[Slack Alice]

Just wondering what people have put down as their choices for Swansea university accommodation? Why did you pick them over any others?

[Theserb]

applied to caswell and oxwich i think? seemed kind of in the middle between the other two, and not to badly priced, find out on the 15th july what i got. What about you?

[Mr.Bubbles]

Gone for Penmaen myself, wanted en-suite and the flat of 8 appealed to me more than the 18 per floor.

[Cicerao]

I've moved out now, but I was in the village. 'cause it was the cheapest, obv.

[MarcD]

Caswell, Oxwich and Langland were always the nicest in my opinion (they're all identical). They're modern, clean, all en-suite, 8 to a kitchen and decently sized. Horton and Penmaen are also nice.
I'd avoid Kilvey and Preseli if possible, they're the oldest buildings and really not in great condition, lots more to a kitchen, not en-suite (at least the ground floor wasn't) and really small rooms.

[d0000dle]

I've just finished my first year but I picked Cefn Bryn. It was because I wanted to be on campus and it was the cheapest there. I'm really glad I did. The building on the outside isn't pretty but inside is really nice. Fairly large rooms for them to be described as 'medium'. No en-suite, but you only share a bathroom with one other person, plus a cleaner cleans it for you once a week, unlike the en-suite rooms. Plus one of the laundry rooms is on the ground floor of the building.

[tez.]

Pro-tip.

DON'T.

CHOOSE.

KILVEY.

Penmaen and even Cefn Bryn are so much nicer it's unreal. Obviously the food card is a bonus for Kilvey mind, but the building itself is absolutely rancid.

[Theserb]

got my accomidation through today, caswell room 501! anyone else get theres?

[Jennifer92]

I applied for Preseli and Penmaen. I haven't got my accommodation through yet. I think it comes through after I get my A Level results?

[Mr.Bubbles]

(Original post by Jennifer92)
I think it comes through after I get my A Level results?

Yup, unless you have an unconditional offer which you would have recieved an accomodation offer today.

I've got Penmaen 530

[Jennifer92]

Ah ok thank you, yeah that makes sense.

I want to know where I'm living - to be fair it would help to know if I have got into the university at all first

[Mr.Bubbles]

Hehe, does indeed help

[wellse01]

Just got my room confirmation, Cefn bryn room 508 whoop!!

[robh-t]

I got caswell 506 anyone else? ...

[d0000dle]

(Original post by wellse01)
Just got my room confirmation, Cefn bryn room 508 whoop!!

Great choice on Cefn Bryn I was the floor above you last year and had an awesome time, if there's anything you wanna know about the building let me know.

[Jinxxeh]

(Original post by wellse01)
Just got my room confirmation, Cefn bryn room 508 whoop!!

Oooh, hi! I'm in Cefn Bryn too! Room 602! What're you studying?

(Original post by d0000dle)
Great choice on Cefn Bryn I was the floor above you last year and had an awesome time, if there's anything you wanna know about the building let me know.

Does that mean you were on floor six? I think that's where I am.. I figured that's what 602 meant, anyhow! Is it pretty high up, yeah? Can you see the sea from there? :P Though I looked at the campus map, it looks to be right at the back of the campus.. Umm.. Are the rooms nice? From what I've heard they're pretty big as uni halls go..? And the kitchen/bathrooms?

Haha, sorry for all these questions! xD

[d0000dle]

(Original post by Jinxxeh)
Does that mean you were on floor six? I think that's where I am.. I figured that's what 602 meant, anyhow! Is it pretty high up, yeah? Can you see the sea from there? :P Though I looked at the campus map, it looks to be right at the back of the campus.. Umm.. Are the rooms nice? From what I've heard they're pretty big as uni halls go..? And the kitchen/bathrooms?

Haha, sorry for all these questions! xD

Yep, you're floor 6, room 2, you have my friend's room. You can see the sea from the kitchen, the view is pretty awesome from there. From your room I think you can only see the hospital. The rooms are really nice with lots of room and a big window. You should get a mini fridge, sink, mirror, bed, desk, shelves and wardrobe included. Also, you're at the end of the corridor so the furtherest from the kitchen, which is good as you won't get the noise. The kitchen is large (I hope you're aware you'll be sharing a flat with 17 people), with 8 chairs. We always brought in extra chairs from our rooms but residential services don't like it so always put them back before the cleaner comes each week. The bathroom are just bathrooms, they do vary in size but you'll only be sharing with one other person and they are cleaned for you once a week, unlike those with en-suites, they have to clean theirs themselves.

You're also lucky because one of the two laundrettes are at the bottom of Cefn Bryn so it's easy to do your washing.

I was in 606 and I had the best time in that flat. Out of the 18 people, 14 of us got on really well and are sharing two houses in September. We were even talking about coming back one day next year to have a visit, so you might get to meet some of us. If there you have anymore questions I'm happy to answer anything.

[Gjones]

I just got accepted into Penmaen, number 0524. Didn't actually get a chance to look round it, so i'm hoping it's nice!

[Jinxxeh]

(Original post by d0000dle)
Yep, you're floor 6, room 2, you have my friend's room. You can see the sea from the kitchen, the view is pretty awesome from there. From your room I think you can only see the hospital. The rooms are really nice with lots of room and a big window. You should get a mini fridge, sink, mirror, bed, desk, shelves and wardrobe included. Also, you're at the end of the corridor so the furtherest from the kitchen, which is good as you won't get the noise. The kitchen is large (I hope you're aware you'll be sharing a flat with 17 people), with 8 chairs. We always brought in extra chairs from our rooms but residential services don't like it so always put them back before the cleaner comes each week. The bathroom are just bathrooms, they do vary in size but you'll only be sharing with one other person and they are cleaned for you once a week, unlike those with en-suites, they have to clean theirs themselves.

You're also lucky because one of the two laundrettes are at the bottom of Cefn Bryn so it's easy to do your washing.

I was in 606 and I had the best time in that flat. Out of the 18 people, 14 of us got on really well and are sharing two houses in September. We were even talking about coming back one day next year to have a visit, so you might get to meet some of us. If there you have anymore questions I'm happy to answer anything.

Haha, well okay, the hospital's fine :P And that's good about the fridge! It's okay to have a kettle in your room, right? And are you allowed to have things on the wall? Y'know, posters, photos, corkboard, etc? 'Cause I know you're not allowed to at some places.

Wow.. When it said 18 people to a floor on the website I wasn't sure if they'd be divided into separate flats or not..! xD But okay, I think I can deal with that, haha! I'm looking forward to meeting a lot of new people, so that'll be good! Did you ever feel like it was too many though? :P

Good to know about the launderette! I'm really glad I chose to live on campus actually.. I was considering the student village because my sister lived on campus when she went to uni and said she found it hard to meet a lot of new people outside of her flat, but I think there's a lot more people living on campus at Swansea than there were at her uni.. And this has the huge advantage of being only a few minutes from lectures and the library!

Haha, well maybe I'll end up meeting some of you, yeah! :P Ohh, and one last question! Are there any big supermarkets near campus? Basically, where do most people who live on campus do their food shopping? Thanks for answering all of these! xD

[Theserb]

(Original post by robh-t)
I got caswell 506 anyone else? ...

im 501, looks like your gonna be stuck with me for the next year !