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Lumis student living is affordable yet the best place to stay. Good people, good environment, clean and tidy rooms, helpful staff. Highly recommended.
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| Lumis Cardiff | #27 |
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Lumis student living is affordable yet the best place to stay. Good people, good environment, clean and tidy rooms, helpful staff. Highly recommended.
Value for money
Location
Property management
Cleaning
Social spaces
Social experience
Internet / Wifi
Lumis Cardiff Information
| Telephone | +44 29 2049 9844 |
| Postcode | CF10 4BZ |
| Top tip | Lumis Cardiff gives students the best of both worlds as everything needed for a comfortable stay is a stone's throw away. Visit the website to find out more! |
Room Types
Single Rooms - 7 Bed Cluster Ensuite
Single Rooms - 5 Bed Cluster Ensuite
Single Studios Standard Studio
Amenities
This property offers free Wi-Fi, all-inclusive bills, laundry, a cinema room, a private dining space, a gym, a study area, a co-working space, a games room, social spaces, printing services, & vending machine. Discover more!
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- Cinema
- Gym
- Library or Study Area
Accessibility
- Wheelchair Access
Features
- Communal Kitchen
- Vending Machines
Internet Access
- WiFi
Laundry
- Coin-operated Communal Laundry
People/Staff
- Courtesy Officer (24-hour Patrol)
- Maintenance Team (Daytime Only)
Recreational Facilities
- Cinema
- Entertainment Room
- Gym
- Outdoor Area
Security & Safety
- CCTV / Surveillance Cameras
- Secure Building Entry
Services
- Contents Insurance
Special Policies
- No Smoking
Study Support
- Computer Lab
- Library or Study Area
Transport
- Bike Storage
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Lumis Cardiff is located in the heart of Cardiff's city centre & is within easy reach of transport links, historical attractions, restaurants, nightlife hotspots, shops & the waterfront.
University of South Wales (Prifysgol De Cymru)
Cardiff Campus5 mins4 mins5 mins0.2 mi
University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD)
Cardiff Campus14 mins5 mins10 mins0.5 mi
Cardiff University
Main Campus20 mins8 mins20 mins1.3 mi
Lumis Cardiff Biography
Lumis Cardiff is a short walk to the University of South Wales Cardiff Campus, and a quick bike ride to Cardiff University Cathays Campus and Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama. The accommodation is right in the city centre of Cardiff with easy access to transport links, historical attractions, restaurants, nightlife hotspots, shops, and the waterfront.
There are great social spaces for residents to enjoy with friends, such as the games room, cinema room, and private dining area. Break a sweat in the 24/7 on-site gym. The free Wi-Fi, study areas, and co-working space make for a hassle-free student living experience. The accommodation includes handy bike storage and access to laundry facilities.
Lumis Cardiff offers fully furnished studios and en-suite rooms within shared cluster flats. All rooms come equipped with a bed, study area, kitchenette, and storage.
For more information please visit the website.
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Hi, heard that to go Lumis, need to walk under an underpass which is dim and worse, drug addicts loitering there. So my question is is there another way to get to Lumis? If for some reasons, need to walk through the underpass, is it safe?
By member645417 On 10th February 20
Hi there, thanks for your question. There are no underpasses or unlit areas leading from the city centre or univerisities to Lumis Cardiff. There is a bridge that must be crossed over a railway line, however this is used heavily and is well let.
Please do let us know if you have any further queries.
Thanks!
The Lumis Team
By Lumis Cardiff On 4th May 21
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All the Answers You Need About Student Accommodation
What tenancy length do I need?
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Should I stay in catered student accommodation?
This is totally up to you! Catered accommodation means you will be served meals at set times in a dining hall, and you’ll likely have access to fewer kitchen facilities than if you were to stay in self-catered accommodation.
What is a guarantor and do I need one?
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Will I need to pay a deposit on student accommodation?
Most likely, yes, you’ll need to pay a deposit. This will be refunded at the end of your stay as long as there is no damage to the room or property.
What bills will my rent include?
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What is purpose-built student accommodation?
Purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) are residential buildings designed for students. They are often located close to campus, boast modern facilities, include all bills, and often have staff on site to assist residents.
Will my student accommodation be furnished?
Student accommodation is typically fully furnished. Your room should include at least a bed, clothes storage, desk and chair. You’ll likely need to bring things such as bedding and kitchen utensils, but we have a full list here of everything you’ll need.
Read Lumis Cardiff Reviews
Had a good interaction with one of the maintenance staff, Mark, who fixed my bed. Arrived on time and was very kind and a cheerful chap. Thank you very much!
The accommodation could do a lot better with regards to maintenance. Maintenance isn't giving the urgency it deserves. Notes indicating the contractor has come in could be left in student's rooms after the maintenance issue has been resolved.
