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0.6 mi from nearest campus View map
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Brae house is great, the staff are so lovely and stuff gets fixed very quickly. Internet is very good. Only down side is that it's a bout a 30-minute walk to George square and a 40 minute walk to ECA. But it's a pretty walk up the Royal Mile none the less.

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By member467201
On 13th March 22
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Most helpful review

Brae house is great, the staff are so lovely and stuff gets fixed very quickly. Internet is very good. Only down side is that it's a bout a 30-minute walk to George square and a 40 minute walk to ECA. But it's a pretty walk up the Royal Mile none the less.

Value for money
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Property management
Cleaning
Social spaces
Social experience
Internet / Wifi
By member467201
On 13th March 22
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We're is the closest to park my car for 2 nights free if possible
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Student Review: 2.6 /5
By member7125581 On 2nd December 24 verified Verified student

always work being done outside or in the halls so very loud when trying to revise. bad social life and location

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Student Review: 3.9 /5
By member787254 On 5th June 23 verified Verified student

I lived at Brae House, and would say that you get more for your money if you have the bigger room - as the standard rooms are decent sized but the larger room is more spacious and open. The location of BH was annoying sometimes as it was a hefty walk up the mile to GS but it was also only a 17 minute walk to St James Quarter, with that being said, there is only 1 bus that runs near BH which is generally full and usually late. My flat was luckily not a dirty or messy flat however when I lived at BH, I have only seen the cleaner come in about 4 times in the space of 8 months. The wifi was decent, when it was working - normally quite fast but sometimes, maybe about once a month or so, the wifi would not work for a few hours, there was also a time where the wifi wasn't working for 4 days but it was soon resolved with clear communication from reception.

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Student Review: 4.4 /5
By member467201 On 13th March 22 verified Verified student

Brae house is great, the staff are so lovely and stuff gets fixed very quickly. Internet is very good. Only down side is that it's a bout a 30-minute walk to George square and a 40 minute walk to ECA. But it's a pretty walk up the Royal Mile none the less.

Value for money
Location
Property management
Cleaning
Social spaces
Social experience
Internet / Wifi
All reviews are the views of StudentCrowd members, not of StudentCrowd Limited

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