Stratford One

The accommodation itself was lovely, a bit expensive for being further out from central London compared to other halls that are a tiny bit more expensive but a lot more central. Staff were always lovely and helpful. Common areas were good, limited amounts of big space to sit around if you’re in a big group. Not a lot of opportunities to meet other people from different blocks/floors. Washer/dryers so poor, they take payment and then don’t work and are quite expensive. Overall a nice place to live but has some issues.

The social experience at Stratford One is great. The common rooms and constant activities promote social life. The facilities are incredible although the refusal area is disgusting. The location could be better because is not located in central London. Nevertheless, it is really well connected. I have really enjoyed staying in this Hall of Residence.

The receptionists are super friendly and always willing to help. Great location with night tube access and Westfields two mins away. If you book early you can get great prices for your room. Value for money.

- Very convenient location - abundance of amenities in the area, especially due to Westfield. Enables a variety of choices for grocery shopping depending on budget. - Easy to get to both the London Bridge and Strand campuses. - Staff are very helpful and always on hand to answer any queries. - Very clean rooms. - One of the major reservations that most students residing in this halls have is that there are not enough social events to get the King's students together and interacting. - WIFI is not secure and does not always work.

These halls are great. Really modern, big kitchens, double beds and en suites. Even has a glass sky room on the 22nd-24th floors with skyline views of London. Excellent for parties! Good transport links (jubilee line, central lime, DLR and overground). However slightly far out (zone 2/3). However it's so nice to be in the Olympic park and have Westfield just next door.

Good facilities normally 10 people per from I have 8 for some reason, modern space and right next to Westfield so easy to nip out if you want anything. Unforunately spent all my money there rip me. Good laundry resources and study rooms/booths are good as well. Collect post wiht a key you collect from reception. Don't clean rooms but clean kitchens every fortnight. Bins are a bit of a trek to take out. There was a period of time when both the lifts in my 20 floor block were broken but they sorted that out quickly. Everyone is nice and reception sort things out quickly most of the time👍🏾

Stratford One is a very comfortable halls to live in, complete with all the necessary facilities. I really enjoyed my room (it was a plus that there was no pine furniture!!), and the shared kitchen was large enough to have a sofa and enough storage for the nine people in my flat. Everything was really modern, from the sky room (which you can book and is great to spend an evening in), to the communal areas and the social spaces. The wifi worked great, and the staff were always really helpful (though they never asked to sign a guest in, which is either a pro or a con depending on your perspective). The location is great considering there are both big and small supermarkets nearby, and that it's a minute away from Westfield Shopping Centre. It took about forty minutes to get into uni which could be a lot better but isn't too bad, and Stratford tube station (around 5-10 minutes away) is really well connected. I didn't find the halls very social, but that could've just been luck as I was allocated a flat with a lot of third years, who were lovely but obviously settled into their social lives. However, I do know of people who made friends with people in their flat and other flats, so I think it just depends. Stratford wasn't cheap, but at the same time it has everything you need there and isn't extortionate in price, so it depends what your budget is and what your priorities are. Overall my experiences were comfortable, and I enjoyed living in somewhere that felt so modern and safe (even though people say bad things about Stratford's safety, the halls are positioned near the Olympic park and Westfield in a gentrified area, and the nearby streets were often quite empty at night and I never had any major issues as a young woman walking home alone, aside from generic street harassment that you get anywhere)

Located opposite the Olympic park and very close to East Village with lots of green space and cafes perfect for sunday morning brunch and obviously next door to westfield shopping centre makes the location perfect. We really enjoyed the pool table and table football. 3/4 size double bed in rooms is great and having my desk over looking the olympic park was lovely and meant I was easily distracted from my work! However the building is so big and there are so many people I found it hard to interact with people outside my flat. The skyroom on the top floor has absolutely amazing views!

Wonderful location with regards to amenities, and tidy rooms but too dang far from uni to feel social and connected. Could be closer and probably cheaper

The location was quite nice as Stratford has many different things going on around the area including Westfield (really great with all the shops and restaurants), the Olympic Park (really scenic and lovely to take a break from the busyness of the city), and Stratford City (for cheaper alternatives and the rooftop events). The flat was very modern and I had a great time there with my flatmates. The only thing that I was not happy about was the limited amounts of working washing machines that seemed to always be breaking every other day. Moreover, when I moved in, I remember the bathroom was not fully clean (I'll save you the not very pleasant details...).