3 years I lived here, two during Covid, including a stay over the summer. It is a far distance away from the uni, and more so from Bournemouth centre, which is a good thing if you need to focus. No real night life, but I can't handle that scene anyways.
On 10th June 21
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3 years I lived here, two during Covid, including a stay over the summer. It is a far distance away from the uni, and more so from Bournemouth centre, which is a good thing if you need to focus. No real night life, but I can't handle that scene anyways.
On 10th June 21
Corfe House Information
| Telephone | 01202 961 671 |
| Postcode | BH15 1ED |
| Price from | £148.28 per week for 22/23 (subject to availability) |
| Features | A few minutes walk from Bournemouth University, communal lounge with TV, pool & play-station, staff on-site 24/7, laundry facilities & high speed Wifi. |
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Corfe House Biography
Corfe House is home to more than 300 students and offers amazing sea views and a great location close to Poole town centre, the train station, Poole Quay and the park. There are two major supermarkets right on the doorstep and a bus stop close by to take you to and from Bournemouth University.
Students at Corfe House can enjoy a spacious and welcoming common room with a TV, Playstation and pool table. It’s the perfect place to chill out after a day at university and socialise with new friends. There’s also a fun social calendar to make the most of, including quiz nights and movies.
All-inclusive bills, free contents insurance, high-speed WiFi, and a parcel receipt service make life easy at Corfe House. The en-suite rooms have everything you need for a comfortable stay and it’s easy to make a group booking with friends. Plus, you won’t pay any rent until you get your student loan.
If you’re interested in booking a room today, you can visit Student Roost’s website here.
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Hello, we understand that having guests over to your accommodation is an important part of your University experience. Having one or two friends come visit you in your flat/room is fine but please be a good flat-mate and check with your fellow flat mates first to make sure they dont mind.
The beds are 3/4 sized, this is sometimes know as a small double. Most residents find that double sized bedding works well.
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Not near to Bournemouth, nothing going on, place has stained carpets and very old not pleasant seems the last resort for students
Hello and thank you for taking the time to leave a review, we appreciate all feedback. Corfe House is situated in Poole which has excellent transport links to Bournemouth and the campuses either by bus or train. The bus station is a 5 minute walk and has buses running to both Talbot Campus and Lansdowne and the train station is a 10 minute walk from Corfe House. There are also buses which run through the night meaning you are always able to get back to Corfe. Corfe House is ideal for those looking for a bit more of a quieter time at university, however we have a BU Reslife team who regularly put on all different types of events, so there is something for everyone!
It’s clean and perfectly located next to Poole station and shops such as Aldi, Sainsbury’s etc, and 4mins away from the marina and golf.
Hello and thank you for taking the time to leave a review, it's great to hear reviews like this and we're glad to hear you have found the local amenities useful and well located :)
All over really good experience
Thank you for sharing your feedback of your stay with us at Corfe House. We are happy to hear you had a good expereince. On behalf of the Corfe House team we wish you a wonderful sumer and all the best for your studies next year.
It was good, issues with WIFI. A lot of the time in the evenings and the location is quite far from campus and Bournemouth town, however friendly staff
Thank you for your feedback, we are happy to hear you enjoyed your stay with us and found the staff team to be friendly. I'm sorry to hear you thought the location was a bit far from campus but hope you found the free bus pass included with your rent useful to get you into Talbot campus. Its only a distance of 6 miles to Talbot but we appreciate that the bus stops quite frequently along the route, which can impact the journey time. Because its only 6 miles, some of our residents like to use their own bikes and mopeds, and we do have some suitable space where mopeds can be parked and a storage area for bikes, for those who prefer to use their own "wheels". Thank you again for taking the time to leave us a review, we value the feedback and wish you a wonderful summer.
3 years I lived here, two during Covid, including a stay over the summer. It is a far distance away from the uni, and more so from Bournemouth centre, which is a good thing if you need to focus. No real night life, but I can't handle that scene anyways.
