I love this video !! This has been so helpful in deciding accomodation as an international student ! Would love to see in depth room tours like this for all the different room types so its more easier to actually compare them. Amazing tour !! ❤️
Thank you so much! The difference between the bronze silver and gold rooms is just the floor and not the sizes. If I can get a video of the studio rooms I will try and do so ☺️x
Loveee your uni room and all the pics on your wall! Plus good sunlight means good selfie light 👌😉 also “I’ve been tested way too many times for the Rona” 😂😂😂 lolll me xx
Maisie Rose thank you so much Maisie!! 💕 You 100% know about the selfie lighting there😝 the people at the test centre probably know me by name now 😂 xx
Are there many first years in onyx or is there a lot of seconds years because I don’t wanna go to onyx and all first years be on campus like William Murdock and janes watt
Khads_ No worries! It really depends on what type of room you get. I got a discount and prices change every year so my price will differ slightly from the advertised prices
Hi Rachel thanks so much for the proper video. I’ll be attending Aston uni for my masters coming in from Nigeria, I want to secure a room soon before January and I want to ask if there are any disadvantages at onyx when compared to marysturge inside Aston. Just want an honest opinion so I can make a choice
Hello, I’m glad you found the video useful! Unfortunately I have never stayed at Mary Sturge so I cannot make a fair comparison regarding it. One thing I will say is that at Onyx you can purchase a studio if you’d like to live alone, or select whether to be in a flat of 5, 6 or 7 people total (including yourself). I believe accommodations at Aston only accommodate either 5 or 7 people (including yourself) so there is less flexibility in that sense. I hope this helps
I got a couple of questions; Do you apply before you get your Uni offer or after? How much is it in terms of like the room,wash,gym? Is there students from both Aston and Brum city uni in the building? How did you choose your accomodation?
I’ll reply to each question as a separate message so it’s easier. I was already enrolled at uni whilst onyx was built so I booked quite early. In regards to when I was in first year, I booked my accommodation after I got my offer
It’s all dependant on how many weeks as they do two types of tenancies. I believe I’m paying under £155 a week but I couldn’t give you an exact figure. The gym is free and I’ll try and confirm the wash prices
With choosing Onyx, I had seen the construction when I was walking around the area and went in to find out what it was, it just so happened to be a new accommodation that they were building
I know it’s quite far to walk to the City South campus, but on the Onyx website it says it’s a 7min walk to the main campus. Unfortunately I don’t study there but I hope this helps Careen
I’m staying ucb in September and this is my number one accommodation I want to go to would you recommend this one 100% or is there any other ones would recommend
@@racheloderinde Hiya, Love the video so informative! And these four that you've listed, would you say they're popular for Aston/BCU first years because I'm starting at Aston in September and currently looking for accomodation?
Mazvita Mupazi Hey, yes I would say they are as when I was in first year I knew at least one person staying at each (minus onyx as it was just built). Equally a lot of people stay on Aston’s campus and BCU students can stay there too
Hello, I hope you are well. I had a few questions to ask if you don't mind. Are we allotted specific rooms after we pay our deposits? What's unit 402, 403 or 404? Are they flat no.s in which 4-5 rooms are supposed to be? Do they allot room only after we reach there? Thank you🥰
Hello, I can help you with this question. Those are flat numbers, so within those flats you would have different rooms and a shared kitchen. As there are three blocks (or buildings), there is flat 402 in each of the buildings. As I booked an entire flat with my friends we booked a specific flat in a specific building and allocated which rooms we wanted. You could call up to see what building and room number you are in as the policies may have changed. Hope this helps ☺️
No worries and apologies for the reply! Yes there are lots of international students that I saw and knew of living at onyx. There are definitely more locals than internationals but that is just due to the ratio of international to home students at surrounding universities
Hey, I wouldn't recommend it because I thought most first years would live on campus, but surprisingly there are a lot of first-year students that stay at onyx this year. The social space is really nice so socialising in areas shouldn't be a problem xx
Neisha Larbi I’m so sorry I literally had it ready but uni stress got to me!🤦🏾♀️ I hope you liked it and share to anyone who’s planning to study in Birmingham 🤍
Do a lot of people stay for 51 weeks? Just because I would rather stay 51 weeks but I don’t want all the people I meet to be gone the whole summer Also do u think living on the 1st and 2nd floor is ok if you don’t mind the view or are the higher floor rooms better? Thanks x
It’s entirely up to you, I know people living on the first floor and they’re happy with their view. The same thing goes for people I know on the 12th floor. But they do say the higher the floor the better the view x
Hey, do you know if anyone from the University Of Birmingham has accommodation at ONYX because it looks amazing I'm just worried about commuting. Online it says its a 20min train journey or a 50min walk which I don't think is ideal for me. Just wondering if you have any info on it
Myles C Hey, I can try and find someone and see how they commute to University of Birmingham. Because most lectures are online, I don’t think that most University of Birmingham students have had to commute as such
@@racheloderinde Oh yeah I didn't think of that. If you do find out please let me know. Oh and I've got another question. Do any first-year undergrads live there because I don't know if I should get accommodation on campus or at ONYX for my first year.
