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3.82 / 5
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rooms are nice and the kitchen, friendly flat mates and staff. Good services , the corridor mat is dirty likely the cause of the students. Otherwise great rooms great view and hopefully great experience up ahead

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By member4121070
On 19th October 24
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rooms are nice and the kitchen, friendly flat mates and staff. Good services , the corridor mat is dirty likely the cause of the students. Otherwise great rooms great view and hopefully great experience up ahead

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Hello, I thought cleaners were supposed to be provided for the shared areas such as kitchens?
By member591771 On 30th September 23
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I sent a parcel to my niece and it has arrived since on Monday but they said they will get across to her when the luggage are sorted and her duvet is inside her parcel and is autumn already. I don't know if they can help us fast track the process, please. Thank you.
By member1291330 On 19th September 23
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Hi> I just got an offer for a room at James Watt. Id like to know if all the flats are mixed gender?
By member991038 On 13th September 23
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Is Flat 49 (Floor 9) a 7 or 5 bedroom flat? Does it have single or small double bed?
By member1090540 On 29th August 23
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Are these accommodations mixed gender?
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Student Review: 5 /5
By Shamaila On 26th October 24 verified Verified student

I love the university’s campus, especially the student’s union!

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Student Review: 4.6 /5
By member4121070 On 19th October 24 verified Verified student

rooms are nice and the kitchen, friendly flat mates and staff. Good services , the corridor mat is dirty likely the cause of the students. Otherwise great rooms great view and hopefully great experience up ahead

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Reply from James Watt On 20th October 24
Student Review: 3 /5
By member5119287 On 12th October 24 verified Verified student

Great location for getting to your lectures 10 minutes after you've woken up but that's where the benefits end. My room was missing a bookshelf for the entire year that Unite Students repeatedly told me would be replaced until one day when they told me they couldn't and that I would be compensated for it. Safe to say I received no such compensation. Frequently had maintenance meaning we'd have a day every so often with no hot water, my shower broke and they took a week to fix it so I had to use my flatmates, one of the two lifts broke which made getting up/down very slow in a 17 storey building housing around 400 students. The common room was alright but not used much by me personally. No cleaners for kitchens so up to the students like most places but saw my fair share of rancid kitchens. Rest of the building was cleaned but sometimes took days; saw a maccies bag that was lying in the lift for a week straight, also saw a small puddle of blood in there once so that was something.

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Reply from James Watt On 17th October 24
Student Review: 3.1 /5
By member5117790 On 4th October 24 verified Verified student

Good customer service from that stuff member: Mehrdad

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Reply from James Watt On 8th October 24
Student Review: 5 /5
By member7117110 On 1st October 24 verified Verified student

Hassan, Momin & Mohammed are great staff members who have helped me settle into this new place and make new friends and made me feel welcomed

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Reply from James Watt On 20th October 24
Student Review: 2.6 /5
By member1185906 On 9th May 23 verified Verified student

Room and kitchen are to a good standard. Reception staff, however, are uninterested in doing their jobs (except a couple) and maintenance issues are NEVER resolved in an acceptable time period. I'm paying £150pw right now and due to the poor reception and maintenance staff £150pw is massively overpriced...

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Reply from James Watt On 10th May 23
Student Review: 3.1 /5
By member1383912 On 10th April 23 verified Verified student

Chris from facilities fixed my fire door, lovely guy

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Reply from James Watt On 16th April 23
Student Review: 5 /5
By member582674 On 29th March 23 verified Verified student

had a lockout hassan came within minutes to let me in my room

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Reply from James Watt On 29th March 23
Student Review: 5 /5
By member682657 On 28th March 23 verified Verified student

Good accomadation good seeing hassan around

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Reply from James Watt On 29th March 23
Student Review: 5 /5
By member1282656 On 28th March 23 verified Verified student

Lovely accom Hassan always keeping us safe

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Reply from James Watt On 29th March 23
Student Review: 5 /5
By member1282139 On 24th March 23 verified Verified student

Lovely seeing Hassan on the gate, very lovely to talk to and helpful once again

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Reply from James Watt On 29th March 23
Student Review: 5 /5
By member1082138 On 23rd March 23 verified Verified student

Lovely place always feel safe hassan always walking around

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Reply from James Watt On 29th March 23
Student Review: 5 /5
By member1081470 On 16th March 23 verified Verified student

I feel very safe on campus staff is very good always good to see Hassan guarding the gate

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Reply from James Watt On 21st March 23
Student Review: 5 /5
By member880934 On 10th March 23 verified Verified student

I have throughly enjoyed my stay at James Watt, the rooms are extremely spacious and the common room is well designed with lots of events occurring. I would like to specifically praise the property management team (Mommin and Abdul) as they helped me to get back into my room after being locked out. They made me feel safe and comfortable during the incident and done their job to an amazing standard.

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Reply from James Watt On 21st March 23
Student Review: 2.7 /5
By member1280617 On 8th March 23 verified Verified student

This is an okay accom for firsts years I guess but other than the fact it’s on campus I would not recommend it. I feel as though u get a lot more out of other accoms such as tv in kitchen, coaches etc.

