Alma court is the best place to live not only in Canterbury but the best out of all student accommodations! The management cannot be faulted at all, they have been the best team that I have dealt with, so supportive, so friendly, so knowledgeable. The new gym is a nice touch as well! The free breakfast Mondays and smoothie Wednesdays is lovely too!
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Alma court is the best place to live not only in Canterbury but the best out of all student accommodations! The management cannot be faulted at all, they have been the best team that I have dealt with, so supportive, so friendly, so knowledgeable. The new gym is a nice touch as well! The free breakfast Mondays and smoothie Wednesdays is lovely too!
Alma Court Information
| Telephone | 01227 949000 |
| Postcode | CT1 1DD |
| Price from | £184.50 per week for 24/25 (subject to availability) |
| Features | 14-minute walk from Canterbury Christ Church University, 15-minute bus ride from University for the Creative Arts & 31-minutes by bus from University of Kent. CCTV, Wi-Fi, multimedia room, games area, study room, courtyard, lounge, virtual gym, communal kitchen, events, laundry, on-site residents team & bike storage. |
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Alma Court Biography
You can enjoy living a stone's throw away from the town centre when you choose to stay at Alma Court. Being so close to town means that you have an abundance of cafes, shops, restaurants and pubs to explore. You have easy access to campus as Canterbury Christ Church University is only a fourteen-minute walk away, the University for the Creative Arts is a fifteen-minute bus ride away and the University of Kent is a thirty-one-minute bus ride away.
Inside the building, you can find contemporary finishes and a fantastic selection of social spaces. After a long day, you can choose to relax at one of the resident’ events or in the multimedia room, games area, courtyard or lounge. If you are looking to work up a sweat you can make use of the virtual gym. There are handy facilities and amenities such as Wi-Fi and broadband, a study room, a communal kitchen, laundry facilities, a cycle store and even a vending machine for when you get peckish. You can sleep soundly knowing there is CCTV and an on-site resident’s team.
Alma Court offers residents purposefully built en suite rooms and studios, all of which provide plenty of light, space and modern furnishings. The en suite rooms have a double bed, en suite bathroom, storage space, a study area and a shared living area and kitchen, whilst the studio rooms have their own private mini-kitchen.
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Love love love the accommodation. I just wish people would socialise more and the condensation from the window build could be sorted !!!
Thank you for your Review! We are glad to hear that you love our accommodation. Regarding the socialising we have planned more community events over the next coming days, weeks and months - we hope that friendships will be build and an even bigger community will grow! As briefed previously via email communication and in our room check day please make sure you ventilate your at least twice a day, however should you need anymore advice or are in need of advice please come and see us at Reception. Kind Regards, Alma Court Residence Team
It’s an amazing accommodation would recommend it’s got everything you need and the gym and cinema room is sooo cool
Thank you very much for your recommended Review! We are please that you enjoy our accommodation, gym and social area. Hopefully we can greete you as a rebooker for the upcoming semster year. Kind Regards, Alma Court Residence Team
Nice social areas, good receptionist and good room space
Thank you very much for your review. It's great to hear that you enjoy our accommodation. We hope to welcoming you back as a rebooker for the upcoming academic year. Kind Regards, Alma Court Residence Team
Good place, spacious rooms, helpful receptionist
We are glad to hear that you enjoy your spacious room and our helfpful team at reception! We hope to welcoming you again as a rebooker for the upcoming academic year. Kind Regards, Alma Court Residence Team
:) Ive had lovely experience staying in accommodation the staff are really responsive and helpful.
Thank you for your review! We hope to greet you as a rebooker for the upcoming academic year. Kind Regards, Alma Court Residence Team
Since I’ve been here I’ve had no complaints I love the atmosphere and the people jere
Hello, Thank you for your great review. We are pleased that you have experience no issues, however should you need anything please come and see us at reception. Kind Regards, Alma Court Residence Team
Quite nice but the Wi-Fi lets it down
We are sorry to hear about the issues you are experiencing with the provided Wi-Fi. Please come and see us at reception so we can get this sorted for you. Thank you for your review! Kind Regards, Alma Court Residence Team
Really like it here, nice bathrooms and kitchen
Many thanks for your kind reviews! We're glad you have enjoyed your stay with us. Alma Court Residents' Team
The accommodation is nice. The amenities are okay, the gym could have more equipment to accommodate for multiple people at a time.
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The place and location is really beautiful but I feel like more could be done about the cleaning.
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My Residence at Alma court has been a smooth ride thus far. Staff are quick to respond to any issues.
