I enjoyed my stay at Paul Roberson House very much. Great affordability, the staff are friendly, and I made lots of friends.
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I enjoyed my stay at Paul Roberson House very much. Great affordability, the staff are friendly, and I made lots of friends.
Paul Robeson House Information
| Telephone | 0300 123 5050 |
| Postcode | WC1X 9EH |
| Price from | £211.86 per week for 23/24 (subject to availability) |
| Features | 0.9 miles from SOAS. All-inclusive bills, common room, games machines, table sports, TV, DVD, vending machines, free broadband, on-site laundry, bike storage, free contents insurance, garden area, on-site security & CCTV. |
| Top tip | Flexible cancellation option- up to 45 days before your contract starts. Visit website for more details |
Paul Robeson House Biography
At Paul Robeson House you’ll be in an ideal location as SOAS University is a twenty-minute walk from the accommodation. You’ll enjoy Central London living with everything you need right on your doorstep with easy transport links to the rest of London.
There are great communal spaces to be enjoyed including a garden area and a common room equipped with games machines, table sports, a TV, DVD and vending machines. Residents have access to on-site laundry facilities and secure bike storage. You can benefit from having all-inclusive bills, free broadband, free contents insurance 24/7 security staff and CCTV.
There are single en-suite rooms and double en-suite rooms plus a one-bedroom flat for student couples. Flats have 5, 6 or 7 people sharing a fully-fitted kitchen and dining space.
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The location is good, but everything else about the accommodation is subpar.
I enjoyed my stay at Paul Roberson House very much. Great affordability, the staff are friendly, and I made lots of friends.
Conveniently located, reasonable price, but poor management. I live on the 7th floor, and they decided to replace the lift during middle of the term, so I have to walk at least 14 flights of stairs every day, continuously for three months. Their internal communication is poor, as staff have different explanations for the same issue. They also respond very slowly to emails, and many facilities are in poor condition, and there are also occasional lack of hot water.
Really awful experience with Sanctuary Students at Paul Robeson House. When I moved in the room was filthy, with an infestation of silverfish in the bathroom. Staff were consistently rude, unhelpful and quick to charge you extra for anything on top of the ridiculous rent. All being said, location is fantastic.
There were 4 sexual assaults, 2 cases of harrasment, 1 case of break in, in the accomodation, and the property management officials did absolutely nothing about it. Please don't come here. they won't do anything to protect you.
The location and price are good. However, the boiler is always out of service, even during winter. Also, the fire alarm tests take place too frequently that they causes nuisance to residents, leaving the false alarms aside. I know that for the sake of safety, there should be regular fire alarm tests, but once per week is too annoying. Have a fire alarm test once a month will be more than enough. Sometimes, notification email on the suspension of service (eg hot water) due to maintenance came too late. If the maintenance is already in schedule, residents should be informed earlier, not after the disruption is made.
The accommodation was safe, quite well-maintained, and reasonably priced for its central location.
Cost may be half-decent in comparison to some others, but isn't exactly a fantastic place. Room was dirty upon move in. Gum stuck on floors, walls looking not great, mouldy toilet and shower area. That was the biggest problem, shower curtains were not long enough to prevent water from getting everywhere and no ventilation from there. Staff are okay. Whoever decided they needed to test the fire alarm at 3 in the morning, twice, should really gain some common sense. And having the lift out for 4 months whilst on floor 6 wasn't exactly delightful. Cleaning staff hardworking and Issac is fantastic -- whatever his pay is needs to be doubled. The laundry is broken half the time. Location is good though and if the cost undercuts competitors it may still be worth it.
Don't bother staying here; this dorm is absolutely disgusting. It might seem like a good price, but it's not, especially with active mold growth, lack of communication and respect from management, and the genuine audacity to ignore or just assume the living conditions are fine. I have had multiple issues with this place and the management team, so much so that I've threatened legal action and got the university involved in order to resolve an issue. Here's a collective list of issues Lack of hot water Foul stench from outdated plumbing Broken heating units Active mold growth Leaking ceilings Dirty/sticky walls inside rooms Lack of kitchen space Allowance for social harassment/theft Lack of communication Poor planning for renovation Delayed and untimely repairs The willingness to kick out residents in order "renovate" rooms and violate their contracts with the university Rooms and Social areas are not properly cleaned or disinfected before arrival -- social areas before and during stay
For the sake of your own mental health, DON'T come here. I stayed in Paul Robeson for a year: the windows can't be opened more than a 5 cm gap, they're full of mould inside and poorly isolated. I had to pour salt inside mine to prevent humidity from completely blocking my view as it was driving me crazy. Management is completely daft to resident requests and repair, when actually done, is incomplete and poor. Half of the facilities are old and rusty and we had no hot water for several days in winter. The price might be good for its location, but really, it's not worth it. Don't come here unless you want to have one of the worst possible experiences ever.