Places are offered for one year in the first instance, but most students will be able to remain at Hillside if they want to. Facilities include a telephone for incoming calls in each house, payphones on site for outgoing calls, a launderette, car park, and bicycle shed.
Residents can use their own computers and printers in their rooms.
There is a large room suitable for study, meetings, etc., which is also used by many overseas societies and Hillside's own residents for social functions.