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  • #502
    Apollo17
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11 ✭Apollo17


    Hey! I am going to spend the next autumn semester at the UCC as an Erasmus-student. I am actually looking for a place to live. I thought about the Jennings Pool Apartments - does someone live there or has experiences?


  • #503
    confusticated
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,681 ✭✭✭confusticated


    pop1985 wrote: »
    My friend & I are working in UCC for the month of July (and maybe into August) and we are looking for some student accomodation in & around UCC.

    As I'm not from Cork, I'm finding it hard to know which places are good, bad or brutal! Mardyke Hall, Lancaster Hall, Brookfield are some of the places I've come up with that have good rates over the summer.

    I've gathered from the thread that Deanhall is desperate so I've crossed that off my list. Are their any others you could recommend to me?????? Any advice would be fanstatic:)

    Houses would be a good bit cheaper I'd say, €50 a week max.


  • #504
    Apollo17
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11 ✭Apollo17


    Hey! I am going to spend the next autumn semester at the UCC as an Erasmus-student. I am actually looking for a place to live. I thought about the Jennings Pool Apartments - does someone live there or has experiences? :)


  • #505
    x43r0
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,278 ✭✭✭x43r0


    Apollo17 wrote: »
    Hey! I am going to spend the next autumn semester at the UCC as an Erasmus-student. I am actually looking for a place to live. I thought about the Jennings Pool Apartments - does someone live there or has experiences? :)

    I've lived there, really nice apartments. Especially if you get one of the ensuite rooms - They're really spacious


  • #506
    Apollo17
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11 ✭Apollo17


    x43r0 wrote: »
    I've lived there, really nice apartments. Especially if you get one of the ensuite rooms - They're really spacious

    Sounds good, but I will only get a single room - are they also ok?

    And does the rooms really look like on these photos? :)
    http://www.brookfieldvillage.ie/jennings-pool-apartments-student-accommodation.html


  • #507
    x43r0
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,278 ✭✭✭x43r0


    Apollo17 wrote: »
    Sounds good, but I will only get a single room - are they also ok?

    And does the rooms really look like on these photos? :)
    http://www.brookfieldvillage.ie/jennings-pool-apartments-student-accommodation.html


    Yeah those photos are accurate. The single rooms are nice too


  • #508
    Apollo17
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11 ✭Apollo17


    Ok cool - I have one final question: How is the internet connection there? I read that at the Brookfield Apartments there isn't the best one - how is the situation at Jennings?


  • #509
    Slugs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,282 ✭✭✭Slugs


    Looking for a place from may to august. Was looking at arcadia hall as i'm working in the city centre. anyone have any experience there or any suggestions? internet connection and proximity to the city centre are really important!


  • #510
    Jubbles100
    Registered Users Posts: 13 ✭Jubbles100


    confusticated wrote: »
    Houses would be a good bit cheaper I'd say, €50 a week max.

    Any idea what's the best way to acquire a house, website etc? Myself and a friend are looking for somewhere for the summer months??


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  • #511
    confusticated
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,681 ✭✭✭confusticated


    UCC accommodation office, they keep a list of them afaik.


  • #512
    Jubbles100
    Registered Users Posts: 13 ✭Jubbles100


    Thanks, found that afterwards! :)


  • #513
    CommerceKid
    Registered Users Posts: 20 ✭CommerceKid


    Vic Mills is very nice! Everything about them really is better then brookfield, but Brookfield is way more banter! I think you meet way more people around brookfield, all your neighbors and everything rather then the mills! Its not as nice inside but its not the worst!


  • #514
    ASA
    Registered Users Posts: 25 ✭ASA


    Hi guys!

    We are currently updating our list of accommodation for the next academic year and for the summer. If you have any queries about accommodation please do to hesitate to contact us by email, phone or simply by dropping into us at 6 Carrigside, College Road.

    Below are links to our Facebook page and our website which contains useful information for students on accommodation.

    uccaccommodation.ie/
    UCC Accommodation


  • #515
    Rebel Chick
    Registered Users Posts: 50 ✭✭Rebel Chick


    Hi, Can anyone help me please. I'm enquiring for a friend. She is hoping to stay off campus this year. Can anyone recommend what area she should stay in. She wants to be in an area near other students. Also what is the going rate for houses off campus. Thanks for your help.


  • #516
    ASA
    Registered Users Posts: 25 ✭ASA


    Rebel Chick wrote: »
    Hi, Can anyone help me please. I'm enquiring for a friend. She is hoping to stay off campus this year. Can anyone recommend what area she should stay in. She wants to be in an area near other students. Also what is the going rate for houses off campus. Thanks for your help.