Thank you for leaving us a review and are really happy to hear you enjoyed your stay so much that you rebooked with us ... 3 times! Students oftern tell us how much they appreciate being able to live in the same building for the full duration of their degree. The location of Corfe House is pretty unique, right by the waters of Poole Bay, overlooking Brownsea Island yet with shops, bars and eateries within walking distance. The free bus pass, which is included in your rent, will take you the 6 miles into Talbot Campus and also to Lansdonwe campus and Bournemuth town. Thak you agian for your positive review and we wish you luck with everything in the furture. Corfe House Team
Great area - right by supermarkets, shopping centre, bus station and harbour. Staff have been really helpful and desk is manned 24h
Thank you for choosing to leave a review for corfe house im glad to see you found the location great and staff helpful. Hope you have a lovely summer Corfe House Team
Decent place for the first year, literal minute walk from Aldi, nice staff, good events, bit overpriced but it really gets you settled in and prepared for next year.
Thank you for leaving us a review I'm glad you have enjoyed your time with us at Corfe House and found the location convenient. We understand how daunting your first year at University can be so we're really happy to hear we were able to help you settle in. Hope you have a lovey summer and wish you good luck for next years studies and please do let us know if we can help you with accommodation again, it would be lovely to welcome you back for another year. Corfe House Team
At the start, things were a bit rocky and with Covid being an unfortunate circumstance that we all had to adapt to, the ‘Uni experience’ was surely lacking. But with the eventual lifting of restrictions and management listening to the residents concerns, things gradually and steadily improved. I believe that listening to concerns is very important in terms of a living environment and Corfe House has some of the best people working for it. The night owls and the daily staff are uplifting and always ready to help. I commend their overall efforts to support each and every resident during our stay at Corfe House.
Thank you for leaving us a lovely review, we understand this year has been a strange year, i am happy to see that our team her hve been welcoming and uplifting. we hope you have a lovely summer Corfe House Team
To begin with things weren’t the best regarding water and maintenance however I’m happy overall with my experience here.
Thank you for choosing to write a review for us, I am sorry to here things were a little rocky at the start although glad to see these have been rectified and you have been happy with your stay. we hope you have a lovely summer Corfe House Team
haven’t been here much but due to covid but while i have been here everything has been done to a high standard
Thank you for leaving us a review, i glad to see in the short time you were with us it has been to a high standard. Hope you have a lovely summer Corfe House Team
Great location! You have the best of both worlds, with Poole Harbour a 10 minute walk away and then the beach in Bournemouth. Secure bike sheds, or the bus and train stations on your doorstep, so getting to places is never a problem. Staff at Corfe House are the absolute best! They are easy to approach and helpful with any issues that you might have, from initial moving in queries to knowledge of the surrounding areas. A+++
Thank you for Taking the time to write a review, i am happy to see you have enjoyed the location of corfe house, and thank you for your comment about the team we really do appriate it We hope you have a lovley summer Corfe House Team
The team at Corfe House were so lovely and accommodating whilst I was on placement. The studio flat was very comfortable and I would highly recommend living here
Thank you for taking the time to review i am happy to see you have enjoyed your time with us at corfe house Hope you have a lovely summer Corfe House Team
Hi my name is kirsty I have enjoyed my time so far at corfe house in Bournemouth, I have moved here from Essex & at first I was nervous about moving away but the staff here are all kind and professional & made me feel welcome here, the social space is lovely and quiet which is good for when I want to study, the rooms here are also nice & spacious, and the location here for buses is good & I also love living by the sea :)
Hi Kirsty, Thank you for leaving us a review for Corfe House, and am happy to hear you have enjoyed your stay with us. Kind Regards Corfe House Team
Corfe House felt like a second home for me. I was glad and lucky to stay there for my semester exchange. Staff members are very kind and caring, they help you with everything.
Student Roost have an ethos that your place with us is so much more than just Student Accommodation and to hear that you felt this was your home makes us feel very happy that we fulfilled that part of our vision! Thank you it was a pleasure to be part of your student experience and I am glad that you were so happy here. Customer Service advisor Corfe House.
