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

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Am I the only one who thinks of league of legends when I hear warwick?
Students on campus at the University of Warwick
University of Warwick
Coventry
Original post by TheSweatyNerd
Am I the only one who thinks of league of legends when I hear warwick?


It's remarkably annoying, on occasion. Try looking up guides to the university, I get nothing but League of Legends on the first three pages of google.
Hello all,

My girlfriend and I have both firmed Warwick (although for different courses) and we were curious as to whether it is acceptable to stay overnight in eachothers rooms. The most recent Warwick accommodation guidebook says:



(12)
Visitors

(a) No person may occupy or share the occupation or live in any room or premises unless specifically authorised by the University.

(b) No residents may have extra people living in their rooms, nor may they sub-let.


(c) Visitors are only permitted during the hours laid down in the handbook of the relevant Hall of Residence.


And

No other person is allowed to occupy your room overnight, whether you are present or absent, without explicit permission of a member of the Residential Life Team. Domestic assistants are required to report cases of doubtful occupancies and extended absences.

Visitors may be allowed to stay for two nights over a weekend, provided the following guidelines are adhered to:


1.

All cases of overnight guests must be reported to the Residential Life Team.

2.

Students are only allowed ONE guest at a time. That is NO MORE THAN TWO persons should occupy a room overnight.

3.

There is a STRICT TWO NIGHT LIMIT for guest occupancies.

4.

The lending of rooms (‘subletting’) or room keys is strictly prohibited.

5.

Children may not stay at anytime.





So can any current student tell us what actually happens? I know they don't offer actual undergraduate couples accommodation, so we'd be getting individual rooms and staying in each others on a semi regular basis, is this acceptable?

Thank you,

Dan and Emily
Original post by Toughtee
Hello all,

My girlfriend and I have both firmed Warwick (although for different courses) and we were curious as to whether it is acceptable to stay overnight in eachothers rooms. The most recent Warwick accommodation guidebook says:



And



So can any current student tell us what actually happens? I know they don't offer actual undergraduate couples accommodation, so we'd be getting individual rooms and staying in each others on a semi regular basis, is this acceptable?

Thank you,

Dan and Emily


It's absolutely not a problem from my experience (living in Westwood at the moment, I'm not sure if other halls are stricter), and I'm pretty sure people don't notify the residential team. We barely see our residential tutor, apart from if we contact her about something.

Basically, no one is going to know, and they probably won't care anyway :smile:
Hello all,<br />
<br />
My girlfriend and I have both firmed Warwick (although for different courses) and we were curious as to whether it is acceptable to stay overnight in eachothers rooms. The most recent Warwick accommodation guidebook says:<br />
<br />
<font color="#211d1e"><font color="#211d1e">(12) <br />
</font></font><b><i><font color="#211d1e"><font color="#211d1e"><font color="#211d1e">Visitors </font></font></font></i></b><br />
<b><i><font color="#211d1e"><font color="#211d1e"><font color="#211d1e"><br />
</font></font></font></i></b><font color="#211d1e"><font color="#211d1e">(a) No person may occupy or share the occupation or live in any room or premises unless specifically authorised by the University. <br />
<br />
(b) No residents may have extra people living in their rooms, nor may they sub-let. <br />
</font></font><font color="#211d1e"><font color="#211d1e"><br />
<br />
(c) Visitors are only permitted during the hours laid down in the handbook of the relevant Hall of Residence. <br />
</font></font>
<br />
<br />
And<br />
<br />
<font color="#211d1e"><font color="#211d1e">No other person is allowed to occupy your room overnight, whether you are present or absent, without explicit permission of a member of the Residential Life Team. Domestic assistants are required to report cases of doubtful occupancies and extended absences. <br />
<br />
Visitors may be allowed to stay for two nights over a weekend, provided the following guidelines are adhered to: <br />
<br />
<br />
1. All cases of overnight guests must be reported to the Residential Life Team.<br />
2. Students are only allowed ONE guest at a time. That is NO MORE THAN TWO persons should occupy a room overnight.<br />
3. There is a STRICT TWO NIGHT LIMIT for guest occupancies.<br />
4. The lending of rooms (‘subletting’) or room keys is strictly prohibited.<br />
5. Children may not stay at anytime.<br />
<br />
<br />
</font></font>
<br />
<br />
So can any current student tell us what actually happens? I know they don't offer actual undergraduate couples accommodation, so we'd be getting individual rooms and staying in each others on a semi regular basis, is this acceptable?<br />
<br />
Thank you,<br />
<br />
Dan and Emily


You are supposed to tell your resident tutor if someone is staying over, but this isn't really enforced. Usually they would be fine with it although they did ask questions once when I had my brother over during exam period.

This is also in Westwood, although I expect other halls would be similar.
Original post by jamiep151
As an ex Westwood student I can say Westwood is amazing, its a little out the way but you get huge rooms, low rents and are really close to Tesco (which is way way way way cheaper than the cost cutter on campus). Also a few of the blocks were renovated last summer so you only have 10 people per kitchen in them and the kitchen is plenty big.


