Keynes College-University Of Kent

Our room was far too hot and airless for human habitation, and had no air flow possible. It should not have been marketed. No compensation was offered for the acute discomfort and lost sleep. Flushing the toilet required superhuman effort. It took two days to get the room changed, as there seemed to be at least two levels of room management which didn't communicate well with each other. The breakfast was really nice and the person serving had a fantastic attitude, despite having to work without crockery, using cardboard containers. I had the impression of a very poor overseeing management leaving many hard working and sincere young people to do what they could at the coal face, without managerial input or organisational support. At times it was literally impossible to find any human being in charge.

11 months ago · via Google

Don't bother staying here. Room has a tiny window. Cell like. It's very hot and window is restricted!. Bed very hard. Painful . No car parking available nearby when we arrived. No hairdryer in room. TV remote No where in sight. 2 people in room only 1 bedside table. No bedside lights only top light. The students that live here are not living in a good environment. We will not be returning.

12 months ago · via Google

The university makes use of the halls of residence out of term time by renting them out. It is what it is for the price and was fine-ish for a night or two. No usual hotel extras though so no hair dryer, no iron and unfortunately no hand soap but the room and surrounding corridors were clean and tidy. There is a kettle and a cup. The biggest downside is the bed. Clearly last years student occupant had a lot of use out of it and the poor springs have given up the ghost.

a year ago · via Google

• Had a very easy experience checking in, although on the way to my block, other guests asked for help in finding theirs. • This place employs the traditional cubicle model of student accommodation, which has its roots in the monastic origins of academia. As monks sleep in dorters, so too did the first students. Later generations of students over the course of the middle ages found the need for a quiet place to study, & they furnished this by erecting partitions between their beds, which gradually evolved into walls. This is how the word "cubicle" entered the English language, its Latin root being "cubō", which means "to lie down". The cubicle partitions at Keynes are no less substantial than any other wall in the building, & I had no privacy nor noise concerns during my stay. The cubicles themselves are well-appointed, if spartanly – you get coathangers & a kettle, but if you want a television or bedside lamp, you have to bring your own. • Wetroom smelt of cucumber for some reason & the shower's outlet (you don't get a proper showerhead here) was clogged with limescale, making it a proper challenge to shower. Easily one of the worst hostelry showers I've ever had the disprivilege to use. • Breakfast was, on the other hand, among the best I've eaten in any hostelry. Everything is perfectly cooked & seasoned. I got a strange look when I gave them the traditional London compliment of "I can tell you've used fresh oil", but it was meant earnestly. I was unable to have my bread though, unfortunately, because a gull stole it. • Nota bene that, although they provide a microwave at the end of the dorter, there is nowhere to buy anything to put in it. The Coöp nearby only opens when the university is in session.

2 years ago · via Google