Many thanks for your kind reviews! We're glad you have enjoyed your stay with us. Alma Court Residents' Team
I experience has been safe, which my parents was most concerned with
Many thanks for your kind reviews! We're glad you have enjoyed your stay with us. Alma Court Residents' Team
Value for money, close to city centre
Many thanks for your kind reviews! We're glad you have enjoyed your stay with us. Alma Court Residents' Team
Very good accommodation, the price is worth the place . Staff are friendly and do try to help . Everything is regularly updated I’ve had a great experience here this year
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Everything really helpful and all clean
Many thanks for your kind reviews! We're glad you have enjoyed your stay with us. Alma Court Residents' Team
Internet is very good, I never had any problem with it. The location is also good, it might just be noisy because of the road depending on which side you are but the windows are pretty good. I'm studying at the university of Kent and it is not a problem to walk there (35 minutes) and you can walk through mainly footpath which is nice. The corridors could be cleaned more often but the social areas are well cleaned. The staff is okay, the maintenance guy is nice. I never went to any social event because they began only to be advertised during the second term. A kettle in the shared kitchen would have been nice as well as the availability of vacuum cleaners outside of reception hours and on weekends.
Many thanks for your kind reviews! We're glad you have enjoyed your stay with us. Alma Court Residents' Team
I’ve had an enjoyable time here, though i feel that trans inclusion could be a little better, Just the name preference really, i find it odd that i have to use my legal name for parcels when there was no issues before or ever in my time being trans.. It felt weird is all.
Thank you very much for taking the time to leave us a review. We are sorry to hear about this experience and have raised the issue with management who are looking into ways that we can change the system in place to become more inclusive. If you have any further concerns, please do not hesitate to drop us an email at almacourt@nowstudents.co.uk or chat to the team at reception. Thanks again, Alma Court Residence Team
It's good enough to live but not incredible
We are sorry that you feel this way. Please come to reception to speak to us should you have any issues or feedback to make your living as enjoyable as it should be. Thank you for your review. Kind Regards, Alma Court Residence Team
It has been a reasonably good experience overall.
Feedback is important to us as much as that you come and see us at reception should you experience issues so we can provide a better accommodation for you. Thank you for your review. Kind Regards, Alma Court Residence Team
given me the chance to live with my friends
We are glad to hear that you enjoy our accommodation where you are able to live with your friends. Thank you for your review. Kind Regards, Alma Court Residence Team
It’s been amazing, and it’s given me the opportunity to live with my friends
It's great to hear that we can provide a place to live with your friends and build a community. Thank you for your review. Kind Regards, Alma Court Residence Team
Everything is good, good location, value for money, nice social area, great management
We are pleased to hear that you enjoy our accommodation, social area and our location under new management. Kind Regards, Alma Court Residence Team
Alma court is good value for money! The start are lovely (Lauren and Eliza)! The new gym is really lovely!
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a lovely review. We are delighted to hear that you love the new gym which is included in the fuss free all bills included service we offer! Best wishes, The Residence Team
Perfect room for a student - It has everything I need. The staff are very responsive and attentive to my queries.
Thank you for taking the time to leave us such a lovely review, we are so pleased that you have enjoyed your stay at Alma Court. Eliza & I are so glad that we could have been attentive to any queries that arose during your stay. Alma Court has even more to offer now with our brand new gym, included at no extra cost We hope you have had the opportunity to attend events like our BBQ and Painting & Pizza Event. Best of luck with the rest of your studies. Many thanks, Alma Court Team
Alma court is the best place to live not only in Canterbury but the best out of all student accommodations! The management cannot be faulted at all, they have been the best team that I have dealt with, so supportive, so friendly, so knowledgeable. The new gym is a nice touch as well! The free breakfast Mondays and smoothie Wednesdays is lovely too!
Thank you for taking the time to leave your 5* star review, we are thrilled that you enjoyed your stay with us at Alma Court. Eliza & I are so glad we gave been able to suppprt you through your studies. Alma Court has brillaint facilities including our brand new gym which is availble to residents at no extra cost. We hope that you have had the chance to attend some of our events including fortnightly yoga and cupcake decorating for Mental Health Awareness. Good luck with the rest of your studies and thank you again, Alma Court Team.
Overall it has been a great experience, where I got to meet new people and interact with people living in my accommodation, however the previous gym was not good enough for the price and the rent can be quit expensive
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review and provide us with feedback, it is really appreciated and your thoughts are invaluable to us. Feedback allows us to improve our offering and service. Our brand new gym is now open and is included in the price of the accomodation. We understand accomodation can be expensive as a student and we regulary review our prices and monitor these in line with the costs in the local area. We try to provide fantastic value for money at Alma Court by providing a complimentary weekly breakfast, free fortnightly yoga and monthly events such as BBQ at no extra cost. Thank you again for your feedback and best of luck with the rest of your studies, Alma Court Team.