Thanks for the positive vibes !!
i'm wondering how far it is to go out and eat on campus at night if you dont want to/ cant cook !! Like me !? Do a few people do this each night ?
please say yes !

thanks x:angry:
Original post by Toughtee
Hello all,

My girlfriend and I have both firmed Warwick (although for different courses) and we were curious as to whether it is acceptable to stay overnight in eachothers rooms. The most recent Warwick accommodation guidebook says:



And



So can any current student tell us what actually happens? I know they don't offer actual undergraduate couples accommodation, so we'd be getting individual rooms and staying in each others on a semi regular basis, is this acceptable?

Thank you,

Dan and Emily


In principle, there's a sheet on the outside of the residential tutor's door for you to write down guests on. In practice, however, most people didn't bother, and the tutor couldn't care less (and certainly knew - we were in the corridor where the residential tutor's room was.
Original post by Pinklink07
Thanks for the positive vibes !!
i'm wondering how far it is to go out and eat on campus at night if you dont want to/ cant cook !! Like me !? Do a few people do this each night ?
please say yes !

thanks x:angry:


Eating out is absurdly expensive. I'd just learn to cook. It really is not that difficult.
Original post by Pinklink07
Thanks for the positive vibes !!
i'm wondering how far it is to go out and eat on campus at night if you dont want to/ cant cook !! Like me !? Do a few people do this each night ?
please say yes !

thanks x:angry:

Use the BBC Good Food website to find quick and easy recipes, it's what I do (and I might be putting Westwood down as first choice).
Original post by Nostromo
It's absolutely not a problem from my experience (living in Westwood at the moment, I'm not sure if other halls are stricter), and I'm pretty sure people don't notify the residential team. We barely see our residential tutor, apart from if we contact her about something.

Basically, no one is going to know, and they probably won't care anyway :smile:


Original post by ttoby
You are supposed to tell your resident tutor if someone is staying over, but this isn't really enforced. Usually they would be fine with it although they did ask questions once when I had my brother over during exam period.

This is also in Westwood, although I expect other halls would be similar.


Original post by BlueSam3
In principle, there's a sheet on the outside of the residential tutor's door for you to write down guests on. In practice, however, most people didn't bother, and the tutor couldn't care less (and certainly knew - we were in the corridor where the residential tutor's room was.


Thank you for all your responses, they were very helpful and reassuring :smile:
I am leaving Warwick Uni this summer after 3 amazing years! If anyone needs a good house to live in I can recommend my old place and according to my landlord he hasn't rented to anyone else yet. I'm just off Charter Avenue, a bike ride from Uni or 3 minutes by bus.
Original post by BlueSam3
In principle, there's a sheet on the outside of the residential tutor's door for you to write down guests on. In practice, however, most people didn't bother, and the tutor couldn't care less (and certainly knew - we were in the corridor where the residential tutor's room was.

Eating out is absurdly expensive. I'd just learn to cook. It really is not that difficult.


Not trying to be funny here, but I am coming to uni to learn and have fun, not to learn how to cook !!!! And why do these eating places exist, and keep in business if the students dont patronise them ? Warwick's accomd website says they are the alternative to spending valuable going out/work time learing how to cook !!!!
is everyone at Warwick aspiring Jamie Olivers and paragons of virtue in the kitchen, someone must eat out !!?? Half the time anyway ?:eek:
Original post by Pinklink07
Not trying to be funny here, but I am coming to uni to learn and have fun, not to learn how to cook !!!! And why do these eating places exist, and keep in business if the students dont patronise them ? Warwick's accomd website says they are the alternative to spending valuable going out/work time learing how to cook !!!!
is everyone at Warwick aspiring Jamie Olivers and paragons of virtue in the kitchen, someone must eat out !!?? Half the time anyway ?:eek:


The restaurants on campus are pretty tiny compared to the number of students, it's not set up for catering for everyone. (e.g I doubt The Dirty Duck (largest place to eat on campus) can hold more than 200 people, while over 6000 live on campus) Also, they're not cheap - ok for going to occasionally but it would be very expensive to eat out regularly.
Original post by Pinklink07
Not trying to be funny here, but I am coming to uni to learn and have fun, not to learn how to cook !!!! And why do these eating places exist, and keep in business if the students dont patronise them ? Warwick's accomd website says they are the alternative to spending valuable going out/work time learing how to cook !!!!
is everyone at Warwick aspiring Jamie Olivers and paragons of virtue in the kitchen, someone must eat out !!?? Half the time anyway ?:eek:

You'll have to get friendly with some other people who like cooking, then they can cook for you. You could take a turn now and again, something like pasta and a sauce, you could manage I am sure.
Original post by Pinklink07
Not trying to be funny here, but I am coming to uni to learn and have fun, not to learn how to cook !!!! And why do these eating places exist, and keep in business if the students dont patronise them ? Warwick's accomd website says they are the alternative to spending valuable going out/work time learing how to cook !!!!
is everyone at Warwick aspiring Jamie Olivers and paragons of virtue in the kitchen, someone must eat out !!?? Half the time anyway ?:eek:


Learning how to cook takes literally ten minutes.
Hi everyone :smile: I'm starting at Warwick in autumn and have started to look for accomodation. What sort of things shoudl I look for when choosing a campus residence? Also, as an international student, I would like to be in an environment where there is a few other international people as well.

