Lewes Court Phase Two

These halls of residence are really nice and a great escape from the holes that others live in. Please don’t get me wrong I stayed in Park Village and would never switch but me and a few mates used to ‘cotch’ round here to play computer etc.
If you struggle to make friends then you should definitely be in Park Village or Lewes Court Phase one so I am in agreement with the previous reviewers. The money you save being in cheap accommodation means you can enjoy yourself more but I wouldn’t have wanted to go to the depths of East Slope.

The traditional halls campus living seems to have gone out of the window these days, with all new residences being en-​suite (probably due to either health and safety or more money in rent), and only the international exchange students seeming to get slung into the halls in Norwich/​Lancaster/​York House. Even the grotty bottom-​of-​the-​ladder East Slope residences are shared apartments rather than halls. Lewes Court Phase Two were the first residences built without shared toilets, with more following since I left uni. And these residences had a reputation for being the most boring, sterile and antisocial. I think I and most of my friends applied to live here before uni, probably being scared of sharing with strangers. But we were all glad we didn’t end up there — as Ross M. says, decent messy living is essential to the student experience, and it’s just much harder to make friends when everyone can keep themselves to themselves.

Don’t get me wrong, Lewes Court Phase Two is really nice. The interior’s are well designed, there’s a large kitchen and seating area, and everyone gets their own en-​suite bathroom. The trouble is it’s just not University accommodation. University is about meeting new people, making great friends, and having a fantastically fun and messy experience. In Lewes Court Phase Two you really can’t do any of that. It is a lot harder to meet new people here as you get a lot less chance to engage in social interactions with strangers due to the small number of fellow students you share with, and the insular nature of the accommodation. Furthermore, staying here is very expensive, costing an eye-​watering £112 per week.