My experience of Alma court has not been good. I have raised several issues including, a flatmate who regularly smokes weed, and twice I asked for my battery to be changed in my door lock, both of which resulted in zero action taking place. I also once had a security guard walk in my room at 3am which was previously locked, when I spoke to a member of staff about this the nex day I was told "he obviously went into the wrong room" and nothing more. I was also disappointed to discover that there are only two reception staff here Monday-Friday 9-5pm, and they regularly leave early for a multitude of reasons with very short notice. Any issues outside of these hours either have to wait, or you have to call out for a security guard. My door malfunctioned and locked itself on a Friday night, so I had to phone for someone to come and unlock it. I later discovered I had been charged £42 for this despite it not being my fault.
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We welcome feedback as an opprotunity to improve our service and we are sorry to hear you felt that you did not experience our usual high level of service. We would love the opprotunity to make this right so please get in touch so that we can remove this charge on your account. We are usually open 9am-5:30pm but we do try to let Residents know as soon as possible if we need to amend these hours. Previously we had one full time General Manager and a part time Residence Manager. Both are now full time however we do occasionaly have meetings and training or things that come up unexpectadly which mean we have to come in earlier to address issues or stay late to fix problems before we go home. The out of hours service is there for this and for anytime between 5:30pm and 9am. Kind regards, The Residence Team
It’s a great place to live with nice social spaces and lovely room
Thank you so much for leaving us a lovely review - we really appreciate it!
Had a lovely experience. The staff were outstanding and helpful. Great place to stay!
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Great value for money. Clean and modern. Good location.
Fab! Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review! :)
Overall a great living experience that’s really shaped my life during these last 2 years. Met some amazing people and I’m highly grateful!
Hi, We are so glad that you have enjoyed your stay with us and that we could help you after the last two years. Kind regards, The Alma Court Residents' Team
Really nice and comfortable place to live, it’s clean and has great service!
Hi, We are so glad you have a good time and appreciate you leaving a review. The Alma Court Residents' Team
Very friendly staff with good access to university.
Hello, We are so glad we were in a conveneint spot and were welcoming to you. The Alma Court Residents' Team
Great studio and good lounge to hang out with neighbours.
Hi, We are so glad you enjoyed the room you chose and enjoyed our accommodation. The Alma Court Residents' Team
It has been an amazing experience to stay in Alma Court. The rooms are very good size, reception staff are very friendly and helpful. Social areas are clean and the building as a whole has an amazing decoration and atmosphere. It would be great if it had a parking space. The only isssue was we told staff our kitchen radiator and it still isn’t fixed, but hey, it’s end of march now. Apart from that, clean, good size and friendly environment.
Hi, thank you for leaving us a review! We're glad to hear your enjoyed your stay with us. :)
It has been amazing! Being able to socialise as well at activities as well.
Hi, We are so glad you enjoyed your stay and have enjoyed our Be Wellbeing events to support our students and help you to socialise. Many thanks, The Alma Court Residents' Team
Alma court so far has been a good experience, the building itself is clean and it has a well equipped social common room. It's very close to town and right next to the bus stop to go to both universities.
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Amazing. I love it here and wish to stay here again next year.
Amazing! Please do speak with the Residents' Team if you're still interested! :)
This place met all my expectations. I share a silver studio with my boyfriend and I am sure it was a very good decision. The flat is so big that we have placed a second desk in it without any problems. The entire building is super safe and student-friendly.
We're so gald you're both enjoying living here! We really appreciate your kind review :) Thank you!
The Wi-Fi turns off randomly in the middle of the day or night
Good Afternoon, Thank you for your feedback. I will speak with Ask 4 who are our internet provider about this and see if we can get a resolution as they have assured us previously there were no issues! I'll do everything I can to make sure they have a look into this ASAP. Kind Regards Alma Court Accommodation Team
Very nice and warm environment. Emily and lauren always available to support. clean spaces and good facilities.
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it’s been good and I have enjoyed my time here.
Hi, We are so glay you enjoyed your time with us. Kine Regards, The Alma Court Residents' Team
Everything about Alma Court is great. The staff and other residents are very welcoming and are really supportive. There are lots of social and study areas, where wifi is available. There are also events being hosted by the staff, which makes this accommodation special from others.
We're so pleased to hear this! Thank you for sharing your great time here at Alma Court - we really appreciate it :)
If you're looking for a place to stay in Canterbury, this is the place to go. It's close to CCCU and Canterbury center, and the bus and train stations are only a 5-10 minutes walk away. Most importantly, the accommodation is really secure, and receptionists (Emily and Lauren) are both amazing and regularly organizing social events that make us feel like we aren't alone at all. I strongly advise you to relocate to Alma Court.
