University of York - Halifax College

Sep 26th, 2022

Sep 4th, 2022

Maybe this is UK standard, but I think it is a surprisingly low quality accommodation compared to several other accommodations I've lived before. First of all, sharing the house with 20 people is already difficult. No space in kitchen, toilets are never clean, people are quarreling frequently...etc. And kitchen/bathroom cleaning service comes just once a week...or even less. It is of course not enough. Also, despite of low quality care, if they find the common space dirty, they charge money. Can't believe this is an official dorm run by a proper university. Internet is dreadful. It frequently slows down or cuts out by itself. And strange things happens so often, like preventing to access random websites which you were able to access yesterday, prevents you from sending photos to people...etc. Also for some reason the water quality is bad. Not just it looks yellowish, it tastes really awful when you make tea or coffee out of that. Honestly, I started to have mouth ulcers, rashes on my skin, and sometimes a stomachache since I moved in here. I think there needs to be an extra care here. If the Uni believes that students can study well in such space, they should once come and check the situation. Additionally, the contract system is also bad. This is not just about Halifax, but all UoY accommodation. You can't really tell how good/bad your accommodation will be until you live, and this is an international student dorm, and people sometimes need to leave for many reasons. However, once you make a contract, you have to pay the whole amount around the beginning of your stay, and if you have to leave before the contract ends, the only way to get your refund is to find another student for a replacement.(which is hard... how would you ask your friend to take over my trouble where you cannot recommend at all?)
Jun 9th, 2022

Nice halls, pretty far out from the campus however so it's quite a long walk for anything accessable.
Feb 19th, 2022

Dec 22nd, 2021