Beton house

Hello. My daughter has been asked if she wants to stay at Beton next year. Slightly better rates if she commits now.

I've read somewhere about maybe not signing up until you're more settled and sure you're staying on.

Any thoughts welcome.

Tia

Hey there @TomCel !

I stayed at Beton House in my first year of university and can give you good insight into what it's like living there. Pro's I would say is that the team were really friendly, they were great with handling parcels and security was always on sight to help out and keep things safe. Maintenance requests were always answered quickly and listened to with quick fixes often the same day if not next day. The flats themselves are great sizes with lots of plug sockets and top-quality kitchen units. The sockets have USB slots and the wifi was very quick.

Cons of this accommodation I would say are that you're only allowed 5 devices on the wifi. This may be alright for some people but for me I had a phone, an iPad, a laptop, a TV and an xBox so when people came to visit they physically couldn't get on the wifi. I do a creative degree so needed all these devices on the wifi. Another con I would say is the location. Although it's the closest accommodation to the train station and it's quite close to campus, you have to walk up a massive steep hill to get to it. This is a nightmare in the winter because they don't grit it and it's really difficult to get anywhere. It's also a nightmare carrying your suitcase back up it after visiting home. There isn't a supermarket within a 10 minute walk so you'll also have to lug your shopping back up that hill. This was a big factor for me as to why I decided not to rebook for second year. The hobs are induction hobs which wasn't mentioned to me until I moved in so we had to buy all new pans because the ones we had didn't work on them. The water pressure and temperature of the shower was a bit odd at times as well. I found it difficult to make friends in this accommodation, it isn't very social.

Hope this helped!
Lucy - Digital Student Ambassador SHU

Awwww thanks for taking the time to reply Lucy. Very helpful.

My daughter is actually there already, 2 months in and enjoying it.

She's just been asked to sign up for next year, so her friends and her are considering their options. I thought it was a little too soon to decide and read somewhere not to commit.

Do you have any thoughts on that?

Thanks 😊