Durham Applicants Thread 2012

For both lets, you get catered full board accommodation for the 29 term time weeks.

For a 33 week let, you get to keep your belongings in your room for the whole 4.5 week Christmas period (in my college you could leave your room how you wanted (provided cleaners could reasonably clean), so you didn't have to put things in boxes as nobody would be in your room apart from cleaners), but you aren't allowed to live in the room and have to hand in your keys at the end of the Christmas term and pick them up again the weekend before the Spring term starts. You can pay extra to live in college over the Christmas holidays, however there is a 2 week 'closedown' over Christmas where you have to leave. If you need to stay in Durham during those 2 weeks, you can pay extra to live in another college with the other students who are staying (I think you're usually put in Aidan's).

For a 38 week let, you get to keep your belongings in your room for the Christmas and Easter holidays, and you can live in your room (or come and go as you please) during both holidays, except for the 2 week closedown at Christmas. It will be self-catered but you should have a pantry with a fridge and some cooking facilities on your corridor.

So in summary:

33 week let = term time catered residence + storage (no room access) over the Christmas holidays;

38 week let = term time catered residence + live in your room self-catered over the Christmas and Easter holidays (except 2 weeks over Christmas).