Accommodation: Everything you need to know

I much prefer the ensuites due to the communal room/kitchen being much better. The ensuite bathrooms are far better/way more modern. Although I preferred the actual shower in the William Morris standard as it was like a powerhose.

Is the communal room/kitchen better in terms of being more modern or its size? And does it really matter that there's no cleaner? It's so hard to choose...Then again, maybe one/both will both be full and the choice will be made for me...

Hi everyone!

I will firm Loughborough uni in a bit for Internation Relations.
I have visited the uni campus last week and I loved it because of the sport facilities (I am really into football!!! )
now I have to choose the accommodation. I am thinking to apply for Bakewell or hazlerigg-rutland, but since I have read here that William morris is really the one for all the party animals, I am not sure for which one to go
I want to be in a hall where I have an en-suite and the hall needs to be a place where I am not gonna get bored after a couple of weeks.
and I am also worried about the date to apply for the accommodation? people on here saying that is gonna go in 10 min!!!
also, will everyone in the hall (the 6-8 people) go on with each other?

thanks!

Erm,

The non-ensuite one feels just like a basic kitchen with barstools and worktops.

The ensuite one has a separated kitchen and 3 sofa's plus a table. Sometimes you get people putting TV's and whatnot in there. It felt like a much more social environment.

I dont understand the second question.

is everyone who chooses falk egg this year going to live in village court,
can't decide between falk egg, billmo and village court,

I've just heard they are the most social self catered halls?

Hi I was just wondering if anyone has had their accommodation emails yet, I have an unconditional offer for Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry at lboro so I know I get to apply for accommodation before most but I just wanted to know if anyone knows when we are going to get sent the emails about accommodation.

Thanks x

is everyone who chooses falk egg this year going to live in village court,
can't decide between falk egg, billmo and village court,

Hey! I am thinking of applying for Robert Bakewell next year. Does anyone know much about this hall?

I live in robert bakewell so i can tell you about it

I got given a ground floor corner flat (biggest kitchen in terms of floor space, but less surfaces)
good points:
- Wide hallways, possible chance of getting an automatic door on the front of the block if you get block A or C as they have disabled rooms
- Large nice kitchen
- 4 foot bed and a large desk
- massive wardrobe, my clothes have lots of room
- space under the bed for big suitcases (but be careful, the wooden bits you lift up with the mattress are heavy, and if the mattress falls while you are trying to put a suitcase under... well i have finger injuries to show that is not nice. So make sure you are careful or have a friend to help put stuff under the bed)
- ensuite its a wet room but it dries in like an hour,
- room and bathroom cleaned once every other week
- lots of space outside to sit and have barbeques (which are done a lot in the beginning, and pizza parties)
- the hub, which has washing facilities and sports areas and the common room and post collection (though if you aren't a big fan of sports then you wont like watching tv in there )

bad points:
- You have to keep the kitchen tidy or you will get a fine, they check one day per week and leave you a notice to say how you've done. basically just make sure you've emptied the bins and haven't left stuff on the surfaces like old cheese or splashes around the hob. they aren't too picky but if it looks bad they will give you a warning.
- thin walls... i do NOT need to know that much about my flatmates. earplugs are a good buy for exam times. especially if you have flatmates who come in at 4 in the morning and don't think to keep it down.
- far away from the union, that's not a big deal but if its bad weather or you are a girl who wears high heels, your feet will be hurting a bit even before you get to the union. Pray its sunny and warm in freshers
- Far from the town, but there is a bus service that has a stop about a two minute walk away, if that, that costs £1.30 one way. so you can walk down, shop and get the bus back. there is also a card you can buy thats £11 pounds ten trips. that's useful.

Tips:
-Buy the platinum extra if you have the money and like going out. it saves you the 30 pounds for the big prom dance thing (not as great as they make out but it is a fun night and well worth the money for all the free alcohol stands)
Also some days you can bring a friend who doesn't have the card in with you for free. And queue jump is awesome
- dibs your freezer drawer and cupboards (you get one up and below, with a drawer in the below one) make sure you grab the biggest one before the others do. and get a cupboard and draw near the oven but not next to the bins. then you aren't near the dirty stuff near the sink and you don't get the smelly bins in your way.
- Don't worry about getting a house early. people say they go by Christmas but to be honest my friends are still looking now and one of my friends got a place recently that's really close to campus. so the good stuff stays for ages sometimes. some stuff goes but you can always get university returners accommodation, which is also nice but a bit more expensive.


hope this helps a bit in your choice

I live in robert bakewell so i can tell you about it

I got given a ground floor corner flat (biggest kitchen in terms of floor space, but less surfaces)
good points:
- Wide hallways, possible chance of getting an automatic door on the front of the block if you get block A or C as they have disabled rooms
- Large nice kitchen
- 4 foot bed and a large desk
- massive wardrobe, my clothes have lots of room
- space under the bed for big suitcases (but be careful, the wooden bits you lift up with the mattress are heavy, and if the mattress falls while you are trying to put a suitcase under... well i have finger injuries to show that is not nice. So make sure you are careful or have a friend to help put stuff under the bed)
- ensuite its a wet room but it dries in like an hour,
- room and bathroom cleaned once every other week
- lots of space outside to sit and have barbeques (which are done a lot in the beginning, and pizza parties)
- the hub, which has washing facilities and sports areas and the common room and post collection (though if you aren't a big fan of sports then you wont like watching tv in there )

bad points:
- You have to keep the kitchen tidy or you will get a fine, they check one day per week and leave you a notice to say how you've done. basically just make sure you've emptied the bins and haven't left stuff on the surfaces like old cheese or splashes around the hob. they aren't too picky but if it looks bad they will give you a warning.
- thin walls... i do NOT need to know that much about my flatmates. earplugs are a good buy for exam times. especially if you have flatmates who come in at 4 in the morning and don't think to keep it down.
- far away from the union, that's not a big deal but if its bad weather or you are a girl who wears high heels, your feet will be hurting a bit even before you get to the union. Pray its sunny and warm in freshers
- Far from the town, but there is a bus service that has a stop about a two minute walk away, if that, that costs £1.30 one way. so you can walk down, shop and get the bus back. there is also a card you can buy thats £11 pounds ten trips. that's useful.

Tips:
-Buy the platinum extra if you have the money and like going out. it saves you the 30 pounds for the big prom dance thing (not as great as they make out but it is a fun night and well worth the money for all the free alcohol stands)
Also some days you can bring a friend who doesn't have the card in with you for free. And queue jump is awesome
- dibs your freezer drawer and cupboards (you get one up and below, with a drawer in the below one) make sure you grab the biggest one before the others do. and get a cupboard and draw near the oven but not next to the bins. then you aren't near the dirty stuff near the sink and you don't get the smelly bins in your way.
- Don't worry about getting a house early. people say they go by Christmas but to be honest my friends are still looking now and one of my friends got a place recently that's really close to campus. so the good stuff stays for ages sometimes. some stuff goes but you can always get university returners accommodation, which is also nice but a bit more expensive.


hope this helps a bit in your choice

Thanks a lot for that!
The one other query was whether when you actually apply for your rooms in June do you have to be real lucky to get the accomodation of your choice?