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rooms are nice and the kitchen, friendly flat mates and staff. Good services , the corridor mat is dirty likely the cause of the students. Otherwise great rooms great view and hopefully great experience up ahead
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Most helpful review
rooms are nice and the kitchen, friendly flat mates and staff. Good services , the corridor mat is dirty likely the cause of the students. Otherwise great rooms great view and hopefully great experience up ahead
Value for money
Location
Property management
Cleaning
Social spaces
Social experience
Internet / Wifi
James Watt Information
| Telephone | 0300 303 8642 |
| Postcode | B4 7EH |
| Top tip | James Watt is a sociable hub of 820 students and sits inside Aston University Campus. Visit the website for more information! |
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Amenities
This property offers a common room, study room & vending machines (snack food). Discover more!
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- Common Room
Features
- Common Room
- Communal Kitchen
- Vending Machines
Internet Access
- WiFi
Laundry
- Coin-operated Communal Laundry
People/Staff
- Courtesy Officer (24-hour Patrol)
- Onsite Manager
Security & Safety
- Secure Building Entry
Services
- Contents Insurance
Special Policies
- No Smoking
Transport
- Bike Storage
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James Watt has easy access to Aston University Student Union, Library, Tesco Express & Sports Centre.
Aston University
Main Campus5 mins2 mins5 mins0.2 mi
James Watt Biography
James Watt is exclusive for Aston University students and is located right on campus and a five-minute walk from BCU, meaning you can literally roll out of bed and into class. On campus, you can find handy facilities including a Tesco Express, library, Student Union and Sports Centre. Birmingham city centre is a short ten-minute walk away and is full of bars, restaurants, nightlife and culture.
Inside the building, you can find a cosy common area furnished with bean bags, sofas, a pool table and table tennis. If you are needing to get some work done, you can take advantage of the study room, vending machines and on-site Costa Coffee.
James Watt is home to 820 students and offers students homey rooms, all of which come with their own private bathroom. If you are looking for a room with a view, then stay on one of the higher floors.
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Q&A
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Hello, I thought cleaners were supposed to be provided for the shared areas such as kitchens?
By member591771 On 30th September 23
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I sent a parcel to my niece and it has arrived since on Monday but they said they will get across to her when the luggage are sorted and her duvet is inside her parcel and is autumn already. I don't know if they can help us fast track the process, please. Thank you.
By member1291330 On 19th September 23
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Hi> I just got an offer for a room at James Watt. Id like to know if all the flats are mixed gender?
By member991038 On 13th September 23
Reply from James Watt
On 14th September 23
Good Morning are you able to let us now the flat you are in?
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Is Flat 49 (Floor 9) a 7 or 5 bedroom flat? Does it have single or small double bed?
By member1090540 On 29th August 23
Reply from James Watt
On 14th September 23
if it is a 5 bed it will be a three quarter bed and if it is a 7 bed it will be a single bed
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Are these accommodations mixed gender?
By member1086972 On 30th May 23
Reply from James Watt
On 14th September 23
Yes they are .
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I love the university’s campus, especially the student’s union!
rooms are nice and the kitchen, friendly flat mates and staff. Good services , the corridor mat is dirty likely the cause of the students. Otherwise great rooms great view and hopefully great experience up ahead
Thankyou we are glad you are enjoying your stay with Unite Students
Great location for getting to your lectures 10 minutes after you've woken up but that's where the benefits end. My room was missing a bookshelf for the entire year that Unite Students repeatedly told me would be replaced until one day when they told me they couldn't and that I would be compensated for it. Safe to say I received no such compensation. Frequently had maintenance meaning we'd have a day every so often with no hot water, my shower broke and they took a week to fix it so I had to use my flatmates, one of the two lifts broke which made getting up/down very slow in a 17 storey building housing around 400 students. The common room was alright but not used much by me personally. No cleaners for kitchens so up to the students like most places but saw my fair share of rancid kitchens. Rest of the building was cleaned but sometimes took days; saw a maccies bag that was lying in the lift for a week straight, also saw a small puddle of blood in there once so that was something.
Sorry to hear of your experience so far ho wcould we improve this?
Good customer service from that stuff member: Mehrdad
Many thanks
Hassan, Momin & Mohammed are great staff members who have helped me settle into this new place and make new friends and made me feel welcomed
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Room and kitchen are to a good standard. Reception staff, however, are uninterested in doing their jobs (except a couple) and maintenance issues are NEVER resolved in an acceptable time period. I'm paying £150pw right now and due to the poor reception and maintenance staff £150pw is massively overpriced...
So sorry for your experience with unite we always want to ensure our students are recieving the best possible service can I double check whether your maintenance requests have been resolved?
