Hi! Apparently choosing accommodation for Bristol is available tomorrow, and I’m not sure about which ones. If there’s any Bristol students here, would you be able to give some advice?

My favourite at the moment is Wills Hall, I love the idea of being in one of the older buildings, but then I realised that it looks like there’s a chance you’re put in these modern ones and you’re not guaranteed the really nice old building for it? (I attached some photos to the buildings I think I’m referring to). I’d rather go for the more modern accommodation and be guaranteed nice facilities and stuff, if it means I’m not going to be gambling, like Hiatt Baker Hall? I honestly don’t know which are truly any good, and I live too far away to come down and look for myself 😀

Also, would you say accommodation is where you make your friends for uni? Or is it more your course where you will make better connections with people? Do you guys have quite close relationships in your accommodation, or is it just kinda a mutually living together thing?

I’m pretty sure wills hall also doesn’t offer private bathrooms in your room, which I can deal with but I’m worried about how you actually do it all - do you get space in the shower cubicle to change in there or do you have to walk back to your room? What about stuff like hairdryers, would I get changed and then go back to my room to dry my hair I suppose? I \*think\* it’s self catering which would be good for me. 

Bristol accommodation for first year