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Reply from James Watt On 21st March 23
Student Review: 4.4 /5
By member1279948 On 1st March 23 verified Verified student

love living on campus seeing hassan everyday always protecting us making campus a safe place

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Reply from James Watt On 7th March 23
Student Review: 4.4 /5
By member479945 On 28th February 23 verified Verified student

Good first year here been locked out my room a few times thankfully to Hassan not been locked out long

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Reply from James Watt On 7th March 23
Student Review: 4.4 /5
By member1179940 On 28th February 23 verified Verified student

Like staying here people like hassan make if a lot more pleasurable always smiling and keep us protected

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Reply from James Watt On 7th March 23
Student Review: 4.9 /5
By member1379811 On 27th February 23 verified Verified student

Spoke to shafiq, lovely interaction, very helpful and great communication. Very helpful staff would recommend to new students!!

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Reply from James Watt On 7th March 23
Student Review: 3.9 /5
By member578908 On 19th February 23 verified Verified student

Momin and Dean were very nice and helpful

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Reply from James Watt On 20th February 23
Student Review: 2.1 /5
By member878579 On 16th February 23 verified Verified student

Terrible really, costs a fortune and the only real benefit is living on campus and being guaranteed a place in first year. The bare minimum is given, WiFi is terrible and heating is always too hot or too cold.

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Reply from James Watt On 17th February 23
Student Review: 4.1 /5
By member1278290 On 13th February 23 verified Verified student

The nights team was very friendly and helpful.

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Reply from James Watt On 14th February 23
Student Review: 4.7 /5
By member478289 On 13th February 23 verified Verified student

Best place to reside near Aston. It has all the amenities a student wants within the premises.

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Reply from James Watt On 14th February 23
Student Review: 4.7 /5
By member978025 On 10th February 23 verified Verified student

Harmeet and Muhammad always there to support in the night.

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Reply from James Watt On 7th March 23
Student Review: 3.9 /5
By member445362 On 7th February 20 verified Verified student

The accommodation price is expensive relative to others. it is extremely close to the main building. you do get cleaners but sometimes they just throw your stuff on the floor or on the desk just to clean the work surface of the kitchen and don't put it back. there are night clubs everywhere around the campus that you can go to and if you don't like nightclubs there are other clubs to join around campus. wifi is average and the people around campus are a mix bag sometimes they are really nice but sometimes you do get the occasional crackhead

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Student Review: 2.7 /5
By member544394 On 12th December 19 verified Verified student

Oh my god, please don't move here man. Not worth the money, hot water is rare for showers, elevators are fault and dont work half of the time. save yourself the trouble.

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Student Review: 4 /5
By member1232409 On 15th June 18 verified Verified student

Never had any issues, very clean and contemporary rooms

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Student Review: 4.7 /5
By Kyra On 4th June 18 verified Verified student

Everything you need and a brilliant maintenance team

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Student Review: 4.7 /5
By member631878 On 1st June 18 verified Verified student

The accommodation is very modern and almost always kept spotless. If there is ever an issue it is fixed promptly and with little fuss.

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Student Review: 4.6 /5
By jcpabc On 1st June 18 verified Verified student

Fast WiFi, lively social side (not overly loud), location is excellent and the rooms are nice and well furnished

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Student Review: 4.4 /5
By member1231508 On 1st May 18 verified Verified student

JW is probably the best value for money accom in central brum, and the best in AU for first years as its best socially and has the best lifts

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Student Review: 3.1 /5
By Ktep98 On 31st January 18 verified Verified student

Big room compared to other student rooms with a lot of storage space. The ensuite bathroom is also a good size along with the kitchen. However what has really let me down about living here is the lack of being able to give preferences on who you live with, for example I do not go on nights out as often as others and I prefer to get a relatively early night. Unfortunately I was out with flatmates who play loud, booming music until 5am which was not good for me as I have ended up sleep deprived as the majority of my lectures are early. In addition to this, the Hall management have received a low rating due to me raising this issue and it not being taken as seriously. Overall I love the look of the accomodation and rooms but the management is not the best.

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Student Review: 4.9 /5
By member418008 On 10th November 15 verified Verified student

Love the mix of people here The events and cleanliness.

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Student Review: 3.3 /5
By member416025 On 30th September 15 verified Verified student

I really like being in the centre of Birmingham and only 5 minutes away from lectures, also my room is bigger than I imagined and I like having an ensuite shower room. The one big disadvantage is the fact that my room is right next to the kitchen and as the walls are thin you can hear noise from the kitchen most nights, which isn't so great if you have lectures very early the next day!

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Student Review: 4.3 /5
By member811462 On 22nd July 15 verified Verified student

Clean, new, all ensuite. Very well insulated, but means the accommodation is very overly hot almost the whole year, as the windows only open a small amount.

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Student Review: 4.3 /5
By member69698 On 2nd July 15 verified Verified student

Large kitchen, ensuing bathroom and some amazing views on higher floors!

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Student Review: 3.3 /5
By member109208 On 22nd June 15 verified Verified student

No sofas so not great for having people stay over, nice room as a whole

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Student Review: 3.3 /5
By member109208 On 22nd June 15 verified Verified student

Good halls for staying here as an individual. Poor social spaces within flats, no sofas / TV so makes it difficult to socialise within flat. No sofas also means its not great if having friends / family stay over.

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