Comments on: Unicomm and the horrible history of our halls

By: Stella

Stella — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 23:17:40 +0000

Sorry, I don’t know about Education House. Trust me, it’s always like gambling, even when you’re an NZ native. The best advice I can give you is that hostels offer very poor value for money, and if you do flat, never flat at 39 Mortimer Terrace. Also, be aware that it’ll be a lot colder and damper here than Indonesia. Bring warm clothes. It may work well for you to start out in a hostel that looks OK, for a short period of time (I think they do 6-month contracts) while you find a decent flat.

By: Anon

Anon — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 16:19:17 +0000

Unicomm and St George have both had troubles like mould and critters in recent years. I’d go with St George because it’s been refurbished and is closer to town

By: Emirsyah

Emirsyah — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 15:50:03 +0000

Thank you Stella, what about the Education House? i have never been to Welly before and it’s like gambling for me, though

By: Stella

Stella — Tue, 19 May 2009 22:08:28 +0000

Hi Emirsyah. Generally I’d say flatting is likely to be better and cheaper than any student hostel. Take pictures when you move in to make sure you get your bond back. Victoria has an Accommodation Service on Kelburn Parade that can help you. Wish you all the best for your studies!

By: Emirsyah

Emirsyah — Tue, 19 May 2009 14:59:39 +0000

I’m from Indonesia and will live in Welly in July 2009. I applied for the Weir House but i was put on hold. So the university offered me to stay at Unicomm McKenzies, Cumberland, or St. George. From the options given, which one is the best? thank you

By: Wellingtonian

Wellingtonian — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 05:31:51 +0000

Thanks for this — i’m organising acommodation for a large conference and need budget accomodation for 600 people in wellington — I will now avoid vic hostels.

By: Sherwood

Sherwood — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:08:55 +0000

i think that after all of this attention unicomm had the changes will have actually happened for the 2009 students.

By: Stevie Ray

Stevie Ray — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 21:56:53 +0000

I know perfectly well what it means – I’ve never lived there so I have no idea if it’s all true and what it is now… I suppose I just don’t want to believe it all :-p

By: Gordon from Glasgow

Gordon from Glasgow — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:10:40 +0000

You fooking little shite Hamish!

Stevie Ray, I fooking werked on that thur refurbishment ta pay fur the damages the Air Nu Zealand plan sustained after Wee hamish soiled himself and the larger part of the economy class cabin and then hopped in an over head compartment (which he also soiled) and tried kickin the fookin ting in. An that’s not even menchinin the liquid damage done by the tears of a fooking fur yer ol’ who cries all the fookin way from Aberdeen ta Auckland. That like fookin eity liters of saline fur fooks sake! And if I cannae tell you one thang it is that you shouldn’t judge a mould invested, haggis covered hovel by some pikchures what you done seen on a webshite.

Now Hamish. I know we’ve had our differences but canye just git the fook in ta bed or it’ll be black puddin an used heroin needles for a week in the special over head compartment I dun built you in ewer bed room.

Oh fur fooks sake now ewer fookin mothers fookin awake…

By: Wee Hamish

Wee Hamish — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 06:31:27 +0000

Speckin’ of slandah, if yer readin’ this, Dad, go fook yerself.

YEH I’M UP PAST ME BEDTIME, SOCK IT.