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The information given below is based on 5 reviews as well as the 2007/2008 room list.
- Room Type and Floor
- Single Room, £783 per term (in 2007/2008).
- Room Floor
- First floor
- Room Facilities
- Network available. No washbasin available.
- Bedroom
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Could swing a sheep (~1.8 HC).
Overlooking a street.
- Noise
“Can occasionally hear people walking in the kitchen above, but not much. Quite noisy at about 7-8am on some days as the dustbin men collect Hughes Hall's (the college next door) rubbish.” (Jan 2007)
“There's a fire station and police station nearby, so it can be a bit noisy, but you get used to it. Similarly you adjust to the noise of people walking in the kitchen directly above, but its not generally too bad.” (Jan 2006)
“Was noisy cos of builders but they're going now! Room is directly below kitchen so you can hear people when they're walking, but it's not so much as you'd notice, and otherwise is fairly quiet.” (Jan 2005)
“It overlooks the back of the public swimming pool off of parkers piece,and currently there's a big constructino site about 50m away. So, with the associated lorries,cars, contractors, drills, etc it can get a bit noisy, usually from relatively early in the morning. However, the building is nearing completion so hopefully by the time you have this room, this wont be an issue. And anyway, the noise is never bad enough to interfere with work, sleep, etc - you quickly learn to block it out. No worse than living in the centre of town somewhere.” (Jan 2004)
“noisy-theres a fire and police station round the corner, plus mini-skater boys, and the exit system of the car park is annoying but you get used to it.” (Jan 2003)
- Gyp Room
“Two kitchens in the house shared between 14 people. Arguably the best in Caius. No oven, but absolutely massive with a dining table and chairs in the downstairs kitchen so quite a good social area. Plenty of cupboard space and loads of hobs. The downstairs kitchen is 2 floors away and the upstairs one is up 1 floor.” (Jan 2007)
“Houses 7 and 8 share two large and lovely kitchens between 14, one on the second floor and one in the basement. The kitchens are pretty recently decorated, as is the whole house, so the facilities are good and clean, with plenty of hobs and work surfaces.” (Jan 2006)
“one and half flights of stairs up. Big. Shared between 6-8. Very nice! Plenty of cupboard/fridge space, four electric hobs and all recently refurbished. Downstairs kitchen (in basement - 2 flights down) even bigger, with table and chairs, and twice as much of everything.” (Jan 2005)
“Wonderful. Shared between 7 and 8 Morty(the two houses adjoin) are two big, recently refurbished kitchens. One which takes up most of the basement (two seperate hobs, loads of cupboards etc but a very low roof) and a slightly smaller one on the 2nd floor, with a 4-ring electric hob, microwave, kettle etc, two fridges, plenty of cupboards etc. There are about 4 or 5 of us sharing it- ive yet to have a problem with overcrowding, theres plenty of space. Distance- about a 5 second jog up a flight of stairs” (Jan 2004)
“HUGE ktichen shared amongst 7 or 8 of us.” (Jan 2003)
- Bath Room
“Shared between houses 7 and 8 (14 people) there are 6 toilets, plus one ensuite in Room 1 of House 8. There's 4 showers and a bath. The nearest bathrooms to this room are down 4 stairs or up 12.” (Jan 2007)
“Bathrooms are on the half floors, with each being shared between two or three. Great showers, fairly recently refurbished so, like the kitchens nice and bright and airy.” (Jan 2006)
“one is 4 steps down, the other is 8 steps up - so hardly a worry about queues. Each shared with 2-3 people. Adequate size. This side of the house has all showers, the other side has baths. VERY good "mira" shower.” (Jan 2005)
“one on ground floor, one each on landing up to 1st and 2nd floors (not sure about basement facilities). There are about 3 of us sharing the bathroom, usually no problem with availability. Shower is very nice with actually HOT water which has PRESSURE- very welcome. Distnace- a two second leap down half a flight of stairs.” (Jan 2004)
“very clean, good shower, and only 2 or 3 people per bathroom.” (Jan 2003)
- Furniture
“All the furniture is quite new and in good condition. There is a medium sized desk, a book case, a stand-alone wardrobe, one coffee table, one bed-sized table, a desk chair, two comfy chairs, a chest of drawers and a desk lamp.” (Jan 2007)
