Great facilities for it's size, such as a very modern, clean study area and a games room that is usually in very good condition. The studio room is very spacious with all the necessary utilities included. The location is great, it's easy to get to the main universities, a very short walk from the city and near the necessary amenities.
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Great facilities for it's size, such as a very modern, clean study area and a games room that is usually in very good condition. The studio room is very spacious with all the necessary utilities included. The location is great, it's easy to get to the main universities, a very short walk from the city and near the necessary amenities.
Riverside Information
Telephone | +44 12 2793 9010 |
Postcode | CT1 1JX |
Price from | £179.00 per week for 24/25 (subject to availability) |
Features | Within a 15-minute commute from City’s University campus’. Reception, gaming area, lounge, cinema area, communal study room, private study room, private dining, on-site gym, all-inclusive bills (to reasonable consumption), free bike hire, on-site bike storage, 24/7 security, key fob entry, on-site maintenance, contents insurance, weekly events, WiFi, on-site laundry, CCTV & on-site service team. |
Top tip | Visit the website and contact the property directly to find out more about their availability and exclusive bookings offers. |
Riverside Biography
Riverside offers residents central accommodation with Canterbury Christ Church University being located an eleven-minute walk away, the University of Kent a nine-minute cycle away and the University for the Creative Arts a thirteen-minute bus ride away. Students will never be bored as there is plenty of entertainment nearby, with a cinema and restaurants on your doorstep.
You can enjoy hanging out with friends at one of the many regular events or in the lounge, games area or private dining room. When needing to buckle down and focus on your studies there is high-speed WiFi, study rooms and study booths for you to make use of. There are also handy facilities, with a fully equipped gym, on-site bike storage and hire and on-site laundry. To ensure you are well looked after, there is 24/7 security, key fob entry, on-site maintenance, CCTV, as well as access to your own residents' app.
Riverside has a selection of sleek en-suite rooms and studios rooms to choose from. Each room has modern finishings and is equipped with all the essentials needed for the ultimate student lifestyle. Inside your room, you'll find a comfortable bed, storage space, and en-suite bathroom and a study area.
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Moved recently and it’s been a great experience, The team has been very helpful and I’ve met many new friends and gained amazing memories.
Thank you for your kind words and for taking the time to leave a review. We are always thrilled to hear from our residents! We hope you are enjoying your time at Riverside, if we can be of any help in the future, please do not hesitate to drop us a line on 01227939010 or visit us at reception. If there is anything additional, we can do to maximize your time here then please do not hesitate to let us know. Sincerely, Riverside Management
Very good overall, very welcoming.
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, we are always thrilled to hear from our residents! We hope you enjoyed your time at Riverside, if we can be of any help in the future, please do not hesitate to drop us a line on 07399 239907 or visit us at reception. Sincerely, Riverside Management
Great facilities for it's size, such as a very modern, clean study area and a games room that is usually in very good condition. The studio room is very spacious with all the necessary utilities included. The location is great, it's easy to get to the main universities, a very short walk from the city and near the necessary amenities.
Thank you for your kind words and for taking the time to leave a review. We are always thrilled to hear from our residents! Please keep an eye out around site for some of our upcoming events! We hope you continue to enjoy your time at Riverside, if we can be of any help in the future, please do not hesitate to drop us a line on 01227939010 or visit us at reception. If there is anything additional, we can do to maximize your time here then please do not hesitate to let us know. Sincerely, Riverside Management
I think management could be a lot better in terms of fixing doors as there are so many people with broken doors and anyone can just walk in which then becomes a safety problem I like how there’s more events now
Thank you for leaving a review. We are disappointed to hear of any experiences that have been anything less than exceptional. We would like to reassure you that we take all feedback very seriously as we look to ensure complete resident satisfaction. We’d love the opportunity to work with you to make this right and ask that you please reach out to us directly on 01227939010 or alternatively, if you are in the property, please visit reception to speak to a member of the Novel Student team. Sincerely, Riverside Management
A good place to live in general
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Stunning, well kept , nice staff
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I had a great experience with Hip whilst rebooking my room for next year. She made the whole process very smooth and simple.
