Cripps Hall

The rooms are huge with 3/4 size beds, it's ten minutes walk away from the engineering/science buildings and the brunches are amazing in Saturdays

The location was very convenient, a ten minute walk from all lectures and the students Union. The social aspect was good, my block was amazing but it wasn't as easy to talk to people in other blocks. My room was a good size with a 3/4 size bed and a sink, so it was easy to have friends over. Cripps is catered, and whilst the food wasn't amazing it was good enough for what it was.

Really pretty halls with the biggest rooms and the biggest beds. Dining room has a Hogwarts vibe to it. In terms of social experience, a lot of students there are from private schools and the culture clearly comes along with it to university.

The room was nice and big but the people just party so much so if you’re not about that it’s not tooooo great an experience but the people themselves are all really lovely and the hall is very pretty and large

Double beds, sinks in the rooms, have a cleaner. Food is mostly okay but nothing amazing. Lovely looking buildings etc. Hasn't got a bar in it like other halls though (i.e. Hu Stu, Willoughby or Derby). Like most halls it's on the main campus so easy to get to and from lectures.

Cripps is the most central of the catered on campus halls, making it perfect for any degree group. Being one of the oldest and largest halls the rooms aren't to a very high standard but they're large. Most are 3/4 beds coming with a wardrobe, desk, shelf, sink (with some en-suites in certain blocks) My block had 3 floors of 6 with 2 toilets on each, and to be quite honest at 1 between 3 there usually isn't much issue with people wanting it at the same time. The internet is a set system all over campus. Not usually too bad but there will be certain times when it doesn't cope, weekends ect. Also, if you're a gamer direct Ethernet is your only option. Because of the security systems you can't connect wirelessly, same with the printers, and i could never figure out how to connect my DS. Food is served at set time in a morning and evening, and although there tends to be 3 meal options per time, there's usually only one that will look edible. If you're a fussy eater, go self-catered; it'll be worth the hassle. If you're vegetarian, there is that option but vegans will end up starving. During the day you are given a meal card with £27 per week to spend in a variety of shops around campus including meals at the campus bars (Hugh Stu next door to Cripps has one of these) or even spar, so make sure to spend any excess of chocolate before it rolls over on Sunday. The really annoying thing I thought was having to move all your stuff out over the holidays. I'm only from Sheffield so it's not much of a trip but having to pack the stuff up for Christmas/Easter is just a hassle I could have done without. But, I refuse to pay extra on top of what is already expensive accommodation.

It looks really nice, and the food was surprisingly good for halls food. The wifi was often intermittent, dropping out and stayed off for a long time at times. People were horrendous, all were very up themselves, but that's not something you've got control over. If not in a cliche, social experience was poor.