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I recently stayed at Trafalgar Hall during my academic year, and overall, it was a positive experience. The location is fantastic—just a short walk from campus and close to supermarkets, cafes, and public transport, making it convenient for students. The facilities were well-maintained. My room was cosy, with a comfortable bed, ample storage, and a decent-sized study desk. The kitchen was well-equipped, though it could get crowded during peak times. The common areas, like the lounge, were great for socializing and group work. Management was generally responsive and helpful. Any maintenance issues I reported were addressed within a reasonable timeframe. The staff also organized several events throughout the year, which helped foster a sense of community among residents. The atmosphere was friendly, and I felt safe throughout my stay. The mix of international and local students made for a diverse and welcoming community. Special thanks to Karen for her lovely smile and warm greetings!
Portsmouth Hall Rankings
| Stanhope House | #4 |
| Chaucer House | #5 |
| Earlsdon Street | #6 |
| Greetham Street | #7 |
| Trafalgar Hall | #8 |
| Burrell House | #9 |
| Rosalind Franklin Halls | #10 |
| Langstone Flats | #11 |
| Margaret Rule Hall | #12 |
| Bateson Hall | #13 |
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I recently stayed at Trafalgar Hall during my academic year, and overall, it was a positive experience. The location is fantastic—just a short walk from campus and close to supermarkets, cafes, and public transport, making it convenient for students. The facilities were well-maintained. My room was cosy, with a comfortable bed, ample storage, and a decent-sized study desk. The kitchen was well-equipped, though it could get crowded during peak times. The common areas, like the lounge, were great for socializing and group work. Management was generally responsive and helpful. Any maintenance issues I reported were addressed within a reasonable timeframe. The staff also organized several events throughout the year, which helped foster a sense of community among residents. The atmosphere was friendly, and I felt safe throughout my stay. The mix of international and local students made for a diverse and welcoming community. Special thanks to Karen for her lovely smile and warm greetings!
Trafalgar Hall Information
| Telephone | 0300 303 8642 |
| Postcode | PO5 4AY |
| Top tip | Trafalgar Hall offers residents central accommodation close to the university. Visit the website to find out more! |
Amenities
This property offers bike storage, laundry, 24/7 assistance & CCTV. Discover more!
Features
- Communal Kitchen
Internet Access
- WiFi
- WiFi In Communal Areas (All Free)
- WiFi In Room (All Free)
Laundry
- Coin-operated Communal Laundry
People/Staff
- Maintenance Team (Daytime Only)
- Onsite Concierge
Security & Safety
- CCTV / Surveillance Cameras
- Secure Building Entry
Services
- Contents Insurance
Special Policies
- No Smoking
Study Support
- Computer Lab
Transport
- Bike Storage
Travel Times
Trafalgar Hall is a 10-minutes walk from Portsmouth & Southsea rail station, Southsea - the seaside resort that has many shops, places to eat & drink.
University of Portsmouth
Solent University, Southampton
Trafalgar Hall Biography
If you are looking for student accommodation in a central location, then Trafalgar Hall is the place for you. Within a ten-minute walk, you can reach Southsea, where you have plenty of shops and restaurants to enjoy. Take a ten-minute walk in the opposite direction and you have Portsmouth & Southsea rail station, making commuting easy. The University of Portsmouth Guildhall campus is only a three-minute walk away, meaning you can roll out of bed and be in class in no time.
Whether you prefer independent living or are looking to stay with friends and be part of a community, Trafalgar House has the room for you. If you prefer having your own kitchen in your bedroom, you can opt to stay in a studio room. Alternatively, you can choose an en-suite room where you have your own private bedroom and bathroom, whilst sharing a kitchen with flatmates.
Visit the website to book your room today!
Q&A
We have bin stores to the rear of the property for all general waste and recyling. If you exit the building via main recepetion and turn right around the side of the building, the bin store is there, accessed by your key card. If you would like please pop to the reception and we can show you :)
Unfortunately we don't have a gym or a pool at Trafalgar Hall. There isn't a common space at Trafalgar Hall either, however we often Host Events in neighbouring buildings you can attend :)
Hi there, Dimensions of an ensuite classic room is 11m2 x 1.95m2 :)
Yes, we have 2 lifts at Trafalgar Hall
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What tenancy length do I need?
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What is a guarantor and do I need one?
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Will I need to pay a deposit on student accommodation?
Most likely, yes, you’ll need to pay a deposit. This will be refunded at the end of your stay as long as there is no damage to the room or property.
