10 of the coolest student accommodation around the country for 2018
Yeah, we definitely didn't have slides, cinema rooms or places to host sophisticated dinner parties when I was in student halls.
We've always been under the impression the digs you stayed in during your student years were supposed to be some of the most grim, dirty-dish-infested hell-holes you'd ever experience in life. It's only meant to go up from there.
But that's not according to these absolute gems. Mystudenthalls.com - the student halls search engine that saves students hours of legwork looking for their perfect accommodation across the UK - has rounded up some of the coolest, most enviable student accommodation going. And if you could boast a slide, a formal dining room, a grand piano and more from your digs, you'd have no problem making friends come Freshers' Week.
Ernest Place, Durham
No, that incredible view, throw cushions, candles and beautiful terrace don't belong to a tip-top bar in Durham, but rather luxury private student accommodation.
Vita Student, Edinburgh
Do you need to know more than the fact that sofa is bloody massive, and Vita Student has all the hang out areas you could hope for?
Crown Place, Cardiff
The grey walls and muted tones of these rooms are a far cry away from the average uni halls, and wouldn't look out of place in an actual hotel.
Nova, Nottingham
Music students, prick up your ears: Nova in Nottingham even offers a grand piano for its residents' pleasure, plus break out areas for working and socialising.
True Glasgow West End, Glasgow
True Glasgow West End has got to be the coolest student accommodation in Glasgow. No, scrap that, it's got to be the coolest student accommodation in Scotland, what with a giant 15ft slide, a festival space, and bookable dining rooms for when family or friends visit. SO COOL.
Hox Park, Surrey
If the pool table, ping pong, gaming area and café aren't enough to entice you to this state-of-the-art student halls, then we don't know what will.
iQ Shoreditch, London
Along with the (free!) cinema room just across the corridor from rooms, iQ Shoreditch has your Instagram background 100% covered with these awesome hanging baskets in the common room.
Eclipse, Cardiff
Eclipse in Cardiff comes with its own Resident Party Room where students can go all Come Dine With Me on each other and host fancier dinner parties than our parents could even dream of. There's even a nightclub on site!
Dun Holm House, Durham
Did someone say 'Scandi'?
Vita, Sheffield
As well as offering a room with a view, this bedroom in Sheffield is MASSIVE, and has everything you could need for a cosy, homely university bedroom.
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