Private student accommodation in London

Hi everyone, where would you recommend staying? I’m looking for private student halls in London. Looked through so many of them but then the reviews for nearly all are mixed or horrendous.

Reply 1

Scotland Yard

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Original post by emmasnow

Hi everyone, where would you recommend staying? I’m looking for private student halls in London. Looked through so many of them but then the reviews for nearly all are mixed or horrendous.

I would hazard a guess that the reviews are horrendous because nothing a student hall can do will live up to the obscene and criminal price tags of £300+ a week that are sadly all too common in London private halls. And also, your halls experience can be made or broken by your flatmates' behaviour, of which your hall has no control of.

I wouldn't pick a hall that only has horrendous reviews but I wouldn't be too discouraged by mixed reviews and I would just pick the most convenient hall for yourself.

Reply 2

emmasnow

Original post by Scotland Yard

I would hazard a guess that the reviews are horrendous because nothing a student hall can do will live up to the obscene and criminal price tags of £300+ a week that are sadly all too common in London private halls. And also, your halls experience can be made or broken by your flatmates' behaviour, of which your hall has no control of.
I wouldn't pick a hall that only has horrendous reviews but I wouldn't be too discouraged by mixed reviews and I would just pick the most convenient hall for yourself.