ViBe Student Living Reviews Summary

Facilities

Pros:

• "Vibe offers good facilities including a cinema, gym & dance studio."
• "The building is really nice and clean, with student rooms such as cinema, communal kitchen, gym, games area."
• "The bedrooms are nice and spacious, really good appliances and modern interior."
• "There are fantastic facilities available 24/7, a social area with a pool table, table tennis, foosball, a gym and even a cinema."
• "The rooms are big and there are many facilities available."
• "Apartments are clean and modern, just perfect for a student."
• "Vibe has an open, modern feel with a great atmosphere and a hospitable staff."
• "The room itself is spacious, lots of space to store stuff, desk can fit two 27 inch monitors and a full tower PC."

Cons:

• "The appliances in the kitchen are useless, the oven is always smoking & sometimes everything will just turn off."
• "The showers become blocked if you’re in there for more than 2 mins & the hot water doesn’t work unless the pressure is really low."
• "There were constant problems with all of the facilities, there was a period of time that we were left without a lift for several weeks."
• "Most of the machines in the laundry room are broken, the hoovers they offered to studio apartments are never charged or broken."
• "The bin store is absolutely disgusting; there’s either not enough bins or they’re not collected or something."
• "I stayed here for my first year and I would DEFINITELY NOT RECOMMEND because of the noise and loud thugs that congregated outside of my window."
• "The showers are horrendous, they are constantly blocked which creates a foul smell from the drains throughout all of the flats."
• "The courtyard has been blocked from use for all tenants from day one (they say the door is broken, but it is fine)."

Staff and Management

Pros:

• "The staff are really nice and helpful especially the receptionist team and I enjoy having daily conversations."
• "Since living at Vibe, I have felt the friendly and professional management and atmosphere."
• "The staff members are really professional, caring, and always in an amazing mood."
• "The staff are lovely and helpful, and Vibe has wonderful facilities such as a cinema room and gym."
• "Very nice place lovely people. Nicky, Laura and Matthew are the nicest people you will ever meet."
• "The staff at reception at Vibe are some of the kindest and most helpful people I’ve ever met."
• "Literally cannot recommend this place enough, friendly and helpful staff and very knowledgeable."
• "Being an international student and staying far from home is really tough! But at Vibe, it’s like your second home."

Cons:

• "The staff are only nice if you’re paying money. When asking about a refund, they weren’t as nice anymore."
• "Upon calling them that’s when they weren’t as nice anymore - my guess is they’re only nice if you’re paying money."
• "The staff don’t understand privacy and will happily enter your room if they think you're not there."
• "The staff's attitude is really hypocritical and snobbish, especially the manager."
• "Felt uncomfortable my entire stay with staff coming into the apartment unannounced at weird hours."
• "They care more about aesthetics than safety and way of living."
• "The equipment is very new...however, the staff's attitude is really hypocritical and snobbish, especially the manager."
• "There's always friendly faces you can find at the reception. Overall, my impression here are cosy, safe, joy and friendly."

Security and Safety

Pros:

• "The 24hr staff does ensure that it is a safe & secure place."
• "The building itself is very secure and I haven’t had any problems."
• "I felt safe and secure in the neighborhood and the building."
• "The sense of community here is great with weekly and monthly events held such as exercise classes and pizza evenings."
• "I felt very safe and comfortable. The rooms are big and designed perfectly to fit everything you need in."
• "The staff members are super friendly and the building feels safe and secure!"
• "They ensure that our safety is top priority and their security guards have always done just."
• "The building is homely the reception staff are always on hand to help and there are multiple facilities to make use of."

Cons:

• "It is very difficult to feel safe whilst being there as you don’t know nor can you familiarise yourself with any of the night staff."
• "With the recent stabbing, when I raised concerns I was dismissed only to find out a person was stabbed two hours later."
• "The police presence and sirens are constant in the area, and the noise from outside makes it impossible to sleep or study with your windows open."
• "The area is not somewhere you want to walk through at night, groups of boys gather by the parking area to the left of the building."
• "They are disorganised and incompetent when it comes to replying to emails. Contractors will show up at your door on any given day without any prior notice."
• "The noise from main road is unbearable so opening up the windows at night for some fresh air is a myth!"
• "In the summer the building gets overheated and in the winter it's way too cold."
• "In the summer months the noise coming from the place disturbs the neighbours who are families with young children."