Myles C I know some people that study at the university who prefer to stay on campus there. I’ve only heard of a couple of second year students who do stay at ONYX. Unfortunately I haven’t been able to contact any UOB students
It's probably best to stay on campus with UOB or other accommodations around the area. The accommodations near BCU or Aston I wouldn't recommend but if you're good at commuting, being on time then yes, but money wise there's no point. I hope this helps
Yes they do! Onyx is a private university accommodation so they are not linked to any university, but you have to be enrolled to live there. So anyone from Aston University, University of Law, University of Birmingham, University College Birmingham and Birmingham City University can live there
Mata S None of these issues have come up again since they have happened so all is going well! But things like that are bound to happen with brand new buildings especially in the initial stages
our accommodation is acc soo nice (aesthetic wise😍😂) more student accoms need in depth tours like this!
FOLAKEMI Recording this I thought the same!! Thank you, I wish I had something like this from a students perspective x
I love this video !! This has been so helpful in deciding accomodation as an international student ! Would love to see in depth room tours like this for all the different room types so its more easier to actually compare them. Amazing tour !! ❤️
Thank you so much! The difference between the bronze silver and gold rooms is just the floor and not the sizes. If I can get a video of the studio rooms I will try and do so ☺️x
@@racheloderinde thank you so muchh !! ❤️❤️
Loveee your uni room and all the pics on your wall! Plus good sunlight means good selfie light 👌😉 also “I’ve been tested way too many times for the Rona” 😂😂😂 lolll me xx
Maisie Rose thank you so much Maisie!! 💕 You 100% know about the selfie lighting there😝 the people at the test centre probably know me by name now 😂 xx
Are there many first years in onyx or is there a lot of seconds years because I don’t wanna go to onyx and all first years be on campus like William Murdock and janes watt
Yes especially last year when I stayed there, there were lots of first year students that chose Onyx over accommodation on campus
Thanks for this video!! Do you know how much the accommodation is annually and if not that maybe how much you pay per week?
Khads_ No worries! It really depends on what type of room you get. I got a discount and prices change every year so my price will differ slightly from the advertised prices
Wow, you are so lucky to live in such a gorgeous building ! xx
Thanks! I really enjoyed living in Onyx, eventful was the best way to describe my time there🤣
i will be applying this year:)
sofana alyousha I Hope you really enjoy it here ☺️
Hiya question can you have a friend over to stay for a couple days or is that not allowed
Hi Rachel thanks so much for the proper video. I’ll be attending Aston uni for my masters coming in from Nigeria, I want to secure a room soon before January and I want to ask if there are any disadvantages at onyx when compared to marysturge inside Aston. Just want an honest opinion so I can make a choice
Hello, I’m glad you found the video useful! Unfortunately I have never stayed at Mary Sturge so I cannot make a fair comparison regarding it. One thing I will say is that at Onyx you can purchase a studio if you’d like to live alone, or select whether to be in a flat of 5, 6 or 7 people total (including yourself). I believe accommodations at Aston only accommodate either 5 or 7 people (including yourself) so there is less flexibility in that sense. I hope this helps
Do you know how many people we can invite in the sky lounge? And Can I invite people that are not resident of Onyx? Like 15/20 people. Thank you a lot
I got a couple of questions;
Do you apply before you get your Uni offer or after?
