The people I met here were great & location is convenient but everything else about it is terrible. - Cockroaches everywhere; every apartment had so many cockroaches in it, when we alerted management they didn't seem to care. - The staff were fairly incompetent - Funding was obviously cut or funds re-directed in my second year as there were no social events, the one big annual event was cancelled so I think for a fresher it'd be so hard to meet new people. Would recommend looking elsewhere for student accommodation, the Darlington Terraces perhaps.

It took them 1.5 months to refund my bond while it is stated in the contract that it should be refunded within a month from the date I checked out from the village. I called and emailed them to see why take it so long and only got useless replies like “the village had done everything we can” or “ it’s the management /the accounting department who withhold the payment”. Honestly, I don’t care how and why but it’s their job to make sure their ex-resident get the refund within a month as the contract has stated. Otherwise, why do we need a contract in the first place. Also, if there’s an extra cost for not paying my rent on time, why isn’t there a cost when they are not refunding the fund on time. That whole thing just does not make any sense and I don’t understand why an established halfly USYD-owned accommodation has audacity to breach a contract with their residents and just let their residents suffered the financial detriments without an proper apologies and/or monetary penalties. There is apparently something wrong with the management and even though everything went ok in the past two years during my stay, I WOULD NOT recommend this place due to their lack of respect and poor management. The star only goes to the front-line staff who was very helpful when I need maintainance (which btw happens all the time. My blind screen kept falling down and it took them 2 month to fix it; my fridge was failing; my door would not close properly unless you really forced it ) and when I was suddenly requested (yes, requested without any choice) to move to another level. Don’t wast your money to go to suv. You ALWAYS have better choice.

the Village is neither a five-star hotel nor an unliveable dump. But it is uni student housing. You really can't set your expectations too high as some people seem to do. Maybe there is a crack in your bedroom wall but that's just superficial damage and won't make the room any less liveable. Generally it's a pretty nice place to live. The RAs are all friendly, the public spaces are kept clean, they host lots of fun free events. There are things that are less great about it too like the leaf-blower that is definitely on for way too long every Tuesday morning and the sometimes messy state of your kitchen when you move in depending on who your roommates are. I think mostly the village is what you make of it; if you choose to stay holed up in your room and find things to complain about you'll probably find them. But if you try to live your uni life to the fullest not worrying so much about those things it'll go fine.

Worst student accomodation. Do not come here. Truly. The rooms aren't heated. Which means if there's 10 degrees outside, it's pretty much 10 degrees inside. You'll be dining in your jacket and cap.They claim to be a diversified, international accomodation, however, 9/10 international students come from China. Most employees are from China too. No good events either. They recently increased the rent by $200 a month due to so much Chinese demand. If you're paying with an international card, you'll be charged outrageous payment fees.

This place should be condemned. It's like living in prison. Facilities are broken. Cheap furniture gave me early onset arthritis. Pathetic internet allowance means you are guaranteed to go over every month and have to pay extra. It's disgusting that a place like this exists.

My daughter has booked a student room with them, and then cancel the booking due to she is going to different University. we still didn't receive refund after 4 weeks, and no one answer the call for most of time. I hope we can receive our refund soon :-(

Reading what others have written, I guess they really have a problem with refunding deposit. If you have the contract, you can write a demand letter (which I planned to do if i did not get the bond in 6 weeks after check out) and file a claim in small claims court. It is a tenant 's right in Australia to get the refund ON TIME. Also, any responsible landlord would have honoured the contract but not ghosting the residents after getting the deal. If you need free legal advice, go to legal centre (eg Redfern Legal Centre). Solicitors there are well-trained to deal with "irresponsible landlord" who "delay" any refund of deposit. They don't charge any money. also, let me add that it is a DISGRACE for any landlord to delay the refund of deposit without any notice or apology. Shame on you SUV.

If you are looking for a student type life, look somewhere else. Sydney University Village is a ghost town, devoid of any type of student life. The curfew on weekends is too early. The place is clearly trying to cater more to the less social students. Reception staff is unwilling to extend themselves further than they have to unless someone higher up instructed them to, it seems like the staff simply don't care. A few of the staff are not well trained with the system they are using anyways. It is overly priced for what you get. I stayed in a studio without a kitchen that was meant for disabled students. The room was located on the 7th floor and the nearest kitchen was in another building. I can imagine it would be extremely difficult for someone with disabilities to live in such a room. In another flat I stayed in, there was a cockroach problem that just kept on coming back and needed better dealing with - but was not. They get two stars because I did make good connections with other students and the location is pretty close to Uni. Aside from that, I advise looking somewhere else.

Some rooms were dirty and had sticky floors, but staff changed my room quickly and new room has no complains. However, common rooms are dead and people don't socialize too much

Good place for students. - The village is located at a prime location in Newtown with all the cafes and shops at only a few minutes walking distance, it is also very close to Sydney University. - The rooms are quite clean with all the basic amenities. - The common areas in the apartments and in the village are a great place to relax and catch-up with friends. - The social events run by the village management are great for meeting new people. Personally, I love the green foliage around the village and the friendly staff.

Stayed in a studio room with kitchen for 2.5 years. Overall decent experience. Pros: close to uni, lots of cafes/bars around the area, good internet (I lived in the admin building) Cons: bad sound insulation (pray you have good neighbours), loud parties during exam period despite village rules, cockroaches, newtown can get dodgy at night especially friday nights & over the weekend (drunkards/fights etc)

Friendly staff but furniture quality and renovation could be better for rooms.

have been living here for about three years. nice location, close to uni and Newtown. They also organise so many interesting events, good place to choose

Great atmosphere, friendly service, outside and interior seating, fine coffee ☕, and food. All served in a few minutes, with class.

Cottage-style student accommodation in Newtown area - 15 minutes walk to the University of Sydney main campus area. Most of the buildings are two-storey cottage house with red-brick style; with 4-5 rooms inside and quite a spacious kitchen with living room. There are studio rooms as well on the newer modernish-vibe building.

As someone with very little choice and a late round offer, SUV was the only place I could get residence before semester started. The staff are friendly and approachable and I get the sense they genuinely care about the residents. However the price that you are paying for rent is ridiculous ($420 per week) for a 5 bedroom setup has one fridge that barely fits the groceries of 2-3 people let alone 5 and with no dishwasher. The bathrooms and showers are very poorly designed, with the showers regularly leaking onto the whole floor of the bathroom with no proper drainage in any of the bathrooms leading to slippery and messy floors (a slipping hazard). The whole place is not air conditioned, with the fans in rooms being wholly inadequate to deal with a Sydney summer. If you want to bring your own air cooler, the windows have screens that don't allow vents to be placed out the window. There are frequent pest infestation like cockroaches that invade the bathrooms and kitchens. Worst of all there are no attached laundry facilities onsite or in rooms. The only nearby laundromat is $8 to wash and dry one small load of clothes, so if you want to wash a big load that's $16 just to do 2 loads of laundry. The only plus I can give is its proximity to campus. If you want to stay on campus, go to a residential college, because they have much better facilities that are much better maintained with food included that works out to what you pay in groceries anyway, laundromat services libraries and overall a better experience at roughly the same cost.

Not a good place for long-term living. No air-conditioner for summer and the window can only be opened to a small angle so that little fresh air can come in. The wall cannot block the noise from some crazy roommates who even make loud music at 5 am. The staffs are okay and helpful in most times. Its not convenient to use city trains from Mcd or Newtown Stations(for people carrying luggage cases) while the bus service is frequent but crowded.

Fantastic place to live at. Shout out to Julia and Christian who have been super helpful! Love the foodnights!