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great people but good be better flatmates?

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By member4123107
On 5th November 24
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I am Ayşenur Meş. I am writing you from turkey. I will come to Manchester University for an international project. I need accommodation for this. Do you have space for accommodation? I will come in February. I would be happy if you give me information. I will be waiting for your return. Thanks ​
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Student Review: 5 /5
By member4123107 On 5th November 24 verified Verified student

great people but good be better flatmates?

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Student Review: 4.6 /5
By member5106674 On 16th April 24 verified Verified student

Great place to stay but kinda expensive

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Student Review: 2.3 /5
By member790719 On 3rd September 23 verified Verified student

Had various different issues during my tenancy: First being accommodation staff unexpectedly entering the flat on numerous occasions, once being late at night with the claim of a fire alarm going off - to which there was not. We had lots of disruption in the buildings with maintenance work including entering the flat early AM. Security and certain staff members were unapproachable and unhelpful, i felt i was an inconvenience to them throughout my stay. My flat had an issue with silver fish, which we reported to staff and nothing was ever done about the situation, i also knew of multiple other tenants having silverfish infestations as well as rodents. The laundry machines were constantly out of order, and when they were working your clothes came out dirtier than they went in, not to mention it was extremely expensive. The location and accommodation in general was well kept and quiet with a main bus route although these would be the only positives of living at Manchester Gardens IQ

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Reply from iQ Manchester Gardens (previous provider) On 19th January 24
Student Review: 4.4 /5
By member1184066 On 12th April 23 verified Verified student

~ Easy and frequent transport ~ Helpful staff ~15 mins bus ride to the university

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Reply from iQ Manchester Gardens (previous provider) On 25th January 24
Student Review: 2.1 /5
By member1283992 On 12th April 23 verified Verified student

Not the best Accomodation and certainly not as good value for money as it was in my first year however it is definitely cheaper than most and is somewhat adequate to live in during study time

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Student Review: 4.4 /5
By member451625 On 18th October 20 verified Verified student

I lived here in 2018 when it was still uni owned. People always said it was too quiet, personally I loved it. If you wanted to socialise you just walked to a bus stop and went to fallowfield! No loud parties in the rooms next door and the area always felt safe, even as a girl walking alone I never had any problems. Incredibly safe, you needed a fob and a key and there were 4 locked doors between your room and the outside world. The staff were fantastic and so so helpful and friendly. 20 to 40 minute walk to stopford building (depending on how late you are!) The only downside when I was there was that you needed to have an Ethernet cable!

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Reply from iQ Manchester Gardens (previous provider) On 5th April 23

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