Millwrights Place, BS1

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

Very nice, quite and safe area. Just outside the city center (10 minutes walk). Grocery store, dry cleaner and café just around the corner. Couple of bus stops around the area and very accessible, and train station is 10 minutes away. There is a parking issue where the building does not provide parking and limited parking available on the street. On the other hand, there are couple of restaurants and places for gathering and socializing. Also, there is couple of nice parks nearby.

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

Management staff are quite quick to respond to any issues and they are really good with following up.

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

There is an office building opposite to the building if you rent one of the apartments that overlook to the inside of the building.

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

Good: public transit access (12min walk to Temple Meads train station, walkable to cabot shopping area and mini food shops nearby, several bus stops 5-10min to connect all over Bristol. Right on the river and near Castle Park for some green space! Lots of quality cafes, restaurants and pubs nearby (Origin Coffee, Left Handed Giant brewery, and a myriad of food spots). Bad: larger full-sized food shops are not super accessible (we don't have a car), 20+ min walk each way to the nearest. If you plan your shop ahead though, you can get delivered groceries for as little as £1. Because it's a Clean Air Zone, there is no parking provided for visitors or yourself, and there's only paid street parking nearby. We are also next to a fire station, which, while that is comforting in event of an emergency, can be a bit noisy. I sleep heavily so it doesn't personally bother me, but it might bother light sleepers.

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

They've always been very prompt, professional and never judging any question/request big or small.

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

I wished I knew about the parking situation. I know it is in control of the local city regulations, but we had been considering getting a car shortly after moving here and I didn't realize there were hardly any parking options nearby. In the US where we're from, it is much more common to have a parking garage underneath a more modern apartment building, with at least a limited number of spaces given on first-come-first-serve basis. At least this scheme promotes more public transit usage than car ownership!

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

Very close to a local tesco as well as coffee shops, bars and restaurants. Also close to the city centre and popular bar and drinking areas.

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

I have not experienced any problems as of yet, but I am sure the landlord and property management staff would respond swiftly.

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

I wish I knew how quiet the property and local area would be at weekends.

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

The location is excellent, right in the heart of city centre. Surrounded by office blocks, it’s buzzing during the week and relatively quiet at weekends. Decent pubs around the corner. Tesco Express nearby. Close to Temple Meads. No parking available though.

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

The management team are friendly. I'm sure they're brilliant at handling problems and issues.

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

I really wish I'd known what the neighbours' music taste was like.

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

Really clean, safe and vibrant atmosphere. Only downside would be the fire station alarms and unneccessary police sirens at midnight.

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

The building management has been very responsive and professional, addressing any problems or issues promptly and effectively.

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

I wish I had known more about parking availability.