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The information given below is based on 1 review as well as the 2007/2008 room list.
- Room Type and Floor
- Single Room, £879 per term (in 2007/2008).
- Room Floor
- Second floor
- Room Facilities
- Network available. No washbasin available.
- Bedroom
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Could swing something between a sheep and a cow (~2.0 HC).
Overlooking a street.
- Noise
“Right. Bin trucks inhabit Green Street at 5.30am, 7am, 8.30am and 10.30am (or thereabouts), and do a good impression of the Iron Man being eviscerated. The best one is at 7am, thats the bottle truck. And it gets more fun as you get less sleep. The wrinkly, desperate flocks of the un-attached forty-somethings cause a bit of a hoo-doo on a Saturday night, but that isn't too bad. The background sound during the day is otherwise negligible, and compared to Rose Crescent, Green St. is a silky oasis of calm. The ceiling of this room is thin, so a good relationship with the neighbour above is desirable, although the room above is their sitting room and not the bedroom, so amorous noises or otherwise aren't a problem.” (Jan 2007)
- Gyp Room
“The gyp room is pretty small, and badly designed. I received a charming letter from Russ Holmes when I neglected to turn the hob off, heating a tin of beans in the cupboard above to a temperature that "rendered it still warm two hours later". Perils of the domestic sphere, I tells ya. The electrical points are clustered around one corner, meaning that its all a bit Ship's Kitchen. Then again, it is just a gyp room. Gourmet chef? Take it elsewhere. And there isn't any hob, they culled it. 'Ask no questions, and you shan't disappear in the night'; which, i believe, is something like the College motto. Oh, and one important thing, due to the weird old nature of these houses, this room is on its own floor, with the gyp room AND toilet/shower/basin across the hall, very private really, quite a luxury.” (Jan 2007)
- Bath Room
“As mentioned above, the toilet/shower/basin is just across the landing from this room, and you share it with two other humans, your upstairs and downstairs neighbours. There is a bathroom downstairs aswell. Nobody else will use your bathroom and gyp room because, once up the main stairs, the house is split in two, if one can imagine such a thing. And people are lazy when clad only in dressing gowns. All the rooms in the house (bar one or two) are good, but this side is more private, and less frequented, so if you enjoy anti-social activities, or just don't like other people very much (hello to the substantial Cambridge Autistic and Aspergers Student community), then this is ideal for you.” (Jan 2007)
- Furniture
“All the furniture is great. Modern, wood effect, sturdy, and no doubt the result of an illicit raid on an Ikea stockroom circa 1993. The bed, I find, is the biggest and most comfy that I have enjoyed in my time at Caius, gawd bless 'er. There is a very nice (retired) fire place, and a very big cupboard that could fit x3 gimps in, and a much smaller wall cupboard that might fit x1 gimps (standing room only). Two heaters mean that the room will always be warm, mostly because YOU CAN CONTROL HOW WARM THEY ARE, AND WHEN THEY GO ON AND OFF. A triumph.” (Jan 2007)
- Best Feature
“This is by far the best room I have had in Caius, bearing in mind I've been in some dives. Room 4 Springfield anyone? (Affectionately known as "The Cave"). And Room 21 Rose Cres? For the correct preservation of your mental health, do not choose room 21 Rose crescent. Its a box, haunted by a malignant spirit. The slanted floor will slowly drive you mad. Heed my words of wisdom or forever hold your head at an angle. All the blood rushes to your head whilst you sleep, either causing massive headaches or involuntary erections. A year. Its not fun. Good for that game with the Maltesers, but not fun. And I believe some of my more, shall we say, nocturnal habits, gave my neighbour advance training for sleeplessness when he hopefully becomes a House Doctor. I.e the walls are very, very thin. This room though, rm 6, is brilliant. I love it. Its really bright (two big windows), lovely old large fireplace, thick walls so very good to work, sleep and exist in, plenty of shelving, a full length mirror, and a very pleasant character that indulges Wildean fancies and all that sort of bollocks that Cambridge students are meant to say. Indeed. Oh, and the best, best, best feature of all, is that this room and the one below it have a tiny lobby, its quite weird, but it makes it doubly private. Two doors means that you can leave your bin in it, with the inner door closed, AND THE BEDDER DOESN'T COME IN AND FART OR LOOK THROUGH YOUR DRAWS whilst you are still in bed.” (Jan 2007)
- Worst Feature
“Hmm. Well, there was an "incident" with the soundproofing on one of the windows, meaning that as the two old dears came round to survey and change my curtains, (now more effective and less flammable) they released a charge of maintenance trolls who took the "faulty" soundproofing away. This, I believe, is what the religious refer to as 'a test'. Still, I really can't fault this room. As a third year who was fifteenth from the bottom in the ballot, I was very lucky to get it, and there are many, many rooms in St Mikes that may be spacier, but are much noisier, smellier etc. MOST IMPORTANTLY, i expect, is that there is no internet access via socket, but there is wireless access that is on trial (and looks set to stay, as long as we all keep off the porn). In this room, the signal varies between Good/Low, but you have to keep the laptop in a certain corner where the desk is in order for it to work. So be it. After the battle it took to get the internet back (they were going to take it out, it got tutorialed and Head tutorialed and DOS'ed, messy and time-consuming), I am very glad for it.” (Jan 2007)
- General Comments
“Technicals: 3 double sockets: with a few multi-taps you could have as many kettles as you want, set to boil all day, JUST to get that extra benefit from the energy surcharge that the College have recently introduced. Carpet: sports-casual chevron grey, an Alan Partridge sort of a carpet. Sunlight: good for cress and other plants. There is one washing machine in this house, and no dryer. The Current Bedder. Dear God, I love the woman. Her name... not allowed! But she is identifiable by a single letter pseudonym. From the start she engaged me with efficient guerrilla tactics, in a sophisticated slander war, seemingly having targeted me as a focus for All That Is Wrong With Modern Living. Seriously, its strange. She has been badmouthing me to pretty much everyone in the house, revealing my bad habits to all and sundry, and identifying me with the sale of Opium. Its become so surreal that she is now something of a running joke, not least because when finished cleaning, she goes and sits in a darkened cupboard and reads Heat magazine. She waters a potted plant with a water pistol. She can't accept the fact that I am quite capable of washing up and hoovering for myself, possibly because I dislike the distinct feeling that my stuff has been gone through. Maybe its because I said that I didn't like Queen very much at the start of the year. Either way, if you are slightly unconventional in any way, beware her spitting serpent's tongue. Who knows, something might fall on her by the time you move in here. Or whatever. She doesn't smoke, and she is ruthlessly efficient at her job: I think I'll give her that. Then again, if I survive to graduation, maybe she isn't. Oh, and she doesn't like clandestine over-night guests, pushing for forms, College bureaucracy and the involvement of the Fire and Safety apparatchiks. She is more efficient than Stalin's Five Year Plans, more ruthless than the internal paper machine of the Third Reich. I'm running out of hyperbole, but you get the idea. I'm biased.” (Jan 2007)
- Marks
- 9.0 out of 10 (1×9)
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Corner of the Room from the bed tucked next to the door. (Jan 2007)
Lots and lots of lovely light. By the way, these were all incidental photos. (Jan 2007)
