Piccadilly Court, london

The staff here is excellent, extra nice, well prepared and they truly care about the students well being. The place is safe, there's always someone at the reception no matter what time you arrive home. The communication is smooth, and management is great. The room is spacious and confortable. The location is great, next to the underground, cafes, markets and all you need. It's very easy and fast to get to Ucl from here. I have no complains so far.

I spent approximately 3 months in this dormitory. I had to change my dormitory due to the disrespectful and unruly attitude of one of the security guards working throughout my period. Throughout this process, I was subjected to slander and lies, including that I did not sign the minutes I was not aware of. I couldn't stand it and left the dormitory because of this security guard who did not hesitate to humiliate me and my friends in the presence of my girlfriend. During this process, my friends and I wrote down what we experienced as comments here. But then our comments were somehow deleted/removed. We were subjected to insults and manipulations every time as a result of the dormitory’s authorities misrepresenting the incident and protecting the particular person without taking us into consideration. I have been staying in different dormitories in the United Kingdom for 5 years. This place drained my life energy. It made me feel depressed and anxious. Definitely do not choose this dormitory. A country that does not obey rules, is arrogant, corrupt, has no manners, and has no security system. Never, ever choose. If there was 0 points, I would give it, but I can't. (I hope they don't delete this comment either)

Parents, if you're looking at this, please know that this place is not worth anyone's money or time. You can rent flats that are bigger, better with nicer people for the same amount of money or less. EDIT: If you go into Unite's Trustpilot website you will see their overwhelmingly negative reviews, especially during this year because of the lockdowns. Some vocal reviews are also calling them a scam. The first thing you will notice is that the staff are not friendly at all. Most of the time they will act like they are not interested at best and hostile towards you at worst. That being said I find most if not all of the receptionists nice and talkative. I can't say the same for the cleaning staff unfortunately. One of the big benefits I was told about is 24/7 heating - This is not 100% true. You have to press a button which will give you heating in your room, but it turns off after 2 and a half hours. This is really annoying most of the time because it's clearly a cost saving measure, despite the room being this expensive. The big problem is that basically all staff have access to your room, and they will try to enter over the smallest excuses. One of the staff tried to enter my room as I was taking a shower. Cleaners will also just enter your room while you are sleeping and then ask you to leave - Yes, you are not allowed to be there if you want to safeguard any of your goods. The laundry room also closes at 10pm, which is annoying because keeping it open doesn't take any effort, and if you did not take out your laundry before 10pm that day then it stays there until the next day. It is quite nice that the place is close to the universities in Bloomsbury but the location is anything but pleasant. You can feel that the area isn't safe, and going down Caledonian Road leads you to a prison and a gym which was the site of a murder. The postcode for this place also points at the wrong location so taxi drivers will likely try to drop you off at Market Road nearby instead. Overall there are many things that make this place feel cheap and not worth the money at all. In fact, I'm pretty sure there were a lot more negative things than I mentioned in this review. I hope anyone looking to accommodate their kids here can find better flats somewhere else.

Great rooms with comfy bed and big window. Only problem in the room is that you can't open it properly, just a little bit. And ofc problem is when the staff tells you to move your room after 3 months of staying there without any explanation (happened to my close friend). In the kitchen which is supposed to be equiped, there is no sponge, one cup for 5 of us. Hob got broken on my 3td week, so every morning i had to go down so somebody would go up with me and open me some other kitchen. Two white ladies on the reception (except the Colombian girl, she is great) are rude, impolite, agressive and sharing some bad energy around them. Had really bad experiences with staff. There were no cleaners for two weeks. Lift didnt work for a month. Bad organisation and people on the reception acting like we are there for free. Hope Stafford House will figure it out and from now on employ people more carefully.

Stay in the Piccadilly court only for one month but I had a really good time. Room is bright with big window and Staffs are very kind and helpful. Only 1min walk to the underground station and 15min to soho which is amazing. Soundproof is not very good, occasionally I can hear my neighbour making phone calls but it doesn’t bother me in most case. Overall, I really enjoyed my time in Piccadilly court.