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#9 out of 13 halls at University of Derby

3.68 / 5
3.68 / 5
1.3 mi from University of Derby - Derby Campus, One Friar Gate Square View map
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1.3 mi from University of Derby - Derby Campus, One Friar Gate Square View map
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Is a great experience leaving in princess Alice court, I met people from different continents and it was nice meeting them but paying for washing machine was the only challenge I have with the accommodation excluding that Princess Alice court is a place to live 😀

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By member5107930
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Is a great experience leaving in princess Alice court, I met people from different continents and it was nice meeting them but paying for washing machine was the only challenge I have with the accommodation excluding that Princess Alice court is a place to live 😀

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By member5107930
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How will I have to pay? All at once or monthly?
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On arrival, how do I actually get in ? Where is the reception/entrance? I didn’t do an accommodation tour.
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Student Review: 4.3 /5
By member5107930 On 2nd May 24 verified Verified student

Is a great experience leaving in princess Alice court, I met people from different continents and it was nice meeting them but paying for washing machine was the only challenge I have with the accommodation excluding that Princess Alice court is a place to live 😀

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Reply from Princess Alice Court On 8th May 24
Student Review: 4.9 /5
By member9102970 On 5th March 24 verified Verified student

I have met so many lovely people including staff and friends, always something happening hard to get bored , I am having a lovely time at PAC.

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Reply from Princess Alice Court On 6th March 24
Student Review: 5 /5
By member892483 On 12th October 23 verified Verified student

The DnD there is epic. I've made so many friends!

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Reply from Princess Alice Court On 18th October 23
Student Review: 2.9 /5
By member672485 On 17th October 22 verified Verified student

Staff are mostly temps who have no idea what they're doing, one even stole somebody's post. Nobody is ever in the office when they're supposed to be and the emergency number goes straight to voicemail. Cleaning service is a scam with the cleaner refusing service whenever they need to do their job.

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Reply from Princess Alice Court On 24th August 23
Student Review: 2.3 /5
By member743762 On 18th November 19 verified Verified student

Wifi is awful, the hall managers never seem to know anything and can't answer any of our enquiries but it's cheap so that's something

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Reply from Princess Alice Court On 24th August 23
Student Review: 3.4 /5
By member642868 On 22nd October 19 verified Verified student

Been here for a month or so now and it's fine. The location is perfect and is only a few minutes away from the town centre. The WiFi is good and ethernet ports are available but with speeds of 100MBS you should be fine. Room itself is small, I only have a single bed, was lucky enough to get an en-suite which again is small, same size to a bog-standard Travel Lodge in comparison. Main issue is the lack of on-site support if something breaks even something as simple as a blind took five weeks to be fixed as no one was on site to fix the issue. It is worth the extra few pounds to stay at significantly better private accommodation than stay here unless they massively renovate the halls. Fine, but not great

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Reply from Princess Alice Court On 6th September 23
Student Review: 3.3 /5
By TheBigBadBoi On 21st May 19 verified Verified student

Halls was managed well and any issued were dealt with quickly. WiFi isn't very good.

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Reply from Princess Alice Court On 6th September 23
Student Review: 5 /5
By member1035222 On 6th December 18 verified Verified student

What can I say it’s cosy dry and somewhere to rest

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Reply from Princess Alice Court On 7th September 23
Student Review: 4.4 /5
By member535173 On 2nd December 18 verified Verified student

This accommodation is very peaceful with 24/7 staff help. The hall manager will try his best to answer questions as quick as possible.

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Reply from Princess Alice Court On 7th September 23
Student Review: 5 /5
By member434900 On 14th November 18 verified Verified student

Well maintained and staff are lovely and very helpful

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Reply from Princess Alice Court On 7th September 23
Student Review: 4 /5
By member1234869 On 11th November 18 verified Verified student

Lived here last year and was cosy but the social space inside is quite small for the amount of residents

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Reply from Princess Alice Court On 7th September 23
Student Review: 5 /5
By member434820 On 8th November 18 verified Verified student

Kept very clean by the lovely cleaners and great location in the city!

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Reply from Princess Alice Court On 7th September 23
Student Review: 3.7 /5
By Clfrank On 18th June 18 verified Verified student

There is very little room to socialise and the rooms are very dated however, the management and cleaning staff are brilliant and there is no room for improcement at all.

