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Very close to every shop you would need. Also, close to food (Boxpark) and many restaurants. East Croydon train station is a 5 minute walk from the building.

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I wish I had known how long it would take to add another tenant to the tenancy agreement, or just how slow any communication is in general with the front desk. (Don’t wait on tender hooks for a reply to your email- it likely won’t come unless you badger management!)

4

Facilities

4

Design

5

Location

4

Value

2

Management

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Tesco is so close, about a 2 min walk away. Kilburn Park station is really close and there are lots of buses & night buses (bus stop outside of the Quarters). There’s great restaurants/eateries and bars/pubs along Kilburn High Road as well as shops (Primark, Argos)

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Extra payments: For continuous reliable internet, you need to pay extra. You have to pay a large fee if you lock yourself out of your flat. You have to pay an additional cleaning cost of £100. You have to pay for the washing machines. It felt like there were a lot of additional costs that I wasn’t expecting when I first moved in.
Also on another note you can hear the nearby overground train as it goes past at night but it is faint and I actually really liked it.

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This is my second stay at The Quarters in Watford. Katie and her team have always gone that extra mile, from application through to handing you your access key, to ensure you are dealt with fairly and correctly.
The site is just off St. Albans Road in Watford – less than 400 yards away from Watford Junction train station and a 10 minute walk into Watford town centre.
There are local convenience shops for basis and a large Sainsbury’s as you get to the town centre.
Watford Borough Council have a sports centre a stones throw away so you’ve got all you’ll need VERY close to the site.

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Can be noisy in rooms at front overlooking St. Albans Road

Bravo were really clever with their advertising as I actually found them on Spareroom. Other places I went to view had pictures of the flat that were clearly from years ago and not a good representation of what the flat was actually like. When I came to view The Quarters it looks exactly like the pictures and it was a really positive experience. On their website they have a 3D viewer which shows you the room and layout – this is also really accurate so you can see exactly how big the room is and my mum who lives abroad could see where I am living.

My previous landlord was not being helpful when it came to providing references and she was being tricky as she would only fill in part of the form. The team at Bravo were really understanding and went out of their way to help me, they were really human about it and actually care.

The concierge and team have been great but do seem to require one chase before things get done but they do have a large building to look after.

The room is quite small but the rent factors this in and is based on the room size and if you have a balcony. I wanted to rent a studio as I had had bad experiences before with housemates. I also think this is excellent value for money, it is close to the station, the place is clean and tidy, water electricity and WiFi are included in the bills.

I don’t know any of my neighbours – other than someone I helped carry some things for – and there aren’t any community events but I probably wouldn’t go anyway. Most people living here are young professionals and keep to themselves and are quiet.

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The fact there is no park nearby is my only dislike. Travel is really convenient and Box Park is 3 minutes away with lots of food options and there always seems to be people drinking and socialising there with loud music. There are lots of places to eat, a bank and big shopping centre nearby. We are meant to have 24 hour security, though I never see them but I do feel safe here

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You can’t really modify the room. The tables are fixed and the bed is big so you can’t move it – so all the places here end up looking the same. I would like to put up posters but I am not allowed to and there are three pictures on the wall that I am not allowed to take down!