Greetham Street Hall

My time at Greetham Street Halls was mixed. I was lucky to be in the first set of students in the halls in Sep 2016 so it was all brand new. The good bits: En-suite room, really good shower, bathroom / toilet. Has everything you need, mirror, desk, chair etc. Good kitchen, reasonable space to hang out but not massive. Location is amazing. The bad bits: Sharing a kitchen with 10 people is horrendous, not enough space. Not enough fridge / freezer space. Bedrooms are tiny, beds arnt that comfy and are not doubles. Way too expensive - but all halls are. Train noise (I was floor 8) was bad. It was not a good social experience for me but that's just luck for who you get placed with. Social space on floor 19 was shut for ages due to one person being stupid. Not good for everyone else - very disappointing.

The perfect location! Close walk to town, uni and clubs, but far enough from clubs for them not to keep you up at night! Rooms are so nice compared to other halls. Staff are super friendly and do become more of your friends than 'staff', they really are there to help. Everything gets responded to super quick.

In a good location, with helpful staff. Common room is fantastic with amazing view and pool table, screen etc. Rooms are nice but we're not cleaned on arrival, and are expensive for what they are

The room was small but modern. My room was very hard to find for guests and took about eight minutes to get to from the reception. The staff were mostly helpful, occasionally they would ignore you. Half way through the year the common room was shut down, but when it was open it was really nice. The location was fantastic, very near to clubs and lecture halls. I met most of my friends through the flat I stayed in so socially it was great!

Expensive for what it is but generally really nice. Rooms have plenty of storage and en suites are lovely

Very modern rooms and kitchen, double bed, internet was always good. Fire drills every Monday at 10am kinda killed me. Also door leading to our flat was unlocked the whole year and had strangers come in. Staff always helpful and friendly. Good accommodation!!

The room space is great, the staff are okay but the night staff are THE best. Mantiance isn’t that good and literally the only bad thing is if you near the train it’s so loud but you get used to it.

Lifts break down quite a bit, and showers aren’t the strongest but overall Greetham is modern, has good WiFi and is super close to uni and all clubs in Portsmouth bar tiger tiger being slightly further out.

Location wise, this is possibly the best Halls of residence for a student. It’s less than a 5 minute walk meaning you can’t hear the clubs at night and it’s a 5 minute walk from the university buildings. The washing machine room is ok but because it is on an app you have to top up £5 each time you want a wash which I thought was quite expensive. They have a 19th floor common room which is all glass windows and it is an amazing view in the day and at night. Socially, the flats are massive so you can have a big pres and get to know those on your floor if you wanted to, but because of the wristband to get back in to the accommodation, you find people who live in the same block very quickly on nights out. The room has a very nice bathroom, on the slightly smaller side but that’s expected as you have an en-suite and a 3/4 double bed. There is huge masses of storage under the bed, wardrobe, above the bed and the desks. You get a little mood light when you move in aswell. My room in particular was facing the sea and as I was a sea view, in the summer I could stare out all day.

The location is great as it’s in the centre of everywhere. The facilities are good and very student friendly

I mostly loved greetham street halls. When I first got there I was unhappy that the flats were corridor style, I was expecting real self contained homely flats (like trafalger) but after a while there I soon forgot. The kitchen was nice and modern, I loved the sofas and it was great to have 2 fridges. The flat had rooms for 9 people which I thought was a hell of a lot! Someone dropped out so we only had 8 people in the end, it was still impossible to keep clean. I loved my room and the storage. The bathroom was small but for 1 person, adequate. My favourite thing about greetham was the common room, I think it was up on the 14th floor maybe (it was definitely high) and you could see the whole city up there through the long length windows. There was a TV and games room up there with bean bags, a great place to go if you wanted to get out of the flat for a little while. The location was also perfect! So close to everything you needed.

Greetham street hall was built in 2016 and is a very modern and nice building. The location of the hall is very well situated next to Portsmouth main station and the University. Facilities I feel are limited however with two study rooms, okay one has very nice views from the 19th floor furthermore using the washing machines are fairly pricey costing almost £5 per wash. Unless I've not noticed them there seems to be a lack of social events in the hall, there has been a couple however. On the other hand the staff who run Greetham street are brilliant, very friendly and welcoming and will help you with any issue. The rooms in the hall are small, but comftable however they do get very warm so having a fan is a must. Kitchen facilities are brilliant with two large fridge freezers, an island and two ovens which is about enough for sharing with 9 people.

My experience of halls has been interesting to say the least. My room itself was lovely, despite it being small there was a massive amount of storage space and I loved the fact that I had a small double bed and a shower with a real door on it (instead of having a wet room). The location was very handy, you didn’t have to walk more than 15 minutes to get to uni, the town centre or supermarkets. On balance, the price of my accommodation was probably reasonable considering the location and the modernity of the halls. My social experience in halls was OK, I have made some friends between my flat and the flat next door but some people will just keep themselves to themselves but that is their choice. As there were 10 people per corridor it was almost guaranteed you’d find someone with similar interests to you. The only thing I really hate about halls is the kitchen situation. I am a very clean person and find it difficult to live in a filthy kitchen so I often found myself cleaning the kitchen alone for 2 hours. Be prepared for your things to get stolen even if you write your name on everything!! Overall my experience in halls was a positive one, and I couldn’t have imagined experiencing first year without it being in halls of residence.

My room is a nice size with storage under the bed and in shelves above. Being on the 11th floor means i have a great view of the sea. The kitchen is alright , but lacks charism. Washing machines are expensive but I guess that's uni for you.

I like the style of the halls , I feel like it’s a good size and because the flats are big and hold 10 people, you make lots of friends! Because the building is very new , the rooms are so nice as well as the kitchen. The halls are very pricey and maybe too pricey for what you do get but it’s really good for the location , as it is so close to central Portsmouth.

The location is optimal, very close to both most university buildings as well as bars and clubs for a convenient nightlife. The room is a bit small for the price however the furniture is modern and comfortable. The staff at reception are always friendly and ready to help with any problems. The one notable problem with greetham street is the occasional elevator problems which can be very inconvenient. The common room on the 19th floor has great views and nice facilities. The machines in the laundry room have had issues and the app can be improved to give more accurate updates of when the washing/drying has been completed

Really good, one of the best, if not the best of the accomodation choices. Really helpful and friendly staff who are always there to look out for and support you.

Good appliances, and room sizes are okay for what you need (study, relax etc). Price should be lower for what you get.

Rooms in great condition, the common room is amazing with great views and games like table tennis and pool. The washing facilities are good but can get very busy so it's best to do washing during the day or late at night. Some of the chairs in the kitchen of my flat were a little damaged when I moved in but after mentioning this to greetham street they were replaced.

Rooms were clean, comfortable and really well layed out however wardrobe space was lacking but not a big deal. Really friendly staff and an overall good experience. Wifi was pulling 130mbps on ethernet too so thats a massive plus. Very expensive though...

Whilst the area was amazing and the rooms beautiful I feel the flat I had was incredibly overpriced. I was paying £180 p/w for a studio flat.

The halls it's self is quite nice and the people living here is nice. What doesn't give it the 5 stars is that I have to pay for laundry online and not with cash