Opal Two

I wish there was a zero stars setting. Unless you’re a first year who is looking to party all the time and accomplish nothing surrounded by oodles of people just like you, then don’t live here. It’s only here to make money. The rooms are small, the beds are horribly hard (and small) and you can get a MUCH larger place renting a flat in town or Headingley. Don’t buy the hype! This place isn’t worth it!

I lived here for 10 months when it first opened and it was without a doubt the worst place I’ve ever lived. Even though it was brand new, everything was so shoddily made it kept falling apart, the electrics were shot and the lift only worked for a few days a month — luckily I was only on the third floor, but it must have been a nightmare for those on the 7^th. As it’s a business run to make a profit, making money seems to take priority over student welfare, and they constantly shove their organised ‘events’ — i.e. a chance to plug certain bars and clubs — down your throat. Because the walls are paper thin and there are no wardens on site to control things noise levels are a joke, and the lack of monitoring means tenants can get away with anything — I had to share my kitchen with seven (yes, really) Japanese men who were sharing one tiny room.
If you’re a Fresher whose only wish is to head to Oceana every night as part of an organised pub crawl with 200 lairy fellow students, you’ll probably think you’ve found your dream home here. If you’re someone who might actually want to do some work at some point, though, look elsewhere.