Bindaloe Hall Te Hōro o Bindaloe

Bindaloe Hall has 12 single, fully furnished private bedrooms, either large 'comfort' single rooms or 'relaxed' smaller single rooms. Each room has a window that can be opened, and a secure lockable door.

Each room includes:

• a king single bed ('comfort' large rooms) or single bed ('relaxed' small rooms) and mattress
• wardrobe with inbuilt shelves and drawers
• inbuilt desk, chair and desk lamp
• mirror and rubbish bin
• carpet and curtains
• radiator heater.

You will be supplied with a crockery and cutlery starter pack which includes:

• dinner plate, side plate and cereal bowl
• coffee mug and water tumbler
• knife, fork, spoon and teaspoon.

Items you should bring

Along with clothing and personal items, you should also bring:

• toiletries and toiletry bag
• your own bedding and towel (or you can buy a pack containing these items on arrival)
• coat hangers
• laundry detergent
• 3M hooks/tape or white tac, if you wish to hang anything on your wall (no tape, nails, screws or blu tac allowed).

You may also choose to bring a small fridge, no larger than 45L, which must be put on a waterproof mat.

Bathrooms

The hall has shared gender neutral bathrooms with showers, toilets and sinks. Bathrooms have shower cubicles with lockable doors. There is one bathroom for every three students.

Bindaloe Hall is catered. The meal plan offers you two meals daily - lunch and dinner Monday to Friday, and brunch and dinner at weekends. Brunch 10am – 1pm, lunch 11am – 1.30pm and dinner 5pm – 7.30pm.

Students use their student ID card to receive meals, which are served at the communal Student Centre Dining Hall on the main concourse, or can be taken away.

The dining room offers a diverse range of food choices that change daily.

Food4Me App

Our Food4Me App allows students to view the menu up to seven days in advance, see dietary and allergy information, make orders, leave feedback on meals and respond to polls.

Bindaloe Hall has a common room and kitchenette. Residents are able to use a neighbouring computer lab, with printers. A large deck surrounds half of the hall and provides a great space to relax and socialise.

Residents share a nearby laundry with washing machines and dryers. These are free of charge to use - students supply their own detergent.

Students are allowed to store some forms of alcohol in this hall and drink it in moderation within designated areas on set days and times.

The pricing for Bindaloe Hall is as follows.

Room rates include:

• two meals per day – lunch and dinner weekdays, and brunch and dinner weekends
• wifi
• laundry facilities
• electricity (residents who use more than a reasonable amount of electricity will be charged extra).

All students can pay by semester or full year. Domestic students are also able to pay by direct debit on a weekly basis.

Deposit

To secure your accommodation, you will need to pay a deposit by the date stated in your letter of offer. The deposit is $670 for a full year or $630 for one semester and includes an administration fee, a refundable bond and an activity fee.

If you need to cancel, there is a cut off date in order to secure a refund of the bond and activity fee – the administration fee is non-refundable.

These are the contract dates for 2021.

Your accommodation contract term must reflect your study programme - if your programme of study is full year you must apply for full year accommodation.

For an overview of Massey University's accommodation at Manawatū (Palmerston North) including a comparison of halls, pricing, catering, services and support see:

Manawatū accommodation overview

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