Lumis is a solid accommodation, the on-site gym could be better and maintained better but other communal spaces are pretty good. The rooms are a good size and comfortable, the kitchens don't have very good ventilation but are also a good size. Lifts are in working order 99% of the time which is better than other accommodations I have witnessed. The staff are nice. The cleaning company are questionable, had a lot of negative experiences with them cleaning the kitchen. Other than that, it's great I do recommend it.
Very slow to respond to issues. Rooms aren’t checked and cleaned before the move in date. Social spaces are very empty.
AVOID. I understand that Lumis was run better a few years ago, however the year of 23/34 I spent here was awful. The organisation was awful, the website barely works. I didn't even have confirmation of my room until like a week before I moved in. I called several times leading up to moving in, no one ever answers the phone. Email responses also took either weeks or multiple emails from me. After moving in, I was the only girl in my cluster. They don't care, they will just shove you anywhere. There is only one girl in the cluster of 7 next door to us too. I've had cockroaches in my room on multiple occasions. The drain in my shower didn't work, I had to unclog the hair from last year which was so disgusting. Our appliances broke on the regular. ALSO the payments are all due before student loans arrive, again there is just no organisation. I know it looks nice, and the rooms are pretty nice, but it's not worth it.
Lumis student living is affordable yet the best place to stay. Good people, good environment, clean and tidy rooms, helpful staff. Highly recommended.
I will recommend this property, its been 3 amazing years living here. The only down side its the noise they make from the North block at late nights. Its like they are select bubbles every yr😀😀. The lundry provider CIRCUIT, they lack maintenance😔. Lovely security team😁 Overall best accommodation for students👌
Took two and half years in lumis. Every staff is friendly and response quickly for the things not ok. Location is fantastic, so easy to access cardiff Bay and city centre.
The studio apartments are fantastic
Highly recommend to any student
excellent location, helpful staff, and comfortable rooms and spaces.
This was the first accommodation I moved to in uni, and I’ve stayed here for all 3 years. The staff is helpful and very nice, the place have everything a student might need and it is close to the city centre.
One of the best students accommodations!
The rooms are of the best quality and the staff are super professional and friendly! This area is really close to the city centre too, so it is only a short walk into town. The social spaces are of the highest quality and super spacious! Perfect for meeting new people and hanging out with your friends!
Very good student accommodation!
The accommodation is in a great location, rooms are spacious and communal areas are well maintained and cleaned regularly. Great value for money.
Having a fabulous time at the Lumis, lovely room with an amazing view of cardiff bay (on 10th floor), staff are lovely and helpful, social areas useful for studying in when i cannot focus in my room, very very warm on top floor so would definitely recommend getting a big fan but worth it for the views!
Great experience, been staying at lumis student living Cardiff for the past 3 years, through my BA and currently MA. If it was up to me I would never leave.
First year living here and the move in was simple and easy. Staff were very helpful and the facilities were easy to find my way around. The room was very clean on arrival and are very spacious fitted with lots of storage and desk space. The kitchen in the same with plenty of room for 7 of us to move around in with ease. Great facilities downstairs including the gym, study spaces, cinema room and pool/table footy. Highly recommend this accommodation having lived here first hand.
I don't know about others but I love Lumis. Peaceful and quiet, with absolutely no drama. Everyone is okay and the environment is student friendly. Been here for over a year and will definitely be here till I'm done with uni.
Spent my first two years at uni here and am loving every second, security are great and the staff are very lovely, no major issues to complain about. An all around great experience.
Great place to stay, highly recomend
Great Facilities, no major issues, very welcoming all around! :)
in my second year of uni and my first accommodation failed to provide a safe living space and areas too hang out with my mates. when moving into lumis i was shocked too see how big the spaces where for us too study, to hang out and watch movies with my mates. i went for a studio apartment this year and was amazed with how well the room was when i got there. everything worked and all was clean. it was very spacious and the tv worked well. living here makes me feel a lot safer from my previous place with alot of doors needing a fob too let you in and how the staff are ready too help the second you ask for it. highly recommend you stay here fir a first year of you’re looking too meet new people or even live on your own.
Great location and rooms. Amazing common areas and a helpful team. Great experience
Affordable and close to town which is nice. Lots of different places to study and the extra amenities (like the ice hockey) is cool!
Is a great modern place and nice atmosphere nice common areas with hot and cosy rooms. Good management and excellent reception staff
Great accommodations well worth the money
very cost-effective accommodation for me and school!!!! Thanks
The best place I have ever stayed, the staff are lovely and are always happy to help with even the most random of things like opening nail varnish bottles. The post collection times are perfect times in the day to fit around uni, it’s not far from any campus and its 5 mins away from the town centre. Also the food options near by are great and don’t take long to be delivered.
Modern, nice building. Social areas are big and have a warm atmosphere. The location is very good.
I'm in my third year at Lumis and have loved being here. Great Facilities, really friendly staff and really great value!
