Huddersfield, Ashenhurst Houses Review

BEFORE YOU PAY OR SIGN UP TO ANYTHING, READ THIS!: If you wish to keep your sanity levels high, DO NOT choose STANDARD accommodation! One, they're absolutely disgusting! Dirty, grubby, worn down little 'houses' that are cold in the winter and warm in the summer.



Two, they smell (even after spending hours of cleaning!) the kitchen floor... well... I honestly don't know how to describe it any more. The whole house is a danger to live in. Fridge doors have fallen off, toasters have blown up, the oven door handle has fallen off numerous times, and I like to think of myself as a SAFE AND CAREFUL PERSON!



Three, the windows throughout the house are single glaze, meaning that no matter how hard you try, you will always feel the breeze coming through.



Four, well... all I'm going to say is, get to the laundrette early, or don't even bother. There are about 5... 6 machines for about... 270 plus students... I don't really think that works :/ ??



The pictures shown on the accommodation site are of the deluxe accommodation, and THEY'RE fine! They're more comfortable, to say the least, and they're more homely. Not like those horrible, cheap, grubby little standard establishments.



There is also a huge hill to walk up to get back to the 'accommodation' which is a real pain in the winter when walking both up and down it!



I wish I was given this advise before I signed up the accommodation, and really hope those of you who ARE thinking about living in STANDARD, think long and hard. I would NOT live there again, not even if they paid me! Yes, the people I have met there are great, and I've had some good times, and yes it's cheaper than deluxe, but IT'S NOT WORTH IT! I promise you!



I moved out early just to get away from that 'house' and the absolute disgusting state that it's in. It even makes me feel sick thinking about it!



My advise, choose deluxe and enjoy. You'll be safer and more comfortable. You'll even have a nice shower and bathroom, not some stained, worn-down little 'room' with nothing but a cheap tatty curtain to pull along behind a door that fails to shut properly.



And I'M NOT EXAGGERATING! If I could choose again, I would choose deluxe. Full stop. I hope THIS information helps. At least it gives a true and honest picture!



I escaped with my sanity intact!! Really I did!!! :D