Point Exe

Really far from campus and the only good thing is the shuttle you can get from the station. Most of the people are nice but no one wants to be there and if you get placed in point exe your requests/ preference forms will be ignored. I would highly suggest you make friends through societies, your course as it's most likely that you won't be compatible with people on your halls. Move to lafrowda or Birks if you get the chance

Point Exe's actual facilities are pretty good - all the rooms have a single bed, a desk, and an en-suite bathroom. The kitchen is sizeable and has two fridge/freezers, a sink, a hob and an oven. There is also a laundrette on site. However, there are no whole-hall social areas and there isn't a living room within the flat so the social areas are not great. There are some competitions held within the halls but this doesn't really make up for this. Also, whilst it is in a great location if you want to use Exeter St David's train station (it's about a five minute walk away), it's not a great location for getting to the university - it's about a 20-25 minute walk away. Also, the halls can get unbelievably hot during the summer, and the windows don't open very far at all, albeit as a safety measure but this can make living there very uncomfortable. In addition, the halls are not taken that well care of - there is a fair amount of staining on the carpets and the ceiling tiles in the ceiling tend to come loose and have fallen sometimes. It is less expensive than some of the other halls at Exeter, but this is definitely for a reason.

The halls relative to the rest in Exeter are reasonably priced, and well kept. However, it is far from campus and the city centre (fortunately it is close to St David's train station). As a fresher, the social experience was pretty poor. There were few other freshers, and most people in the accommodation did not go out much :-(