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Blackweir lodge is a really great accommodation, the staff are lovely and the rooms are really nice, they are quick to respond to maintenance requests and care about your time in their accommodation, its a 15 min walking distance from the city centre and about 25 mins from Cardiff Mets Llandaff campus.

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By member1386094
On 13th May 23
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Blackweir lodge is a really great accommodation, the staff are lovely and the rooms are really nice, they are quick to respond to maintenance requests and care about your time in their accommodation, its a 15 min walking distance from the city centre and about 25 mins from Cardiff Mets Llandaff campus.

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By member1386094
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Is there car parking at Blackweir lodge
By member1090471 On 26th August 23
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Do Unite organise any social events at Blackweir to help students meet people ?
By member962514 On 27th September 21
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I want to be with Cardiff university freshers but did not get any of my choices via the university. Is this a good choice for freshers?
By member861689 On 13th August 21
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is there first year students here?
By member736582 On 19th March 19
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Is the hob an induction? Are toaster and kettles provided
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Student Review: 4 /5
By member1299305 On 5th February 24 verified Verified student

great place to live and surrounded by good places

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Student Review: 4 /5
By member598702 On 1st February 24 verified Verified student

I moved in taking over someone else's lease so my experience might be a little different! I will start off with the very few negative things so far: the room definitely wasn't very clean when I first moved in and I took a whole day to get it up to par (but this might not apply if you're moving in at the start of the year), and the mattress was really old and quite bad, definitely hard to sleep on without a topper. Everything else? Lovely. The room itself is nice and has a lot of storage space and well thought out layout. The living rooms and kitchen give everyone the space they need, and the common areas are pretty well kept and nice to hang out in to watch a movie with friends or play games. My favorite part so far has been the staff though, they're always present and ready to listen or give advice or help if they can, it really gives me peace of mind to know I can walk in with a problem and have someone (shout out to Sergio, he's always on point) help out.

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Student Review: 4 /5
By member1398557 On 31st January 24 verified Verified student

Very good location for social people

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member1198554 On 31st January 24 verified Verified student

Good student accommodation and really good wifi

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member498138 On 25th January 24 verified Verified student

The staff team are extremely helpful, and efficient when there is ever anything wrong with the flat. They are quick to fix issues and are always lovely and pleasant to everyone. Highly reccomend.

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member698107 On 25th January 24 verified Verified student

Great staff and Sergio was very helpful

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Student Review: 4.7 /5
By member598086 On 25th January 24 verified Verified student

My time in Blackweir has been great. All the staff are friendly and helpful. It’s been easy to make friends across the property through the social spaces and common areas.

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Student Review: 4.3 /5
By member1097900 On 23rd January 24 verified Verified student

Sergio G is the best. He helps the best I’ve ever seen. Makes this environment a good place to be and happy.

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Student Review: 3.3 /5
By member1397899 On 23rd January 24 verified Verified student

The staff at blackweir are very good, especially Sergio

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member1197898 On 23rd January 24 verified Verified student

I'm having great experience here, Sergio helped me a lot and assisted me with the peaceful onboarding.

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member1097879 On 23rd January 24 verified Verified student

Clean, sociable, in a great location only 20 min walk to uni and town

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member697878 On 23rd January 24 verified Verified student

I really enjoy living here due to the convenient location

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member597540 On 18th January 24 verified Verified student

Nice place to stay, close to town and uni

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member597539 On 18th January 24 verified Verified student

Harri is the goat receptionist

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member1386094 On 13th May 23 verified Verified student

Blackweir lodge is a really great accommodation, the staff are lovely and the rooms are really nice, they are quick to respond to maintenance requests and care about your time in their accommodation, its a 15 min walking distance from the city centre and about 25 mins from Cardiff Mets Llandaff campus.

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Student Review: 5 /5
By LukeCr99 On 28th March 23 verified Verified student

Luke is such a friendly staff member, he is always helping me and my friends out and running events. Blackweir is a fun place to stay and I wish I could stay again next year.

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member482482 On 27th March 23 verified Verified student

I had the best experience at Blackweir Lodge, very close to the city center and the main park. I made very good friends. The team was always very nice to me and always helped me when I needed. I would definitely recommend it :)

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Student Review: 1.9 /5
By member1163074 On 26th October 21 verified Verified student

I lived here during my 1st year of uni, everything has an orange/ cream tint to it, the freezers kept turning off. The COVID clean they said they did clearly hadn’t been done, there was stuff from 2 years ago down the side of the bed and pubic hair all over the bathroom. Security were rude and just let themselves into your flat without knocking and didn’t deal with noise complaints they joined the noise and had a smoke with the residents. Refused to give money back for those who moved home and were not staying there. Worst place I have stayed it was equivalent to a prison.