Thank you for your kind words and for taking the time to leave a review. We are always thrilled to hear from our residents, especially about our amazing staff members! We hope you enjoyed your time at Riverside, if we can be of any help in the future, please do not hesitate to drop us a line on 01227939010 or visit us at reception. If there is anything additional, we can do to maximize your time here then please do not hesitate to let us know. Sincerely, Riverside Management
A good place to live in with easy to comute.
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Staff are really friendly especially Hip she's lovely, and it's nice to see that the staff put care and time in for us and our questions and that they run events like pancake day for us 😊☀️
Thank you for your kind words and for taking the time to leave a review. We are always thrilled to hear from our residents! Keep an eye out around site for our upcoming events! We hope you continue to enjoy your time with us at Riverside, if we can be of any help in the future, please do not hesitate to drop us a line on 01227939010 or visit us at reception. If there is anything additional, we can do to maximize your time here then please do not hesitate to let us know. Sincerely, Riverside Management
Very informative and the staff were very friendly
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review! We are so glad you enjoyed your time on site with us! If you have any other questions or would like help in booking for the upcoming academic year, please feel free to get in contact with us at riverside@novelstudent.com, at our website novelstudent.com/canterbury/riverside or give us a call on 01227939010.
The wifi is horrible here, ever since I’ve moved in the wifi has not worked well with my phone as well as my speaker. Had an issue with my shower and it still is not fixed which was reported in September. The heater does not work well either, the max amount of minutes that it stays on is for about 10 minutes which is unfortunate since the weather is cold now. There are only 7 washing machines when there are about 500 residents that live here. Even before I started living here it was hard to get in contact with riverside canterbury to discuss my contract, must’ve been calling for a week straight before someone answered the phone. The cupboard and fridge space in the kitchen are too small, I can’t even put all of my pots and pans in there. My app that displays my balance and how much rent left I have to pay is always malfunctioning and showing the wrong balance which is frustrating, it hasn’t shown the correct balance at all since I’ve started living here. Room space is nice though.
Thank you for leaving a review. We are disappointed to hear of any experiences that have been anything less than exceptional. We would like to reassure you that we take all feedback very seriously as we look to ensure complete resident satisfaction. We’d love the opportunity to work with you to make this right and ask that you please reach out to us directly on 01227939010 or alternatively, if you are in the property, please visit reception to speak to a member of the Novel Student team. Sincerely, Riverside
Absolutely loved my accommodation with Novel, building nice and clean and staff always helpful, however since leaving this June I have emailed and phoned on numerous occasions to get my deposit back as this is needed to help cover rent in my new accommodation, I have not received one email or phone call back from anyone to assist me, this is really poor and leaves me in a really bad position financially.
Thank you for leaving a review. We are disappointed to hear of any experiences that have been anything less than exceptional. We would like to reassure you that we take all feedback very seriously as we look to ensure complete resident satisfaction. We’d love the opportunity to work with you to make this right and ask that you please reach out to us directly on 01227939010 or alternatively, if you are in the property, please visit reception to speak to a member of the Novel Student team. Sincerely, Riverside Management
Nice accommodation, great communal area, awesome people, decent location (large grocery store 3 mins away), could of had a better roommates as kitchen hygiene was 2/5
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The best living experience with a convenient locations with the best staff.
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A very nice place to stay and the reception staff are very helpful and kind. There are very beautiful places to enjoy and relax
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Good place, it takes like ten minutes to go to town centre and ten minutes to go Asda, aldi, Lidl, b&m and other stores.
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pretty epic and cool hell yeah
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Great social spaces and the rooms are a great size
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Friendly staff, and good AC perfect for students
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Nice and clean, friendly staff.
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Has been a lovely experience. Tad slow to fix maintenance issues
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I absolutely love my studio, it’s very spacious, and the set up is very functional. Management is so nice and clearly care about the residents. I would definitely recommend Riverside to anyone looking to study in Canterbury.
