The Forge

Nothing works it's a hell hole here. I feel like i'm in a prison, basic necessities aren't even met, my shower didn't work at all for 5 days and it took them 5 days to come and fix it. Our windows in our flat bedrooms have gaps in between the seal so all noise gets in. Oh and may I Add there is a construction site less than 1 metre away from my flat. You would think that they'd ensure safe window that don't allow noise in or allow heat to escape. It's a safety hazard in cases of a fire. The list could go on.

The location is great, busy area with lots of shops and close to the oldest football ground in the world. The halls are poor and I had lots of maintenance issues from the start and they're still happening, the place is pretty dirty too and they don't do a great job cleaning. The electricity and Wi-Fi go off constantly and don't take your complaints professionally. The prices are not justified in the living experience

Shower water sprays out, my water goes cold if my flat mates shower first, soundproofing between rooms is awful, maintenance is okay, security is pitiful- so many attacks on students lately around this area and security don’t seem to care. I felt safe when I started living here but now I’m ready to go home.

Really good atmosphere, always power outages hot water never really works, but your in the biggest halls so social life is peak, never need to worry about making friends as living with 5/6 people makes sure you make friends and are in the heart of the city

The Forge massively disappointed me. Looking at the pictures on the Unite Students and Sheffield Hallam University websites, The Forge as an accommodation looks absolutely beautiful. It looked massive with a large social area and the rooms looked to be in too condition. Upon arrival I found that the common room for Forge was tiny; and the rooms and buildings look nothing like the pictures. If it weren’t for me being under a free accommodation scholarship I would say that The Forge is falsely advertised, not worth the money that has to be paid and that there are nice accommodations in the city for far less money. I was highly disappointed