How much is it in terms of like the room,wash,gym?
Is there students from both Aston and Brum city uni in the building?
How did you choose your accomodation?
I’ll reply to each question as a separate message so it’s easier. I was already enrolled at uni whilst onyx was built so I booked quite early. In regards to when I was in first year, I booked my accommodation after I got my offer
It’s all dependant on how many weeks as they do two types of tenancies. I believe I’m paying under £155 a week but I couldn’t give you an exact figure. The gym is free and I’ll try and confirm the wash prices
At Onyx, there are students from University of Birmingham, Aston University and Birmingham City University
With choosing Onyx, I had seen the construction when I was walking around the area and went in to find out what it was, it just so happened to be a new accommodation that they were building
Thank you so much for the replies😭❤️
Very helpful video! I was wondering do they allow overnight guests?
Thank you! They should but I would double check with the new managers there on their polices
How close is it to Birmingham City University , I plan on walking from my accommodation to class, is that okay? Let me know please
I know it’s quite far to walk to the City South campus, but on the Onyx website it says it’s a 7min walk to the main campus. Unfortunately I don’t study there but I hope this helps Careen
I study there and its probably a 10 min walk. You can walk through Aston uni to get there but yeah its not a long walk.
Roughky how long does it take to walk to aston main building from the room? x
Around 10mins maximum x
I’m staying ucb in September and this is my number one accommodation I want to go to would you recommend this one 100% or is there any other ones would recommend
I would recommend Onyx, Nido, Staniforth and Bagot Street. Those four are the popular accommodations that people do go to
@@racheloderinde Hiya, Love the video so informative! And these four that you've listed, would you say they're popular for Aston/BCU first years because I'm starting at Aston in September and currently looking for accomodation?
Mazvita Mupazi Hey, yes I would say they are as when I was in first year I knew at least one person staying at each (minus onyx as it was just built). Equally a lot of people stay on Aston’s campus and BCU students can stay there too
Hello, I hope you are well. I had a few questions to ask if you don't mind.
Are we allotted specific rooms after we pay our deposits? What's unit 402, 403 or 404? Are they flat no.s in which 4-5 rooms are supposed to be? Do they allot room only after we reach there? Thank you🥰
Hello, I can help you with this question. Those are flat numbers, so within those flats you would have different rooms and a shared kitchen. As there are three blocks (or buildings), there is flat 402 in each of the buildings. As I booked an entire flat with my friends we booked a specific flat in a specific building and allocated which rooms we wanted. You could call up to see what building and room number you are in as the policies may have changed. Hope this helps ☺️
@@racheloderinde thank you for the reply Rachel! I appreciate!! 🥰 One last question, is ONYX a fine place to live?
I love this video, thank you for sharing ;) wanna know are there many international students staying at Onyx or locals more?
No worries and apologies for the reply! Yes there are lots of international students that I saw and knew of living at onyx. There are definitely more locals than internationals but that is just due to the ratio of international to home students at surrounding universities
@@racheloderinde no need to say sorry! I am living onyx now because of your video haha
Could you tell me how far is this from uni of law by cycle
You are baaaaaack 😍♥️
Jasmin Fa I’m backkkkkkk ❤️
Hey sis wanted to ask where you got the planning boards that you’ve got pinned up above your desk x
I bought one of them from Amazon and the other from Wilko x
@@racheloderinde thank you x
Hey, would you recommend this accom for first years? Is it social? Xx
Hey, I wouldn't recommend it because I thought most first years would live on campus, but surprisingly there are a lot of first-year students that stay at onyx this year. The social space is really nice so socialising in areas shouldn't be a problem xx
hii i was wondering how is the security is it rlly strict and are u allowed ppl over or do u need to sneak people in 😂
Security used to be very strict during lockdown, but now we are allowed people in the building and you just needs to sign them in
@@racheloderinde hey, do u have to make it known days in advance that people are coming over or sign them in as they come in?
Is this the bronze en-suite?
