[TheTallOne]

Applied a few days ago and picked:
JM
Rootes
Tocil

I was thinking of picking Westwood as 4th, but then I saw the number of people to a kitchen again.

[jylim3]

Hi can anyone tell me how is claycroft accommodation like? I know that the ratio of bathroom to student is 1:2... so where is the bathroom located exactly?
thanks.

[jim_is_alive702]

I'm thinking Rootes, Tocil and Whitefields

[Chrrye]

(Original post by Lifeisnice)
How does Westwood compare to Whitefields? I've been inside Whitefields, and it seems decent, although the corridors smell kind of strange, like they need some ventilation. How's Westwood like?

Westwood's obviously a lot bigger, the halls are large buildings whereas Whitefields are like small houses. Whitefields have a small communal kitchen and a larger lounge area.
Westwood have communal kitchen which were a bit cramped when I went there but no more so than somewhere like rootes.

The rooms in Westwood were slightly bigger iirc but not by much.

Obviously Whitefields are very much on campus, at times probably uncomfortably close to the Union! but also very convienient from that perspective, you could easily reach many of the lecture halls on campus as well as the union and other accomodations in 5 minutes from Whitefields. Westwood is a bit more far out.

I would say go choose between them based on whether you think youd prefer a small flat of close-knit friends with very convienient location or a larger halls on the very outskirts of campus(but Westwood blocks do develop a similar community feel =) )
Tho if you feel you would prefer a larger block then IMHO Rootes would be a better bet, just based on convienience and party fever =)

Hope this helps any..

[Chrrye]

(Original post by jylim3)
Hi can anyone tell me how is claycroft accommodation like? I know that the ratio of bathroom to student is 1:2... so where is the bathroom located exactly?
thanks.

Claycroft is on the edge of campus but the convienient edge, very close to the sports centre, Tesco (for shopping) and the Maths block.

The rooms are really nice and the accommodation is generally high quality.

The bathrooms are shared between two rooms so you have a outer door leading to a tiny lobby from which the bathroom and 2 rooms lead off.

The kitchen is for a whole corridor. It is quite a quite place to live and you may have to make an effort to find other people to be friends and go out with.

Hope this helps any

[jim_is_alive702]

Argh I'm certain about Rootes as my number one but after that its all rather tricky =/ Money isn't as much an issue as being somewhere that is buzzing. Westwood seems to be very Rootes esque...I prefer halls with corridors to houses/flats but is it better to go with the places nearer to central campus even though i'm not crazy about the set up? (Whitefields/Tocil) Everyone has been recommending Rootes as being the party place but where are the other places to be? (or in this case live xD)

[Chrrye]

(Original post by jim_is_alive702)
Argh I'm certain about Rootes as my number one but after that its all rather tricky =/ Money isn't as much an issue as being somewhere that is buzzing. Westwood seems to be very Rootes esque...I prefer halls with corridors to houses/flats but is it better to go with the places nearer to central campus even though i'm not crazy about the set up? (Whitefields/Tocil) Everyone has been recommending Rootes as being the party place but where are the other places to be? (or in this case live xD)

Tbh there are some fun whitefields flats and westwoods halls that will be the nearest thing but make sure you specify the 'buzzing' atmosphere you want on your acc. application form thing!

That will majorly boost your chances of being somewhere you like if you try and explain what you want in an accommodation =)

[sil3nt_cha0s]

PLEASE can someone give me advice on two places to apply for accommodation?

They have to NOT be en suite and in a quiet surrounding but not TOO quiet, so nothing like Rootes where I'm told people set fire alarms off and be ****s like that lol

[Chrrye]

(Original post by sil3nt_cha0s)
PLEASE can someone give me advice on two places to apply for accommodation?

They have to NOT be en suite and in a quiet surrounding but not TOO quiet, so nothing like Rootes where I'm told people set fire alarms off and be ****s like that lol

Cryfield, Westwood.
Again remember to specify what you want on the form so they can match you up with people with similar accommodation desires

[sil3nt_cha0s]

(Original post by Chrrye)
Cryfield, Westwood.
Again remember to specify what you want on the form so they can match you up with people with similar accommodation desires

Thanks Can I ask, briefly, why you think those are good places?