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Reply from Princess Alice Court On 7th September 23
Student Review: 4.4 /5
By ChloMkin On 2nd June 18 verified Verified student

Location is brilliant, very close to city centre (there’s also a student union bar and social learning space next door) buses are regular (every 12 mins) and are free for students (runs to campuses, halls, city centre and train station). Cleaner once a week. A good, but basic, option for a low price.

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Reply from Princess Alice Court On 11th September 23
Student Review: 4.4 /5
By member1231923 On 2nd June 18 verified Verified student

Good experience and good maintained.

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Reply from Princess Alice Court On 11th September 23
Student Review: 5 /5
By member1229866 On 22nd January 18 verified Verified student

A great cheap halls that offers just about everything you could need. A bus stop right outside and attentive staff 24/7 means problems and queries are quickly dealt with.

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Reply from Princess Alice Court On 11th September 23
Student Review: 4.9 /5
By member729865 On 22nd January 18 verified Verified student

One of the best places I’ve ever lived

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Reply from Princess Alice Court On 11th September 23
Student Review: 3.6 /5
By member829053 On 13th November 17 verified Verified student

The noise is absolutely terrible, they don’t seem to enforce their rules on noise at all.

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Reply from Princess Alice Court On 11th September 23
Student Review: 3.9 /5
By member426885 On 27th June 17 verified Verified student

My sleeping patterns have been messed up due to living in Derby University halls and it still hasn't returned to normal after a year. The following improvements should be made: Sound Proof needs to be better Bedroom doors need to close quieter Windows need to open wider Room temperature needs to be cooler Water temperature needs to be warmer Shower rooms need to be bigger Toilet bowls need to be cleaner Security guard who receive late night noise complaints need to walk fasterStaff and RAs who roll their eyes when they think i'm not looking and talk about students behind their back, need to be politer

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Reply from Princess Alice Court On 12th September 23
Student Review: 2.7 /5
By member1126263 On 11th April 17 verified Verified student

Constant noise, at all hours of the morning, making it very difficult to get a good sleeping pattern, the hall manager steals all the parcels and doesnt let you have them until 5pm even though its your own flippin property and you paid for that (theft?), internet very shoddy, always failing and very slow for an internet location in a city, location in the worse parts of derby (lots of drugs and theft). They have weekly cleaners which are actually very good though.

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Reply from Princess Alice Court On 11th September 23
Student Review: 2 /5
By Sarah On 25th February 17 verified Verified student

Hated it! Very noisy halls, beyond what I think it should be. Not just drunks from a night out, we lived above an insanely noisy flat who throw parties every other night and keep us up until 4AM (which is awful when you have uni the next day.) Have reported them several times but nothing seems to get done, they just keep getting worse. Decent room size but no living room and the only social space is the kitchen and common room. Everyone gets annoyed with each other because you're all living on top of each other and people who constantly barge into your room without asking can get aggravating. The people I lived with were mostly nice but food/drink/items were constantly being stolen/eaten. Internet is rubbish. Things are always breaking and they take a long time to replace them. Really good for if you need to switch flats from a falling out. Management is generally nice but don't take issues seriously. Made some really great friends but definitely wasn't right for me.

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Reply from Princess Alice Court On 12th September 23
Student Review: 4.4 /5
By member524825 On 26th November 16 verified Verified student

Just as good as the other halls and cheaper

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Reply from Princess Alice Court On 11th September 23
Student Review: 3.4 /5
By member924634 On 10th November 16 verified Verified student

Great accommodation to stay in, but wifi isn't great and it's a bit expensive to pay for termly

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Reply from Princess Alice Court On 11th September 23
Student Review: 4.4 /5
By member524419 On 22nd October 16 verified Verified student

Amazing social life, lovely cleaning staff and management. However wifi can be awful at times but overall a nice place to live and comes with a free bus pass to uni!!

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Reply from Princess Alice Court On 11th September 23
Student Review: 4.7 /5
By member624418 On 22nd October 16 verified Verified student

Great halls, friendly staff, WiFi and internet could be better. The hall manager is lovely and the student reps are very easy to talk to.

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Reply from Princess Alice Court On 11th September 23
Student Review: 2.7 /5
By member623907 On 5th September 16 verified Verified student

The rooms are a good size however my flat and I know a few others were invested with silver fish which I didn't think was acceptable but however it was apparently stated on the tenancy. Otherwise good social areas it was just a shame of the silver fish as they were in people's rooms, kitchen and bathrooms.