I am Jane and had student accommodation at Corfe House for about six months. I found Corfe House a great student home. I found the staff professional and approachable. My room was pleasant, had a spacious desk area, and adequate storage space, The kitchen dining area was reasonably spacious with adequate cooking facilities. There was a communal room by reception where students could relax and play games, I am based at Lansdowne and it was good to reach by train- less than a quarter of a mile away, ten minutes journey to Bournemouth, and a few minutes to reach Uni the other end. Aldi and Sainsbury's are close to Corfe House and the town and harbour area is within walking reach. It must be mentioned that Corfe House is less than ten minutes walk away from a beautiful bay with views around the Bournemouth area for miles! The reason I suddenly left was because Bournemouth University became virtual so I returned to the flat I own in East Anglia.
Thank you very much Jane. We are all very happy that you enjoyed your time at Corfe House although Covid 19 disruppted your stay and indeed University experience. It is often overlooked that we are located in a beautiful part of Dorset's World Heritage Jurrasic Coastlineso the sea is never more than 5 minutes away and many of our flats on the top floors have the advantage of the most stunning views. We are glad this was a friendly and comfortable home from home while you were based in Bournemouth and thank you for mentioning that although this isn't Bournemouth we do have fabulous transport links within 5 minutes of Corfe House.
Where do I begin with how bad Corfe is! Upon arriving it was dusty and going into the bathroom I was greeted with a PUBE in the toilet bowl! We were given a number to call if we needed assistance. I did this when my room door locked me out and upon calling down to reception for help was rudely told ‘this isn’t a hotel don’t call us when you’ve got a problem in future’. Staff came and went very frequently but often all had the same terrible attitude. I would not have stayed in Corfe if I had a choice and tried to move out, but the only way you can move is getting someone else to move into your room - no one wants to live here! Lifts were often broken or dodgy sounding Hot water was broken for a week in the winter - we were offered 3 shower rooms as compensation between 300 residents! Poole is a nice town, but full of racist old people! You feel you're missing out not being in bournemouth, especially on nights out. Having Aldi so close was nice PREMIUM ROOMS AREN'T WORTH THE £!
If you love having to wake up earlier for a long bus journey to uni, having to travel an hour to see ur friends in other halls, and paying for a cleaner who never cleans ur kitchen, Then Corfe is perfect for u, I love being in a dead town centre and being tired and late for my lectures!
Takes more than an hour to get to Lansdowne campus, and around 35-50 minutes to get to Talbot campus. Why would they put accommodation for far away, I have wasted so many hours of my life getting to university and Bournemouth town. Cleaner never cleans. Internet just gets disconnected all the time. Some lights in the hallways don't work so it is dark. The location is awful it's unfair to make students pay this much money for rent. POOLE IS FAR AWAY FROM EVERYTHING AND FULL OF CHAVS AND OLD PEOPLE- not a place for a student.
Suitable for students who aren't too keen on clubbing - but still some good social spaces and events so it doesn't get too lonely. Location is brilliant as it's close to the high street, shopping centre, quay, bus station, train station; all are within walking distance. Aldi and Sainsbury's are also right next door. Obviously the only downside is the 40min bus journey to campus but you get used to it. Staff are incredibly friendly and helpful. Rooms are fresh and clean. Lots of places to store things. Bring a fan as it gets incredibly warm, windows open a decent way to let a fair bit of air in. Just a few random tidbits: The shower might be difficult to get into if you're on the bigger side, a flatmate learned that the hard way. There's a light switch above the bed, curtains block out all light so you'll have a great sleep - but bring a mattress topper (the bed is 4ft). Incredibly quiet, can't hear anything from other rooms or flats. Wifi is just average.
I've loved Corfe House. It's a bit far from Uni but thats not too much of a problem unless you want to be clubbing every night. The staff are nice and the rooms are quite big with lots of storage and double beds! If you are in one of the higher up flats you have a great view of the sea too. I would say that if you have bad housemates it isnt the best because you are far away from other people in Poole, but I made friends with people in other flats really easily so it was okay and I guess you can have problems with housemates anywhere.
The main downside to this hall would be location. It's a pretty good hall to live in with good staff but far from the others, the university and the town which means a lot of long bus rides if you don't plan on staying in often.
Good facilities but too far from the university.
