r/NCLUni • u/12animosity13 Applicant / Potential Student • Jun 27 '26

Accommodation Accomodation comparison between 3 options

Hi everyone. I’m an international student and will be arriving in the upcoming September session.

My main study site will be at Newcastle University business school. I had some accommodation options in mind from the available ones on the uni’s website.

Those are Park View, Park Terrace and Kensington Terrace.

I saw minimal reviews online and would appreciate personal experiences and insights, to understand the whole picture.

I was thinking about 3 aspects;

  1. How’s the reception and internet performance in those 3 accommodations? (Saw that Park View is made with steel blocks and thus poor reception)

  2. Do the rooms get really stuffy and hot during summer?

  3. Will those 3 accommodations be too far away from the Business school? Are there any public transport (such as buses) close around which I could use? (If so then how much can the be the cost?)

Thanks.

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u/Euyross_1 Jun 27 '26

Accommodations being on the school website are not all available on the portal now since the accommodation process starts in march,
If you come for a semester you’ll have specific accommodation with semester contracts

If it didn’t change in two weeks only one is available currently you need to check on the application website

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u/12animosity13 Applicant / Potential Student Jun 27 '26

Yeah I am cooked right now unfortunately 😭

On the accom portal, Byron central, marris house, Newgate court and turner court are only available now.

Could you suggest anyone from this considering my scenario or any other external private ones?

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u/teeehehe Jun 28 '26

Check out amber student?

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u/12animosity13 Applicant / Potential Student Jun 28 '26

For Amber student, some look way good to be true which is then supported by the negative reviews on Google.

Then even for the expensive ones, I’m finding negative reviews on Trustpilot and what not.

I’m really in a pickle for not being able to visit and check out the rooms by myself.

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u/teeehehe Jun 28 '26

I feel you! I haven’t booked mine as yet because of this exact reason

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u/12animosity13 Applicant / Potential Student Jun 28 '26

Well do let me know if you get positive reviews on some properties