urbanest Hoxton

Ok, now I’ve had some time to reflect on my year at Urbanest Hoxton. It really was a 5-​star experience for me and totally worth the price. Also, having friends who have lived at other privately owned student halls, I can definitely say that this company is special in the way it treats its residents: as real tenants and customers, NOT just students to be taken advantage of. While there weren’t too many other Americans in the building, I made many other great friends of Canadian, Swiss, and English origins. No, they aren’t going to make them for you, but its there if you want it. And being a bit older (27 at the time), I still felt comfortable even though many students were undergrads.
Excellently appointed rooms– great showers/​bathrooms, well-​built furniture, under floor heating. Great, personable staff (tip: be nice to them and they will repay the favor). Fabulous location. Free bikes and bike storage. Laundry always worked and was a reasonable price. SUPER fast internet at all times. When things broke, I actively and promptly saw people trying to fix them.
My only con: Sure, some of the other residents were rich, spoiled, douche-​bags who have millions of servants at their home and don’t know how to bathe themselves or put their garbage in the bin properly. But really, that’s my only complaint. And I found cool people to make up for them, so whatever.