    Hi

    It really depends what her budget for rent is going to be. At the moment we predict rents to be between €65 to €85 depending on the location. However, it's still too early to be looking for a house for next year. We would recommend that June is the best time to start looking as you will see the house in an empty state. I'd also suggest that your friend or yourself calls into us in the office. We can be found on College Road just up from An Scoilaire.


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  • #517
    confusticated
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,681 ✭✭✭confusticated


    ASA wrote: »
    Hi

    It really depends what her budget for rent is going to be. At the moment we predict rents to be between €65 to €85 depending on the location. However, it's still too early to be looking for a house for next year. We would recommend that June is the best time to start looking as you will see the house in an empty state. I'd also suggest that your friend or yourself calls into us in the office. We can be found on College Road just up from An Scoilaire.

    I know that's the accommodation office ^^^^ and they're obviously the experts, but I was looking at houses for the summer over the last week or so and some nice ones are already gone for next year (I presume students from this year going back to the same house or recommending friends). There'll be more available in June alright, and we didn't find ours til August last year, but there's no harm at all in looking now!


  • #518
    Unicorn24
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1 ✭Unicorn24


    Hi there,

    I am a final year PhD student and have to move to Cork for the summer, I'm torn over Brookfield (Jennings Pool) or Victoria Mills - VM is only a single room whereas I can get a double in Brookfield for the same price...Brookfield also has a gym I can use!

    Do people have any opinions on which would be better - I'm looking for somewhere peaceful for the summer to finish my thesis :rolleyes:- any suggestions on which would be better?

    Thanks a mil!


  • #519
    Palytoxin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 866 ✭✭✭Palytoxin


    Right so, just looking for advice regards accommodation for next year. At the moment, I'm in Vic Lodge and definitely not living with my current roommates next year. However most of the people I would have asked about getting a house, etc, are living with their roommates for next year and I'm sort of left on my own. :( Is there anywhere ye'd recommend for a second-year loner like me? :confused:


  • #520
    daftpunk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20 ✭daftpunk


    you could try Vic Mills or University Halls


  • #521
    ASA
    Registered Users Posts: 25 ✭ASA


    Palytoxin wrote: »
    Right so, just looking for advice regards accommodation for next year. At the moment, I'm in Vic Lodge and definitely not living with my current roommates next year. However most of the people I would have asked about getting a house, etc, are living with their roommates for next year and I'm sort of left on my own. :( Is there anywhere ye'd recommend for a second-year loner like me? :confused:

    Hi!

    There are plenty of options for housing in Cork for students. Whether it be an apartment complex or a privately owned house.

    You can call into us in the office at 6 Carrigside, College Road (Opposite the main gates on College Road) or look at our website uccaccommodation.ie.


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  • #522
    Liona
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22 ✭Liona


    Hey anybody know of a nice student house around the Mardyke? looking for next college term starting september :-)


  • #523
    ASA
    Registered Users Posts: 25 ✭ASA


    Unicorn24 wrote: »
    Hi there,

    I am a final year PhD student and have to move to Cork for the summer, I'm torn over Brookfield (Jennings Pool) or Victoria Mills - VM is only a single room whereas I can get a double in Brookfield for the same price...Brookfield also has a gym I can use!

    Do people have any opinions on which would be better - I'm looking for somewhere peaceful for the summer to finish my thesis :rolleyes:- any suggestions on which would be better?

    Thanks a mil!

    Hi,

    You can call into our office at 6 Carrigside, College Road. We're just opposite the main gates to UCC on College Road. We're open Monday to Friday from 9-5pm.

    I'm sure we can help you with finding accommodation for the next Academic year of the Summer.


  • #524
    odetojoy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭odetojoy


    Rooms available for next academic year in house on Connaght Avenue, close to the Mongok Chinese takaway, and across the Rock Bar.
    House is in superb condition. The rent is very good- includes TV, internet and bins. Bills are paid separately.
    No first years. Looking for serious students eg final years etc.
    Must like cats.
    PM to contact


  • #525
    Condon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26 ✭Condon


    Lived on a house on bandon road the last 2 years, definately got lucky wit it. rent was only e75 a week, and the landlord was dead on. only 30 secs away from lennoxs, galvins offlicence and centra, ideal!! just moved outta there yesterday, if anyones interested, PM and ill send up on his number, its a 3 bedroom house, he owns the house next door to that too!


  • #526
    Questionable?
    Registered Users Posts: 84 ✭✭Questionable?


