Last year it wasn't like that- I had to rate things from on a scale of 1 to 10, like self-catering, non-smoking, en-suite etc. However, a word of caution must be added- the accomodation allocation process is really a roulette, loads of people were dissapointed this year.
Even if you don't get what you want it isn't the end of the world though, I wasn't happy where I was put but now I wouldn't want to be anywhere else!