Cayley Reviews

I was in hall during COVID, socialising was quite hard as rules did not permit. Social spaces were closed. Very expensive for old block

Loved it last year despite covid.

I was in New Cayley which was very modern and nice. I am returning next year! The only thing I don’t love is the food from the cafeteria, and how expensive Cayley is. But I definitely had a great experience in my block.

I stayed in the Cayley new blocks this past year and I have enjoyed it so much I have decided to return for 2nd year! The rooms, toilet facilities and kitchen/living areas are so spacious and have lots of storage space. The layout of the blocks allow for a great social experience and creates such a nice community feel. Catering facilities are good too, I definitely would go catered over self-catered from now on. Hall warden and sub-wardens are so kind, approachable and supportive too.

The dining hall creates a great space for social interaction. Being in the centre of campus Cayley is in the ideal location and the warden team are the best

There is a severe lack of social space within the blocks

The new Cayley block accommodation is incredible. Tones of storage space, well designed, plenty of kitchen space with cupboards, a large dining table and a couch with a space for a TV. I just wouldn’t recommend the catered food. It could be improved and personally think that it’s over priced for what it is. The location is the closest to the lecture halls and town and equal distance to both gyms.

The toilets were always clean and the room’s design is great

Because it is a dormitory with meals, a slight increase in the price is acceptable, but it is a pity that there is no common area for the room type

I felt that the block I stayed in was just too old and subsequently there were many maintenance issues, I still really enjoyed my stay there, but it was evident that a newer block would have been far better. Also, as my block was quite small, but separate from others, I found it difficult during the pandemic to really have a variety of new people to get along with.

Thé accommodation is comfortable and allows for easy social interaction amongst students.

Very enjoyable with the common room !

Hall Culture at Loughborough is incredible. You really feel like part of a family here. There’s so much to get involved with in halls, from Hall Sports team, Hall socials, catered dining and much more. Cayley is in prime location on campus, within the village area meaning you are right in the centre of campus with every other building within a 10 min walk. Perfect for the lazy students who like the wake up 10 mins before a lecture starts!

Reply from Cayley On 3rd March 20

Thank you for your review.

We are so happy to hear that you have had such a positive experience in Cayley.

- Emily

Location is very central and convenient. Met my closest friends here!

NEVER chose this, especially the shared bathroom small room type. Unless you are a masochist that wants to live in constant filth, noise and having to pay extra due to other residents breaking stuff and the whole block having to pay for it.

Internet is slow, rooms abd buildings are one of the oldest on campus and they look it.

Good value for money and very social

Cayleynites are amazing, the foods not always amazing but we cling together and become good famalam!

Very social, everyone gets involved

A fantastic hall that has a great social atmosphere and always supports its members in whatever endeavour they partake in. Not the newest but certainly one of the most sociable and enjoyable.

Overall poor value for money, outdated accommodation, poor common room, food is surprisingly alright, location is very good. I'd give it a solid 65%.

It's a very well located hall with nice cleaning staff and good representatives. However, the wireless internet is terribly slow and bathrooms are really cramped compared to other halls.

Cayley hall overall is good but not great, the common room is atrocious as it is small and almost always left untidy. The food is terrible apart from a theme night as it is bland and even the chef does not try the food. The people are great and helpful. It is however not worth 5700 at all compared to some where like Elvyn Richards where they have brand new buildings whereas Cayley is falling apart with rats running around.

Very friendly people and great location, but the cleaning in block 5 has been fairly poor of late

It's fine. The food should be improved. Rooms are pretty nice.

Friendly people and great social side

I have really enjoyed my experience at Cayley Hall, the vibe and atomosphere makes you feel like it's a home away from home. E

Although the food isn't great, the family, social atmosphere really does help you fit in quickly, no matter what type of person you are.

Not bad, but kitchen was too small and the wifi (village connection) did not allow me to talk to my habibti when needed.

Cleaners spend too much time talking to each other when they could be doing something more productive, common room is smelly and has old furniture

Living in halls is very different to living at home, because when you begin at university you're just starting to live with people you don't know. I find that it is a great experience because you'll get to know these people extremely quickly and make close friendships quickly too.

Very nice hall, close to the union and library. Food could be better

Ceilings are very thin so can hear voices of those above, many rooms also very dark

Excellent location for social sciences/psy and engineering. Really close to the union so it doesn't take long to walk back to when you're drunk af on a night out. A minute away from the local shop and Papa sis. Room size depends on which block you're in. Block 14 have smaller rooms than all the other blocks but they are a decent size. Showers etc are cleaned daily so no problems with cleanliness (unless you have really messy neighbours). 5ish minutes away from the library, 10 mins away from Holywell and Powerbase. Food isn't great, you will get potatoes without fail EVERYDAY. Salad bar is ok. You can get sandwiches at lunch or a hot meal. You get the same breakfast on the weekdays. The kitchens only has 1 induction hob. If you're lucky to live in the more privileged blocks (block 5), you get 2 induction hobs. Blocks that don't have ensuite don't have a 'commom room' - an area by the door to have pre's.

In Cayley, your part of a family! You'll have the most amazing time meeting so many great people! Come to cayley!!

Best hall ever with the best people

This hall is absolutely brilliant. Love the people, love the atmosphere. Kitchen facilities and food could have been a bit better

Food is meh, but room size is and location is great!

