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Andrew Melville Hall Reviews

34 Reviews by Students
#7 out of 21 halls at University of St Andrews

3.71 / 5
3.71 / 5
1.2 mi from University of St Andrews - Main Campus View map
  • 22 mins
  • 6 mins
  • 16 mins
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amaze best hall experience in4 yrs

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By member552513
On 24th November 20
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Student Review: 5 /5
By member552513 On 24th November 20 verified Verified student

amaze best hall experience in4 yrs

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Student Review: 4.7 /5
By member450030 On 24th July 20 verified Verified student

Ahhhhh Melville, by far the best hall on campus. Our stunning concrete block looks far better on the inside and houses our close nit community of Melvillites. Most rooms have a sink and are laid out in blocks of 8, each with 2 toilets and 2 showers. Each room has 2 windows and 7 walls, giving them a quirky feel and loads of storage spaces! The hall has 2 quite study rooms with great views of the town, a computer room with a very handy printer, a library, a pond (compete with a swan called Ron), a couple of utility rooms with ironing boards, a laundry room, an excellent dinning room with so many different food options, three kitchens that are usually empty except on Saturday and Sunday nights and three common rooms. The upper common room is only really used for weekly wine and cheese events, the middle common room has a vending machine, ping pong table, pool table and is the site of the hall free bars. The lower common room has a tv and can be booked for movie marathons ect.

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Student Review: 5 /5
By AaronKhan On 18th September 19 verified Verified student

Couldn't care less - I wasn't in halls long.

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Student Review: 4.7 /5
By member934801 On 7th November 18 verified Verified student

All concrete and glass, designed by James Sterling. Good location for me, excellent atmosphere, but not luxurious. However, it's relatively cheap, so good value considering it is catered on weekdays.

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Student Review: 3.6 /5
By member1332912 On 18th July 18 verified Verified student

Brilliant hall community and the cleaner were efficient and always friendly. However, the catering staff was often unnecessarily rude and the food was of poor quality

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member1123740 On 24th August 16 verified Verified student

Melville is a strange looking building but residents are proud to live there. This hall is the best value for money, no question as the cheapest catered hall! The food has improved dramatically over the last year, lectures are 5 minutes away, the gym is just outside, wifi is impeccable and everyone within the community is extremely happy and well cared for.

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Student Review: 3.9 /5
By member722910 On 30th June 16 verified Verified student

Once you get over the fact that it's not the prettiest of halls, you start to love it. Great hall spirit, good value for money considering it's catered, and big rooms that are cleaned regularly. Kitchens could be better (boilers don't always work, hobs take an age to cook anything, and they get locked at 11pm) and the Lower Common Room is a bit grim, but apart from that, my experience of living in Andrews Melville was good.

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Student Review: 4.1 /5
By member922242 On 4th May 16 verified Verified student

It may be ugly as anything and cold as all buggery but Melville has an amazing community, brilliant staff and is ideally situated for science students. Also it's de-facto the cheapest catered hall in the university.

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Student Review: 4.9 /5
By member920895 On 21st February 16 verified Verified student

Just absolutely incredible and the best people ever

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Student Review: 4 /5
By member519952 On 28th November 15 verified Verified student

The community in Melville is nothing I've ever come across before. Walking/cycling into town is not too bad, and it is just next to the science buildings and the sports centre.

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Student Review: 4.9 /5
By TheSyme On 22nd November 15 verified Verified student

Best hall in St Andrews easily.

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Student Review: 4.7 /5
By member1218340 On 13th November 15 verified Verified student

Best introduction to university I could have wished for. The architecture is not grant, but the people you meet, the closely-knit friendship groups and the common spaces make a huge difference.

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Student Review: 4.3 /5
By member1118305 On 13th November 15 verified Verified student

Really great community atmosphere and cozy rooms. I was disappointed when I got Melville, but by the end of the year I couldn't have been more thankful that it's where I ended up. Great people generally and lots of communal space. It's not as "pretty" as Sallies, but you learn to love it. Fun events and even the walk into town isn't that bad. Perfect location for science students and really close to the sports centre. I was worried about the shared showers before I moved in but it worked out fine and there was never any queuing to use it. Nice study rooms and computer room that are open 24 hours. Food wasn't great but do any catered halls really have good food?

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Student Review: 4.6 /5
By member517513 On 27th October 15 verified Verified student

Building is dated but soon to be refurbished. Rooms are warm and excellent value for money. Rooms are cleaned for you. Various social events. Sufficient facilities.

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Student Review: 4.1 /5
By member1216513 On 8th October 15 verified Verified student

Loved every minute of living in Melville. The community atmosphere is fantastic for 1st year. Really means you make instant friends and stay friends!

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Student Review: 4.6 /5
By member416276 On 4th October 15 verified Verified student

Looks pretty ugly from the outside but it grows on you fast. Great atmosphere and I managed to get my room looking pretty nice. There's lots of hot water and I've never had to queue for a toilet or shower.

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Student Review: 4.7 /5
By member1215530 On 22nd September 15 verified Verified student

I love Andrew Melville Hall so much! Many people underestimate this place, even I did before I even got here. But I simply fell in love! Great social life, great staff, simply great...except for the food, that isnt the best.

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member514631 On 11th August 15 verified Verified student

The cheapest Hall with the best social scene! And there's free pool in the common room!

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Student Review: 4.7 /5
By member69155 On 13th June 15 verified Verified student

This place was amazing the wardens were great food was ok. Rooms were a good size. And the cleaners were amazing and so friendly. We made friends here that will last a life time.

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Student Review: 4.3 /5
By member76180 On 16th April 15 verified Verified student

Great hall, with a fantastic hall spirit! Ugly as hell, but in a cute way... it grows on you.

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