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Student Review: 5 /5
By member1034205 On 17th October 18 verified Verified student

Liberty Fields had amazingly friendly, fun and helpful member of staff but at reception and on the maintenance team. The security team was also lovely. The reception staff (especially Sophie & Alex) made an effort to make the students living here feel welcomed and valued. They organised loads of great events and fun competitions such as Easter Egg hunts, Chinese New Year problem solving & Glitter socials in the common room! You could always go to reception for a natter about the day or any problems you are experiencing with your flat and they would chat through resolutions with you. I had a blast while I was living at Lib Fields!

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Student Review: 4 /5
By member733237 On 30th July 18 verified Verified student

Wifi pretty good. Cleanliness of property when arrived was good. We didn’t have a cleaner as such, but me and my roommates were pretty tidy. Management and maintenance very good and helpful.

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Student Review: 3.9 /5
By member1330507 On 23rd February 18 verified Verified student

The staff are very helpful. The kitchen is very modern. The rooms are absolutely horrendous and very outdated. The blue curtains and carpets along with the magnolia walls just do not feel homely at all.

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Student Review: 3 /5
By member430279 On 8th February 18 verified Verified student

Very unsociable. Terrible place to be for first year. I hate it here (I’m first year Cardiff Uni). Go to Talybont, you’ll actually make friends there. I felt depressed living here through my first semester, and only got out of it by joining socials and clubs. But every time I come back to my room I feel isolated and down. The WiFi is abysmal. Always needing to reconnect. Also you don’t get service here. I have to go outside of the gates to get phone service (which is extremely inconvienent)! Management is okay. They have their favourites. Kinda blunt people. Cleaniness is great here. Maintenance are always on top of things. They do weekly fire drills and they can get on your nerves at 10am. Bike storage is good. They use key fobs which is annoying. You can only get in and out with the key fob. So if you have friends over you’re constantly needing to go outside to open the bloody gate (which is heavy). Overall it’s okay here but very isolated and unsociable

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Student Review: 4.4 /5
By member1126932 On 5th July 17 verified Verified student

Had the best time here although was a bit expensive.

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Student Review: 4.1 /5
By member1324822 On 25th November 16 verified Verified student

This hall is really nice and modern to live in, though a tad expensive. There isn't any communal cleaning, but it's not hard to keep things nice and hygienic so long as everyone chips in. The biggest negative, is that the soundproofing is basically non-existent. If you're not on the top floor...good luck, hope you get someone who sleeps through the night. People loitering in the courtyard will keep you up until they move, because shutting the window does nothing (hope you get a room facing the back, or don't have any early mornings or need sleep.) So basically, if you want quiet, I wouldn't go through the lottery here. It's not worth the risk.

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Student Review: 3.3 /5
By member424548 On 3rd November 16 verified Verified student

Bad room signal for calls but nice place.

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Student Review: 2.7 /5
By member714711 On 14th August 15 verified Verified student

Great rooms, spacious kitchen and living area. Friendly security guys and staff.

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Student Review: 2.7 /5
By member1211089 On 12th July 15 verified Verified student

it was the worst experience ever! the people in the reception were rude and not bothered by any complaints we gave them. maintenance men would just barge into your room without waiting for your 'come in' reply. i would highly recommend living in liberty halls because my my friends have loved it there.

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Student Review: 2.3 /5
By member810386 On 5th July 15 verified Verified student

Weekly fire alarm checks which basically meant you never got to sleep in. Staff would come into your flat without knocking and a lot of the staff were quite rude.

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Student Review: 4.7 /5
By Sam On 13th May 15 verified Verified student

Victoria Halls are excellent, situated just outside of Cardiff city centre (10 minute walk or 2 stops on the bus) makes it great for accessing everything Cardiff has on offer! The staff are extremely accommodating and always happy to help with any problems you may encounter! I had a Deluxe room and it was everything I was hoping for; it was very spacious and well maintained. In addition, the extra money for a double bed was completely worth it and would definitely advise it! Overall Victoria Halls was the perfect home for my first year at Cardiff Met!

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Student Review: 4.5 /5
By member45968 On 1st April 15 verified Verified student

Brilliant place for the 1st year of university , ever had a problem it would have been sorted in less than 48 hours depending on the problem. Always warm and great for party's!

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