I'm looking for a 39 week let as I don't want to deal with packing up my things over Christmas and Easter. Right now my favorites are Bluebell, Sherbourne, and Lakeside. Does anyone have experience with these three places?

Any feedback is greatly appreciated! Thanks
Original post by hannah.koestler
Hi everyone :smile: I'm starting at Warwick in autumn and have started to look for accomodation. What sort of things shoudl I look for when choosing a campus residence?

Depends. What do you want out of it. Do you want to be right in the middle of campus, or do you not mind a bit of a walk for a nicer location? Do you want an ensuite, or not? Do you want to be in flats, or corridors?

Also, as an international student, I would like to be in an environment where there is a few other international people as well.


That won't be an issue anywhere.

I'm looking for a 39 week let as I don't want to deal with packing up my things over Christmas and Easter. Right now my favorites are Bluebell, Sherbourne, and Lakeside. Does anyone have experience with these three places?


Nice buildings, nice sized rooms etc., but there's very little social feel. They're basically hotels, with about as much of a community feel.
Original post by BlueSam3
Depends. What do you want out of it. Do you want to be right in the middle of campus, or do you not mind a bit of a walk for a nicer location? Do you want an ensuite, or not? Do you want to be in flats, or corridors?



That won't be an issue anywhere.



Nice buildings, nice sized rooms etc., but there's very little social feel. They're basically hotels, with about as much of a community feel.



I generally don't care where the residence is located. I enjoy taking walks/riding my bike so that won't be a problem! Which locations do you suggest? Is it nice around the lake? Also, what's the difference between flats and corridors? Isn't every place made up of bigger apartments where 8-16 or however many people share a kitchen?

That's good to hear! So there's a good mix regardless of where you end up living

Hmm, I see. So they feel more like a hotel. Which places can you recommend? I'm looking for ensuite with a 39 week let!

Thanks again
Original post by hannah.koestler
I generally don't care where the residence is located. I enjoy taking walks/riding my bike so that won't be a problem! Which locations do you suggest? Is it nice around the lake? Also, what's the difference between flats and corridors? Isn't every place made up of bigger apartments where 8-16 or however many people share a kitchen?

That's good to hear! So there's a good mix regardless of where you end up living

Hmm, I see. So they feel more like a hotel. Which places can you recommend? I'm looking for ensuite with a 39 week let!

Thanks again


You may want to have a look at this map of cycle parks: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/about/environment/transport/cycling/ Bear in mind that it doesn't include Sherbourne or Bluebell which may have their own facilities.

I've been past the lakes a few times and they are nice, quite quiet and peaceful. There have been reports of people being attacked by birds from the lake between Lakeside and Heronbank but I'm not sure if that still happens.

Roughly (there might be exceptions) the difference between a flat and a corridor is that a flat has an extra locked door before you can get to the bedrooms/bathrooms/kitchen. The upside of this is better protection against theft. The downside is it's harder to socialise with people in other parts of the building without someone letting you through the door.
Original post by hannah.koestler
I generally don't care where the residence is located. I enjoy taking walks/riding my bike so that won't be a problem! Which locations do you suggest? Is it nice around the lake?

Nice. The geese can get a bit annoying from time to time, but it's a decent area. I'd suggest just coming to the uni at some point and walking around, and going for wherever looks nice. Personally, either one of the ones out by the lakeside area (sherbourne and heronbank being the first year ones, I think), or one of the ones on the south-east (Jack Martin/Arthur Vick) would be my preference.

Also, what's the difference between flats and corridors? Isn't every place made up of bigger apartments where 8-16 or however many people share a kitchen?


Flat: There's a locked door, and behind it are your rooms (also locked), and your kitchen/toilet/shower/etc.
Corridors: the lock is on the kitchen door, the corridor outside isn't locked, and you can just walk around everywhere.

Hmm, I see. So they feel more like a hotel. Which places can you recommend? I'm looking for ensuite with a 39 week let!


That limits you to Bluebell, Heronbank, or Sherbourne. Of the three, I'd probably prefer Heronbank, but I'd suggest trying to get a look inside each and seeing which you prefer.
I was looking at the list of facilities and for Rootes the website said the bath doesn't have a shower over it? How does that work, am I supposed to like take a bath all the time?

Also, do y'all bake? :biggrin:

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