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Reply from Princess Alice Court On 12th September 23
Student Review: 3.3 /5
By member623000 On 3rd July 16 verified Verified student

The location of the this hall was really good as it had a bus stop outside the entrance, it was also a good distance from the city centre and not too far of a walk to the university. The wifi and phone signal was terrible most of the time I would miss call from family and friends to having no signal. My overall experience at princess Alice was pretty good but wouldn't stay here agin.

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Reply from Princess Alice Court On 12th September 23
Student Review: 3.7 /5
By FalsettoSlumber On 30th March 16 verified Verified student

Princess Alice Court is placed about halfway between the main uni campus, and town. It doesn't have the best location, as it's quite a walk to either, but as all the halls are in roughly the same place, you can't really avoid this unless you go for a shared house instead. I wouldn't personally say Princess Alice Court is very good value for money; for £96/week, you get a small room, with a sink, and a shared bathroom between 6. The kitchens are small, and you don't get a living room. I feel that it is expensive for what it is, but most of the main halls are the same, so this is the price you should expect. The hall management are quite good, with prompt maintenance times, and helpful caretakers. The RAs are helpful, coming out of help is needed when they're on call. The manager is very chatty, and willing to help if you need it. The common room's okay, but very small and it doesn't get used much. It's a fairly sociable hall, and the basic internet connection is quite fast.

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Reply from Princess Alice Court On 12th September 23
Student Review: 3.4 /5
By rsmith3208 On 30th March 16 verified Verified student

Great place, great RA's however things break all the time.

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Reply from Princess Alice Court On 12th September 23
Student Review: 3.1 /5
By member420866 On 12th February 16 verified Verified student

Good hall management and 7 minutes away from city centre, uni and aldi (driving). Poor signal and Internet

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Reply from Princess Alice Court On 11th September 23
Student Review: 5 /5
By member719029 On 17th November 15 verified Verified student

The best of the Derby halls by far. Very social, wonderful management and value for money. It's always clean and tidy and everyone seems to get along really well.

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Reply from Princess Alice Court On 11th September 23
Student Review: 2.7 /5
By member1218212 On 12th November 15 verified Verified student

Rooms are okay and kitchen is good, no living room or sofas to sit and socialise on with flat mates. Bathroom/shower are very small. Walls are paper thin allowing you to hear more than youd want at times... THe court yard can be very noisy during the night time but on the pluss side It is cheap the rooms are spacious, they have a good sized desk and comfortable beds.

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Reply from Princess Alice Court On 12th September 23
Student Review: 2.6 /5
By member918154 On 12th November 15 verified Verified student

It's a very loud hall and complaints aren't always taken seriously. However, it's a good distance from town and university and is close to the other halls. The major downside is there isn't a common room in the halls and the rooms are very close together meaning noise travels very easily.

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Reply from Princess Alice Court On 13th September 23
Student Review: 4 /5
By member616649 On 12th October 15 verified Verified student

An amazing place to be am loving halls the kitchens a good size beds are super nice no probiblem sleeping on them, room is also a decent size thought it would be smaller. Love it love it love it

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Reply from Princess Alice Court On 11th September 23
Student Review: 2.7 /5
By member715682 On 24th September 15 verified Verified student

The internet/wifi connection is VERY APPALLING! When trying to do work and doing research online in my room, connection just dies, this happens to my laptop, tablet and phone. It doesn't help when mobile connection is just as bad/worse so you can't actually have access online to begin with to do any work! It's not justifiable, it needs to be sorted. It's bad how it does have an impact on working ethics and research. Time is a crucial thing, it is one thing you can not retrace and have more of. The quicker this problem is sorted, the better... It needs to be in working function because frantically it is a waste of time. As I have said before, time cannot be retrieved, once it has gone, it has permanently gone. Please can something get sorted ASAP. Thank you.

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Reply from Princess Alice Court On 13th September 23
Student Review: 3.3 /5
By CurlyWurly On 24th April 15 verified Verified student

Bit small and squalid for the price paid...

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Reply from Princess Alice Court On 12th September 23
Student Review: 2.2 /5
By member126806 On 23rd April 15 verified Verified student

If you have any problems someone comes up and sorts it out however only have common room as social space and that can be booked out. It takes about 30mins to get to uni via parks and alleys, which is rubbish after dark However if you dont use them it takes 40mins

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Reply from Princess Alice Court On 12th September 23

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