Portland Green Student Village Reviews

Love portland and the rooms are mint, overall good experience

Amazing place. Rooms spacious and great value for money.

Mint the best places for students

A lot of help when we had Covid, went to get our shopping! Brilliant staff

When in isolation reception went to get our shopping, very helpful when we needed them.

Can’t say a bad word about the staff, been brilliant about the whole situation and look after all the students to the best of their ability.

Really good place to live, love my flat even tho it did need a through clean when I moved in because of the dust. Location is perfect as it’s 10 mins from uni

Very quick walk to town centre and uni, great staff, great people.

Newcastle is a long way from London and I expected it would take a decent amount of time to get used to being so far away from home. While I can't lie and say I'm completely used to it yet, settling in and living at the Portland Green Student Village has been a great experience. The staff are friendly and reply quickly to enquiries, whether you email or ask them in person, there are constantly events going on despite the current situation in England; it is clear that the staff and organisers are making sure that we're having the best experience that we can even with everything going on right now. While I will certainly miss being home in London, I am also looking forward to spending the rest of the year here in my first year of higher education.

nicely sized rooms and good sized kitchen. friendly staff and residents

Staff are great and friendly. Rooms and living spaces are modern as well.

Absolutely great. Staff are super helpful and friendly. Maintenance is great and very quick. Very close to both unis and super close to shops/bars.

Really nice flat, and the staff have tried to put on online events to make coronavirus a bit less anti social

I am very happy with the facilities available to us at Portland green, I feel as though it is a homely environment and I am very excited for the rest of the year !

Reception staff are so lovely and friendly

Lovely staff and very clean onsite

Friendly staff. Regularly cleaned and maintenance requests are completed quickly. Great location, solid value for money.

Very pleased with the accomdation however some other accommodations at the same price have facilities such as a Tv and iron etc.

I don’t think you’ll find much better for your money in newcastle, especially with the cashback. Big desk and bed, decent floor space, even got a dishwasher in the kitchen!! All basic necessities covered like Hoover, kettle, microwave, toaster. The staff are really friendly as well, I was feeling upset one day with isolation and Elaine just made me feel so much better. Obviously with lockdown it’s hard to judge the social spaces and social experience, but I’m enjoying myself so far. It is 10 mins walk from Northumbria uni and just under 20 to city centre. No complaints, they’re trying their best in a hard time obviously things can’t be perfect considering the circumstance

Staff were excellent in helping get our flat groceries and parcels whilst we were isolating. I felt safe and reassured that I was not alone and if I needed further help it was easy accessible.

The staff at Portland Green was always on hand to help with our deliveries whilst we was in isolation.

I have enjoyed my time at Portland Green Student Green Village so far as the bedroom, kitchen and facilities are at a high quality and allowed me to settle in quickly.

Rooms and kitchens are very modern, and the site team are very helpful

Very modern and comfortable accommodation, in a perfect location with a tesco on the corner and a park right behind the block. I had to isolate due to covid 19 and the staff were so helpful and supportive, post was delivered to our doors along with our bins been taken out when requested. Although we cannot socialise outside our flat we have been provided with other opportunities to meet new people virtually such as a zoom quiz. I would recommend anyone to book here.

Despite covid, I’ve still had a great time so far at Portland Green! The staff are helpful and welcoming and are always willing to go the extra mile to help you out. I’ve found the maintenance guys will always do as much as they can to help no matter what the issue is. I would recommend PGSv.

The staff are all so friendly and helpful. It’s so tough at the minute but they all work so hard, day and night. The evening cleaning staff are so lovely and will happily bump elbows.

Whilst in isolation the staff couldn’t help us enough, taking out our bins and dropping off our parcels. Thanks to them we’ve made it through lockdown!

Rooms are tiny, judging by how uncomfortable they are mattrasses could be well over 10 years in use. Had unsufficient hot water supply for months and didnt get fixed until the second term. Bike thefts every week without security being able to do something about it. Garbage everywhere as apparently no proper cleaning services. Laundery rooms were outsourced to Circuit and werent functioning for weeks without anyone on site doing anything about it, despite the fact that 4,50 per washing is incredibly expensive compared to other accommodations. Also laundry rooms exist only in two out of 5 builidings so had to drag all of it into a different building. A single common room with one pool & ping pong table for over a thousand students in five different buildings is simply ridiculous. Access logs for buildings flat and room doors was down for two weeks seemingly without anyone being able to fix it. Had to call reception every time I wanted to get out of my flat or get back into it.

This place is amazing. The Staff, facilities plus its not far from Uni.

Great place to live. Home from home with great staff and great facilities.

