.Richmond Park
3. Bukhardt House

Can anybody give me any feeback of their experience with these halls?
I don't want to end up with ppl who are posh or anythin and i also want to be with people who are social and like drinkin and goin out a lot..
i went to uni last year and sum of th girls on my corridor enjoyed watching pride and prejudice, so i want to make sure i've made the righty choices this time!!

Reply 59

mr_person