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3.82 / 5
0.4 mi from Loughborough University - Loughborough Campus View map
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Great hall for first years, really social and easy to meet people. Food is sometimes questionable but breakfast is always good. Close to all lecture halls except for engineering. Cleaning staff are lovely. Only thing lacking is an oven, hob and freezer. Would recommend requesting east as less problems with water pressure.

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Great hall for first years, really social and easy to meet people. Food is sometimes questionable but breakfast is always good. Close to all lecture halls except for engineering. Cleaning staff are lovely. Only thing lacking is an oven, hob and freezer. Would recommend requesting east as less problems with water pressure.

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How close is it to Computer Science lectures?
By member7111666 On 29th June 24
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How many stairs are there in the towers stairwell? I count 258.
By member6109128 On 20th May 24
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Hi, was wondering if you can eat in other catered areas around campus or do you have to eat in towers catering only? Thanks.
By member490592 On 30th August 23
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Any engineering students at towers, what arrangements did you have for getting lunch? Did you get packed lunches, or is there a way of using using credits to eat at other dining halls? Thanks
By member1053552 On 19th January 21
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Is there a sprinkler system
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Student Review: 4.4 /5
By member512143 On 22nd October 24 verified Verified student

Great time, food is good and the most social hall on campus

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Reply from Towers On 28th October 24
Student Review: 3.3 /5
By member7120792 On 18th October 24 verified Verified student

The rooms are really big with a huge desk and a lot of wardrobe space. However, the WiFi connection is not great, the lifts randomly don't work and dead flies like to appear out of no where. Also, the flats don't really have a 'social space' , there's only a kitchenette.

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Reply from Towers On 21st October 24
Student Review: 2.4 /5
By member11120297 On 16th October 24 verified Verified student

There are too many flies in the building, and the electricity cuts out randomly. It needs more social spaces and better elevators.

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Student Review: 4.1 /5
By member13111400 On 14th June 24 verified Verified student

It’s well known that no one chooses towers, towers chooses you. But even though a lot of people aren’t particularly keen on the facilities… the social experience and people are incredible. Dinning hall staff are excellent and the rooms are actually massive. There is certainly many downsides to living in towers but for a first year I think it’s the best. Mainly because of how close you are to the union!

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Student Review: 3.4 /5
By F229330 On 13th June 24 verified Verified student

nice size rooms but not a lot of available help during holidays and lots of blockages in toilets and showers

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Student Review: 3.9 /5
By member12111107 On 12th June 24 verified Verified student

Towers provides excellent value for money, so much so that I decided to live here two years a row (first and second year) for my undergraduate degree. The rooms are regularly cleaned are very big compared to other accommodations in Loughborough. The only real issues I had is with wifi connection, but i think this was due to the placement of my room within the hall as it was close to the edge of campus.

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Student Review: 3.6 /5
By member10111104 On 12th June 24 verified Verified student

Great location on campus. Too many maintenance issues, i.e. dirty water

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Student Review: 4.3 /5
By member11111045 On 12th June 24 verified Verified student

Great hall for first years, really social and easy to meet people. Food is sometimes questionable but breakfast is always good. Close to all lecture halls except for engineering. Cleaning staff are lovely. Only thing lacking is an oven, hob and freezer. Would recommend requesting east as less problems with water pressure.

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Student Review: 2.4 /5
By memberAlexawingng On 11th June 24 verified Verified student

The overall experience living in the towers is nice but I hope there would be a cleaner room.

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Student Review: 3.7 /5
By member13110869 On 11th June 24 verified Verified student

Towers is a beautiful accommodation, the rooms are lovely. The cleaners do a wonderful job but sometimes communal areas are left dirty or with spillages. The facilities are generally decent and any issues are handled quickly. The lifts would be the main issue as they often break down and take months to repair, this is very inconvenient when you live on a higher floor.

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Student Review: 4.3 /5
By member7110810 On 11th June 24 verified Verified student

Generally great hall for its prize

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Student Review: 4.3 /5
By user7777 On 11th June 24 verified Verified student

Overall, enjoyed my time in Towers and wouldn’t want to be in a different hall.

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Student Review: 4.4 /5
By member4107781 On 1st May 24 verified Verified student

Very enjoyable, amazing location. Sizeable rooms

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Student Review: 4.3 /5
By member12107754 On 30th April 24 verified Verified student

Very nice location, lovely view from 16th floor. Could be maintained a bit better as it looks rough in places. Overall pretty good, would stay again.

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Student Review: 4 /5
By member4107632 On 29th April 24 verified Verified student

Very social made lots of friends for life :)

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Student Review: 4.1 /5
By member12107631 On 29th April 24 verified Verified student

Had a really good time. Made plenty of friends

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Student Review: 4.1 /5
By member12107529 On 26th April 24 verified Verified student

Good social aspect to have meals with your friends 3 times a day and have weekend meals. Toilets, showers and kitchen are always clean and the cleaners are lovely. Common room could do with better upkeep and more events. Friendly and helpful committee and warden team.