Chris from facilities fixed my fire door, lovely guy
Thankyou all our facilities team are here to support.
had a lockout hassan came within minutes to let me in my room
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Good accomadation good seeing hassan around
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Lovely accom Hassan always keeping us safe
Thankyou Hassan enjoys keeping our students safe
Lovely seeing Hassan on the gate, very lovely to talk to and helpful once again
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Lovely place always feel safe hassan always walking around
Thankyou Glad to her we want everyone to feel safe at all times
I feel very safe on campus staff is very good always good to see Hassan guarding the gate
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I have throughly enjoyed my stay at James Watt, the rooms are extremely spacious and the common room is well designed with lots of events occurring. I would like to specifically praise the property management team (Mommin and Abdul) as they helped me to get back into my room after being locked out. They made me feel safe and comfortable during the incident and done their job to an amazing standard.
Thankyou
This is an okay accom for firsts years I guess but other than the fact it’s on campus I would not recommend it. I feel as though u get a lot more out of other accoms such as tv in kitchen, coaches etc.
Sorry to hear about your experience is there any other services we could offer to make your stay better
love living on campus seeing hassan everyday always protecting us making campus a safe place
Hello, Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, we really do value your feedback. We are really happy to see you are enjoying your stay with us and will pass along your feedback to the team. Best wishes, Unite Students
Good first year here been locked out my room a few times thankfully to Hassan not been locked out long
Hello, Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, we really do value your feedback. We are really happy to see you are enjoying your stay with us and will pass along your feedback to the team. Best wishes, Unite Students
Like staying here people like hassan make if a lot more pleasurable always smiling and keep us protected
Hello, Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, we really do value your feedback. We are really happy to see you are enjoying your stay with us and will pass along your feedback to the team. Best wishes, Unite Students
Spoke to shafiq, lovely interaction, very helpful and great communication. Very helpful staff would recommend to new students!!
Hello, Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, we really do value your feedback. We are really happy to see you are enjoying your stay with us and will pass along your feedback to the team. Best wishes, Unite Students
Momin and Dean were very nice and helpful
Thankyou
Terrible really, costs a fortune and the only real benefit is living on campus and being guaranteed a place in first year. The bare minimum is given, WiFi is terrible and heating is always too hot or too cold.
Hi there , Really sorry to hear about your experience at unite if there is anything we can support you with directly, you can raise these issues through the app and we can resolve all your concerns.
The nights team was very friendly and helpful.
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Best place to reside near Aston. It has all the amenities a student wants within the premises.
Thankyou for kind words hope you enjoy the rest of your stay
Harmeet and Muhammad always there to support in the night.
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The accommodation price is expensive relative to others. it is extremely close to the main building. you do get cleaners but sometimes they just throw your stuff on the floor or on the desk just to clean the work surface of the kitchen and don't put it back. there are night clubs everywhere around the campus that you can go to and if you don't like nightclubs there are other clubs to join around campus. wifi is average and the people around campus are a mix bag sometimes they are really nice but sometimes you do get the occasional crackhead
Oh my god, please don't move here man. Not worth the money, hot water is rare for showers, elevators are fault and dont work half of the time. save yourself the trouble.
Never had any issues, very clean and contemporary rooms
Everything you need and a brilliant maintenance team
The accommodation is very modern and almost always kept spotless. If there is ever an issue it is fixed promptly and with little fuss.
Fast WiFi, lively social side (not overly loud), location is excellent and the rooms are nice and well furnished
JW is probably the best value for money accom in central brum, and the best in AU for first years as its best socially and has the best lifts
Big room compared to other student rooms with a lot of storage space. The ensuite bathroom is also a good size along with the kitchen. However what has really let me down about living here is the lack of being able to give preferences on who you live with, for example I do not go on nights out as often as others and I prefer to get a relatively early night. Unfortunately I was out with flatmates who play loud, booming music until 5am which was not good for me as I have ended up sleep deprived as the majority of my lectures are early. In addition to this, the Hall management have received a low rating due to me raising this issue and it not being taken as seriously. Overall I love the look of the accomodation and rooms but the management is not the best.
Love the mix of people here The events and cleanliness.
I really like being in the centre of Birmingham and only 5 minutes away from lectures, also my room is bigger than I imagined and I like having an ensuite shower room. The one big disadvantage is the fact that my room is right next to the kitchen and as the walls are thin you can hear noise from the kitchen most nights, which isn't so great if you have lectures very early the next day!
Clean, new, all ensuite. Very well insulated, but means the accommodation is very overly hot almost the whole year, as the windows only open a small amount.
Large kitchen, ensuing bathroom and some amazing views on higher floors!
No sofas so not great for having people stay over, nice room as a whole
Good halls for staying here as an individual. Poor social spaces within flats, no sofas / TV so makes it difficult to socialise within flat. No sofas also means its not great if having friends / family stay over.