This accommodation is the worst ucl accommodation available. if you are allocated it, i would recommend joining the waitlist to change and staying in other accom where possible - go intercollegiate or live at home... Moved in 3 months ago and there is no hot water, rarely heating and the bathrooms have all been out of use for 4 days with the advice being walk 15 minutes to westfields to use the public bathrooms. For 250 pounds per week, it is absolutely not worth it. The only thing I enjoy are the people (nothing to do with the building though) and large kitchens but this doesnt make up for the fact the rooms are 6m^2 and its 45 minute commute away from main campus. Not happy and when issues are reported and compensation is requested, we are simply ghosted.
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Onkar Date
21 Dec 2022
The people working there are nice, friendly and understanding, but the accomodation's room heating, water heating and plumbing issues make the price per week not worth it. Last I heard, dozens of people were still forced to shower with cold water in -3 to 1 degrees weather. I moved out after my first semester ended.
It's ok but very run down and doesn't feel like it's set up to cater for 21 century students at one of the best university in the world! There's shared bathrooms, the furniture is tatty, it doesn't have a TV or anything.
However, it does have character! It is run by helpful staff. It also will be of great benefit to students on a low budget, who might not otherwise be able to afford accommodation in London.
They also rent classrooms to groups. I was a teacher. The classrooms are poorly laid out, some are tiny. The boards have pen marks on them and are far too small. Do make sure your group gets the best classroom. There is one main room that is set up with a modern whiteboard that is 100 X better!
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Jianghui YuanLocal Guide
25 Sep 2019
Good location, good price for London, bed is also good. Kitchen is too small for the whole floor, and there was no microwave. Room is so dim that you could hardly see at night even with light on. Food is not great but you have something to eat and it's included in your rent. Good Italian restaurants around, there's also McDonald's and Subway if you wanna grab a quick meal. Bus stop is just downstairs but try going to UCL in the morning, it'll take you thirty minutes until you get on a bus because they're all crowded with people going to school or going to work.
Out of all the friends I've had, no one was more there for me during my despairing studies than this place. It picked up my tears, pulp from revision, kept me warm when I was cold, and froze me with it's narnia-like ac, provided many other sad f****rs to look upon when I needed comfort. Though the medics think they belong there, they can never take you away from me. Thank you cruiciform for being my 100% best friend.
