Broomcroft House would mark the acommodation for only postgrad students and more suitably if you're…read morea married couple and even if you have a child. It's a pretty little place which is near the Disbury village and very close to the shopping areas. This residence provides accommodation for three single postgraduates and three married couples with up to one child. Accommodation is in three separate locations; The White House, which has three self catering flats; The Lodge, a small detached house suitable for a married couple; and The Cottage, which has a lounge/dining room and a library room. Internet facilities are available with TV and phone services. What more? It has 8 rooms and costs as much as £122 per week. Not bad for this cute cottage looking place, with all the modern facilities. So if you like the country side but still want to be near the city life, this wouldn't be a bad place to pick.

Broomcroft House, one of the postgraduate and family halls for students of The University of…read moreManchester, is in many ways its nicest one. Situated in the beautiful village of Didsbury, it has a far more middle class location that do its counterpart undergraduate halls in Fallowfield. Its got a beautiful garden and green area and its really more like a gorgeous holiday retreat than university accommodation! Of course it doesnt have the fun factor of Fallowfield and the City Centre, and its not a hub of student fun, but if you're a family or older student then you probably wont want this anyway. In terms of the luxury of the place, its probably the best on offer. Its self-catering as well so you don't have to eat university grub, and though its furnished, you provide all your own utensils and that kind of thing, so it can really be made into a family home. Central heating and that is included in the weekly price so really its quite cheap accommodation and you're unlikely to get anything like this kind of quality housing, location and amenities for the price elsewhere. However, its only got eight rooms in the whole complex, so its not easy to get a place here. You'd better get on it if you're interested.

Having been a former student at the University of Liverpool, I haven't actually lived at the Halls…read moreof Residence which is based off-campus at another location not too far from the University. If you have lived at the Halls or planning to, then it is fairly convenient to travel to and from because there is a University Halls bus operated by Arriva that provides a student service; this will only take about 15 minutes from Halls to University. Plus they run quite frequently to ensure you get to lecture on time! I have lived at Halls during a summer school once (just 4 days) and it was at the Carnatic. The room I was given was 007 (I will always remember that)! From what I remember, the single room was small and a bit dated looking with a basin and wardrobe for clothes. Quite basic really and a little noisy at night as you'll always get a rowdy student or two galavanting along the corridor. If I were to choose my accomodation, then I would probably pay a little more for my preferences as they do offer a wide range of different halls nearby. One advantage if you stay at halls, is that is catered for saving you that hassle of cooking but they do have self-catered if you prefer. The food you pay for is plain and simple but a bit better than School meals! On the site, there is a pleasant and quiet atmosphere plus a large lawn where you can lay and enjoy the sun. There are laundry facilities, cash points and Halls tutors on-site if you need them. Overall, most students tend to spend their first year at Halls which is all good and well as it gives you a chance to settle down and save on costs as well.

Made up of six halls: Salisbury Hall, Morton House, Lady Mountford House, Dale Hall, Rankin Hall &…read moreMcNair Hall, Carnatic is a buzzing first year Halls of Residence for the The University of Liverpool and with over 1000 students living on site it's pretty manic! It's all rather basic in 60s style and some halls are in better nick than others but long live Morton D Block! From personal experience, I was on a floor of 12 and we had a small kitchen (catered halls) and 3 showers between us. We just had the basic room with no living area in our block but some like Salisbury had common rooms. Carni bar. Well, what can I say? I spent most of the year in here with my mates (no living room remember?) Must. Stay. Away. From. Bar! Oh what the heck, it's on campus... It's cheap and they have a DJ (Davey C) on a Friday, cheesy. They also televised all the footy matches. Anyway, as far as the food goes, the breakfast was good, and you could get a full English everyday if your heart so desired. And all evening meals were 3 course, (not saying they were great quality, mind!) We always looked forward to pizza night, let's put it that way! Expect queues though! They have their own health centre and laundrette and pool table etc. The green which was the centre to the surrounding halls was always packed in summer with people out 'revising' in the sun, playing footy, doing BBQs and generally larking about. Even though there was a bit of the Blitz spirit about it in comparison to the Greenbank Halls up the road (cue bus journey slating and rivalry) it was the cheapest (I think the prices have gone up a little since my time here around £105 per week now all inc.) and well, I loved every minute of it!

Greenbank Halls are situated in the leafy area of Mossley Hill just 5 minutes walk away from…read moreCarnatic Halls. There is a friendly rivalry between the two Halls which is instigated by the students themselves and you'll find out more about it on your 699 trips to uni! Greenbank is more geared towards the self-catered rooms with 289 available and also has catered rooms. There are two halls within Greenbank; Derby and Rathbone Hall and Roscoe and Gladstone Hall, some of which have balconies! (I'll let you in on a secret, the carnatic-ers are just jealous. The food is apparently better here, and the rooms more recently refurbished. However, they are more expensive than the basic rooms at Carnatic. They have loads of facilities, from a bar and dining area, to library and a computer room. Also, it's really close to bars and cafes as it's near to Penny Lane and a stones throw from Allerton Road. For the self-caterers it's a must- just make sure you apply early and expect dissapointment...most of my flatmates originally applied for self-catered in Greenbank and ended up catered in Carnatic! (Don't worry, you'll still have a whale of a time!)