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Student Review: 3.6 /5
By member4107522 On 26th April 24 verified Verified student

I have loved towers and the social aspect has been amazing and I’ve made friends for life!! I think being catered helps the social side of things. The cleaning is regular however I feel it ends up getting messy quick. The wifi is really bad in my room and the girl next door to mine to the point where I have to use data. Apart from that I really like it!!

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Student Review: 3.3 /5
By member8107520 On 26th April 24 verified Verified student

WiFi is rubish apart from that it’s a fab place to live

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Student Review: 4.6 /5
By member10107496 On 26th April 24 verified Verified student

Towers is a great accommodation. I would recommend for any freshers joining Loughborough.

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Student Review: 3.4 /5
By member5107430 On 25th April 24 verified Verified student

So far I have enjoyed towers. It’s a social hall due to the people and the dining hall. The rooms are really good but the food is sometimes not the best.

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Student Review: 3 /5
By member1072714 On 25th October 22 verified Verified student

Not the best halls to go into as I was there when it was covid and it was pretty strict

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Student Review: 4.9 /5
By member1272482 On 17th October 22 verified Verified student

The best place to live no doubt

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Student Review: 3.9 /5
By member468027 On 22nd July 22 verified Verified student

This brutalist beauty (subject to personal preference) is one of the most unique halls, not just on campus, but in the country. Not many students can say they lived on the 20th floor of their hall. Whilst at first glance, your spine may shiver at the aesthetics of the building, I can promise you will be leaving at the end of the year having fallen in love with it. Towers is more than a building, its an experience... you get to know all 300 people by name. In towers you will have a large group of people you get to know (both floors on each tower tend to mix, so you become flatmates with essentially 15 other people), eating together in towers dining hall brings everyone closer, and those walks to and from town after a night out are when some of the best memories are made. Most students in towers don't pick towers, but always walk away feeling proud to be there.

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Student Review: 4.4 /5
By member1364640 On 6th December 21 verified Verified student

It’s a good hall for socializing. It’s quit and comfortable to study in the rooms

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Student Review: 3.3 /5
By member1164639 On 6th December 21 verified Verified student

It’s a cool building, but the dining hall needs more tuning

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Student Review: 3.9 /5
By member561146 On 21st July 21 verified Verified student

Very social hall despite covid

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Student Review: 4.7 /5
By member461126 On 21st July 21 verified Verified student

A very social hall located extremely close to sports facilities, POWERBASE gym and many lecture halls. The catered food is good and extremely convenient especially when studying and managing other commitments like sports clubs. Best hall culture I have ever come across. Lots of parties and a great community spirit

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member836823 On 29th March 19 verified Verified student

When I originally visited, I hadn't wanted to stay in catered halls, but was allocated Towers - the hall with the biggest catering provision! However, staying in Towers was the best experience and I made friends for life. My department, the Union and Powerbase gym were all within a 5 mile walk, which was pretty handy.

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Reply from Towers On 25th September 19
Student Review: 4.4 /5
By member528811 On 19th October 17 verified Verified student

Great hall, if you're someone who's shy or introverted (like me) this hall is fantastic to help you out your shell! You will enjoy the nights out and you'll feel comfortable going back anytime you want - and the pre-drinks are great fun!

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Reply from Towers On 25th September 19
Student Review: 5 /5
By lborostudent96 On 18th October 17 verified Verified student

Best hall, everyone together in one building, you get really close to everyone in the hall as you eat together and new dining hall and common room are great

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member627308 On 16th August 17 verified Verified student

I love Towers! Best hall to live in by far! I love the family atmosphere and how sociable it is. The location is perfect and being catered 7 days a week is a blessing!

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member827258 On 14th August 17 verified Verified student

The one thing that I will never forget in my lifetime is the time I had in Towers. I even have a Towers Tattoo

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Student Review: 4.7 /5
By Member99999999 On 10th August 17 verified Verified student

The number one student hall for socialising. With everyone in one block, the hall family spirit is unrivalled and the inclusivity and atmosphere makes sure you have a great time. Catered 7 times a week is a god send, and the halls Committee makes sure you have the best uni experience possible. Also a Hall known for its sporting prowess, being one of the 'big' sporting halls in the university's IMS programme.

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member527149 On 8th August 17 verified Verified student

Good luck finding a hall with better spirit than this! You move in with strangers but it's safe to say they will be your life long friends.