Btw, are they relatively expensive places to live? I have to pay myself you see

[Chrrye]

(Original post by sil3nt_cha0s)
Thanks Can I ask, briefly, why you think those are good places?

Btw, are they relatively expensive places to live? I have to pay myself you see

Nonsuite, nice big halls but without/less of the lairyness of Rootes you said you wanted to avoid.
I think they are both quite cheap, check this out for yourself tho.

[sil3nt_cha0s]

(Original post by Chrrye)
Nonsuite, nice big halls but without/less of the lairyness of Rootes you said you wanted to avoid.
I think they are both quite cheap, check this out for yourself tho.

Yeah cheap is good

Btw, do you go to Warwick uni atm?

[Chrrye]

(Original post by sil3nt_cha0s)
Yeah cheap is good

Btw, do you go to Warwick uni atm?

hah yes, absolutely. I am not some random giving out completely false info to screw up freshers' lives ..

That would be pretty funny tho.
Maybe I will do that on a different uni forum

[sil3nt_cha0s]

(Original post by Chrrye)
hah yes, absolutely. I am not some random giving out completely false info to screw up freshers' lives ..

That would be pretty funny tho.
Maybe I will do that on a different uni forum

That would make you a legend in my eyes

But thanks anyway 'preciate the advice!

[Lifeisnice]

(Original post by Chrrye)
Westwood's obviously a lot bigger, the halls are large buildings whereas Whitefields are like small houses. Whitefields have a small communal kitchen and a larger lounge area.
Westwood have communal kitchen which were a bit cramped when I went there but no more so than somewhere like rootes.

The rooms in Westwood were slightly bigger iirc but not by much.

Obviously Whitefields are very much on campus, at times probably uncomfortably close to the Union! but also very convienient from that perspective, you could easily reach many of the lecture halls on campus as well as the union and other accomodations in 5 minutes from Whitefields. Westwood is a bit more far out.

I would say go choose between them based on whether you think youd prefer a small flat of close-knit friends with very convienient location or a larger halls on the very outskirts of campus(but Westwood blocks do develop a similar community feel =) )
Tho if you feel you would prefer a larger block then IMHO Rootes would be a better bet, just based on convienience and party fever =)

Hope this helps any..

Ahhh...

Thanks. I was wondering how the area outside the rooms, the common lounge and corridors are though. Are they stuffy like Whitefields?

[Chrrye]

(Original post by Lifeisnice)
Ahhh...

Thanks. I was wondering how the area outside the rooms, the common lounge and corridors are though. Are they stuffy like Whitefields?

the corridors were bigger. the kitchen was cramped when I visited. I dont know if there are communal lounges in Westwood blocks. They do have their own cafe and mini costcutter and near the tennis courts & athletic track if you are into those sports =)

[Lifeisnice]

(Original post by Chrrye)
the corridors were bigger. the kitchen was cramped when I visited. I dont know if there are communal lounges in Westwood blocks. They do have their own cafe and mini costcutter and near the tennis courts & athletic track if you are into those sports =)

Hmm... The corridors in Westwood have windows right? As in, I'm just curious as to whether its as 'cooped' up as Whitefields; there are no windows in Whitefields other than the rooms, so the air can get kind of stale in the corridors.

[rehabdoll]

Are there any pictures of Cryfield? Apart from whats on warwicks home page, as I keep hearing about how small the rooms are!

[Chrrye]

(Original post by Lifeisnice)
Hmm... The corridors in Westwood have windows right? As in, I'm just curious as to whether its as 'cooped' up as Whitefields; there are no windows in Whitefields other than the rooms, so the air can get kind of stale in the corridors.

lol, I think you should just rule Whitefields out based on your own experience of its ventilation and move on !
It is a bit clautrophobic in there..

I cant remember if there are westwood corridor windows..

Just as a general architectural point: Windows are rare in corridors as the corridors tend to run down the centre of the buildings to maximise room space either side of them (these rooms/kitchens have the windows).

[sil3nt_cha0s]

(Original post by Chrrye)
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quoting you so you get this

apparently Cryfield is a dump? (look at a thread on the University of Warwick forum)

er, is it a dump then?