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Fun experience at the this place, met some nice people
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the absolute best staff! they made moving to a new city alone not so lonely. games area and communal area make finding friends so easy!! also the wifi is surprisingly fast.
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I have enjoyed being near all my friends I have made since starting my first year.
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Staff are super friendly and useful, the facilities are surprisingly useful and it's a nice little community.
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It’s been a great start to my life as a student and has helped me find my feet
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When I arrived on my first day, the room was not clean. It was dusty and found dead bees all around the room. The shelves in the kitchen should be labelled according to the room so that no one can use more than needed. Also some kitchen appliances were dirty before the students arrivals. Overall, other things are good, like the staff members whom are friendly. Other thing, on my first day the lift was out of use, but they manage to fixed it overnight, in fact I found the lift working the next morning which is very good.
Hi there, Thank you for leaving a review. We are disappointed to hear of any experiences that have been anything less than exceptional and would like to reassure you that we take any and all feedback very seriously to ensure complete resident satisfaction. We’d love the opportunity to work with you to make this right, and ask that you please reach out to us directly at riverside@novelstudent.com or alternatively, if you are in the property, please visit reception to speak to a member of the Novel Student team. Sincerely, Riverside Team
Amazing place, lovely stafff, amazing facilities
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I love It here it’s peaceful I made friends and staff is lovely and it’s. Very clean
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Great place, with great people, in a great location. Love it!
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Good location and helpful staff.
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Riverside is actually the best thing that happened to me in Canterbury I net the best people and the staff members are the sweetest <3
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Really good experience. Clean and very good common areas. The elevator isn’t working. But I’m general everything really good
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I love! The room heating isn’t that good but it is what it Is
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Riverside Canterbury is a great location for students studying at either Kent unit or Canterbury Christ Church. I’m currently in my final year at the university of Kent and I have to say Riverside is the best location I have stayed at. Friendly staff and security
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Such a wonderful place to live, management are truly incredible, lovely people. Any problems I’ve had they’ve helped me with straight away. Communal areas are lovely spaces to relax and meet new people! Even the security at night are really lovely and it’s nice to be able to have someone to talk to if you’ve got any issues not matter what time it is, there’s always someone willing to help you. I love living here I’ve made some amazing friends and I would recommend living here to anyone, my boyfriend doesn’t even live here but when he visits he’s treated with the same amount of kindness as everyone that does live here. Overall, this is such an exceptional place to live and a wonderful little family!!
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Riverside is an absolutely lovely place to live- perfectly positioned between the universities & city centre, and with lots of social spaces it's really easy to feel right at home. Everything is fresh and clean & any issues that arise are quickly sorted so there's a major family-vibe between staff and students. It's a great space to be, 100% recommend if you're on the fence!
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Lovely accommodation, the staff will go out of their way to do anything for you. All social spaces are a great place to hang out with friends that live in other clusters and the study room is a highly effective space to work in when your not at uni.
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I’ve been here since last week of October last year and I actually enjoy it here. The staff is friendly and caring, my room was more spacious than I thought and comfy, the social communal area & kitchen is nice (with block courtyard soon) and it’s situated perfectly. Shout out to the lovely peoples Andy, China, Catherine, April, Danny always helpful (sorry if I forgot some names). Already so far access to laundry (that was even free for us when was building), a gym and a gaming/home theatre and big study room! Great for meeting fellow flatmate students and for late night work as it’s 24/7 with security! Maintenance are extremely accommodating quick on the job when I first moved in my door 4/5pm didn’t close properly literally next morning 8/9am they came to fix. The whole ‘estate’ area itself is still in construction process but we are given access anything newly completed as soon as possible.
Thank you for your kind words and for taking the time to leave a review. We are always thrilled to hear of any resident enjoying their stay! If there is anything additional we can do to maximize your time at Riverside, please do not hesitate to drop visit us at reception. We always love to hear from you!