Took two and half years in lumis. Every staff is friendly and response quickly for the things not ok. Location is fantastic, so easy to access cardiff Bay and city centre.
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Took two and half years in lumis. Every staff is friendly and response quickly for the things not ok. Location is fantastic, so easy to access cardiff Bay and city centre.
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Lumis student living is affordable yet the best place to stay. Good people, good environment, clean and tidy rooms, helpful staff. Highly recommended.
I will recommend this property, its been 3 amazing years living here. The only down side its the noise they make from the North block at late nights. Its like they are select bubbles every yršš. The lundry provider CIRCUIT, they lack maintenanceš. Lovely security teamš Overall best accommodation for studentsš
Took two and half years in lumis. Every staff is friendly and response quickly for the things not ok. Location is fantastic, so easy to access cardiff Bay and city centre.
The studio apartments are fantastic
Highly recommend to any student
excellent location, helpful staff, and comfortable rooms and spaces.
This was the first accommodation I moved to in uni, and Iāve stayed here for all 3 years. The staff is helpful and very nice, the place have everything a student might need and it is close to the city centre.
One of the best students accommodations!
The rooms are of the best quality and the staff are super professional and friendly! This area is really close to the city centre too, so it is only a short walk into town. The social spaces are of the highest quality and super spacious! Perfect for meeting new people and hanging out with your friends!
Very good student accommodation!
The accommodation is in a great location, rooms are spacious and communal areas are well maintained and cleaned regularly. Great value for money.
Having a fabulous time at the Lumis, lovely room with an amazing view of cardiff bay (on 10th floor), staff are lovely and helpful, social areas useful for studying in when i cannot focus in my room, very very warm on top floor so would definitely recommend getting a big fan but worth it for the views!
Great experience, been staying at lumis student living Cardiff for the past 3 years, through my BA and currently MA. If it was up to me I would never leave.
First year living here and the move in was simple and easy. Staff were very helpful and the facilities were easy to find my way around. The room was very clean on arrival and are very spacious fitted with lots of storage and desk space. The kitchen in the same with plenty of room for 7 of us to move around in with ease. Great facilities downstairs including the gym, study spaces, cinema room and pool/table footy. Highly recommend this accommodation having lived here first hand.
I don't know about others but I love Lumis. Peaceful and quiet, with absolutely no drama. Everyone is okay and the environment is student friendly. Been here for over a year and will definitely be here till I'm done with uni.
Spent my first two years at uni here and am loving every second, security are great and the staff are very lovely, no major issues to complain about. An all around great experience.
Great place to stay, highly recomend
Great Facilities, no major issues, very welcoming all around! :)
in my second year of uni and my first accommodation failed to provide a safe living space and areas too hang out with my mates. when moving into lumis i was shocked too see how big the spaces where for us too study, to hang out and watch movies with my mates. i went for a studio apartment this year and was amazed with how well the room was when i got there. everything worked and all was clean. it was very spacious and the tv worked well. living here makes me feel a lot safer from my previous place with alot of doors needing a fob too let you in and how the staff are ready too help the second you ask for it. highly recommend you stay here fir a first year of youāre looking too meet new people or even live on your own.
Great location and rooms. Amazing common areas and a helpful team. Great experience
Affordable and close to town which is nice. Lots of different places to study and the extra amenities (like the ice hockey) is cool!
Is a great modern place and nice atmosphere nice common areas with hot and cosy rooms. Good management and excellent reception staff
Great accommodations well worth the money
very cost-effective accommodation for me and school!!!! Thanks
The best place I have ever stayed, the staff are lovely and are always happy to help with even the most random of things like opening nail varnish bottles. The post collection times are perfect times in the day to fit around uni, itās not far from any campus and its 5 mins away from the town centre. Also the food options near by are great and donāt take long to be delivered.
Modern, nice building. Social areas are big and have a warm atmosphere. The location is very good.
I'm in my third year at Lumis and have loved being here. Great Facilities, really friendly staff and really great value!
All I can say is save your money and donāt waste your time using this student accommodation. The customer service is outrageous and the facilities are always out of order. During the pandemic they neglected students and confined them to their rooms also they do their best to withhold your deposit
Great rooms for the price and also feels very secure with a nice environment and great location. Despite this it has felt like ive lived on a building site for the last year. The only way to make the noise slightly quieter is to shut your window as if it wasn't bad enough with the heat as the ventilation is terrible no number of fans will ever be enough. Don't live in the South building facing the Capital as it is so depressing as you get no sunlight! and a view of an empty office with builders in. The windows have not been cleaned once since I got here and are gross. Despite living alone in a studio you weren't allowed even one guest even when the government allowed another household to mix. So not only did student get depressed working from home constantly you can't even have someone over in the room you pay rent for. It felt like you were in prison and school with so many rules that were unnecessary. Wifi is awful and rooms weren't cleaned properly when moving in
Love lumis ! Lived here for 3 years and I'm leaving soon will miss it so much the staff are amazing and this place is what made me want to go to uni as I was obsessed with it the day I came for a viewing ! Highly reccomend
Great Facilities, Okay Staff, The WORST social experiences ever. If youāre looking for fun extroverted flat parties.LOOK AWAY. The group chat sums up the people that tend to live here, they complain about every little thing about the Accomodation. The accommodation tends to contain mostly USW students with a few Cardiff Met and Cardiff Uni students. However, If you LIKE your own space and is someone who is Introverted and want to go for somewhere with a great location to Town, this is PERFECT for you. The Price is also great for value, Ā£118 a week for a 7 bed cluster with amazing facilities with an en suite is honestly so so good. Overall experience 5/10
Hi there, thanks for your review. We’re sorry to hear your experience with us has not be overly positive. We appreciate that over the course of the academic year, the government-imposed lockdowns meant that social activities were extremely limited, however we’re planning to host a number of events in the coming weeks to close out the year. These will be a mix of events to cater to both our introverted and more social able residents alike. If you’d like to have any input in these events, we’d love to hear from you.