What bills will my rent include?
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Student accommodation is typically fully furnished. Your room should include at least a bed, clothes storage, desk and chair. You’ll likely need to bring things such as bedding and kitchen utensils, but we have a full list here of everything you’ll need.
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The staff is accommodating, the rooms are nice and the facilities are well-maintained.
We are so pleased you enjoy living at Trafalgar Hall! We will pass the feedback onto the team- thank you for your review :)
The actual accommodation is pretty okay and the staff on site are nice, however the actual management behind Unite Students isn't very helpful when it comes to refunds and seems to have delays.
We are glad you have settled in well to Trafalgar and enjoying the accomodation and the team! We apologise for any delays with refunds however we always aim to do this within the time frame we are able to. Thanks for your feedback :)
Overall enjoyable stay for my second year in a row. However accomodation feels very expensive for what you get, especially considering a student budget. Staff are friendly and helpful. Shoutout to Karen the cleaner as she is incredibly nice and always does her upmost to resolve problems or even brighten your day.
Thank you for your review- we are glad you had an enjoyable stay, any recommendations feel free to drop us an email at trafalgarhallreception@unitestudents.com! We will pass your kind words on to the team and Karen :)
I recently stayed at Trafalgar Hall during my academic year, and overall, it was a positive experience. The location is fantastic—just a short walk from campus and close to supermarkets, cafes, and public transport, making it convenient for students. The facilities were well-maintained. My room was cosy, with a comfortable bed, ample storage, and a decent-sized study desk. The kitchen was well-equipped, though it could get crowded during peak times. The common areas, like the lounge, were great for socializing and group work. Management was generally responsive and helpful. Any maintenance issues I reported were addressed within a reasonable timeframe. The staff also organized several events throughout the year, which helped foster a sense of community among residents. The atmosphere was friendly, and I felt safe throughout my stay. The mix of international and local students made for a diverse and welcoming community. Special thanks to Karen for her lovely smile and warm greetings!
Thank you for your review and your feedback! We are glad you've had a great experience living at Trafalgar Hall and have enjoyed the services and events! We will pass your kind words onto the team and to Karen :)
Value for money and a very central location. Worth staying in.
Thanks for your review- we appreciate your feedback and glad you have enjoyed your stay at Trafalgar Hall
I really like my room, it's spacious enough but also cosy. Only thing is the silverfish
Great to hear you like your room! If you are experiencing issues with silverfish please ensure you report to the reception desk at Trafalgar Hall
Really good room with a great view and amazing people.
We are so pleased you have like your room and are enjoying the views! Thanks for the review :)
Really nice room really nice atmosphere and community
We are pleased you love your room and are enjoying the community at Trafalgar Hall! Thanks for your review
Really great accom, kept very clean and staff are all friendly
We will be sure to pass the message on to the team- thank you :)
Staff are friendly and good at responding to maintenance requests.
We are so pleased to hear, we will pass onto the maintenance team :) Thanks for your kind review!
Good experience overall. All problems dealt with quickly and efficiently.
Great to hear you have a good experience! Thank you for your review!
Very good, a few broken things when first moved in, but quickly fixed
We are sorry to hear a few things were broken for you when you moved it, but we are glad we were able to resolve these in good time. Any further issues you experience please always remember to raise on the MyUnite app or to a member of staff
Trafalgar halls has been a great place to be for the first time away from home. It’s not fancy or perfect, but it’s great for me as a student! It has everything I need and any issues have been resolved quickly.
This is great news- we are pleased you have had a good experience so far! We are pleased to offer student accomodation that is great for your first time away from home with great opportuntiies to socialise :) Thank you for your review
Overall it great. I get a great view on floor 14
We are very pleased you have had a great experience and enjoy the wonderful views of the solent and Spinnaker tower from your room!
A nice dorm for a reasonable price that has everything you need. The en suite is a real selling point
We are pleased you are having a great experience living with us so far! We are pleased that all of our rooms in all properties in the city offer ensuite rooms, to give you that real sense of independence which could be your first time away from home.
Solid place to live, considering it for next year (current 1st year student) rooms are great, and with good flatmates you cant ask for much more.
We are so pleased you think so- thanks for your kind review! Our sales launch is in the next 2 weeks so rooms will be available to book for next year, so watch out for first dibs, or come to speak to the reception team for more information :)
Love it here and love the staff members
This is wonderful! We are so pleased, and will be sure to pass the message onto the team members at Trafalgar Hall!
