Athena Hall

my daughter lives here (I want to move in)

Overpriced, a lot of issues which they won't fix or in best case scenario can take entire weeks until they do something. Hot water is a miracle if all the surrounding rooms are occupied and today, because of the rain, I woke up with a big puddle inside my room which ruined all my expensive drawing papers and work. Try to avoid and look for other options.

I wouldn’t recommend students booking this accommodation. When I first moved in my mattress was broken and walls were chipped. I contacted them about it & nothing was done . ( if I could insert pictures I would) . Also there is never enough hot water in the flats ,which can be frustrating when showering as after about 10 mins it goes cold and then you have to wait about 30/40 mins for it to reset.

The fire alarm in the building goes off at least every other night & for the building there is only one maintenance guy and over 500 students (so just imagine how long you have to wait to get your maintenance done )

The staff at reception are alright I guess , but management at the Athena is very poor as random people always enter the building without having to sign in (Both day & night).

Overall I would say avoid at all cost as the rent is definitely not worth it ! And this is coming from a student who lived there for over 2 years

There.s a smell of weed everywhere around the property and nobody does anything to stop students from doing drugs. Furthermore the landlord and company has treated the students unfairly as they refuse to refund the full amount of the last installment of the rent, after it was deemed that nobody had to pay it. Would not recommend

They flog their rooms on Airbnb now because none of the local students will stay there due to its prison style leadership and horrible atmosphere

WORST PLACE EVER...

The maintenance was horrific, and sometimes it would take months to get a response due to having one maintenance man and over 500+ students living there.

There was a flood throughout B block and many people's items were permanently damaged, and there was nothing that they could do about it as Athena wouldn't help.

There was damage to furniture where it had been used for years, and not upgraded, damages such as chips and scratches on all of the walls, and ceilings, and the windows had bad insulation so there would be cracks in the wall, and occasional mould, especially if it rained. The windows don't properly open either, so in the summer your room feels like you're living in a sauna, and there would be constant problems with hot water when you wanted to use the shower.

The worst thing was that the top of the door fell and the nails nearly hit my partner in the head (pictures are added to this)

The staff stopped being friendly when you mention anything about leaving the accommodation or any financial questions, and would be very wishy washy about any information that could help you.

Do not move in here unless you want constant maintenance problems, unfriendly staff, and money problems.

My daughter has been here for 2 years. Great uni and accommodation, but had to mark it down due to the parking facilities. I have dropped off and picked up my daughter several times, and received parking fines more than 4 times. Generally, its because I have left the car park 5 minutes after my ticket time, even though I had vacated the space on time. Another time, I had a ticket for improper parking, as the space was 6 inches too short for my vehicle. I was parked touching the wall, so couldn't have squeezed in any more. Have contested all tickets but ended up having to pay. Ipserve who run the parking seems to be a money making scam

I have lived here for 3 years and it has been getting worse every year. There is constant water pressure and hot water problems so have to take freezing cold showers often or just shower at the gym. The reason this place does not get a 1 star is because it has an ensuite toilet and shower. For the price you have to pay the constant lack of hot water is so shocking. It's a shame there is not much competition for accommodation around here otherwise this building would have been out of business by now.