I stayed on the top floor of Alaw my first year at Bangor. The buillding is one of thier newer ones and I think its very nice. Cleaning services came mulitple times a week for the kitchen and maitnece was very on top of thier requests. I had one of the smaller rooms and never felt cramped or anything. The only issue I personally had was with the windows, they aren't very insulated or thick. The wind gets super loud and you can here the conversations of people walking by outside. Plus it's right across from the gym and they always play music, which you can hear from your room if the window is open. It also gets cold really fast, and the window in the kitchen dont fully close so its always freezing. Still a great place to live if you don't mind a bit of outside noise!
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I stayed on the top floor of Alaw my first year at Bangor. The buillding is one of thier newer ones and I think its very nice. Cleaning services came mulitple times a week for the kitchen and maitnece was very on top of thier requests. I had one of the smaller rooms and never felt cramped or anything. The only issue I personally had was with the windows, they aren't very insulated or thick. The wind gets super loud and you can here the conversations of people walking by outside. Plus it's right across from the gym and they always play music, which you can hear from your room if the window is open. It also gets cold really fast, and the window in the kitchen dont fully close so its always freezing. Still a great place to live if you don't mind a bit of outside noise!
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I stayed on the top floor of Alaw my first year at Bangor. The buillding is one of thier newer ones and I think its very nice. Cleaning services came mulitple times a week for the kitchen and maitnece was very on top of thier requests. I had one of the smaller rooms and never felt cramped or anything. The only issue I personally had was with the windows, they aren't very insulated or thick. The wind gets super loud and you can here the conversations of people walking by outside. Plus it's right across from the gym and they always play music, which you can hear from your room if the window is open. It also gets cold really fast, and the window in the kitchen dont fully close so its always freezing. Still a great place to live if you don't mind a bit of outside noise!
Communal areas were well cleaned once per week and maintainance was issued quickly in the event of needing it.
I don't really remember the name of the housing I stayed in in second year and currently I'm living in accomodation that isn't owned by the university, however, Alaw was the first place I stayed in first year and the accomodation was pretty good
Great location and great staffing, spacious and clean flats
Alaw is one of the main building on Ffriddoedd site in Bangor which is right next to one of the main sporting facility buildings as well as the astroturf and sports field. The building itself has really good facilities which are kept clean by cleaning staff and has a study space for students as well as social areas to interact with other students. On Ffriddoedd site there is a shop which is really handy when you need something quickly, as well as a bar which you can have food, catch up with friends or have a drink. The site is located close to main shops such as Morrisons, and is a five minute walk from the main town. The close proximity to everything makes it a really ideal place to live and is great value for money.
One of the more modern buildings with en suite and shared kitchen. Cleaning staff keep the kitchen very clean, and the rooms are a good size. Wifi could be better, and the social space is often dominated by the men's rugby club on Wednesday nights, so be aware that if you have any 9am classes on Thursdays, this may not be the place for you.
The room itself is very nice and our flat is in a great part of Bangor, close to the uni and also to town. The cleaning isn't great, we have a cleaner who is supposed to do our kitchen but it isn't always clean after she's been in. We have also had our bins left for days before to the point where we've had to complain. However it is a nice accom, the rooms are a decent size and the kitchen is big.
Alaw is a lively place to stay while studying at university with a spacious room and very modern feel to it there is everything you need in this room the kitchen is lively with 2 sofas also where you can sit and chat with your flat mates or guests there is also a common room with computers a tv and printing facility’s this is a lively place to study I have found that everyone in Alaw has been kind friendly and welcoming
The university accommodation was a great place to meet people whilst at university
Alaw was my first year accommodation, the views, especially from the top flats windows, are amazing and a great social space. There's usually enough room for everyone to cook and storage space is plenty. Adding some personal touches to the rooms really helps but as a base they are generally comfortable and and nice place to have your own space.
A nice accommodation, you can meet a lot if new people
It was very basic, security weren’t helpful and once when we required an ambulance we phoned them to let them know one would be arriving and that got mad we didn’t phone them before 999. Due to covid social spaces were closed and cleaning was therefore not done by a cleaner and left to the flat. For the price more facilities would’ve been expected but it wasn’t bad
Central location, safe, clean & modern
good halls better than most unis ive seen and free gym membership when in halls
Internet was always good. Only downside was that my upstairs neighbour was very loud!
On arriving and making my bed the mattress is stained both sides. The walls were full of dust, carpet dirty, no cupboard space in the kitchen have to have a food box in my room. The room is cold heater goes off all the time, no wonder they say bring a hot water bottle. For the £129.50 per week it should be cleaned and warm what a rip off.
Really enjoy living in Alaw, very close to the gym and about a minute walk to Bar Uno. The layout of the building and rooms is lovely and the common room is on the bottom floor making it easy to get to the computers and the printer.
Its dope as heck, i love it and my flat mates are the best
Had the best time ever in halls! The security guys are so friendly! Amazing views from my window, perfect location. Plenty of space, really felt like home.
Easy to make friends and really nice rooms loads of space and storage
I've loved living in Alaw, it's given me my own space and responsibilities but I still have my own little family with my flatmates, I've made friends for life in Alaw and I won't ever forget the amazing experiences I've had in Alaw
The power seems to go off at least once a week and the WiFi definitely leaves a lot to be desired. The rooms are nice but maybe not worth the £18 a week more than the next most expensive halls on Ffriddoedd Site.
Considering the room size and the money it was small but it is really well furnished and msintence is second to none.
Overall bad value, avoid if you can
Good location, generally quieter than other halls. At least its not Gilwell...
Cons?
Building site right next to Radnor. Power cuts out regularly, lack of cupboard/freezer/fridge space in the kitchen. Socially not as good as other halls in my experience. Smaller rooms and more expensive than other halls.