Univeristy of Manchester(halls)

Hey can anyone who has visited or is currently at or has been to Manchester give me insight on these accommodations I am considering(IN NO particular order..YET):
-Unsworth Park
-Denmark Road
-Weston hall
-Liberty Park

Dear Abbey

Thank you for your query.

Unsworth Park and Denmark Road are our most popular halls as they are the most modern, which is reflected within the cost. Closely followed by Liberty Park and Weston Hall due as all these halls providing Ensuite facilities. Please read further information on our website regarding facilities offered in each individual hall (some have gyms, bars and music rooms etc).

Weston Hall is a private hall of residence we lease rooms from and unfortunately, doesn't have a Wifi connection, however, we provide an Ethernet cable in order for you connect to the internet within your bedroom.

We are aware that you need internet for your studies, if you connect your internet wire to your laptop you can set up a personal hot spot to send out to other devices such as mobile phones and tablets. This is really easy and takes up to 5-10 minutes to be completed, you will get more information about this on arrival with your Residential Life team.

Please note Ethernet cables are provided in all halls.

I hope this assists with query.

Regards

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Student Experience l The University of Manchester l The Accommodation Office l

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While I admit I’ve never been inside any of these accommodations, looking at the list you’ve given I’d suggest that you have a look at the locations of these four halls you have chosen, as all four are in different places (Fallowfield, Main Campus, North Campus, Victoria Park respectively). Take a look at where these are compared to where you’ll be spending most of your time learning and consider what you’re willing to pay for transport (as both Fallowfield and North Campus are a reasonable distance away from main campus).

To add to the post of the above user, in fact Liberty Park and Denmark Road are also private halls that the uni has exclusive use of, although that shouldn’t really influence your decision making - it just means maintenance issues are dealt with the private company as opposed to the uni and you wouldn’t find any uni computer clusters in them.

From my own knowledge Unsworth and Denmark are the nicest two en-suite halls that the uni has to offer as they are the newest. This also means they’re also the most expensive unfortunately and also in high demand. But wherever you pick you’ll get a reasonable room and good facilities so it’s up to you to decide whether having a slightly bigger/nicer room is really worth the extra spend.

Hope this has given a bit more insight into them but honestly I’d go and check out the pages on the uni accommodation website for a facilities list (and if you read reviews I’d take them with a pinch of salt as everyone has their own personal experiences)

Thank you, this has been very useful!!!!!I will definetley need to consider the distance between accommodation and where my lectures will be.Another thing is with Denmark road I’ve heard it’s not the most sociable and I feel as someone who tends to be quiet I should avoid this, so I’m defineltey leaning more towards Unsworth.

If you’re looking for somewhere more social to try and help you get yourself out there I think Liberty Park and Weston could still be a good fit - Weston is right next to Factory, one the the more popular student nightclubs so if that’s something you’re interested in it’s worth considering, and I’ve known some people who have been in Liberty Park and it’s certainly not antisocial either and you’ll definitely get to know your flat mates really well. (I can’t say too much for Denmark Road but I’m in the private company’s other Manchester halls and yeah honestly it’s super quiet which is great for me, but definitely not so good for a first year looking to get them self out there a bit more)

It may be worth your time checking out the other en-suites in Fallowfield too - Richmond Park is nice and reasonably social as is Sheavyn House (probably a bit more social than Richmond). Maybe also take a look at Burkhardt House in Victoria Park - it’s adjoined with Hulme Hall and has a lot of social spaces and a really good bar and events.

Maybe I’ve said too much but Unsworth is super popular because it’s one of the few modern and fancy halls, so it’s good to know what else is out there!