Canterbury Student Manor, Canterbury

This has been the best student accomodation that I have stayed in so far. It is safe , clean and the rooms are lovely. The team are also amazing, they respond to emails quickly and do address any concerns that you may have. However , my biggest thanks and appraisal goes to Darius. Darius is truly a wonderful person , he has made my stay here truly great. He always has a smile on his face and genuinely cares about the tenants here. He truly goes above and beyond and made a real positive difference to my stay here. Thank you !

This is one of if not the best student dorms to stay in at your time in university in Canterbury. The gated area is very safe and secure. The modern design is lovely which also finds its way into the rooms. Upon checking in the rooms are deep cleaned and spotless. There are several facilities for tenants to use that are of high quality (gym, cinema, pantry, study room, laundry room, social areas) The staff are lovely and are available 24/7. Highly recommended as a place to stay as it is located in a lovely part of town with a large supermarket and gym just a few minute walk away.

A perfect accommodation for students. They have all the facilities you may need like open and indoor gym, cinema room, games room, meeting area, and large kitchen. The staff are really friendly and helpful. They care so much about the residents and how to always cheer them up with freebies. The place is always so clean and tidy. It’s a 5 min walk from Asda. Also, you have subway, McDonald’s and KFC which are not far. However, it’s far from university of Kent. You have to take a bus or two, or walk for like 45 minutes. My only concern was that the studio was so small and there is no oven inside the studio.

This is a really fantastic student accommodation. The facilities are great - gym, cinema room and pantry. The staff are amazing. Diba, Darius and Cameron are always willing to help and are quite friendly. If there is a problem, it's fixed ASAP, and communication with the management team is pretty fast! The management team went above and beyond to ensure we felt welcome and at home. I truly appreciate the events they put together including one during Christmas, which was quite sweet for those of us left at the accommodation😊 A major caveat is the contract stipulates the need to clean your room to the standard you found it. I'm by no means untidy nor dirty, but this is very inconvenient for me as an international student. This cleaning up meant I couldn't shower after the cleaning one last time before my 14 hour flight and pretty long journey before that, which is not convenient at all, especially considering given the heat in the room (it was literally 30°C!), so i had to embark on my journey a very sweaty person. Normally, I would leave my room in a clean state after contract is over but with flexibility for at least one final shower without stress! Another caveat is there's no weekly, or biweekly or monthly cleaner to clean common areas of shared accommodation - ie, kitchen, which means that if you end up with a flatmate or flatmates that always make a mess, you're screwed! Considering, the amount paid in rent, this should be something that's happening. Also considering that Urban Student Village, which has larger rooms and larger kitchen and lounge area has this service weekly despite lower rent. Also, please bear in mind that the rooms/ flats really get hot during the summer. As I was packing, I looked at the thermometer and nearly fainted - it was 30°C, which is very problematic! The accommodation team should definitely consider putting fans in the rooms/ flats to make summer time manageable. The photos attached are after my very thorough cleaning before leaving/ at the end of my contract!