The Forge (Sheffield)

Downsides are the Cost, its gone up, now they include the (****) gym in your rent, also UNITE will try to take as much of your deposit at the end, make sure you list ANY faults beforehand and if you have any problems they are slow to repsond, espcially to things like room move's...

This year the internet and gym ARE included in your rent.

My flatmate moved rooms and she did it with no problems at all. I think you're going to get people with good and bad experiences of anywhere.

I haven't got all of my deposit back from this year but i do know quite a few people who did get their full deposit back so again it just depends on how tidy you leave your flat when you leave..

Are you being 4real about the internet and gym inclusion in the rent ?

I hate how those places overcharge for everything, including rent, utilities and deposit deductions, you even have to pay extra to wash and dry your clothes. So they're jumping on the bandwagon with the internet too - charging everybody for it, even people who don't have computers - then adding on another fiver a week for a half decent connection...?? £270 for a year's worth? On top of the extra we're paying for the privilige of having the internet in the first place? I pay a tenner a month for lightening fast internet connection here.. My goodness.. And that Oliver guy who showed me around really, really wanted me to sign up - Free gym this, free internet that.. If I didn't sign today some foreign student was going to take my room etc etc.. My stay at the Forge is getting more expensive by the day! So this 512kbps, is that just piss slow or what?

I just didn't realise that to get internet less than half of the speed I have now I'll need to cough up another £270 a year. A clear and blatant rip-off. Nobody told me this. I was told broadband was free, not that they'd hacked up the rent cost for everybody to cover it, and 512kbps is a joke. Okay, yes - I should have looked into it more beforehand, but I shouldn't have to, I should be told exactly what the score is, not an over-simplified, rose-coloured version of it to get me to sign on the dotted line. I loved my room and like i said, I was told that if i didn't sign up that day there would be a very good chance that all the studio rooms would be taken by the influx of foreign students they were getting in to view the following day.. So stupidly I did. I'm just finding out about all the hidden extras now. My bad I know!! . And of course they still have loads of studio rooms left They must be on comission.

I was placed in the Forge, it wasn't on my 3 options, and yep, the better internet is pricey!

Does anyone know if all beds in Forge are single/double?

Sue, although I appreciate the fact that you've taken time to respond, I'm getting the feeling that you are deliberately quoting me and adding derogatory comments to my posts. Not just in this thread. Please tell me it's all in my head.

When did I ever mention 10MB? I also don't appreciate the insinuation that I download torrents (you might want to re-read your post). Yes I do realise that one should examine a tenency agreement thoroughly beforehand, as I said earlier. I also said that I asked the staff about the contents of the agreement since I was under the impression I needed to sign quicky, yes I shouldn't have done, thanks for pointing that out.