I cannot thank PGSV for all the help with my daughter over the last 2 weeks whilst all this craziness of COVID 19 is going on. The reception staff have been so helpful with making my daughter feel safe and secure when we could not fly her home. The Staff cannot do enough for the residence. The maintenance guys are always on hand for emergencies. The events my daughter attends are amazing. They had a free burger/coffee van on site a weeks back. Plus great prizes and fun with the quizzes each month. My daughter has booked again to stay in September with a great re-booking discount. I can't thank PGSV staff enough. Thank you and stay safe

Very bad customer service, especially in a crisis such as the Covid-19 outbreak. Would not recommend; do not book/rebook with them, only after £££

The experience has been fantastic overall. The staffs are very efficient and friendly. Management is smooth and there's plenty of amazing events going on around the year. The only down side are the rooms. The can feel a little congested at times. Alao there are no reading lamps anywhere in the room, be that at the study table or over the bed.

Good general experience, but some delays with promised cash back led to many students not having the money to carry on buying food without getting into further debt. Social events and free food are good. Room and en suite in good condition along with kitchen and social spaces

Booking late in Rosedale Court is not something you want to do. I know people who have a TV and bigger fridge in bryson Court and paid less than me. Safety is probably best feature though and gym is alright. One issue I have is fridge size however freezer is more than suitable.

I love Portland green as its welcoming, social and there’s always events and stuff going on for students

I have been living in Portland, Rosedale Court. It has been an amazing experience so far. I’ll rebook it for the following year, for sure

Good place near Northumbria University. Nice studio, however did not have the best experience moving in as it was dirty, but has since then been handled by the staff very well.

Its overall good. The studio is really spacious. The only thing - I wish the fridge was bigger in the studios

Great atmosphere perfect staffs and very good security

I’ve really enjoyed my stay. Whenever there has been any problems reception have fixed it straight away.

Really friendly staff, decent social space, good location in terms of nearest shops and university and has security 24/7

"This is my second year at Portland Greene student Villiage, the staff are there for any enquiry, and my experience wouldn't be the same without them. Portland is a second home, and my university experience has been the best because of it!"

The WiFi isn’t great, always cuts out on me. Only a 5 min walk into the Northumbria uni & staff are lovely

The staff and maintenance team areee amaziinggggf

I’ve been here for two years and I have never been in a more perfect place for uni

Excellent experience. Staff are amazing and really helpful. Great social events all around.

Great accomodation at a great location with great support and socials.

Very welcoming staff, amazing flat and kitchen Betty good value for money

It’s pretty good, would recommend

the staff are so friendly, i really like all of them. everything is good quality

The halls are very good value for money

Good place to live really social, lovely staff, hold lots of events for students

Great moving in experience, value for money and friendly staff!

Loved Portland green, definitely recommend

Good size room/ en suite and the kitchen space is good I wouldn’t mind having a lock on the toilet door and being able to keep the radiator on for longer because the rooms are quite cold

Really disappointed. Gym is not working. There was no warm water for a few days. Delays in cashback. Parcels just for 4 hours, when there are loong queues. The washing machines usually not working and full. Expensive as well.

Good place to live. Staff sometimes not on the same page. Halls and lifts could do with more regular cleaning. There has been cobwebs above entrance way doors in Newton Block C since we moved in.

Nice and friendly staff but the cleaning of hall ways could do better.

Really happy with my first year experience.

So far i have really enjoyed my stay at Portland green, it’s very modern and homely.

There are so many entertaining events organised by the super-helpful staff, I can't imagine living anywhere else.

WiFi connection needs to be improved as the connection gets poor over the time.

There are so many events organised by the super-helpful staff, I can't imagine living anywhere else.

Portland green is a good student location and has good value for money!

I really like living at Portland Green. The staff here is very polite and life's just awesome!

Staff make me so comfortable and it’s in a great location too!

The maintenance people are really nice people and are always in a good mood. The people on the desk are always smiling and helpful. Also, the 24-hour desk is quite helpful for nights out or studying late. The couple days of the broken card reader was the only problem I have had with the accommodation, everything else has been great esspically for the price with tge cash back

Pretty average accommodation although expensive for what you're getting. Especially compared to the other university accommodations. Maintenance is pretty good. Lovely guys who are happy and willing to help. There have been multiple issues with keycards not working to the point where everyone has realised that you can just force the doors open if you lush hard enough. We also didn't have hot water for a week and were not compensated for it in any way.

Love it at Portland green. I’ve stayed at Rosedale Court for the last two years and it’s so cheap!! The rooms are a nice size, loads of storage and the kitchens are a good size too. The best part about Portland green are the staff, they truly cannot do enough for you. They really make it feel like a home away from home and the amount of social events that they have including quizzes, exercise classes etc really make a difference when you’re new and even to me my second year in. Overall, I couldn’t suggest it enough, so close to uni!

Love it at Portland green. I’ve stayed at Rosedale Court for the last two years and it’s so cheap!! The rooms are a nice size, loads of storage and the kitchens are a good size too. The best part about Portland green are the staff, they truly cannot do enough for you. They really make it feel like a home away from home and the amount of social events that they have including quizzes, exercise classes etc really make a difference when you’re new and even to me my second year in. Overall, I couldn’t suggest it enough, so close to uni!