I'm going to stick to my guns and say that Owens Park is still the best university hall. I think…read moreits definitely the centre of Fallowfield, which is in turn he centre of Manchester student life. However, I'm going to put Sheavyn House in at number 2, at the expense of Oak House. The reason for this is that whilst Oak House is just a slightly worse version of Owens Park, Sheavyn is good for different reasons. First and foremost, it is in Fallowfield. This is the most important factor, as its literally where all the young foolish student fun happens, and what is the point of university without that? Whereas Owens Park is quite grim, Sheavyn is a pretty little halls. Owens Park smells of old beer and horrible food from the previous night, whereas as Sheavyn has trees and grass. Its just at the edge of Fallowfield, making it right there where the fun is to be found, but whereas at OP there's no getting away from it, Sheavyn is in its own large peaceful ground, making quiet rest or study a nice alternative to the raucous shenanigans of Fallowfield proper.

Sheavyn House located in the heart of the student population of Manchester University, Fallowfield…read morehas the most livliest and happening crowd as far as I've witnessed. Come here without a friend and you're definitely leaving with two! A very friendly and warm enviornment. with lush green surroundings and also a supportive community. It has en suite flats shared by 9 people and also bedsits. But by an experience of a friend, I've learnt that bedsits are a pretty lonely option to go for since it pretty much isolates you from socialising and making the most of University accomodation. Its very near the bus stop and has all the other necessites around it, making it a very ideal location to choose. All in all, its a great place to start your university at!

I currently live in Whitworth Park and I really enjoy it. When i first got here i did think why…read moredid I not choose Fallowfield, but in the long run I'm really glad I live here. All the complaints the others put down about Whitworth Park are the things I like- there are loads of international students and english ones to and Ive ended up with friends from all over the world and country. My friends that live in Fallowfield seem to have only made friends with people from the same place and backround as them. It is pretty peaceful in Whitworth at exam time but there are also great parties and bbqs now the summer is here. There is lots of space to hangout and a great gym and everyone is really friendly. The staff here are also really lovely and actually like the students. The best thing for me is I feel like i am living in Manchester- not in Fallowfields which seems really far out of whats going on. Its great being close to Curry Mile and I go there a lot for food and sheesha. There are great bars nearby- like Big Hand, gigs every night at teh Academy and as a woman I have never felt unsafe, even walking back alone after a night out. the best thing is you can walk into town easily, get a bus or get a taxi so living here doesnt cost a fortune. Whitworth Park is great if you are on a budget as its the cheapest- and because of this you avoid having to live with spoilt brats. There is a real mix of interesting people here. Its good for making you go into Uni as it is 2minutes away and at exam periods because the library is so close. Its also good for nightlife as it is cheap to get back from clubs and pubs (£5/6 in a taxi from the center). Lidls is a god send- you can live like a king on a students budget from there- the quality and price is better then asda or sainsburys- £8 for a bottle of rum! Room sizes are luck of the draw- there are small rooms, medium (good) size rooms and really large rooms- but everyone pays the same price. There is the art gallery and museum to take your mum to when she comes to visit. SOme flats in whitworth are more sociable than others due to their location, but in the end its up to you to make friends rather than where you live. Also- famous people lived here like Engels (obviously not in these halls but on the street they were built on) so hopefully some of that intelligence will rub off on me...

This is where I spent my first year of univeristy! When I first looked upon this place the huge…read moreslanting buildings facsinated me to no extent and I was really vey excited to start living here! It is a great little area with many buildings togther, all 3 storeys and they even have a bar, a gym and a squash court. The rooms- If you're lucky you may get a lovely big room with big windows, but if you're the unfortunate type like me, you may end up with a really small space, more like a little store room and be not so thrilled to have people over due to obvious space constraints! But this place is amazing according to convinience! Minutes from university buildings, you can manage getting up at 8:45 for a 9 am lecture and still make it! McD's, Subway, Greggs and Mc Colls all just under the Halls. It makes you a little spoilt definitely, though I never complained! The Grovel is probably the cheapest bar I've ever been to and it has a friendly atmosphere and a great place to make friends!

If you're in the North campus of the city and spot a tall white building, just above the north…read morecampus union- Barnes Walis, it would be Wright Robinson student acommodation. It looks majestic and is one of the really popular halls in the city campus. Very helpful to live in if you're an engineering or science student at the University since most of your campus would be just a minute's walk away. It consists of 11 floors with 15 rooms on each floor, so that's a lot of freinds you would be making on a single floor! Each room is washbasin equipped and the bathroom is shared. There is a kitchen and common area on each floor. They have all facilities like a laundrette, internet and phone lines. A great hall to be at and is always very very lively!

Me and my wife stayed at Victoria Hall Liverpool in July as we were touring the city. We rented out…read morethe whole flat so we didn't have to share the communal/kitchen facilities with other guests. The flats were great, very clean, well presented and comfortable. The staff were great and very helpful (especially when we didn't know our way around the city). There is a maintenance guy on site so if you have any problems he was always there to help. If we ever come to Liverpool again in the future we would stay at Victoria Hall Liverpool again.