Purbeck House

The location of the residence is amazing, close to the town and nightlight and across the road from the bus stop. The rooms themselves come with a private bathroom but it very dated compared to other halls in the area. There are only single beds to sleep on with no option of a double. It is a very sociable halls but nothing more than any other halls for meeting people. The staff are very nice and attentive to you and any issues. Biggest downfall are the washing rooms as there is only 6 for the 500+ students living there. A lot of the time they smell or are broken and they are very costly to wash your clothes. You can only pay to wash through an app which doesn’t work half the time making it very frustrating. The staff don’t do much about the situation as the machine are run by a different company and we are just told to report the problem which takes a few days for a response or to be fixed. If I were to pick again I would definitely not stay in this halls as I think there are others in the area that have better comfort for the same value for money.

Very close to nightlife and town centre, easy to get to uni but the kitchen is a bit dated and the ensuites aren't nice.

Halls is one of the best and worst times, you meet new people, make friends you will hopefully have for life. However, not everyone will be tour cup of tea! The mess is just too much sometimes. The rooms are small but social areas are good. Overall halls was a great time but I was glad to be rid of my messy kitchen.

Good social life and lenient staff, however could do with a touch of modernisations. Also the WiFi can be inconsistent. Inspections also seem to be hit an miss as there are signs of ware and tare around the flats that staff try and pin on residents which is not always fair.