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This accommodation is very homie the only problem is the Wi-Fi company that is always under maintenance which causes disruptions other than that socially alma is great and the staff are very friendly and helpful
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Very poor maintenance of rooms. Very rude security. WiFi cuts out near enough every week with no service in the flat. Forced to pay full rent when I havent been able to live in my own flat due to a leaking roof.
We're sorry you've had this experience. If you'd like to speak to a member of the Residents' Team please call us on 01227 949000 or email us at almacourt@thisisfresh.com.Many thanks, The Alma Court Residents' Team
Worth value of money!! Best accommodation i ever stayed!! I had refer my friends and they love it too!
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Great place to live with a friendly & clean environment. The place is loaded with social spaces and plenty of quite study areas too.
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- Lovely staff. Very understanding - Clean environment - Centralised yet quiet location. Near all the necessary shops - Friendly people Pitfalls: - WiFi works but 0 service which can be inconveniencing. But still liveable. - Wouldn’t consider the gym a gym. But it is useful I guess.
Thanks for your honest review! We're glad you have enjoyed your stay with us, and we will take your feedback into consideration! Alma Court Residents' Team
I quite love this place. There are good services and lovely staffs.
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Alma is a great place to live in when choosing an accommodation because it’s affordable and convenient and very spacious modern rooms.
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Alma Court is a very nice place where to live as a student. Rooms (studios) have plenty of space, just the bathroom is a bit too small if you are sharing the studio but that’s fine. I love living here
Thanks for your honest review! We're glad you have enjoyed your stay with us, and we will take your feedback into consideration! Alma Court Residents' Team
Great place to stay, me and my girlfriend stayed for our first year as it’s one of very few places offering dual occupancy. Social areas and facilities are all great. No parking was the only issue.
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It is an amazing place if you are looking for an accommodation in Canterbury. Emily and Lauren, they are both amazing and regularly host fun social events so that the residents meet with each other as we are not on campus. I would reccommend Alma Court and could assure you that the team is extremely helpful. Definitely consider it!
Good Afternoon, Thank you for your lovely review! We are so happy to hear you are enjoying your time here and loving the social events. We have another this Sunday so look forward to seeing you there! (Flyer and email to follow) :)
Couldn’t review the social aspect adequately the main problem is paying the price we do for the social spaces however we can’t use them. The staff are sweet and help a lot as I have poor mental health and have always been understanding.
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We're sorry the social spaces have not been available as much as we would have liked. We have been following the advice and appropriate restrictions set out by the Government to ensure all Residents and Staff are safe during the pandemic. The social spaces will be open as soon as it is safe for us to do so. Please do not hesitate to reach out to the Residents' Team for more information and updates either by popping down to reception or by emailing us at almacourt@thisisfresh.com. Many thanks, The Alma Court Residents' Team.
Management and people are helpful, friendly and get to know you Social Spaces and gyms are great I love the pre recorded classes to access on Access to weights and exercise bikes The gym would be even better if a running machine, cross trainer and boxing bag was added Arrival could be improved by providing instructions of how to use oven, heater etc A residence WhatsApp chat could be used to meet other people Mold on windows taken ages to be sorted
Thank you for your review. We value your feedback and will look into the issues you have raised. Please note we do have a Facebook Residents' Team for Alma Court. If you would like any more information please speak to the Residents' Team by popping down to Reception or emailing us at alamcourt@thisisfresh.com Many thanks, The Alma Court Residents' Team
It was expensive for what I ended up experiencing. While the accommodation is very well done I’ve had nothing but problems. My wifi regularly turns itself off and the one time it didn’t turn back on it took over a week for them to get someone in, which was a week of uni work missed. The oven in my kitchen blew a fuse and turned all the lights and half the electrical items in that flat off and the out of hours team didn’t deem this an emergency when they wouldn’t turn back on, this happened on a Friday night so I had to argue to get someone out on the weekend as they planned to wait till Monday at the earliest. One of my windows has a small air leak so my room was always cold through the winter and instead of getting someone to look at the windows they just gave me a plug in heater which only made a small difference. The flat is also covered in paint stains from when they were decorating. The walls also seem very thin so it’s easy to hear people banging about in the flats near yours.
Hi, We're very sorry to hear this. If you have any issues please let us know and we will investigate and resolve them as soon as we can. Please contact us if we can assist with anything. Many thanks, The Alma Court Residents' Team
New student residence. Rooms in perfect condition, reception staff highly responsive and helpful.
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review! We really appreciate it. Thanks, The Alma Court Residents' Team.
The pictures on the website don’t do it justice. The rooms are also incredible for storage/space. Environment of the accommodation as a whole is very relaxed which made settling in easy.
Thank you for your lovely review! We're glad to hear you have enjoyed your stay at Alma Court so far!