University Hall Reviews

Mixed bag of a hall, i think you either end up loving it or hating it, for me it was more of the latter. My only real positive was the location, being in stoke bishop gave a good student bubble feel and buses were really frequent and reliable all day and night generally. However, despite being the cheapest hall, I still don't think you get a lot for the money, but this is probably a lot down to Bristol being an expensive city in general. Kitchens so small only 1 person could cook at once - never mind trying to get 5 flat mates into it. Social experience was fine, but I wouldn't say I made any friends for life. Not a lot really organised by the uni/committee besides the xmas formal which was fun. People here are more tolerable than stoke bishop as a whole - probably down to it being the cheapest hall - but still quite rah, full of themselves etc. If you're a normal person i'd stay away from stoke bishop halls altogether, as I know people down in Clifton who've had a much better time.

University Hall is the cheapest Bristol Halls, but none the less it's still relatively expensive for what you get. The flats are made up of 6 bedrooms, toilet and wet room. Incredibly basic and aging facilities. The kitchens were tiny, we could barely fit our 5 flat mates in it. The bedrooms were mouldy, they simply paint over them each year. All in all it's cheap accommodation, some people end up loving it. But it just didn't work for me.

The best thing I got out of living in Penbryn is the friends I made with which I moved into a house the year after. You are likely to end up living with a lot of people so the chances that you find someone you like are higher. However, at the same time, this means there is a lot more noise and I literally wasn't able to sleep during my entire year due to parties held by people living above and below me. The location is perfect though if most of your classes are on the main campus. Another advantage of living in Penbryn is that you don't have to worry about cooking yourself, but a big disadvantage is that you don't really have a great kitchen if you would want to cook yourself. I wrote more on it in a blog post which includes pictures so you can see what a room looks like: [website link removed]

Honestly if you're looking for the most social hall then this is it by far, most laid back ppl. Probably not for you if you're quite middle class. UH aka spoons hall is s*** accomadation utility wise but no one really is too bothered cause you're having such a good time. Bar is most popular in stoke bishop. Wills - richest / internationals Church hill - still quite rich Hiatt baker - middle class and quite tame Badock - middle class and druggy Durdham - you don't really wanna be here Town and Clifton - nah everyone in sb knows it's the place to be like 2000 students over here it's like our own campus Bus is a bit annoying but not too bad

Overall I'm happy living at UH, although the flats don't feel too secure and noise can be heard from outside and inside the hall when you're in your room (noise from the buses, doors slamming). Stoke Bishop is quite far from the uni but UH is right next to the bus stop, which is a good and bad thing.

It's pretty rubbish and over priced, but they all are.

Amazing atmosphere but tiny kitchens

Really good atmosphere, but not worth the long travel into town. Was really lucky with the people I was living with, but I know people who weren't so lucky and so had a terrible time.

Really horrifically bad facilities for the price

Great social scene! Everyone is so nice and laid back, no cliques or social pressure whatsoever! Feels like a family!

UH is the cheapest hall in Stoke Bishop, which means the accomadation is the bare minimum but it is nice. However, the other halls in the area that are a little bit more xpensive you get a lot more for your money, in space and facilities. Stoke Bishop is a great location as there are many other students but the lack of a convinient cash point and shop is irritating.