“Storage in the room is minimal - wardrobe, chest of drawers, bookcase, smallish desk and chair, coffee table and two comfy chairs, although there is plenty of room under the bed for extra storage. All the furniture is quite new and modern looking.” (Jan 2006)
“All matching and fairly new furniture,though bit on the small side. 1 cupboard, 1 chest of drawers, 1 coffee table, 1 bedside cabinet, 1 bookcase, 1 small desk.” (Jan 2005)
“One computer desk of adequate size (i get my laptop, speakers, cd player, lamp on and still have space to work), two very comfy chairs, one desk chair, a 'coffee table' (could be bigger), a nice bedside table with drawer, one SMALL wardrobe, one SMALL bookcase (only 4 shelves- perhaps my biggest complaint) and one chest of drawers. All the furniture is very new, the color scheme of the room is creamyish walls with red curtains and red-lino topped furniture. Sort of IKEA-style.. It looks modern and very nice- fits the modern look of the house. My biggest complaint though is the lack of wardrobe and book-case space” (Jan 2004)
“normal- desk, wardrobe, book case, shext of drawer, coffee table and 2 comfy chairs” (Jan 2003)
- Best Feature
“Good condition, lots of light, in the middle of the house so not far from anyone.” (Jan 2007)
“There's plenty of natural light in the room, it has big windows and two adjustable radiators which keep it warm.” (Jan 2006)
“Really bright and sunny, and always warm. The whole house is recently refurbished so everything, especially kitchens and bathrooms, are still pretty nice! Bedder/Housekeeper is lovely & even does our washing up sometimes!” (Jan 2005)
“Two big windows allow plenty of light, it's located nicely in the middle between houses 7 and 8, its certainly plenty warm (the radiators work very well), and once propperly arranged etc feels very very homely. The house and facilities are also the best (along with house 7) on Morty road, AND our door-buzzer-letter-in-thing actually works- they dont on most of Morty.” (Jan 2004)
“ermmm...its warm?” (Jan 2003)
- Worst Feature
“smallest in the house, but not too small, just cosy. noise of bin men and car park barrier may get annoying to some people.” (Jan 2007)
“As mentioned above, it can be a bit noisy, but you get used to it surprisingly quickly.” (Jan 2006)
“It is the smallest of all the Morti Rooms, and desk/storage is pretty minimal. Hearing people pace the kitchen could get annoying if that kind of thing bothers you.” (Jan 2005)
“Relatively small wardrobe and bookcase and chest of drawers means limited storage space, though i've managed. For example, this year, having brought up less stuff than last year, every drawer and shelf, plus under the bed, had stuff in it, whereas in last year's room i had space to spare. Its not a big problem though, and I dont feel it hinders me. The lack of network connection in Morty is VERY annoying though- the room has a socket but its not connected. Room is not the biggest in house 8, in fact I think its one of the smallest, but I really dont notice and its not an issue.” (Jan 2004)
“its the smallest one in the house (and possibly the road) but is still plenty big.” (Jan 2003)
- General Comments
“read what everyone else has said as that sums it up...” (Jan 2007)
“This room is half in house 7, half in house 8 (door is in 8) and is above the two front doors, looking out onto the back of the leisure centre. The large kitchens make it a very sociable house and the bedder and hostelkeeper are both great. The decor throughout the house is modern and bright and there are plenty of sockets around the room.” (Jan 2006)
“There is a network socket, but it's not connected as yet (they've been promising for about 3 yrs!). Even though it's the smallest room, it's still more than adequate. Making use of storage under the bed/on top of wardrobe and it's fine. Decor is pleasant, plenty of electric sockets. Really nice, homely room & house.” (Jan 2005)
“Plenty of sunlight, the bedder who's also the landlady is very nice and so far we've all gotten along fine. Decor, as ive said, is very nice, heating (now that it works) is great.. Construction noise is a pain but its not really a problem. Bike sheds just behind the back door of the house are very handy, plus House 8 has a nice garden we can use. Id definately reccomend this house, and this room” (Jan 2004)
“room is generally good. the bedder keeps the house clean, but she's difficult to get on with, and can cause PLENTY of problems” (Jan 2003)
- Marks
- 8.0 out of 10 (3×8, 1×7, 1×9)
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