Very good learning space although location wise far. Always clean. Positioned with very close access to a shopping mall , sainsbury and Aldi stores.
Corfe House is far from Bournemouth, it’s annoying if you’re someone who likes to go out a lot. One thing that you do get that isn’t as common in other student accommodation is a sense of closeness. I had friends all over the building that I would often meet up with, I had some amazing memories from this place. It can make you lonely tho, being far away from the other halls doesn’t help. If you’re prone to depression or anxiety then being confined to corfe can be isolating. Comparatively to the other halls you can stay in, I’d say quality of life is 3rd place. Good kitchen, double bed which is always a bonus and decent staff. Shelley is the cleaner and she is a queen. We love her. If you’re a party animal, this is not your place. If you’re more of a stay at home, house parties and going out occasionally type of folk then I would say go for it. Also Aldi and Sainsbury’s is literally 40 seconds away and there is a Taco Bell which is also kind of cool.
Was an overall good year at corfe, location meant it was a pain managing time getting to and from uni/going out in Bournemouth (taxi back from bmouth on a night out was typically £20-25 or £3 for the nightbus). Nice area in Poole though.
it’s got everything you need. Aldi Sainsbury’s. Minutes away from the high street and shopping centre. Staff are friendly Loads of activities It’s clean if you keep it that way Ideal for nursing students with a poole locality. maintenance takes forever and they rarely knock when entering the flat. Took a whole term for the elevator to be fixed. The place frequently stinks of weed. From outside and in. Ground floor/ first floor regularly smells like rotting garbage. Literally no Parking in the area so good luck if you plan on bringing your car. Can be really noisy due to the railway right next to the building.
Nice , comfortable, but slightly small halls that were rather far away from Bournemouth itself. Long bus rides in the morning to lectures and hard to get back to after nights out, overall a 5/10.
Corfe House is a great place to live in my opinion. From what I have seen when visiting other halls we have more spacious rooms and even have double beds! The staff are wonderful and always looking for ways to keep students happy. Finally, the location is great as we are in a nice quiet area, Aldi is next door, Sainsbury's across the road and we are 5 minutes for the shopping centre and bus station, which gives you access to anywhere in the Poole/Bournemouth area. I would definitely recommend this accommodation.
Corfe is a bit of a distance fro uni but other than that is actually quite a nice place to settle in to your first year if university
Great place to stay. Whilst location is lacking I would defo recommend it as transport is VERY convenient and the rooms are brilliant!
It is home away from home... I enjoy the services.
Pretty decent all round. Improve upon repair times.
Helpful staff, good social experience, great location for shopping and socialising nearby.
Thoroughly enjoyed my first year at Corfe House, staff are super friendly and are very helpful. Living next to Aldi is incredible! Would definitely recommend to all students.
I like corfe house. The team are friendly and the location suits me nicely
Really enjoyed my stay here. Friendly staff and lots of activities to do
Great accommodation, friendly staff.
I have enjoyed living in corfe the location fits well for placement and the staff are lovely.
Corfe house is a little out of the way but if you aren't fussed about clubbing and nightlife then it is perfect. The staff are helpful and the area is great in the summer. Theres always something going on
Honestly just an awful accommodation! 30 minute bus journey to talbot campus, and even further to Bournemouth, where all the good shops/pubs/clubs are. (There’s absolutely nothing to do in Poole) The long bus journey home after a night out really isn’t convenient either, especially when you think that everyone else has a 5 minute walk home... You’re isolated from all other accommodations, and don’t really feel like your part of the uni. Bournemouth uni are happy to move you somewhere else, but only if you can find someone to take your room, which is impossible as literally no one willingly wants to come here. Corfe is a ghost town most of the time, even on weekends. Can’t wait to finish my first year so I can leave!
feel so isolated and not part of the university. Even on war of the halls night they forgot to add corfe
Don’t know what sick person built halls in Poole but it was hands down the stupidest idea ever. I spend the majority of my time sleeping on my friends sofas in Bournemouth and paying for trains so if you’re down for this life style then be my guest.