    Anyone have any experience of Victoria Station? Might be living there, and just want to know what it's like. Thanks


  • #527
    gawdd
    Registered Users Posts: 17 ✭gawdd


    next year i hope to do pharmacy or OT . I really like the sounds of deanshall and plan living there with a friend. I was wondering how far is it from the ucc pharmacy building and what are peoples opinions of deanshall?


  • #528
    CaoimheCweeva
    Closed Accounts Posts: 241 ✭✭CaoimheCweeva


    Hey, I'm (hopefully) going to UCC in september, and was just wondering what the best accommodation is? I've already researched all the obvious ones and the on-campus sites, but they're really expensive .. was wondering if Brookfield is any good? Or Seven North Mall? Cheers!


  • #529
    JohnyDarko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 59 ✭✭JohnyDarko


    From all my experience you're really always better off going and sorting out your own digs from a landlord. Not only will you have no rules about how many people are allowed up and so on but you're also able to order in whichever TV/Internet providers you want and its generally cheaper too (think 2 years ago it was around 4,500 for the year in Brookfield while we got a very nice house on Highfield Ave for 3,600 + bills (so maybe max 4,000). That said I've heard Brookfield's great apart from the internet there which is atrocious (they used to block youtube videos, pretty sure they don't still though.) if you want to download/game.


  • #530
    ASA
    Registered Users Posts: 25 ✭ASA


    gawdd wrote: »
    next year i hope to do pharmacy or OT . I really like the sounds of deanshall and plan living there with a friend. I was wondering how far is it from the ucc pharmacy building and what are peoples opinions of deanshall?

    Hi Gawdd

    Dean's Hall at Crosses Greene is aound a 15-20 minute walk from the Kavanagh Pharmacy Building in UCC. Please feel free to call into our office on College Road and we can talk to you about the options for accommodation.


  • #531
    ASA
    Registered Users Posts: 25 ✭ASA


    CaoimheCweeva wrote: »
    Hey, I'm (hopefully) going to UCC in september, and was just wondering what the best accommodation is? I've already researched all the obvious ones and the on-campus sites, but they're really expensive .. was wondering if Brookfield is any good? Or Seven North Mall? Cheers!

    Hi CaoimheCweeva

    We'd recommend waiting until you have finished your leaving cert exams. After the exams have finished you can come to our office on College Road and we can talk through all the options with you. There is a lot to choose from, coming down to cork would let you have a look at some of the accommodation on offer.

    All the best

    UCC Accommodation Office


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  • #532
    ASA
    Registered Users Posts: 25 ✭ASA


    Questionable? wrote: »
    Anyone have any experience of Victoria Station? Might be living there, and just want to know what it's like. Thanks

    Hi Questionable?

    If you want to call into us in the Accommodation Office on College Road we can talk through all the options that are available to you.

    All the best

    Accommodation Office


  • #533
    andrewgally
    Registered Users Posts: 35 ✭andrewgally


    Where would be good for a first year BMus student to live?


  • #534
    nattuggla
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7 ✭nattuggla


    Hi all,

    There are currently 3 people going into the house for next year and we're looking for another person to move in with us. The house is in Greenmount near Bandon road.

    Interested? Give me a shout and I'll give you more detail.


  • #535
    ASA
    Registered Users Posts: 25 ✭ASA


    andrewgally wrote: »
    Where would be good for a first year BMus student to live?

    Hi Andrew

    There are a number of options that are available to you. As you will be spending much of your time in Sunday's Well an apartment towards the city centre would probably suit you best.

    Please feel free to call into the office on College Road and we can give you some more information.

    All the best

    Accommodation Office


  • #536
    caz12
    Registered Users Posts: 8 ✭caz12


    Hey everyone,
    I am starting a postgraduate course in UCC in sept and don't know cork at all! :( was looking for some recommendations on accommodation? somewhere close to ucc with parking if possible, also preferably something with other postgrads/final year students. id be very grateful for any help! Cheers :)


  • #537
    engrob
    Registered Users Posts: 20 ✭engrob


    Hi

    I'm due to start in September on a postgrad IT course and looking for a place, ideally near the western gate/computer science building. Looking on the UCC accommodations website/Daft the rates from the landlords seem to generally be higher than what I would expect - where would I go to find students advertising a spare room they need to fill? Is there a notice board somewhere on campus that I can check?

    Hope someone can advise me asap!