The staff are insanely nice and the rooms are nice and clean. They have removed the pin board this year which is a massive disappointment. I made a maintenance request when I moved in about my window and a month later nothing has happened.
Thanks for your kind review, and we will be sure to pass the message on to the team! We want to apologise for the issues you have been experiencing however and request that you plrase send us an email to trafalgarhallreception@unitestudents.com or come and speak to the desk staff.
So far Good, Maintenance issue is solved in fast. Leaking my bathroom door.
Everything is very good! Rooms and kitchens are very useable!
We are so pleased you are having a great experience living with us so far! Thanks for your kind review!
Was a pretty good year overall not many issues apart from occasional silverfish showing up mainly when arriving and leaving. The location is great and staff are friendly. Karen K helped me many times such as when moving out helped me get back into my flat after losing my key card and was friendly and great to talk too.
We are so pleased you had a good year overall! We will be sure to pass the message on to the Trafalgar team and Karen :) We apologise about the silverfish. Thank you for staying with us :)
Shout out to Karen K for all the help during the year; much appreciated
Thanks for the review- we will pass on the kind words to Karen :)
Lovely clean place, Karen K is the sweetest woman who deserves the world!
What a lovely review! We will be sure to pass your message on to Karen :)
Trafalgar Hall is a fantastic place to live, the staff are very friendly and always happy to help, especially Karen, who has always made me feel very welcome, and she is an absolute credit to Unite.
Thank you for your kind review we will be sure to pass the kind message onto Karen and the Trafalgar Hall team :)
Trafalgar has been a great experience so far, with an excellent location for those studying in Eldon or surrounding buildings. Room space is just right, with plenty of storage spaces under the 3/4 bed, wardrobes and cupboards. Any issues with the flat are resolved promptly and the WiFi here is excellent comming from a gamer. Definitely the best place for value for money. The only issues with the flat is hearing the music from the clubs just opposite the road and also the thin walls, but after a couple of weeks you get used to it.
We are so pleased you are enjoying your stay with us at Trafalgar Hall! The location is definitley excellent, close to local university buildings, shops etc. The high speed wifi is one of our highlights for sure- great for studying and gaming too! :)
I'm a first year from 2022 to 2023 so, a more recent university student. Trafalgar is an amazing hall, and I've got to say one of the best. Although the shower and toilet is in a wet room there's not much to complain about as my shower has amazing water pressure and turns into a sauna practically. Sure we get a silverfish here and there but they're harmless and there's not much our accommodation can do but they gave up traps and offered to spray if we get any more of them which frankly they have disappeared. Also it's spacey! there's a lot of places to put things like underbid storage, a wardrobe etc. The kitchens are nice for a communal space and good for pre's (pre drinking before clubs). Also I can barely hear my flatmates through my walls. Considering the experiences my friends have had in Harry Law or Catherine or even greetham I would say that trafalgars one of the best and amazing for price. Although we don't have social spaces most of us know each other through lifts or the gc!
We are so pleased to hear your glowing view- Reviews like this help future students choose the right accomodation, so thank you for being so thoughtful in your review! Thanks for choosing to live with us at Unite and hopefully see you again next year :)
I stayed in Trafalgar hall for my first year. It’s a fine building, it seems tired from the outside and there are spaces in the inside that reflect that too. The building really needs a bit of a makeover. The laundry room is fine but has lots of missing roof tiles and a leak, I reported this as we moved in and has yet to be fixed. Circuit laundry, my god they overcharge; The building has good maintenance staff. They fix issues quickly and the maintenance staff are nice but they lack communication, the reception staff send emails regularly but don’t supply enough information on certain things. Tower blocks to me are a scary site when it comes to fire alarms, especially with Grenfell. I was here over the Christmas period for work, in one day alone we had 3 fire alarms that I was there to witness, not one was I informed what the problem was that caused the fire alarm. The flats themself are nice! Rooms are bigger than you would expect, they have good sound insulation!
Thank you for your review and feedback on areas we could be doing better in- I will be sure to pass this on to the team so that we can make the necessary improvements that we can based on your feedback! We will pass your kind words to the maintenace team and please come to the reception desk to discuss any concerns, as we really appreciate your feedback! Thanks
I live in a studio halls, it's nice and quiet, very spacious. Two issues I have with the studio I'm in is 1. the kitchen. There is no upper kitchen cupboards which means I have nowhere to store my tinned goods, as a mature student I cook rather than order in so space is needed to store my things. 2. The bathroom, it's a wet room which is ridiculous, I get why they are doing this but I don't think it's necessary, setting up a shield at the bottom of the shower to control the water and putting in a curtain rail for students to have a curtain is much better than getting the entire room wet.
