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Aimee and Mehrdad are amazing at organizing the accomodation events. They engage with students and are very helpful while being on campus. Can't wait to see what they do next.

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By member1382707
On 29th March 23
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James Watt #21
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Bentley House #23
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Lakeside #25
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William Murdoch #28
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Aimee and Mehrdad are amazing at organizing the accomodation events. They engage with students and are very helpful while being on campus. Can't wait to see what they do next.

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I have been allocated a room in Flat 0 - is this on the ground floor?
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Student Review: 5 /5
By member499174 On 3rd February 24 verified Verified student

Tom and Mommin all ways are a great help at reception. very good night team and manager. thank you

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Student Review: 4.9 /5
By member1382707 On 29th March 23 verified Verified student

Aimee and Mehrdad are amazing at organizing the accomodation events. They engage with students and are very helpful while being on campus. Can't wait to see what they do next.

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Reply from Lakeside On 31st March 23

Student Review: 5 /5
By member582135 On 23rd March 23 verified Verified student

lovely place to live staff very friendly

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Reply from Lakeside On 29th March 23

Student Review: 5 /5
By member1280571 On 7th March 23 verified Verified student

I had a viewing with an employee named paris, she helped a lot in making decisions for booking next year with unite, she is very nice and made booking with unite easier. She was very helpful, with maintenance issues and general issues with the room i currently stay in.

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Reply from Lakeside On 7th March 23

Student Review: 1.9 /5
By member1373868 On 1st December 22 verified Verified student

You’d regret taking a contract with unite students. They are the worse customer services most of the times. It’s absolutely ridiculous, can’t even believe how stupid I was thinking of stability and I chose them again. For that word “stability’, Unite student doesn’t give that. Sorry, I’ve had the worse time living and contracting with this people since September.

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Reply from Lakeside On 15th December 22

Student Review: 2.6 /5
By member473690 On 25th November 22 verified Verified student

Many maintenance issues in building that are rarely fixed quickly, like doors, mould, gates and lights. Staff are slow to respond, parcels missing etc. Social space is small and not as advertised. Rooms are big and kitchens very modern. Good amount of storage and big beds.

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Reply from Lakeside On 15th December 22

Student Review: 2 /5
By member555445 On 20th March 21 verified Verified student

At the start of my first year of uni I thought my room was good however I shortly realised after seeing the opposite accommodation in the building opposite mines I realised my kitchen was a lot worse and I felt as tho I couldn’t have the best experience in the building I was in. This is why I wouldn’t recommend it to others.

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Student Review: 1.6 /5
By member735822 On 4th February 19 verified Verified student

Where shall I start, the s******* student accommodation I've seen in my life, unfriensliest redemption people, who don't give a f about your problems in flat, where shall I start with problems since I had past 3 months of living here. 1. The flat lock wasn't working for all this 3 months I've been here and my flatmates who were her2 before me said it was broke since he mov3d in in September and kept telling us they had ordered new one for 5 months until I wrote angry complain and saying I wont pay my next rent they fixed it. 2. The fridge was broke for 3 months wrote 3 complaints, and each time they said they had fixed the problem and each time it froze our foods inside until again with angry complain they changed it in 2 days 3. Our kitchen had no power for 18 hours when we rang 24/7 They said 20 min we waited 3 hour for them to come and fix our problem again our food went bad. Listen kids don't trust them they're the worst place you could stay in, big room and toilets but old, stinky

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Student Review: 3.4 /5
By Elenahall On 17th June 18 verified Verified student

Very spacious room for what I’m paying, the new kitchens are really nice

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member632122 On 4th June 18 verified Verified student

Amazing, experience of a lifetime!

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Student Review: 5 /5
By 123Stuart On 2nd June 18 verified Verified student

Best year of my life, met friends for life.

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Student Review: 2.4 /5
By member531938 On 2nd June 18 verified Verified student

Wasn't too bad, internet didn't work without Ethernet cables.