Awful cleaners who donāt wear masks and also didnāt bother to clean well during lockdown when things shouldāve been the most sanitised (took 2 months to clean a dirty lift), awful wifi, *mysterious* landlord who wont let suicidal people cancel their contract this year but let 100ās of people leave last March for the 1st lockdown (provided they could leave before a certain date), building works on the walls outside your windows that shake the rooms 10am-5pm during 3rd years final weeks of Uni, rather than waiting an extra few weeks till everyone finished. Very rude and fake receptionist (some nice ones too) & weird parcel hours. Last July i was alone in my flat and had numerous staff walk into my flat without warning (illegal) and also not covid safe lol and scary as a young woman to hear ppl walk in your flat while youāre showering without notifying you previously (again, illegal). So many issues. Also moved to a 5 bed from a 7 and i pay Ā£4 extra a week and yet have less space lol.
Hi there, thanks for your review. We’re sorry to hear your experience at Lumis has not be completely positive. The early days of the pandemic proved difficult for all however our cleaning practices were quickly reviewed and improved with cleaners on-site every day for all common spaces. We are not able to discuss individual student cases, however the landlord’s details are given upon request. We are currently having the cladding of both blocks replaced. Whilst the site is completely safe for occupancy, these works are a requirement and therefore unfortunately could not be postponed. We’re sorry to hear that you were made to feel uncomfortable by cleaners and contactors entering your flat last summer. Communication was sent in May 2020 regarding entry to flats however we apologise if you missed this. With regards to a room move, all of our cluster rooms are within the advertised dimensions. The additional cost for the 5 bed cluster is due to sharing the facilities with less of your peers. If you would like to raise these concerns with us directly, we would be happy to discuss these further.
Super close to uni! The bridge is a little annoying when you're asthmatic but I could get from my bed to class at USW Atrium in 5 mins š The building itself seems to always have the heating on - it's so hot in the corridors and the radiators in the rooms seem to have a life of their own. The windows have grates over them so even if you open them there's no air flow. The socials are nice when they actually happen, I loved the Halloween party but since covid there hasn't been anything so my socialising has been awful here. I've been here 2 years and only know people via my uni course because I'm living alone in a studio. The view is nice from my room, and the trains aren't too noisy for me, although the odd one squeaks through at 3am. The laundry is expensive but it's via circuit so the same with most accoms in the area, and the wifi is great beyond the odd drop or black out from external issues. Its probably the best value studio accommodation in Cardiff Central right now for USW.
Great staff, amazing security, help over COVID pandemic could be better
It's good, best in Cardiff price and quality
Due to COVID we havenāt been able to use social spaces but they do look niceš The kitchen space is great because of the room and it doesnāt feel like a prison. Everyone is very nice and easy to talk to š
Due to COVID we didnāt manage to actually use the social spaces but every time we walked past they looked like they wouldāve been nice to hang out :/ living here was enjoyable and the rooms are definitely good value as thereās loads of storage space and cupboards to fill! All the staff are very friendly and approachable if you have any sort of concern or problems
All of the reception staff are amazing!! Same for security!! Plus room is really nice too!!
Iāve had a really good experience living at Lumis. The staff are lovely and you get good value for money!
Amazing place to live with great staff and brilliant maintenance
lumis student living in Cardiff, local to the centre. Easy access to local facilities!
For the the most part living at Lumis is great but the only thing that really gets to me is that we are not allowed to collect post outside of set times. This has made me really think about chaning where I live as I am busy and find it hard to collect my post at set times.
Hi there, thanks for your review. We have set mail times during week days simply due to the high volume of post we receive. This allows us time to ensure each piece of mail is correctly logged and can be distributed to the correct students. Please note that on weekends you can collect mail 24 hours a day.
This was my first year here and it was ok, but I'm pretty sure because of the Pandemic they weren't able to do anything like social activities. But every other thing is good, the flats are good also, but if you get lucky you'd have clean flatmates. But I prefer the studio for myself. Everyone has their preference. But to cut the long story short, I would r commend this accommodation to anyone I know, its value for money is 10/10 and the people here are nice and welcoming.
Good value for money and convenient distance from the city centre.
Hi there, thanks for your review! The Lumis team
Since maintenance was done on the wifi, it has not been as good as before. Some maintenance issues with kitchen/bedrooms are not addressed and left unfixed. However, Lumis is a lovely place for students to stay thatās perfect for access to the city centre and USW. The apartments are spacious and modern. A very social space for students to interact. Due to covid the common spaces havenāt been open which is a shame.
Hi there, thanks for your review! For any issues with your wifi service, please be sure to follow this up with GLIDE as they are our external providers and will be able to look into your individual connection. If you have any outstanding maintenance issues, please pop to reception to see us or drop us an email to the Lumis inbox so we can look into this further. Our on-site gym has already re-opened and we hope to open the remainder of our commons spaces as soon as Welsh Government Guidance allows. Thanks! The Lumis Team