I have enjoyed the warm welcome to my accommodation with very helpful and friendly staff available to help you 24/7 , always clean and hygienic with lots of social spaces. Although it personally hasn’t been the best social experience for me the accommodation and staff itself has been amazing.

The staff are so helpful and friendly, the flats themselves are spacious and have great social kitchen/living areas. The halls themselves are in a great location with everything within walking distance

The WiFi is really poor and the gym is not working at all even if they are advertising how great gym they have. Moreover the cash back was delayed which is unfair because, they just give us an extra pizza night for “sorry”. There was no warm water for few days even if we pay so much for that place. Not recommended for that value sorry. I can recommend other accommodation like knoll court, where they are not promise everything but doing just great job, giving student what they need.

The living experience at Portland green has been a memorable one, with the friendly staff and excellent social interaction with the other occupants.

Very good, would recommend to a friend. Plumbing is rubbish though.

I have been here for 2 years now and I have to say that I enjoy every moments I have spent here, especially the quiz nights. The staff is great and so friendly so I would recommend this accommodation to a lot of people.

I love living at Portland Green, I will living here for my 3rd year.

In my view Portland Green Student Village offers its tenants one of the best experiences that could be found in Newcastle. The team is very friendly and willing to answer any questions at any time. I would definitely recommend PGSV to anyone!

Portland Green is a brilliant place to stay. The location is really good it is a short walk to Uni, the City Centre and shops. I have made a lot of friends while staying here. It has a great balance of activities which are put on by the site. The staff are really friendly and approachable and are always happy to go the extra mile to help. I have booked to stay again next year with £1,300 cash back.

Part 2: Nevertheless, washing machines are really dirty and I’d never wash my white clothes there. Dryers don’t dry clothes completely what is a shame for this price. It’s definitely not an eco-friendly accommodation as they don’t have any bins outside for recyclable rubbish. I was shown a bigger flat during the viewing and my room turned out to be way smaller. Last year I lived in Rosedale Court which is way cheaper than Newton Court and the reason I decided to change the accommodation was the size of the room. The receptionist changed my room for another one, but I was charged £50 for that. I think it’s disgraceful as my other flatmates got way bigger rooms for the same price.

I live in a brand new Newton Court in Shieldfield, Newcastle. The biggest advantage of living here are definitely new, modern furniture, fitness suite and a spacious living room with kitchen. The location is great - it’s just 1-minute walk to Tesco Express, 7 minutes to Northumbria Business School and the library. My flat has a SmartTV, dishwasher and the most important - 2 large fridges! All rooms have an en-suite bathroom. WiFi is really fast. Walls are super thick so even if your neighbours organise a party, you still can study or sleep peacefully. Any problems and faults are repaired immediately. Parcel collection works efficiently. The reception is open 24/7 so even if you lose your key during the night out or have any other problem, they’re always there for you. You won’t get this quality anywhere in Newcastle for this price! Students who rebook for the next year get £1300 cashback that lowers the weekly price for about £30!!! Nevertheless, washing machines are really dirty and

Overall a good place to live with a lot of friendly day staff and night staff who are always helpful

I have lived in Student Accommodation for 4 years now. My first year was £31 more expensive per week. Although the rooms and kitchens were just as good as Abodus, the atmosphere, social events and staff were no-where near the standard of Abodus. The internet is very reliable and they host many events every month such as fitness classes, quizzes, parties. The value for money is good, especially with the cashback offer. It is the cheapest, yet biggest and best student accommodation in Newcastle.

Located right next to a Tesco and subway which is super helpful for shopping. There’s also a Morrison’s and GP within walking distance, it’s only a short walk to the centre of town and both universities which is convenient and it’s located in a nice area close to local pubs and food spots. The accommodation itself is well managed by the on site team who always endeavour to meet needs of all residents and always create events in the social area for free to attend which is a bonus and a good way of meeting new people. The only downside is the cost - without the cashback they’ve had on in previous years it is expensive and there are other alternatives for a cheaper price.

I believe PGSV to be a place that is a good price for students with a good friendly community atmosphere. They have regular events to get people involved. They also have a great team off staff that get to know you personally. It is this level of service that has made PGSV stand out.

Living in Portland Green Student Village is a great choice if you're looking for high quality rooms and flats. Common space in Bryson Court is good for bigger meetings with a lot of social events every month including free pizza and drinks. The location is excellent - 8 minutes to the Northumbria University, 15' to the city centre and 10' to Morrison's if you need bigger shopping. As the accommodation is close to Ouseburn there is a choice of pubs you can go to on a night out with good food during the day. If there are any maintenance issues, they can be easily logged online and the problem would be resolved in no time

Great accommodation with friendly staff, worth the money for very modern flats, a bit of a walk into the town centre and to Newcastle uni but overall a great place to stay