The Warwick Accommodation Thread (+Guide in Post#1)

OP

Original post by Irrelephant

Does anyone know if it's possible to have a look around the accommodation, or do a 'self tour'?

Usually not, you can visit Rootes, Jack Martin and Arthur Vick during the big open days though, unfortunately the next one is on the 24th September so that's way past the 31st July deadline for undergraduates :frown:

Reply 4043

theOldBean

Before anyone says it, I have looked at the accom. thread, but I have a few specific questions.

1. Honestly, how long is the walk from Westwood to the maths dept? Would it be a pain? Do the kitchens there get super-crammed?

2. Arthur Vick and Jack Martin: What's the difference, if any?

(Please don't answer the above unless you at least go to Warwick, preferably living in the buildings in question. :smile:

)

Regards, ToB

EDIT: I hope this is in the right forum :P

Reply 4044

Greg1989

1) the walk really isnt that bad, westwood is technically off campus but its only because its on the wrong side of a road, plus where the maths building is means its nearer to westwood than a lot of the lecture halls for other people. I wasnt in westwood but friends who lived there always said they didnt get super crammed, partly as they are so big and partly as different commitments and preferences meaning most people wanted to use the kitchen at different times, but they did have more problems with food stealing/people forgetting whose food was whos than the smaller shared kitchens at other places

2) again neither of mine but from when ive visited them and what others have said - av seems to have a lounge/common room type area at the side of each kitchen with nice seats, where as jm at the time had uncomfy seats and it was all in the kitchen itself. Not a massive negative but I think jm you have to walk to the campus laundry a couple of minutes away where as av has a couple in a special room. Hopefully someone else will chip in with some more details on other differences as this is more an outsiders view :smile:

Reply 4045

username219321

1) Westwood (the blocks closest to main campus at least) is actually joint closest to Maths now they opened up the gate and you can take a shortcut the Milburn house car park :smile:

It's also very close to tesco, you get a massive room and the kitchens don't get as crammed as you'd think, people just naturally eat at different times and it's very rare the kitchen is too full to be able to eat when you want.

2) I don't really know, never been into Jack Martin yet. Arthur Vick is very nice though.

Reply 4046

twinkl3

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I've narrowed down my choices to either Arthur Vick, Jack Martin and Lakeside. Obiously lakeside is more expensive but it has a longer let which seems would be less annoying than moving stuff out during holidays. I could be wrong though, does anyone have any idea what happens when you need to vacate your room before a holiday? Is it time-consuming and do you get to move back into the same room after?

Need some advice on each room!

Reply 4047

theOldBean

Original post by matt2k8

1) Westwood (the blocks closest to main campus at least) is actually joint closest to Maths now they opened up the gate and you can take a shortcut the Milburn house car park :smile:

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Original post by Greg1989

1) the walk really isnt that bad, westwood is technically off campus but its only because its on the wrong side of a road...

Thanks both. ToB

Reply 4048

ttoby

Original post by twinkl3

I've narrowed down my choices to either Arthur Vick, Jack Martin and Lakeside. Obiously lakeside is more expensive but it has a longer let which seems would be less annoying than moving stuff out during holidays. I could be wrong though, does anyone have any idea what happens when you need to vacate your room before a holiday? Is it time-consuming and do you get to move back into the same room after?

Need some advice on each room!

There's general information about the halls at the front of this thread. For each holiday, you need to take the stuff in your room and either put it in a lockable cupboard in your room, or take it with you, or put it in a store room shared with other people in your halls. I personally didn't stay in either of those halls so I couldn't say how long it takes. You will move back into the same room when you return.

Reply 4049

prettygood

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What's the difference between a flat and a corridor?? What are the pros and cons for each? Is corridor like just one floor and flat has many floors? (flat isn't like a house where people are within a single house right? but why Whitefields is classified as flat when it actually is made of houses?) I'm really confused.

Reply 4050

screenager2004

Original post by prettygood

What's the difference between a flat and a corridor?? What are the pros and cons for each? Is corridor like just one floor and flat has many floors? (flat isn't like a house where people are within a single house right? but why Whitefields is classified as flat when it actually is made of houses?) I'm really confused.

A "Flat" is essentially any residence with less than 12 people in it. It's smaller. That's the only difference.

For example Westwood has 120~ people in each block.
Whitefields has 12 people in each block.

Reply 4051

georgia

^ Though the key thing to remember is that it depends on your actual hall but most of the ones designated as flats are actually much more like the corridor accommodation in that everyone can go through the entire building and there aren't lots of locked doors separating all the flats. Which is a good thing! The 'flats' are basically subdivisions of corridors.

Reply 4052

OP

Original post by theOldBean

Before anyone says it, I have looked at the accom. thread, but I have a few specific questions.

1. Honestly, how long is the walk from Westwood to the maths dept? Would it be a pain? Do the kitchens there get super-crammed?

2. Arthur Vick and Jack Martin: What's the difference, if any?

(Please don't answer the above unless you at least go to Warwick, preferably living in the buildings in question. :smile:

)

Regards, ToB

EDIT: I hope this is in the right forum :P

Jack Martin: Better kitchens, no lounge, rooms are a bit smaller than AV.
Arthur Vick: Crappy small kitchens, much bigger lounge, rooms and corridors wider, certainly feels most like a luxury hotel. (If you look at the start of the thread, you can compare the old and new kitchens in JM, the old JM kitchens look similar to the current AV kitchens, only the AV ones are smaller).