Thanks for taking the time to give us a some feedback! We will be sure to get in touch with you regarding the above raised :) Sorry the experience has not been exactly what you had planned. Please could you email reception so we can get in contact at trafalgarhallreception@unitestudents.com
I had no wifi for the first 8 months of my stay and had to arrange with the service provider myself to fix this. The smoking area from Astoria club could be heard most nights until 4 in the morning making sleeping difficult at times. The kitchen was great however my bedroom windows leaked meaning in the winter my room was freezing and took a couple of hours to warm up. There are no social rooms on the property and some staff were very unhelpful. Trafalgar is very close to shops and most campus (5 minute walk to the business campus).
We are so sorry to hear this is the experience you have had whilst living with us. We want our students to have the best experience possible when living with us, so we recognise we need to do better next time. We are working on ways to improve this property and provide a great social experience for all, and I will feedback to the Trafalgar Hall team to see improvements that can me made, so other students don't have the same experience as you. Thank you for taking the time to write this feedback and give us some points to work on!
Staying in Trafalgar was an awful choice. The only really good things going for it are the location, but with no in person classes it doesn't mean much and the room sizes. I've had so many issues which have made me want to leave uni entirely at times. Firstly the walls are paper thin. I could hear entire conversations from my neighbours which ended up wrecking my sleep schedule to the point where I had to move to a studio flat. Upon moving into this new room I've been greeted by a dead cockroach in my fridge and what has followed is an ongoing battle with the bugs in my kitchen, which maintenence initially ignored when I reported it. In October the WiFi was not working and it took about a month for it to be fixed, which was not helpful at all considering everyone is doing their classes online. Constant problems with the water too leading to the supply being turned off frequently. Reception is frequently absent. Even as one of the cheapest halls, it is not worth it at all.
Chronically bad. Outdated facilities. Walls do thin you couldn’t get any privacy. Lifts break down. Rude staff. Couldn’t wait to move. Only thing I liked were the views.
Starting out at Trafalgar was one of the best decisions I made. It allowed you to integrate into uni life and have other student by your side who were in the same boat. There was plenty of places to meet and have a laugh together.
Tbh Trafalgar catches alot of flack but is decent value for money when theres Rosalind Franklin 100m away paying more money and getting single beds, en suites are old and had several issues but got fixed reasonably quick. Socially isn't great but all other accoms are close by and sometimes its nice to there for socials and come back to a place where you know will be quiet.
Covid-19: Decent tbf provided us with the paperwork we needed to end the contract early and leave me with my student loan for summer wooohayyyyyy
+Cheapest of halls, with private bathroom and kitchen +Central Location, dont have to walk far for clubs, lectures, or other halls +Wifi is good +Never cold, you control your own radiator +Kitchens are roomy -No common area or Social Space -only 4 washing machines and 4 Dryers for a building with near 500 people. (£5 to wash nad dry your clothes) -"24/7" reception often closed, if you're locked out you'll have to wait a while -Fire alarm is a bit dodgey. Goes off a lot. -In the first few month there was a silverfish infestation. After reporting it 5 times they sprayed the halls and put traps down, now we only see a few of them every now and then -Have to report things a lot before they fix it -Rooms aren't sound proof -Vents are connected with the whole building (have to keep extraction fans on all the time in the kitchen)you get ill really easy -Few people found black mould in bathrooms •All in all, probelms that most halls have are pronounced here. But, you get what you pay for.
Cleaners wouldn’t clean your flat unless it was already clean. Defeats the point of having cleaners really.
Absolute load of rubbish, not worth the money at all, everything falls apart, we currently have a broken tap and broken door handles which haven’t been fixed. Showers get blocked and don’t drain easily. maintenance are always in and out of flats. Reception is meant to be 8am-8pm Monday- Friday, and 9-5pm weekends but is hardly ever open so you can’t collect your parcels. The kitchen door has a student alarm on it so you can’t prop the door open as a flaming alarm goes off after 5 mins. The flat gets ridiculously hot as you can’t open windows much. There is currently a silverfish outbreak which is vile. Only 4 washing machines and dryers for the building so be prepared to never have access to these unless you’re up super early. The fire alarm is tested EVERY Tuesday at 10.30 which is a pain and also internet is awful I’ve used my data constantly whilst being here. WOULD NOT RECOMMEND AT ALL.