Ayo Demi Yeah I got a classic bronze en suite I believe
I've been waiting for you to post for soo long 😂😂😂
Neisha Larbi I’m so sorry I literally had it ready but uni stress got to me!🤦🏾♀️ I hope you liked it and share to anyone who’s planning to study in Birmingham 🤍
Just a question do staff or people complain about smoking 🍃🍃 in the outside areas ?
There have been some instances where complaints had come before but not so much now in my opinion
That’s really nice. I attended university of law 2011 to 2012
do you know what their gold studio looks like?
Enzo Landgraf if you check out Onyx Birmingham’s Instagram page, they should have photos up there ☺️
what block is the tallest building
Block A is, it has 24 floors
@@racheloderinde which block is the one that keeps flooding
Hi, how far is this from University of Birmingham
Hey, It is maybe around 30mins but that is a guess sorry. I haven't really travelled from Onyx to UOB
hi, is that by walking or acc transport xx
@@racheloderinde
hi, this tour was so helpful!! i was just wondering like what kind of room you have like bronze, sliver etc?
Thank you! I got a bronze en suite
Hey I love the apartment but I got admission into university of Birmingham... Do you know the distance, is it quite far. Thank you
Ruth Harry Hey, I’m not sure about the distance unfortunately. If you contact Onyx they may be able to give you the details on that commute
Do a lot of people stay for 51 weeks?
Just because I would rather stay 51 weeks but I don’t want all the people I meet to be gone the whole summer
Also do u think living on the 1st and 2nd floor is ok if you don’t mind the view or are the higher floor rooms better?
Thanks x
Jada Alicia Since the building was only built this year and it’s my first time living here I’m not sure if a lot of people do stay for 51 weeks
It’s entirely up to you, I know people living on the first floor and they’re happy with their view. The same thing goes for people I know on the 12th floor. But they do say the higher the floor the better the view x
Is this accommodation popular among masters / postgrad students? 🥰
I’m not entirely sure but I believe when you book you are able to see the year that the student is in if that helps ☺️
Hey, do you know if anyone from the University Of Birmingham has accommodation at ONYX because it looks amazing I'm just worried about commuting. Online it says its a 20min train journey or a 50min walk which I don't think is ideal for me. Just wondering if you have any info on it
Myles C Hey, I can try and find someone and see how they commute to University of Birmingham. Because most lectures are online, I don’t think that most University of Birmingham students have had to commute as such
@@racheloderinde Oh yeah I didn't think of that. If you do find out please let me know. Oh and I've got another question. Do any first-year undergrads live there because I don't know if I should get accommodation on campus or at ONYX for my first year.
Myles C I know some people that study at the university who prefer to stay on campus there. I’ve only heard of a couple of second year students who do stay at ONYX. Unfortunately I haven’t been able to contact any UOB students
It's probably best to stay on campus with UOB or other accommodations around the area. The accommodations near BCU or Aston I wouldn't recommend but if you're good at commuting, being on time then yes, but money wise there's no point. I hope this helps
Nice tour....
Kd35 Vlog thank youu
are there nursing students/other healthcare students that live there?
There are definitely a range of students that live at Onyx but could not tell you for sure about nursing students
Is this apartment accepts other university student ? could you share this info
Yes they do! Onyx is a private university accommodation so they are not linked to any university, but you have to be enrolled to live there.
So anyone from Aston University, University of Law, University of Birmingham, University College Birmingham and Birmingham City University can live there
Would you consider staying here next year ?
Would I personally or for someone else? Just so I understand the question ☺️
@@racheloderinde personally x
Mata S If I have considered it but I may not be based in the city. If I happen to be in Birmingham then i probably would stay here again x
@@racheloderinde aw really :) I’ve seen a lot of tweets about how bad it is tho like the constant fire alarms no water or heating . Is it all ok now
Mata S None of these issues have come up again since they have happened so all is going well! But things like that are bound to happen with brand new buildings especially in the initial stages
What type of room do you have? As in is it bronze en-suite, bronze en-suite plus etc.
Mine is a bronze en-suite room
Hello what uni are you attending in Birmingham ?
New subbie 🚨
Thanks!!🥺 I am studying at Aston University
Does the sky lounge have a kitchen?
Ayo Demi No it doesn’t but there’s one in the social space
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U getting paid for dis?
Oh no this was done myself :)