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Kimber Student Residence Reviews

28 Reviews by Students
#11 out of 17 halls at Solent University, Southampton

3.71 / 5
3.71 / 5
0.4 mi from Solent University, Southampton - East Park Terrace View map
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0.4 mi from Solent University, Southampton - East Park Terrace View map
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When I moved in the staff were really nice to me and whenever there is an issue they are quick to fix it

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By ChrisMate2000
On 27th October 24
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Most helpful review

When I moved in the staff were really nice to me and whenever there is an issue they are quick to fix it

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By ChrisMate2000
On 27th October 24
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What size bed is in the regular en-suite rooms. Thanks
By member790321 On 21st August 23
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How many floors
By member689374 On 28th July 23
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What size bed is in the superior
By member1258859 On 25th May 21
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How many common rooms our there in David moxon annexed. Does each flooe have there own common room
By member1332439 On 17th June 18
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I saw on the website that Kimber was refurbished in 2017/18 but can't find any photos or videos of what it looks like and I also saw it was the most expensive and had an option for a larger room. Can anyone tell me what it looks like and whether it's nice please :)) I'm currently stuck between choosing Deanery, Hamwic, and Kimber!
By member1030744 On 7th March 18
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Student Review: 4.3 /5
By ChrisMate2000 On 27th October 24 verified Verified student

When I moved in the staff were really nice to me and whenever there is an issue they are quick to fix it

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member1147461 On 21st April 20 verified Verified student

I didn't stay in halls as private accommodation so not from personal experience, but my friends halls were great. Go for kimber if you have the choice tho.

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Student Review: 4.1 /5
By member536839 On 31st March 19 verified Verified student

Full of great people very friendly environment

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Student Review: 4.6 /5
By member1236706 On 23rd March 19 verified Verified student

s*** mattresses and small kitchens

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Student Review: 3.4 /5
By member536645 On 21st March 19 verified Verified student

Accomodation is nice and fairly modern. Kitchens are not very nice as they are too small with no hangout spaces.

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Student Review: 4.7 /5
By 2maidh57 On 8th June 18 verified Verified student

I loved staying in Kimber. Although who you get as housemates is pure luck I was very lucky with mine. The halls themselves are well managed and great to be in. The cleaning is good although sometimes they do not clean because it is 'too messy'? The common room is a really nice social room for parties or watching sport, it could do with a couple more bits and pieces but otherwise its great.

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Student Review: 1.7 /5
By member632247 On 8th June 18 verified Verified student

The halls are dirty, loud and uncomfortable to live in

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Student Review: 2.9 /5
By member528758 On 13th October 17 verified Verified student

Complete rip off, the prices are ridiculous for what it is. The rooms and especially the toilets in the rooms are outdated. Rooms are really small and dark. And got darker over the year because no one washed the windows from outside and at the end of the year they were so dusty! Kitchens are refurbished so they are okay but way too small for 10 people. Location is quite unsafe right next to St Marys, think there were three stabbings there during the year I lived in Kimber.

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Student Review: 4.6 /5
By member526926 On 4th July 17 verified Verified student

Great Halls, close to town and uni. Be careful of crime, and the park at night.

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Student Review: 3.7 /5
By member523972 On 11th September 16 verified Verified student

Good location for uni but traffic noise is so loud, kitchens are so tiny so struggle for social area other than the common room

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Student Review: 3.3 /5
By sostarryeyedxo On 11th September 16 verified Verified student

Great experience, 5 minute walk to uni and nice rooms. Although can't change the temperature of the showers so mine was boiling hot even after making numerous complaints and them "fixing it" 3 times.

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Student Review: 3.6 /5
By member816004 On 30th September 15 verified Verified student

DMA is a lovely place to stay, however, when we arrived, we discovered that our kitchen had no proper ovens - instead, we had table top ovens of which one didn't work. On a side note, after realising that one of these 'ovens' did not function properly, nor the microwave, they were promptly replaced with new ones by the site management. Overall, the rooms and bathrooms are a nice size, storage and shelfing is plentiful, the common room is a tad on the small side (but then we are in the smallest halls) and the kitchens need a bit of work. It has been a good experience overall so far.

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Student Review: 3 /5
By member515944 On 29th September 15 verified Verified student

I was in David Moxon Annexe for my first year of Uni. The rooms are great the location is also great. The downside was that the cleaners pretty much did nothing and you would be lucky to ever get your post because the hatch (where you collect your post) which was meant to be open for most of the day was pretty much never open!

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Student Review: 4.1 /5
By member515792 On 25th September 15 verified Verified student

Great location, a little expensive but that's to be expected. Great people, also.

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Student Review: 3.3 /5
By member1115735 On 25th September 15 verified Verified student

Not seen the residence manager at all since moving in, cleaning is good. Nice halls to live in.

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Student Review: 4.3 /5
By member915296 On 7th September 15 verified Verified student

Really nice halls - I lived in DMA and it was a close-knit family feel. Everyone was friendly and you got to know all of your neighbours. Bonus? You could roll out of bed at 8.50 and still make it to your 9am class on time!

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Student Review: 4 /5
By Jt On 1st September 15 verified Verified student

Good halls, Azeem the residence manager is a good laugh but gets things done when they need to be. Only downside here is the cleaners are noisy and rarely clean the kitchen as its 'not clean enough to be cleaned'

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Student Review: 2 /5
By member514889 On 18th August 15 verified Verified student

I hate this place with a passion. Red kitchen didnt even have a real oven or table OR chairs. Was absolutely terrible and in comparison to my friends at universities such as Loughborough, Bath, UEA, etc. They paid less and seemingly got a greater living space. So again, Solent ripped us all off and made it harder to survive the year financially.

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Student Review: 3.8 /5
By HayleyCart On 28th March 15 verified Verified student

Everyone is really friendly. There is a good sense of community and all of the staff are kind and helpful.

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Student Review: 3.3 /5
By member55282 On 26th March 15 verified Verified student

room size is good, en-suite bathrooms are small and not very nice. some kitchens are good, some of them aren't as up to date. In Kimber there is only one common room, which is ok, but no one uses. laundry room is small and busy. cleaners are good but grumpy, management is varied, some staff are nice whereas others are quite horrible.

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Student Review: 2 /5
By Jodie.Sidney On 17th March 15 verified Verified student

Completely not worth the money.

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