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

which hall has a better view ?? lambert or weston hall ? and I really need a room which has good lighting or I will go under depression ¬.¬

OMG NEVER THOUGHT CHOOSING ACCOMMODATION WILL BE SO HARD FOR MANCHESTER... for UEA it took me 5 mins and was so simple.. manchester is so complicated

It just depends where you are. Lambert is a slightly taller building which would give you more chance of sunlight, I guess. Contact the accommodation office to discuss your needs or write about your depression as part of the application under 'disability'. The accommodation office are likely to know what rooms are better for lighting.

I know this might sound stupid but can you put winter blues as one of the medical conditions when applying for the accommodation ?

I really wanted Fallowfield but I did select the 'campus is important to me' option so I don't know if that changes anything. If you're at manchester now which of your choices did you end up with?

Oak House or Owens Park?
I'm the party type so want somewhere which is loud and has a great social life Owen's Park is more expensive, but is catered right? is it worth the £119 a week?

Hey guys .. I would be studying pharmacy and want my accommodation to be as close to stopford building as possible... I narrowed it down to these 3 accommodations :

SAINT GABRIELS HALL
weston hall
LAMBERT AND FAIRFIELD HALL

Are they good choices?
I need it to be ensuite .. catered / self catered doesn't really matter

and also should hav single sex areas .. any sort of advice would be much appreciated guys!!!

This thread is no longer mainly about ducks.

This saddens me.

Hi all! I'd like to ask for opinions from students with experience (or at least have heard anything from other people) about uni halls in Manchester.

1. Is Victoria Park generally as safe and quiet as most people make it out to be?
- Yes, generally. As I've said in other posts, there's no nightclubs/takeaways really in Victoria Park so residents have to travel out to go out which makes it quiet. It's less of a student hotspot than Fallowfield so in terms of burglaries etc there is less crime.

2. I really want a place that is spacey since I'm a bit scared of being stuck in tiny spaces. Any recommendations for spacey rooms and environment (preferably in Victoria Park)?
- You're not going to find many spacey rooms. Burkhardt house had far the biggest room and ensuite I'd seen (check: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellakrystina/sets/). Catered halls (in particular, Ashburne Hall) have VERY big rooms and pretty grounds. Grosvenor Place (share bathroom) has decent sized rooms and a window seat.

3. I would love to have my own bathroom because I'm more sensitive to privacy and hygiene issues and don't want to worry about having to queue. Is the extra ~30 pounds per week worth it for getting one? Also, are shared bathrooms generally super clean/clean/manageable/dirty?
- I share a bathroom in Oak House (8 people, 4 people to a bathroom) and I've never had to queue. Even in large halls where you have 10 people to a bathroom there is always at least one toilet between five, so it's no more than you would have to share with your family. Shared bathrooms are cleaned twice a week and they will always be someone who will buy bathroom spray etc. With a shared bathroom you also get supplied with toilet paper, whereas you must supply your own and clean your bathroom with an ensuite.

4. I'm more inclined towards being self-catered (since I don't eat large portions and want to save money), but I don't mind going for catered as long as the food is okay (nutritious) and worth the money I pay for it (~30 pounds for 10 meals per week). My question is, how much do students generally spend on food if they are self-catered? Will they really save a lot compared to those who are taking the catering option?
- Self catered I spend about £20 a week (although sometimes up to £30 when I've run out of basics - rice, pasta etc). With most catered halls you will still have to spend money on your weekend meals and lunch. And if you miss mealtimes you've lost out on that money. You get set mealtimes which can really restrict you - especially if you do sports, society stuff, go out etc. Even just arranging a spontaneous trip shopping with friends or a study session after uni can get in the way of mealtimes.

Thank you!

*emerges from the bunker she previously retreated to in fear of the ducks, blinks a few times in the light, and looks around for ducks. She then realises that there aren't many around at the moment because so many people are sunbathing*

I think we're safe . . . for now . . .

This thread is no longer mainly about ducks.

This saddens me.

They're all flapping about in the reading room in Carill House. I thought I told you guys this?!

WHAT?

Makes me glad I'm far away in London til next week. Oh so very glad.

Erm, when did you last check on them? Because I didn't see any when I went to collect my post earlier today

Hmm, did you smell roast duck in there at all? It gets pretty hot in those reading rooms...

hey guys, i really cant decide on halls! so pleeeease help!!

I'm definitely putting richmond park and sheavyn as first and second choice..
but cant decide on the third..

I'd love to be in fallowfield, cos i want to be somewhere really sociable and fun! but i do want ensuite, and self-catered!

so thinking about city campus, or victoria.. but cant decide!! i've heard that they're both really quiet, and i really want to be somewhere lively.. so if anyone could advise me which would be best, that'd be amazing!!