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Old 6th Feb 2011, 13:37
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potkettleblack
 
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In my experience you are probably wasting your time with the accommodation lists. Most of the schools never seemed to keep them up to date and it was pretty low on their priority list. Many of the places I called hadn't offered spaces in years or the phone number was wrong etc.

Your best bet would be to:-

- speak to the school and see if any B&B/accommodation owner has been in recently showing their "wares". If so get the details.

- go down in person to the school and check the noticeboard and speak to the students to see if there are any rooms coming free.

- if you want to stay in a B&B then prepare a list of your requirements (desk, lamp, half/full board,wireless, arrangements for leaving stuff if your away on weekends etc) and email a whole bunch and see who bites. Then follow up and negotiate on price. There are gazillions of the things down there in BOH.

- the local college accommodation officer might have something although it may not necessarily be the most conducive to study.
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