When choosing your Surrey uni student accommodation, you have a few different options, depending on what year you are in. If you are going into your first year of university, typically your choice is between university halls and purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA), such as Scape. University halls are a great option for many for student housing, but they tend to be quite basic in terms of facilities and often you are randomly selected a room regardless of your preferences. It can be very difficult to get an en-suite room – which could mean sharing a bathroom with up to six others.
At Scape, on the other hand, all our rooms are en-suite as standard, our shared spaces are premium and newly refurbished, and you have access to excellent facilities such as a state-of-the-art on-site gym and cinema room. When compared to other PBSAs, our shared spaces and facilities are of a higher spec, and we have fully trained Scape staff on-site 24/7.
In the second or third year, you will most likely have limited options if you wish to live in halls on the Surrey University campus, but you do have the option to move into private accommodation such as a flat or living in a house shared with friends. With this option, there is no guarantee of an en-suite room either. Typically, privately rented student houses are not of the highest quality, your bills won’t be included, you may have a tricky landlord and you have no staff support. You could instead choose to live in one of our large apartments with friends and continue to enjoy all the benefits that Scape offers, including not having to worry about bills and getting your communal areas cleaned regularly.