All I can say is save your money and don’t waste your time using this student accommodation. The customer service is outrageous and the facilities are always out of order. During the pandemic they neglected students and confined them to their rooms also they do their best to withhold your deposit
Great rooms for the price and also feels very secure with a nice environment and great location. Despite this it has felt like ive lived on a building site for the last year. The only way to make the noise slightly quieter is to shut your window as if it wasn't bad enough with the heat as the ventilation is terrible no number of fans will ever be enough. Don't live in the South building facing the Capital as it is so depressing as you get no sunlight! and a view of an empty office with builders in. The windows have not been cleaned once since I got here and are gross. Despite living alone in a studio you weren't allowed even one guest even when the government allowed another household to mix. So not only did student get depressed working from home constantly you can't even have someone over in the room you pay rent for. It felt like you were in prison and school with so many rules that were unnecessary. Wifi is awful and rooms weren't cleaned properly when moving in
Love lumis ! Lived here for 3 years and I'm leaving soon will miss it so much the staff are amazing and this place is what made me want to go to uni as I was obsessed with it the day I came for a viewing ! Highly reccomend
Great Facilities, Okay Staff, The WORST social experiences ever. If you’re looking for fun extroverted flat parties.LOOK AWAY. The group chat sums up the people that tend to live here, they complain about every little thing about the Accomodation. The accommodation tends to contain mostly USW students with a few Cardiff Met and Cardiff Uni students. However, If you LIKE your own space and is someone who is Introverted and want to go for somewhere with a great location to Town, this is PERFECT for you. The Price is also great for value, £118 a week for a 7 bed cluster with amazing facilities with an en suite is honestly so so good. Overall experience 5/10
Awful cleaners who don’t wear masks and also didn’t bother to clean well during lockdown when things should’ve been the most sanitised (took 2 months to clean a dirty lift), awful wifi, *mysterious* landlord who wont let suicidal people cancel their contract this year but let 100’s of people leave last March for the 1st lockdown (provided they could leave before a certain date), building works on the walls outside your windows that shake the rooms 10am-5pm during 3rd years final weeks of Uni, rather than waiting an extra few weeks till everyone finished. Very rude and fake receptionist (some nice ones too) & weird parcel hours. Last July i was alone in my flat and had numerous staff walk into my flat without warning (illegal) and also not covid safe lol and scary as a young woman to hear ppl walk in your flat while you’re showering without notifying you previously (again, illegal). So many issues. Also moved to a 5 bed from a 7 and i pay £4 extra a week and yet have less space lol.
Super close to uni! The bridge is a little annoying when you're asthmatic but I could get from my bed to class at USW Atrium in 5 mins 😎 The building itself seems to always have the heating on - it's so hot in the corridors and the radiators in the rooms seem to have a life of their own. The windows have grates over them so even if you open them there's no air flow. The socials are nice when they actually happen, I loved the Halloween party but since covid there hasn't been anything so my socialising has been awful here. I've been here 2 years and only know people via my uni course because I'm living alone in a studio. The view is nice from my room, and the trains aren't too noisy for me, although the odd one squeaks through at 3am. The laundry is expensive but it's via circuit so the same with most accoms in the area, and the wifi is great beyond the odd drop or black out from external issues. Its probably the best value studio accommodation in Cardiff Central right now for USW.
Great staff, amazing security, help over COVID pandemic could be better
It's good, best in Cardiff price and quality
Due to COVID we haven’t been able to use social spaces but they do look nice😊 The kitchen space is great because of the room and it doesn’t feel like a prison. Everyone is very nice and easy to talk to 👍
Due to COVID we didn’t manage to actually use the social spaces but every time we walked past they looked like they would’ve been nice to hang out :/ living here was enjoyable and the rooms are definitely good value as there’s loads of storage space and cupboards to fill! All the staff are very friendly and approachable if you have any sort of concern or problems
All of the reception staff are amazing!! Same for security!! Plus room is really nice too!!
I’ve had a really good experience living at Lumis. The staff are lovely and you get good value for money!
Amazing place to live with great staff and brilliant maintenance
lumis student living in Cardiff, local to the centre. Easy access to local facilities!
For the the most part living at Lumis is great but the only thing that really gets to me is that we are not allowed to collect post outside of set times. This has made me really think about chaning where I live as I am busy and find it hard to collect my post at set times.
This was my first year here and it was ok, but I'm pretty sure because of the Pandemic they weren't able to do anything like social activities. But every other thing is good, the flats are good also, but if you get lucky you'd have clean flatmates. But I prefer the studio for myself. Everyone has their preference. But to cut the long story short, I would r commend this accommodation to anyone I know, its value for money is 10/10 and the people here are nice and welcoming.
Good value for money and convenient distance from the city centre.
Since maintenance was done on the wifi, it has not been as good as before. Some maintenance issues with kitchen/bedrooms are not addressed and left unfixed. However, Lumis is a lovely place for students to stay that’s perfect for access to the city centre and USW. The apartments are spacious and modern. A very social space for students to interact. Due to covid the common spaces haven’t been open which is a shame.