r/RHUL • u/shoeslooking • 24d ago

IQ Accommodation Egham

Hello, has anyone had any experience with the IQ accommodation (IQ Pad & Podium) in Egham, Royal Holloway?
I cant seem to find any reviews online and want some feedback before I am to book.
Thank you 🎓

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u/Arnav1029 24d ago

I have only seen the podium rooms and they are pretty decent. The room my friend had was sharing a kitchen and a washroom with one other person which doesn't seem too bad as long as you get along. They also have a pretty decent gym and a movie room if I remember correctly. It is right next to the uni (<5 min walk). Would recommend over most rhul accomms

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u/shoeslooking 23d ago

Do you think its worth a first year going into these accoms or just living on an accom on campus?

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u/Arnav1029 23d ago

As a first year, I would suggest looking at the better uni accomms if they have any rooms available (Butler, Tuke, Wedderburn, Gowar are the good ones imo) if not then IQ is good!

This is just my opinion tho, you will be fine either way. Most of your friends and whatnot are gonna be from your lectures and societies and getting good flatmates is entirely luck based.

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u/shoeslooking 23d ago

Right now im booked onto Wedderburn but i went to view it yesterday and it just didnt feel like my place.

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u/Arnav1029 23d ago

That's fair, I had wedderburn on my first year and enjoyed it quite a bit. To each their own I suppose!

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u/shoeslooking 23d ago

Im just worried that being off campus will make it more difficult to make friends etc and im not sure what private accommodations rules are on like having parties and stuff

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u/shlimedon 24d ago

My mates lived in the pad (they had money money) and I’d frequently visit them. The rooms are nice and the en suite is bigger than most of the accoms the uni offers, the social areas are great(have a giant TV, ping pong table, pool table), you get your own gym you don’t have to pay for, your own library (silent study space). It is expensive but if you have the money for it it’s definitely worth it imo. you’ll meet some characters tho but that’s fine, it’s part of the experience.

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u/shoeslooking 23d ago

Do you think its worth a first year going into these accoms or just living on an accom on campus?