Service wise, both are maintained by the same 'JM and AV' team so you get kitchens cleaned on Mon, Wed, Fri and rooms cleaned fortnightly, en suite bathrooms weekly.

Types of people, it's about the same. Although many consider JM to be a more lively hall than AV.

(edited 12 years ago)

Reply 4053

OP

Original post by prettygood

What's the difference between a flat and a corridor?? What are the pros and cons for each? Is corridor like just one floor and flat has many floors? (flat isn't like a house where people are within a single house right? but why Whitefields is classified as flat when it actually is made of houses?) I'm really confused.

There's a detailed description on post number 2 of this thread :smile:

Reply 4054

Waqar Y

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yo, do the rooms have locks?

(dumb question LOL..i was just wondering this for some reason)

Reply 4055

ttoby

Original post by Waqar Y

yo, do the rooms have locks?

(dumb question LOL..i was just wondering this for some reason)

On campus, yes, the rooms do have locks. Off campus, it depends where you're living. Some of the larger off-campus buildings have locks for the bedrooms but many don't.

Reply 4056

.am.

Hi, I've put Warwick as my firm choice and am now thinking about accommodation. A few questions have arisen:

Is it likely that you will get Rootes if you put it as your first choice? I kind of get the impression that not many doing this?

Are all rooms on campus cleaned like in Arthur Vick and if not which are?

Is it true that some rooms in Rootes and other residences might be shared at the start of the course because there's not enough space left?

thanks :smile:

Reply 4057

ttoby

Original post by .am.

Hi, I've put Warwick as my firm choice and am now thinking about accommodation. A few questions have arisen:

Is it likely that you will get Rootes if you put it as your first choice? I kind of get the impression that not many doing this?

It's really hard to say. You can look at what people on here have put but although it would give a general idea of which ones are popular, people not using this forum might have different preferences with regards to accommodation.

Are all rooms on campus cleaned like in Arthur Vick and if not which are?

Communal kitchens and bathrooms are cleaned for you everywhere. The bedrooms aren't always cleaned for you. In Westwood, for instance, they don't clean them for you but I don't know the details for every hall.

Is it true that some rooms in Rootes and other residences might be shared at the start of the course because there's not enough space left?

It's mainly Westwood where this happens, but I have heard of Rootes rooms being used as well. Hopefully with the new Bluebell residences this won't happen (too much), unless the university accepts lots more people than before.

thanks

Reply 4058

OP

Original post by .am.

Hi, I've put Warwick as my firm choice and am now thinking about accommodation. A few questions have arisen:

Is it likely that you will get Rootes if you put it as your first choice? I kind of get the impression that not many doing this?

Are all rooms on campus cleaned like in Arthur Vick and if not which are?

Is it true that some rooms in Rootes and other residences might be shared at the start of the course because there's not enough space left?

thanks :smile:

Hey

It is likely you will get Rootes if you put it first preference, but it isn't guaranteed. Sometimes the computer could find a more efficient way to place you dependent on your other choices. Many people do put Rootes first choice, but there are 920 rooms (while most others have 200-400), so there are lots to fill :p:

Communal areas (kitchens, lounges) should be cleaned on a similar timeframe - Monday, Wednesday, Friday. If you have shared bathrooms/toilets then they are cleaned daily through the week, at least where the sharing ratio is high (Rootes, Cryfield, for example). Claycroft (where you share directly with one other person) I'm not so sure about. As for the rooms, I think it is less clear cut. Westwood rooms aren't really cleaned often (if at all) though the year (I think you do get a hoover), I really am not that sure for many of the other halls. I'd guess Bluebell will have a similar system to AV and JM (you are paying for it after all), and IIRC Heronbank and Lakeside also have the same system.

It kind then leaves question marks over the non-ensuites and Benefactors, but you could probably find some hints in the reviews of the halls at the start of the thread :yy:

Westwood is an undersubscribed halls but has big rooms, so the university makes around 100-150 people share at the start of term - they act as a buffer - any students which drop out/leave halls/no shows are replaced by those sharing in Westwood. After about 5-6 weeks, the people still sharing may have to move to a place off campus. (Often it is the case that two people from one shared room leave and another person sharing moves into that free room). The people who share are typically those who put Warwick as insurance. If you apply after the 31st July deadline (whether you firm, insure, come here via clearing in August), you are even lower priority and you could have to live off campus, perhaps in private halls like Liberty Park or Paradise Place or in rented houses.

HOWEVER.

Last year the university seriously overshot it's undergraduate intake (by about 200-300) so there was much more sharing (in Westwood and Rootes). It also meant that people who firmed Warwick were sharing and most people who came here via insurance had to live off campus. Not much you can do about it - it's a rare occurrence caused by certain departments who underestimate how many people would meet the offer. It is less likely to happen this year due to the new halls of residence Bluebell, which adds 505 new rooms on campus.

Reply 4059

georgia