    Many thanks

    Rob


  • #538
    ASA
    Registered Users Posts: 25 ✭ASA


    caz12 wrote: »
    Hey everyone,
    I am starting a postgraduate course in UCC in sept and don't know cork at all! :( was looking for some recommendations on accommodation? somewhere close to ucc with parking if possible, also preferably something with other postgrads/final year students. id be very grateful for any help! Cheers :)

    Hi Caz12

    There are a number of apartments that are postgrad specific in cork, here. We also have a map and a list of list of facilities.

    There is more information available on our website, here.

    Also please feel free to call into us on College Road.

    All the best

    Accommodation Office


  • #539
    ASA
    Registered Users Posts: 25 ✭ASA


    engrob wrote: »
    Hi

    I'm due to start in September on a postgrad IT course and looking for a place, ideally near the western gate/computer science building. Looking on the UCC accommodations website/Daft the rates from the landlords seem to generally be higher than what I would expect - where would I go to find students advertising a spare room they need to fill? Is there a notice board somewhere on campus that I can check?

    Hope someone can advise me asap!

    Many thanks

    Rob

    Hi Rob

    In the Accommodation Office we have a notice board of students looking for other students to fill spaces in houses.

    In regards to the prices with rent. The apartment complexes' prices will not be changing through the course of the year. They are set and will not change. Rent for private houses can fluctuate. Houses may cost around €85-90 p/w at the moment, but remember these prices may well drop over the course of the summer.

    If you have any questions or queries please feel free to contact us or call into our office on College Road.

    All the best

    Accommodation Office


  • #540
    Ireland21
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19 ✭Ireland21


    Hey Guys,

    I am looking for accommodation advice for Sept around UCC.

    I have been looking at the Fullers Lodge development located on College Road.
    Is anyone familiar what the development and the apartments? If so what are they like?

    Any advice is greatly appreciated.
    Thanks ☺


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  • #541
    prettyrestless
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 444 ✭✭prettyrestless


    Yikes its pricey! Houses are so much cheaper and you have more freedom.

    If you want an apartment in a managed block deanshall crosses green is nice. Rates are a bit more reasonable and you're right in the middle of town which is so handy.


  • #542
    justintime1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6 ✭justintime1


    Ireland21 wrote: »
    Hey Guys,

    I am looking for accommodation advice for Sept around UCC.

    I have been looking at the Fullers Lodge development located on College Road.
    Is anyone familiar what the development and the apartments? If so what are they like?

    Any advice is greatly appreciated.
    Thanks ☺

    Hi there. Spend four years in UCC and came across some dives and some very nice places. Fullers lodge is ok, when I was in there it was clean but a little damp and that area is VERY noisy. Well i found it to be anyway. If you can afford it on campus accom like vic mills, vic lodge and uni hall are great. I was in uni hall for two years and loved the place, gated entrance so no listening to hooligans at all hours of the night - built in 2006 so new enough development. Mind you it was pricey but from what I have seen around the place I have to say that it was the best. A lot of those places have common rooms too - great if you lose your internet connection and really need net access. Steer well clear of castlewhite - stayed there for a year and my god the amount of people ringing our doorbell at night was shameful. You have 24hr security aswell so that makes a huge difference too. Houses can be disastrous, but some are very nice. There are some quite nice ones there just up by donovans road, think they are called honan mews. There's plenty choice but get booking as places fill up fast and generally deposits are non-refundable!


  • #543
    starlit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,344 ✭✭✭✭starlit


    Many student accommodation around and near UCC. I would advise to go with a student hall type accommodation as mentioned previously. Best ones all round despite them being a bit pricey. A couple of options to look into. Maybe digs for first year and then move in with students the following few years.

    Are you a 1st year or will you be a postgrad? Accommodation available can vary.

    Deans hall doesn't look too bad, victoria station, victoria lodge, victoria mills, university hall be your best bet I think, brookfield, farranlea and castlewhite might not be too bad depends what kind of accommodation you want, move in with a few or a big group of people? Have an en-suite or do you want to have own room but share everything else? Think The student Village might not be too bad or specialised student accommodation in the city or around bishopstown. All the ones I have mentioned are in very good locations and seem good enough to stay in. I only stayed in postgrad accommodation on dennehy's cross., excellent location, lovely apartments so suited me.

    Best to organise your accommodation as soon as you can.

    I was looking into Sheare's Gate accommodation, not far from UCC but don't know anything about it.

    Have a look at the following website, UCC owns and runs the on campus accommodation.

    http://www.ucccampusaccommodation.com/student_accommodation.cfm

    Have you looked into the accommodation thread for any helpful tips?

