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16 Reviews by Students
#16 out of 43 halls at Durham University

3.6 / 5
3.6 / 5
0.6 mi from Durham University - Durham Campus View map
  • 14 mins
  • 6 mins
  • 11 mins
0.6 mi from Durham University - Durham Campus View map
  • 14 mins
  • 6 mins
  • 11 mins

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Accommodation is way too dated for the price we pay. The catering is far too expensive for the quality, with this year having cut backs to the selection of food and an increased bill for catering.

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By member9116762
On 30th September 24
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Accommodation is way too dated for the price we pay. The catering is far too expensive for the quality, with this year having cut backs to the selection of food and an increased bill for catering.

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By member9116762
On 30th September 24
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Are there double beds? And are people from outside uni like boyfriends allowed to stay?
By member548335 On 17th May 20
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Student Review: 3.4 /5
By member9116762 On 30th September 24 verified Verified student

Accommodation is way too dated for the price we pay. The catering is far too expensive for the quality, with this year having cut backs to the selection of food and an increased bill for catering.

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Student Review: 2.7 /5
By member644778 On 13th January 20 verified Verified student

The postgraduate halls for University Castle are a joke, and are used to milk international student tuition.

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member939317 On 13th June 19 verified Verified student

Living in a castle is a nice experience

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Student Review: 1.9 /5
By member1030660 On 3rd March 18 verified Verified student

The porters threatened to confiscate my bike for keeping it in my room. They told me to keep it in the college bike shed with locks. I did as they said and it ended up getting stolen. I replaced my bike and kept the new one in my room. The college then threatened to confiscate it AGAIN if I didn't keep it in the bike shed, despite what happened with my first bike. I'm also an international student and am not returning to my home country for Easter Vacation. I specifically requested on my accommodation form that I have a room over the holiday. Well this didn't happen, as I am being kicked out WITHOUT being given ANY other accommodation options. They notified me of this one month before the start of vacation, leaving me little time to book flights home or find a place to stay. On top of that, they aren't providing me with enough room to store my things. Bottom line is don't go here. Many of the fellow students live beyond the 'posh, rich, and stuck up Surrey trust fund baby' rep.

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Student Review: 4.4 /5
By member424610 On 7th November 16 verified Verified student

It's a Castle, Need i say more. More formals then most Oxbridge college's, in a castle, and with less work but more fun...

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Student Review: 4.1 /5
By member524025 On 16th September 16 verified Verified student

It is the best place in Durham and indeed the world

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Student Review: 4.7 /5
By member923856 On 31st August 16 verified Verified student

Literally have been the best two years of my life here at University College aka Castle. Home is where the bar is.

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Student Review: 4.7 /5
By member622680 On 29th May 16 verified Verified student

You get to live in a castle in the city centre, what more could you want?

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Student Review: 2.4 /5
By member619709 On 25th November 15 verified Verified student

Living in Bailey Court in University College. The rooms are a good size, but it is incredibly noisy and there is no social area apart from outside. Each room has a big window with a curtain that's too small, and a small window with no blind or curtain. My bathroom at the end of the corridor has no sink, so I can only wash my hands in my room, going through the same doors with my dirty hands as I have to use to get to the kitchen. If it was a hotel, I'd be calling in the building regs.

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member818058 On 12th November 15 verified Verified student

Amazing place to live with a great atmosphere.

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