Oxford Colleges - En Suite

I believe that New is particularly good at this.

Agreed.

Some of the best rooms might not be en suite, though. Worth thinking about whether you'd rather like an oak-panelled room, or even set of rooms, in 3rd year.

here it's definitely a choice:

en-suite - in new (but tastefully done ) or newly refurbished buildings (some of which are opposite rather than within walls) for the conference market = feel slightly souless, but have your mod cons.
v.
shared bathrooms & slightly more dubious plumbing - gorgeous old buildings/prime within walls location - oak pannels, double height ceilings, bay windows, old fireplaces, vestibules, more sets etc.

my room (latter category!).

A lot of colleges might have ensuite rooms for students in second and third years, but not for the first years, like mine.

Tough one. I love my current room in college - it's got a massive lounge, bedroom, ensuite bathroom and kitchen. On the other hand, it's pretty old, so the floor is uneven and it's a bit dark. I think I would actually prefer to have a modern room, providing it was as large, but from what I've seen, it's usually the really old rooms that tend to be big. Also, being in an old room means I can live in the heart of college, which often isn't the case with modern accommodation (unless it's a modern college).

Four rooms to yourself?! Blimey. Which college/buildings are you in? That's so cool (please say queen's )

I got en-suite this year as a fresher and quite a lot of people do .

My friend at Pembroke (Ox) also got ensuite in his first year. I think he had to pay an obscene amount for the privilege, but still... can't be seen sharing with the peasants, can we?

Well, I think Pembroke pay more than everyone else anyway . And yeah, using the same bathroom is sickening! On another note, where do these peasants get the notion that Oxford's full of toffs, they're not just poor but stupid too !