The location of this building is probably the only good thing it has going for it, as well as being on top of a co-op. Aside from that it’s not worth the money. The flats get stuffy and hot as they tell you to keep your doors closed, the kitchen door has an alarm on it so you physically cannot prop it open to open up the flat. The drains in the bathrooms gurgle and smell, the walls are ridiculously thin and the windows open such a tiny pathetic amount it’s not even worth having windows. There is never anyone at reception even though they’re supposed to be there 8-8 weekdays and maintenance requests take weeks to be looked at. There are only 4 washing machines and 4 dryers for the entire building so unless you get up early, you have no chance of getting your laundry done. The fire alarm gets tested EVERY Tuesday morning, supposedly at 10:30 but sometimes will go off at 12 or whenever reception feel like testing it. Would not recommend
Very very noisy the noise blasts in from the discos and bars and you can’t sleep until 0300 3 nights a week at weekends. The flats are old and run down and the carpets are faded and tired. It’s charmless and you are squashed in. It’s also sinfully expensive at £700 per month. The management are vindictive, if you get on the wrong side even once they will totally screw you up remorselessly.
DO NOT CHOOSE TRAFALGAR!! We've had our water turned off at least 8 times this year because the pipes haven't been maintained, and the main corridor on my floor flooded too. In early January they moved us out into hotels to have a couple of days to fix the drains... and they weren't fixed when we got back! A matter of days later the water was off again. No compensation, nothing. I had to spend my own money on drinking water because the reception was shut so I couldn't get any water. There is hardly anyone at reception, they're lovely people but they're not often there. That's really frustrating when you have a problem but you have to call the emergency number rather than talk to someone at reception. The lifts are often broken, thankfully I'm on a lower floor, and that's a nightmare for those living on the upper floors. Be prepared for the fire alarms to go off a lot. During the first semester the fire alarm system broke which lead to four hours of fire alarm testing!
It is in a great location for reaching the university. However, compared to other Unite properties, Trafalgar Hall is cheap, but it also seems to be more basic and in need of attention. The walls are so thin you can hear everything from neighbouring rooms/flats which has led to many sleepless nights. Other than communal kitchens in the cluster flats, there are no other social spaces. Individual members of staff are lovely, but when you try to deal with UNITE as a company you often hit a brick wall as it seems to take them forever to do anything and you seem to spend all your time chasing them.
Why is this #1? I have honestly no idea - too bad I didn’t question that when I based this site on my choice for this year, so far it’s been nothing less than awful- first I started in a £139 a week studio flat at the top of Trafalgar which was probably one of the worst experiences of my life and Iater changed to shared (between 6 others! £119 a week , still very expensive - luckily I had a good group of people relatively speaking but Trafalgar has constant problems over the academic year the water has been turned off nearly 10 times sometimes for days at a time (and we had to be put up in a hotel) and several things such as toilets not working and electrical failures have been common, the bathroom in my room has a very strange smell and there is literally no drain for the shower it’s a hole in the floor I could probably almost drop my phone down and Trafalgar is the only hall where there’s no common room either and unlike some of the halls there is nobody at the desk in the night
Not the best place for first year if you want to socialise amongst peers you live with, no common room. Basic but great location, uni bus stop right outside the block. The flat now..... the rooms were fine, just that the drain in the bathroom makes this annoying sound everyso often that you’d have to shut the bathroom door while sleeping. The kitchen however, when I moved in things were broken already. One sink the hot tap doesn’t work, the next sink hot tap is scorching hot. I live in a flat made for 6 people yet there are four draws and the rest are fake??? The cupboards under the sink are gross the backing wall has fell off. For the first teaching block there was plenty times the water had to be taking off to fix drains which is understandable but when it happens over and over again it’s irritating especially when it’s in the mtoning time, you can’t shower or flush the toilet.
nice rooms, also you get things like laundry and printing in the same building. fast internet, building is close to campus. staff are pretty nice. mostly people chill in lower flats as there is no social area/common room. also the walls are super thin so be prepared to hear _everything_ haha
The hall management is very bad. The hall itself totally overpriced, the University should be ashamed for offering and advertising this place as a mature place, where you pay the highest fees compared to all others places. Definitely not recommendable, waste of money!
Very good halls. Main + was how close to town and university buildings.
The best year of my life was spent in this place. It was amazing.
Was that bad at all. The lifts however constantly broke down which was ridiculous. Communication from management was none existent until I and others complained, especially as a disabled students was stranded on the top floor. Overall it was a nice place to live but with some major issues.