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good value for money but sounds like you miss out on an experience if you aren’t in Pitville.

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By member1184884
On 24th April 23
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good value for money but sounds like you miss out on an experience if you aren’t in Pitville.

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Student Review: 2.1 /5
By member13117371 On 2nd October 24 verified Verified student

Awful old prison cells. I moved in optimistic like the lady who offers you these rooms. In reality the kitchen was filthy beyond belief. Corridor carpets filthy. Housemates noctural going on walks at 2am. Radiator stuck on full blast. Housemates pig ignorant. It was giving prison so much! I felt awful & only stayed 1 night 🤣

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Student Review: 3.3 /5
By member1184884 On 24th April 23 verified Verified student

good value for money but sounds like you miss out on an experience if you aren’t in Pitville.

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Student Review: 1.6 /5
By member1246108 On 25th February 20 verified Verified student

No space to mix with other groups

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Student Review: 1.9 /5
By member1244634 On 5th January 20 verified Verified student

Shocking Internet. No social spaces besides the kitchen. Dirty rooms and ensuite. Only good thing was how close to the building it was.

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Student Review: 3.3 /5
By member642840 On 20th October 19 verified Verified student

Great deal for one of the cheaper halls. Ensuite, shared kitchen, spacious bedroom and really close to campus and town.

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Student Review: 2.3 /5
By member542774 On 16th October 19 verified Verified student

I really didn’t like halls, the radiator in my room would never turn off, everything was really old and looked gross no matter how much you clean it (kitchen and room), there were stains that you could tell were very old, there is no social space - just the kitchen. I would rate halls 2/10 from my experience, I’m not even kidding when I say Finnish prisons are nicer and better looked after than Hardwick halls

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Student Review: 2.9 /5
By member1242343 On 22nd September 19 verified Verified student

Was in Thames. Couldn't be better placed, cleaning staff were lovely as were campus security. however, there was bizarre stains, plumbing problems, and it felt like living in a school. not the worst, but definitely not the best

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Student Review: 5 /5
By oliviiiaa On 27th August 19 verified Verified student

I LOVE MY HALLS!!! hardwick was 100% the best value for money regarding halls I have ever seen across many universities. I had so much space and everyone was so social!

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Student Review: 4.7 /5
By Mm1998 On 26th August 19 verified Verified student

Great security and good cleaning

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Student Review: 1 /5
By Zoeh2812 On 11th August 19 verified Verified student

I never used halls. I had a student house.

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Student Review: 3.6 /5
By member841091 On 6th August 19 verified Verified student

Very old fashioned and could use a update but great location

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Student Review: 2.1 /5
By member1040761 On 26th July 19 verified Verified student

Hardwick was pretty much ignored by the university. There were no facilities, bus travel to and from clubs or support for students having trouble in the dorms. I was vastly disappointed in my experience there and wished that I'd paid a tiny amount extra for pitville student Village as they all got so much for their money by only paying a small amount more.

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Student Review: 2.4 /5
By chelsea On 22nd March 19 verified Verified student

The 2018/19 price is £133 a week. If you can afford to, do NOT choose Hardwick. Everything (the rooms and kitchen) is old, knackered, slightly broken and/or stained. On the website it says "spacious en-suite rooms" which is an out right lie, the rooms are tiny. This is the same for the kitchen too, many of us keep all/some of our kitchen utensils and pans etc. in our rooms as there's not enough space for 9 people. The cleaners don't do much, someone I live with has to mop and clean the stove because the cleaners don't. The walls are EXTREMELY thin so it's constantly noisy. There's no living room-like social space, the kitchen is the only communal social space. The campus looks like a prison with a 6 ft metal fence all the way around and bars on the windows, I would really recommend you to choose anywhere but Hardwick (especially Avon).

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Student Review: 2.7 /5
By TomD1621 On 22nd July 18 verified Verified student

Not the best accommodation, a lot of problems. WiFi isn’t great and problems with mould

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Student Review: 2.6 /5
By member1228608 On 4th October 17 verified Verified student

There were bugs in the en-suite, the radiator didn't turn off, kitchen wasn't always cleaned well, and the WiFi didn't work on a number of occasions

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Student Review: 1.7 /5
By member923917 On 5th September 16 verified Verified student

I stayed in Hardwick for my first year.. never again will I stay in halls! .. It was unbelievably noisey, I had my flat mates, people upstairs and people going on a night out keeping me awake near enough every single night!. I should a flat with 10 other girls and it was an absolute night mare. The kitchen was so small, there was not enough cupboard space, drawers or fridge freezers which caused a lot of upsets and friction with my flat mates. I was lucky with my room as I had one of the biggest/disabled room. However, the rooms can definitely do with refurbishing. The carpet looks old and has stains on. The bathroom had constant mould from the toilet no matter how many times you clean it. There is also gunge underneath the taps and mould in the shower.. It was pretty awful. Wouldn't stay in halls ever again and glad to be living at home this year.

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Student Review: 3.2 /5
By becd14ear On 25th March 15 verified Verified student

The halls are very old and are due for refurbishment the summer I move out. We only have the kitchen as our communal area. Our kitchen is double the size of all the others but we aren't allowed sofas and we have 3 tables which don't even fill the space. They cost £117 a week and the size of the rooms and my kitchen really is worth that. I have friends in other unis and I have double the space and triple the space of my friends. The proximity to the uni is good but town is a bit of a walk.

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