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055047166


  • #544
    Ireland21
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19 ✭Ireland21


    Hey doovdela,

    How are you? Thanks for the MSG reply and for all the useful information and links. It is much appreciated

    I am going doing an undergraduate degree as a mature student in Sept. So I am a little bit specific in what I want in terms of accommodation. I am not really interested in living with first years in the student halls etc. (been there done that kind of thing)

    I would like to share with other mature students or post grad students. I was looking at apartments but that may not be viable due to the price range. So sharing seems the most realistic option. I would also like something relatively close to UCC.

    Dennehy’s cross-accommodation looks very nice. But I imagine that is only specially for post grad students? I presume they don’t expect undergraduate mature students?

    Thanks for your help.


  • #545
    Ireland21
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19 ✭Ireland21


    Thanks for all the tips and info guys.Much appreciated. I am going back as a mature student so ideally I would like accommodation more centred around mature students etc. I am not really keen on living in the halls etc.


  • #546
    Ireland21
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19 ✭Ireland21


    Hey Guys.

    I am starting in UCC in Sept as a mature student. So accommodation searching. Ideally I would like accommodation more centered on mature students etc. I am not really keen on living in the halls etc. I was looking at apartments but that may not be viable due to the price range. So sharing seems the most realistic option. I would also like something relatively close to UCC.

    Any advice on this is greatly appreciated. Thanks.


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  • #547
    TAlderson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 85 ✭✭TAlderson


    I'm an American who is going to be a MA student in the music department, and while I'm planning on contacting the Accommodation Office, I figured I'd check here to see if anyone needs a flatmate or is vacating a good place near Sunday's Well.

    -Tyler


  • #548
    starlit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,344 ✭✭✭✭starlit


    Ireland21 wrote: »
    Hey doovdela,

    How are you? Thanks for the MSG reply and for all the useful information and links. It is much appreciated

    I am going doing an undergraduate degree as a mature student in Sept. So I am a little bit specific in what I want in terms of accommodation. I am not really interested in living with first years in the student halls etc. (been there done that kind of thing)

    I would like to share with other mature students or post grad students. I was looking at apartments but that may not be viable due to the price range. So sharing seems the most realistic option. I would also like something relatively close to UCC.

    Dennehy’s cross-accommodation looks very nice. But I imagine that is only specially for post grad students? I presume they don’t expect undergraduate mature students?

    Thanks for your help.

    On the fact you are a mature student Dennehy's Cross might allow you to apply for the accommodation but saying that they are designed for postgrads. So is the Sheare Gates one I think. There are plenty of places you can look into though that offer 9 month lease. Have you looked into daft.ie? It be hard not to find a place where you are to not share with a minimum of 2-3 people. It be hard enough to find a place for one person on their own especially for a student if they not looking to share though unless you plan to stay for a year like? Most leases are for a year. Though if you look hard enough you might get a place of your own with a minimum of a 9 month lease. Though you may have to look a little bit out of the city or in the city.

    Bishopstown, Blackpool, Blackrock, Douglas be worth looking into but if you looking to be nearer to UCC, Bishopstown or near the college be your best bet. Get familiar with maps though if you want an idea where places you are looking into. I highly recommend visiting the apartment/housing before you go ahead with your contract. Dennehy's Cross is about 5 minutes walk from the IT Building and Dennehy's Cross is about 20 minutes walk to the main UCC campus. You can travel by bus or by bike no problem if you nearer to UCC. I be looking into places that are within walkable distances. Google map give you an idea how far the places are from UCC.

    Good luck in your search.


  • #549
    rebel girl 15
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 15,247 Mod ✭✭✭✭rebel girl 15


    Moved to the accommodation thread!


  • #550
    PopTim
    Registered Users Posts: 1 ✭PopTim


    Condon wrote: »
    Lived on a house on bandon road the last 2 years, definately got lucky wit it. rent was only e75 a week, and the landlord was dead on. only 30 secs away from lennoxs, galvins offlicence and centra, ideal!! just moved outta there yesterday, if anyones interested, PM and ill send up on his number, its a 3 bedroom house, he owns the house next door to that too!
    Hi!
    Me and other 4 friends of mine are comming in autumn to cork to study at ucc from september 17th to december 23rd. We are international students, and are intrested to rent something there. Please send me this number, to talk with the landlord, perhaps we have lucky and he will help us.
    Thank you,
    Timea


  • #551
    Kelix
    Registered Users Posts: 113 ✭✭Kelix


    Would it be too late to book victoria student accommodation now? I don't want to live in Castlewhite and would be stuck with it if I get left with 3rd choice...


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