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Student Review: 1.1 /5
By member1129594 On 8th January 18 verified Verified student

Better to stay where the Birmingham uni students reside imo.

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Student Review: 3.9 /5
By Cliftonn On 14th May 17 verified Verified student

Everything has been great, but security and common spaces are lacking

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Student Review: 3.4 /5
By member926341 On 23rd April 17 verified Verified student

I may be biased as I live in Lakeside currently, but I would say it's the best option for accommodation on campus. It's the cheapest option, yet gives you the greatest amount of space in your room. Also, the kitchens are fairly modern. The only compromise you make in Lakeside is that the furniture in your room and your bathroom aren't the most modern. But in all honesty, once you've moved all your stuff in, you barely notice.

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Student Review: 3.7 /5
By member825396 On 20th December 16 verified Verified student

The kitchens are really modern and comfortable to socialise in with your friends. However the social area/common room is a bit small.

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Student Review: 1.4 /5
By 767676 On 19th October 16 verified Verified student

My worst experience in student accommodation by far! From day 1, the kitchen and the rooms were dirty. The water 80% is cold. The hall management is not helpful at all. The location is good but other than that is an old, messy, dirty hall.

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member1224140 On 28th September 16 verified Verified student

Amazing, would never leave it if I could

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Student Review: 4.4 /5
By BarryBantsTheBanters On 25th August 16 verified Verified student

If you want scenic, modern and affordable accommodation then Lakeside at Aston is for you!! Not only is the location conveniently on campus but it's affordability also leaves you with plenty of money for the sesh.

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Student Review: 2.1 /5
By Disgruntled Graduate On 19th November 15 verified Verified student

Wouldn't have been too bad apart from the horrendous booming nightclub opposite which opened whenever it fancied and often blasted bass so loud that you could feel it in your room until 10 am the next morning. Again, would have been ideal had the University actually taken note of a fellow student stalking and harassing myself and Uni friends and dealt with him instead if leaving it solely to the Police until he was sentenced to prison. You can imagine you don't feel very safe if that's going on around you. Moreover, another fundamental point here is that one of my flatmates killed himself in the room of the flat in which we lived at the Lakeside residences in April 2014. To make things even worse, the University seemed to have no policy for an event such as this and wrongfully swore myself and his other flatmates to secrecy to avoid bad press. Then they proceeded to let slip to me how he killed himself with the greatest level of unprofessionalism and lack of respect I have ever seen.

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Student Review: 4.6 /5
By member1217442 On 26th October 15 verified Verified student

Really nice large rooms although not as modern as some of the other accommodation. Also a nice kitchen with plenty of facilities. Quiet on a night! But still lots of social events going on.

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Student Review: 4.7 /5
By member717401 On 26th October 15 verified Verified student

The place to be. Party central. The best value for money and the most social of Aston's halls. Would not satay at James Watt even if you paid me. Who even is William Murdock? I don't even know the names of the other halls that's how much they matter.

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Student Review: 4.7 /5
By member611417 On 21st July 15 verified Verified student

This is the cheapest on campus but, I think the best. More people live together but, you have your own room and bathroom. The people in there also tend to be more willing to mix. Best flat parties happen here!

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Student Review: 4.3 /5
By member1011178 On 13th July 15 verified Verified student

Fab halls of residence. Modern and kept clean. Lovely view of the lake from my room. The most expensive halls but if finances allow well worth it.

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Student Review: 4.7 /5
By member910739 On 10th July 15 verified Verified student

Although it is the cheapest accomdation at Aston I had the most fun here. Beautiful view of the lake, great security and large bedrooms with ensuits. What more could you ask for!

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Student Review: 4 /5
By member99723 On 2nd July 15 verified Verified student

The main thing lacking from Lakeside is a common room which the other accommodation seems to have, however there are plenty of other areas that can be used

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