Location is terrible meaning to get to lectures on the bu campus you have to catch the bus an hour before and after nights out money has to be spent to get back - although there is a night bus for only £3 but this is still £3 more than other students pay and if all adds up!! New management is also not very good have been waiting well over a month for my deposit to be returned when the team originally stated it would be retuned 14 days after leaving - on the other hand the rooms and kitchens are nice and the kitchen gets cleaned regularly
People say that Corfe House isn't the best location distance-wise from Bournemouth uni which is very true, but especially as a Postgraduate student. Having to get a 30minute (40 if using one of the non-uni buses) to get to lectures did eat up time, and you couldn't just pop home if you forgot something. However, the links to Bournemouth are really good, Ignoring the distance from the uni it's in a really lovely area very close to Poole park (with a lake), the edge of Poole Harbour, two shopping centres, and the pedestrian town centre. The staff were really lovely and helpful, and I would say actually aimed to be friends to the students. The size of the halls being small was nice too because you would learn to recognise people quickly which made it feel very familiar and comfortable. Though I wouldn't have minded being somewhere much closer in the end to the university there were not really any other things I'd change about my experience in the halls.
My experience with Corfe House has been awful. Traffic can get really bad especially if it's raining so there is a chance you'll be late for some morning classes. The halls and rooms have not been recently painted and they don't overall feel very clean. Every furniture and appliance is of regular to bad quality (shower, bed, oven, toilet etc...). The staff has been disrespectful to me on several occasions. The flats and surrounding area (bus and train station) can get really noisy. The rent for the kind of accommodation provided is ridiculous, much better and cheaper options can be found near the campus. I do not recommend this to any person with good standards.
Good for poole, far away from other halls
Great place to live. Just abit out of the way :(
Corfe House is too far to enjoy a closeby nightlife apart from a few pubs. Common room looks bigger on the website pictures than it is in real life, and subsequently lacks to accomodate large gatherings of over 20.
Pretty good facilities, close to Poole town centre but not good for nights out in Bournemouth. Don't have a cleaner. Good for meeting new people
Loads of fun. Felt safe and secure
A very close community however the location is a bit of a problem. It is in Poole and requires a 20 minuet bus to get to the Uni but the area is amazing.
Corfe House location isn't the best but I found you bond with the people in your halls a lot more as its small and you're in the only halls in poole. The double beds are amazing!! The night life/partying is just as good. You just need to fork out a bit for taxi's to get home which is roughly £5 each. There's a shopping centre right next to the halls and the bus service is really good. There's an aldi next door to the halls which is very cheap. Sandbanks and the local park with a lake in poole are also gorgeous in summer as well as bournemouth beach. I've had an over all good experience living in corfe.. It's just a little far but everything you need is within close proximity apart from the nightlife which there are frequent buses to anyway.
Terrible location! No where near the university it takes 30 mins on the bus at least to get there. It's over an hour away from the other halls so you can't socialise and if you want to go out clubbing it's so far that it costs £25 in taxi fares one way. It is close to the poole town centre but that is rubbish compared to Bournemouth. DO NOT GO HERE.
It's been a good experience in these halls the convenience of having aldi, sainsburys and asda in walking distance plus a town centre is great. Getting to uni isn't bad at all. Only thing is you're a bit isolated from the other halls and taxis back from nights out are expensive.
Brilliant if you're gonna study an fda or hnd course at Bournemouth & Poole College
as a student nurse this accommodation is ideal, it's in a beautiful location and close to placements. However if you're studying a university based course you may feel like your out of way a bit, and it does make nights out more difficult. For me, I have no regrets about choose these halls, but can see why others might.
good place to live although a little far out from Bournemouth and nothing to do in Poole as of nightlife!! Nice halls and staff are excellent with dealing with all problems and are all very friendly Perfectly good halls just needs to be in better location for students
Corfe House is situated in Poole which is a 20-30 minute bus ride to uni and a 25-40 bus ride into bournemouth town. This is the only downside as its away from everything however being in Poole it still has everything you need including a shopping centre, leisure centre and a beautiful harbour. The vibe in Corfe is amazing, it's like a community as we are the only student halls in Poole meaning everyone kind of knows everyone. Reception is so reliable, they are there to help 24/7