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"Quiet" area en-suite accommodation: Myth or reality?

Hello,

I would appreciate the contribution of any "quiet" area en-suite room tenants on this:

I’ve been querying the CRO, as well as some of the college residence officers, about the availability of “quiet" area en suite rooms on campus, and where these are situated. Unfortunately, the responses I’ve had so far are, at most, general and do not answer my questions particularly well (if at all).

So, if you could help me out by telling me (a) your college and (b) how are you finding your “quiet" area en-suite accommodation (assuming there is such a thing), I would very much obliged.

Thanks.

Reply 1

random_bloke

1

everywhere should be reasonable.

ie. quiet after midnight basically, although don't expect porters to do anything at weekends unless it gets really silly.

i went and told a neighbour of mine to stop playing his keyboard at 3.30am and he told me that it was tough because he was a music student. ********.

Reply 2

nelly

I dont know if a particlular 'Quiet' area exists. I'm in Lonsdale, and while its not too busy down here on Alex Park, we obviously have noisey people. I think it is a bit 'quieter' than on campus, but thats just coz its not as busy.

Reply 3

understatement

OP

random_bloke

everywhere should be reasonable.

ie. quiet after midnight basically, although don't expect porters to do anything at weekends unless it gets really silly.

i went and told a neighbour of mine to stop playing his keyboard at 3.30am and he told me that it was tough because he was a music student. ********.

Thanks for your responses, but I am still waiting to hear from a "quiet area" tenant.

random_bloke: Bowland Hall, assuming you are still there, is a fairly quiet place, and is my choice for next year for other reasons too. Nevertheless, I had a rather unpleasant situation with a particular flatmate last year, who kept on, despite me reporting him and calling the porters, disturbing me on a daily basis, with loud music & TV, room gatherings (>=4 people) etc. Unfair if you ask me (it was impossible for me to study without earplugs). I guess, it never occurred to him that he was annoying me as much as he was, otherwise I'm sure he would have stopped.

Tell the keyboard guy to buy/wear headphones.

Reply 4

floss

i live next door to the suppsoed quiet block in fylde.. and some of it's residents seem louder than those that i live with!!
if you live in an actual quiet block you can 'expect' quiet all day.. and can report to the porters if they are not keeping quiet..
but it generally is luck of the draw i think.. unless everyone in the quiet area want to be quiet, it won't be..
my flat is pretty quiet when i try to do work.. we're quite good with that.. might ahve something to do with the quiet 2nd years we have..

Reply 5

Lizj

10

Did anybody who asked for quiet area actually get it? I don't even know which ones are the quiet areas in Cartmel.
If they put people who didn't ask for it into quiet areas and people like me (who wanted quiet) into normal areas then there's no difference and no point is there?

Reply 6

tinks*

Hey I am in Cartmel and it is the quietest place ever, the furthest college away on campus. Personally I find it too quiet as i share the building with many international student who i think have chosen this college for the quietness. When you are tryin to get work done the is not a sound but you can then jus walk like five seconds to lonsdale bar, the "party" college supposedly. So yeah hope this help. O yeah and it is en-suite!

Reply 7

random_bloke

1

i don't this idea that somehow southwest is quieter because it's away from the uni. the uni buildings (lecture theatres etc) close at night. south west is the most densly populated area.

Reply 8

understatement

OP

I've tried Southwest and it didn't work out for me: small rooms, too many people to a flat (for my taste), noisy (depends on the flatmates I guess), isolated, and an uncanny feeling of uniformity.

Reply 9

jmj

2

Hey, I live in Southwest pretty much next to Barker House Farm and I've always found it quite noisy, loads of people seem to walk past in the middle of the night talking loudly, but I guess it all depends on who you live with and who lives near you.

Also, I think I should warn you that occasionally Cartmel Bar alarm decides to go off at random hours of the night and THAT is very, very loud. In the second week of the first term back in October, it decided to go off nearly every morning at 3am.

Reply 10

BlackpoolCraig

11

I must have had the noisiest room on campus last year! You become quite adjusted to the noise after a while.

Reply 11

Richard B

Perhps we shld petition the Vice-Chancellor to set up a new "quiet" college - no music or tvs in rooms at any time, so people who want to get on with work and trying to get a good degree can join that college - they wldnt even need new buildings - they could make it out of Bowland Hall and the "School of Widening Participation" (wotz that??) - & no other uni would have one, so it would be an attraction, which should put our league table ratings up...

Reply 12

-- Dan --

6

Richard B

they could make it out of Bowland Hall and the "School of Widening Participation" (wotz that??) - & no other uni would have one, so it would be an attraction, which should put our league table ratings up...

You can't take away Bowland's only en-suite accomodation and guest rooms. We're the smallest college as it is!

Reply 13

philip67

10

why the hell would anyone want a room where you can't watch tv or listen to music? That just wouldn't work..... yes your here to learn, but also to have fun, people need to remember that!

Reply 14

Elanor_Gamgee

philip67

why the hell would anyone want a room where you can't watch tv or listen to music? That just wouldn't work..... yes your here to learn, but also to have fun, people need to remember that!

I agree! To focus on work to that extent would not be good for a person. It is good for there to be a mix of people in a flat, so that the hard-working ones do not become too stressed but the "party" people do do some work...

Reply 15

understatement

OP

Elanor_Gamgee

I agree! To focus on work to that extent would not be good for a person. It is good for there to be a mix of people in a flat, so that the hard-working ones do not become too stressed but the "party" people do do some work...

Doesn't work like that I'm afraid: "party" people keep on partying with no regard for the studious people, who struggle to get their work done and get really stressed by all the noise (what I call a "first-base" externality). When dealing with extremes it's not good to have them in the same flat. Simple as that.

I think the university should be more responsible in catering for the needs of students who really want "quiet" accommodation (for whatever reason). Nevertheless, even in such accommodation, it would be pointless and stupid to prohibit any form of indoor entertainment/socialising at a level that doesn't interfere with day-to-day life. All humans are social by nature...

Reply 16

Elanor_Gamgee

understatement

Doesn't work like that I'm afraid: "party" people keep on partying with no regard for the studious people, who struggle to get their work done and get really stressed by all the noise (what I call a "first-base" externality). When dealing with extremes it's not good to have them in the same flat. Simple as that.

I think the university should be more responsible in catering for the needs of students who really want "quiet" accommodation (for whatever reason). Nevertheless, even in such accommodation, it would be pointless and stupid to prohibit any form of indoor entertainment/socialising at a level that doesn't interfere with day-to-day life. All humans are social by nature...

well, im afraid that i have to disagree...our flat works fine with a wide variety of different personalities! :smile:

Reply 17

understatement

OP

Elanor_Gamgee

well, im afraid that i have to disagree...our flat works fine with a wide variety of different personalities! :smile:

That might be the case for you, but you're not the one with the problem. I simply don't want to and can't be around noisy individuals.

As I've already mentioned, the university needs to be more attentive to the needs of students who require specific/special accommodation conditions (in most cases this has to do with mental/cognitive problems rather than personal taste), at no extra cost or trouble. If anyone could answer my initial question(s) (see first post) I would still appreciate it. If you don't want to do this publicly please do PM me.

Thanks

Reply 18

luke88

11

Quite areas on campus... humm, well I was on a quiet floor in county main once... it was far far from quiet, it was extremely loud with people shotuing and screaming from 8am till 8am.

If anyone really wants quiet accommodation, state on the application form that this is a priority to you and you would be really unhappy if you didn't receive this.

"Quiet" area en-suite accommodation: Myth or reality?

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