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Student Review: 3.9 /5
By member1125430 On 21st December 16 verified Verified student

A great place to get to know people, very large rooms

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Student Review: 3.6 /5
By member1125379 On 20th December 16 verified Verified student

In my review towers is a very good hall I would highly recommend to new freshers applying for university it gives you a social bond between everyone who lives here.

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Student Review: 4.6 /5
By member1225372 On 20th December 16 verified Verified student

Great hall with great people and staff, food could be better but not a massive issue. Great social hall with lots of activities and nights outs. Common room could be more welcoming.

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Student Review: 4.1 /5
By member1025310g On 19th December 16 verified Verified student

Loads of fun, very social, not the best food and expensive but nice rooms and is worth it

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Student Review: 4.9 /5
By member925279 On 19th December 16 verified Verified student

Best 4 months ever, common room needs to be bigger though

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Student Review: 3.6 /5
By member525249 On 18th December 16 verified Verified student

Towers hall is life, towers hall is love ❤️

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Student Review: 4.7 /5
By member425248 On 18th December 16 verified Verified student

Incredibly social hall in a great location

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Student Review: 3.4 /5
By member On 18th December 16 verified Verified student

I went in not expecting anything and it has been one of the greatest experiences of uni so far. The food is ok, but it has been helpful that it is a balanced diet and I'm being fed regularly. The common room is not great, however, this is the only real negative I can give towers.

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Student Review: 4.4 /5
By member725243 On 18th December 16 verified Verified student

Very close knit environment. Everyone is really friendly. Very convenient location for getting involved with everything around uni. Brilliant view and room quality. Some aspects like the lifts could do with a update.

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Student Review: 4.1 /5
By member725236 On 18th December 16 verified Verified student

No one chooses Towers to be there first choice as a first year but every single student who gets put there loves it and any guests they have come round wish they were in that accommodation! 1/3 of the accommodation is returners who loved it so much that they just want to relive the experience all over again, and those who don't get in are always visiting us because they miss being in the best hall that much!

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Student Review: 3.9 /5
By member525210 On 18th December 16 verified Verified student

Great location and hall, close to town

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Student Review: 3.3 /5
By member425198 On 18th December 16 verified Verified student

Very nice room, clean good furniture and size. Wish there was a common social space on each floor

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Student Review: 3.7 /5
By Hört.zu.und.wiederho On 18th December 16 verified Verified student

The location and accommodation is good, but the food and times of meals aren't great. Also the accommodation gets very messy at the weekends when it isn't cleaned

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Student Review: 4.3 /5
By member725179 On 18th December 16 verified Verified student

Great hall overall, good position within campus so lectures are easy to make, bedrooms are spacious and comfortable and food is decent.

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Student Review: 3.9 /5
By member1325178 On 18th December 16 verified Verified student

Towers was located close to everything I needed and it was easy to socialise there

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Student Review: 4.1 /5
By member1225177 On 18th December 16 verified Verified student

Great campus, everything you need, cheap living for students.

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Student Review: 3.6 /5
By member825176 On 18th December 16 verified Verified student

Excellent warden team, great social opportunities but Hall management needs some improvement

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Student Review: 3.7 /5
By member1325164 On 18th December 16 verified Verified student

Love how communal and sociable it is

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Student Review: 4.9 /5
By member1019231 On 18th November 15 verified Verified student

Brilliant social life including freshers. Awesome!

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Student Review: 3.7 /5
By member610522 On 7th July 15 verified Verified student

Amazing hall made great friends, beautiful views and biggest rooms on campus! Perfect location in relation to town and union and not far from library.

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Student Review: 4.2 /5
By member79559 On 30th June 15 verified Verified student

Towers unique location, people and atmosphere is what makes it one of the best halls on campus.

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Student Review: 4.3 /5
By member129349 On 24th June 15 verified Verified student

You live with people that become your best friends. You get to eat every meal with all the 300 people you live with and make more friends that way! Plus you can have huge pres on your floors and socials for guys and girls which allows you to get to know everyone even better. I've definitely made friends for life living here!

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Student Review: 4.5 /5
By member129229 On 22nd June 15 verified Verified student

Towers is an absolutely wonderful accommodation with amazing views (if you are floor 4 or above). It is fully catered and the food can get a little repetitive during the year; especially if you are a fussy eater. However, the actual rooms you get are very good. Towers boasts some of the largest rooms on campus, with a 4-foot bed (small double sized), a huge wrap-around desk, a three door wardrobe with a full length mirror, a huge window that lets in lots of light, and a sink that is built into a cabinet with a mirror and a mirror light as well.

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Student Review: 3.8 /5
By FearlessHerbivore692 On 19th March 15 verified Verified student

The catered accommodation food is very repetitive and heavy, but decent. The common room is absolutely terrible - not a social place at all only used for drinking before a night out. Quite a small hall, but good for getting to know everybody easier than having blocks.

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