Name: Rutherford College, University Of Kent
Address: University of Kent Canterbury,, Canterbury, Canterbury, Canterbury, CT2 7NX, United Kingdom
Rating: 8

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Rutherford College, University Of Kent

Canterbury

Needed to stay one night at the university and this was perfect. Really clean room, very quiet and good breakfast. I stayed top/3rd floor of Keynes. I do work at the university but this a genuine review.

Great value for money

We took a room as part of the Unis holiday accomm offer. Takes a while to discover where the facilities that accommodation guests can use are located. We discovered a cafe serving decent food till 8:30pm on campus. In the morning you find the most impressive breakfast refectory hall with its straight line view of the distant cathedral. Also to be discovered in the evening is the 30 min brisk walk into via back paths and residential streets to Canterbury city centre.

Complicated to park and find but worth the effort

I wasn't expecting much as this is basic student accommodation. 
The room was clean and comfortable enough, although sparsely decorated.  
There was one toilet shared between the 8 rooms which didn't flush very well. The floor in the corner behind the door, and the grill in the door had years of dust built up which was a little off putting. 
The breakfast had a good selection. Seating was difficult as every table had a reserved sign for the many groups that we're staying. We gave up looking in the end and plonked ourselves on the end of a table and hoped they didn't turn up! 
The college surrounding are very pretty and the grounds well kept.  
The price of 2 single rooms was the same as a twin in a good hotel down the road, so although the stay was pretty much what we were expecting, I don't think I'd rush to go back. 

Very basic

My room was very spacious and  extremely good value, especially when you take into account the huge breakfast you could eat. Everyone was friendly, parking free and the walk into and out of the city centre fairly pleasant and direct.
I knew when booking that the facilities were shared and I never had any issues getting access to the toilet, but I did not like the lack of sinks. There was not one in the toilet rooms, my room, or shower rooms. There was one in the kitchen, but someone was cooking once when I needed to use it. A cupboard with a mop in did also have a sink, but you had to lean over the mop bucket to use it. I don't know about you, but I like to wash my hands!

Great Value but 1 issue...

In general, we have to say that these are student apartments. The new/renovated ones are rented to students. We had as students the old ones who were only there for 1 week. In total there were 5 rooms + kitchen and bathroom with an extra toilet. This division is not bad in itself. However, the rooms were not renovated and everything was dirty and molded. Especially bad in the kitchen and bathroom. On the carpet were various stains, as blood and sperm to identify! So it is not really cleaned after the apartments are cleaned again! All the equipment was available are partly stuffed and stuffed). Overall, the rooms came and stuffed. For the whole week it was almost out of stock. For the next three years all the events were passed over there.

Class trip in 2012

Easy to find, put in Darwin Road in your satnav and it takes you straight to the Rutherford car park.  Free parking during the weekend and free parking permit from reception during the week.

Checked in within a min, was given printed  directions to the room. This must have been a direct result of complaints that it was tough to navigate the college. 

As an alumni, it was comforting but sad to see not much has changed in the past 15 years. Doesn't seem like much investment has gone into updating the halls of residence. 

In saying that, the single room (E4E2) was a decent size, which had a view over the uni grounds and into Canterbury town centre. One bath and one hand towel provided, with a bar of soap and small bottle of shower gel.  Plenty of tea bags/ coffee/ hot choc powder in room, with kettle and cup.  Tonnes of storage space and spare pillow in the wardrobe. Sink in the room. Everything was clean, albeit dated.  

Small shower room right outside the room with plenty of hot water. There is a slightly bigger disabled shower at the other end. Separate toilet (no sink, must wash hands back in the room). Small kitchen area with fridge and microwave, but no cookware available.

The campus was fairly quiet with sporadic  activity from students moving back on site early. 

25 mins walk into town using the well trodden cycle route (starts opposite the uni bus stop, outside Keynes college). Buses 4 or 6 will take you to and from the town centre for GBP 1.70 one way.

Breakfast was plentiful and decent quality. See my many pics. Check out at 10am, it's a case of giving back the keys. That's it!

On Sunday I drove down to attend the 11am service at Canterbury Cathedral (free entry if you're only attending the service).  Free parking outside of Mon~Fri 8am ~6:30pm on Monastery Street north. Get there early, at 10am there was only one free space left out of a dozen. Beware of other pay and display bays where charges apply at all times at the south end. 7mins walk to the cathedral's visitor's entrance.

Nostalgia ultra 13 Sep 2014

You know what you are getting into when booking University Halls of Residence accommodation, i.e. it is a bit Spartan.  However, this is great if that is what you are after; I had a happy stay here and will very happily return.  The room is basic with shared facilities, but it is all extremely clean, the campus is attractive, the corridors in my experience were quiet and the showers etc always available.  Breakfast is certainly plentiful, though expect no gourmet experiences.  However, a really fun base from which to explore the Kent coast - a plus is that there are good walking and cycling opportunities right outside the accommodation..... Reception staff are very helpful, there is excellent free Wifi and free parking.  As long as you are happy with a basic room and shared facilities, what's not to like??

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