The management do their best but it's a bit suffocating much of the time. Facilities are very poor.

Socially amazing, wouldn't change for anything. Management is a bit s***, foods average, and my block had a small kitchen but none of that is much of a problem

Cayley is the hub of an amazing night out in Loughborough. Voted most social hall on campus you don't come to Cayley to study every night. Fairly pricey as it is self catered but the fantastic dining staff make sure you don't go hungry! A great hall, not in terms of rooms or common room, but in terms of the people in it!

Very well organised by wardens and committee, very cliquey at times. No seating in kitchens is shocking considering the price.

I have had the best year of my life in Cayley. As far as I can tell, it is one of, if not the most sociable Hall on campus. Everyone knows everyone due to the fact we are so small (something you might have thought a downside). Thanks to its size it is so easy to mingle with everyone and make friends. You might think being in a self-catered Hall with a shared bathroom block and just a hand basin in your room sounds off putting but as someone who has done it and heard from friends in other halls, it is the best choice you could make if you want to socialise. Being catered means we are constantly socialising as you go to meal times with your close friends and see other friends in there. Cayley is so close to anywhere and everywhere on campus with a maximum 15 minute walk to any of your lectures. There is absolutely nothing I would change about my Loughborough experience and I put this down to the welcoming and crazy spirit of Cayley.

Cayley 'til I die. Though we may be a small Hall, we are great. Such a good social life with a great location, 5 minutes from the Union, 2 minutes from the PO and 15 minutes from anywhere else on campus!

Cayley has a really good social aspect, the food is not wonderful but you come for the company and i have loved my time here and look forward to the next year in Cayley x

Cayley hall was a great first year experience for me, the rooms were decent, the facilities were great and the location for my particular subject was really good too. Internet and Wifi was great, as it is in pretty much all Lboro halls. The biggest issue I can think of in regards to the topics above is the common room/social spaces, in which there is one available under the dining hall and also one in one of the blocks, however the majority of blocks do not have their own common room, and in the case of my block there was no real social space at all.

Without a doubt the best year i've ever had. Cayley is such a fantastic hall and gets everyone invlolved in all aspects of the hall as much as possible. The past and previous committees work so hard in putting on amazing socials for the hall and organising fun events. Overall they have made the experience here a much better one! The location is ideal due to being close to all a students needs and being right in the centre of the village makes it the most social hall. As it is so small everyone becomes such close friends which has also made my year so much better. The food is the only minor downside as it is not the healthiest and very repetitive but can be very convienient for first years who dont want to cook. Definitely would reccommend moving into Cayley for the best year you'll ever have!!

Unexpectedly, I've had the most unbelievable experience in Cayley. As is an opinion I know is shared by the majority of the 2014/15 year. As a small hall it is the most social, everyone easily makes friends with different groups, the dining hall is a great location to facilitate this. Being catered provides the beneficial factor of saving time that would be spent food shopping, meal planning, cooking and washing up if I were to live in self-catered accommodation. Over the years Cayley social secretary's have established links with DBE Dj's and are known across campus for holding the best pre-drinks frequently featuring them. Thanks to everyone in Cayley for a freshers year that exceeded all expectations, and was hands down the best year of my life.

Basically if you like having fun you go to Cayley. The socials are insane and freshers will be the best two weeks of your life. Every hall knows Cayley is the most social but it is also in the best location on campus. Food is good and the committee are sick. So if you want to go out a lot and meet the best mates, go to Cayley.

Cayley is the only hall with a personality and is perfect to live in as a fresher. It has the best location in the university and everyone is genuine and welcoming.

Best hall on campus hands down, and probably the most social due to being the smallest. Everyone is so friendly and gets on! I had the best year whilst staying in Cayley and can't wait to return.

Have to say I had the best year of my life in Cayley! Being a small hall you meet so many people and everyone was very approachable and friendly. The warden team and fantastic very responsive and welcoming. Freshers was run superbly and, unlike many other halls, the social events continued throughout the year encouraging a friendly atmosphere. The food was not always to my taste but I have to admit knowing you always have a decent hot meal available to you is great. The location is probably the best of campus for access to lectures/union/town etc and inbetween both gyms so you can chose based on preference. The blocks do need updating but w're clean comfortable and cosy! It is nice to be in smaller blocks as you develop a very close relationship with the people you live with. Both past and current committee are entirely dedicated to making your university experience as good as possible and I was very grateful to have them. Over all a very good review of Cayley! :)

Best hall in loughborough, hands down

Although our block was disintegrating it was still a brilliant year. Very social and out going. Food was sometimes good sometimes bad but BBQ sauce made it bearable when it was bad. Probably best location on campus.

Accommodation is fairly expensive but students do receive value for money.

Being catered is really convenient but the constant repetition of meals can get monotonous. The real let down of the hall is the social side. The committee are arrogant and unapproachable and as a result cliches are formed that make it hard to meet new people in halls. I had an unpleasant time in Cayley almost entirely due to the behaviour of the committee and their entourage. If you are going to pay this much for a hall, consider spending a little more and going to the far far superior Elyvn Richards.

Cayley hall has a fun loving if slightly rowdy community. The food at meal times is quite good although getting decent roast potatoes is a struggle. The management is well organised and responds to issues quickly. It has a good central location but is not terribly close to to any specific points of interest.