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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
- Suite, £954 per term (in 2007/2008).
- Room Floor
- No general agreement about floor, about 2.2.
- Room Facilities
- Network available. No washbasin available.
- Bedroom
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Could swing something between a hamster and a cat (~1.1 HC).
Not sure about view. (3דOverlooking a street”, 2דOverlooking a court or garden”).
- Living Room
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Could swing something between a sheep and a cow (~2.0 HC).
Overlooking a court or garden
- Noise
“Occasional drunkards heading home via orgasm bridge late at night. Sometimes people practice piano and sing in the senior parlour during the day. No real problems.” (Jan 2008)
“Can be noisy early morning in bedroom due to lorries reversing. Some noise late at night from drunken passers-by.” (Jan 2005)
“Bedroom is very noisy, overlooks Trinity Lane. Bottle banks and deliveries at 6.30am. Only single glazing. Its above senior parlour so can sometimes hear people playing piano in there, or the occasional party. Bedder doesn't make much effort to be quiet.” (Jan 2004)
“the stupid truck at 6am screaming out warnings to beware of the vehicle reversing. and clanging of a million bottles and the annoying rattle of the metal wagons in gonville court which deliver the food to hall. otherwise quiet rest of times.” (Jan 2003)
“There's noise in the mornings from trucks and other works.” (Jan 2003)
- Gyp Room
“Connected to the room, shared with the room on D staircase. Very good as far as college gyp rooms go.” (Jan 2008)
“Shared only with one person; their room and this one is connected by the kichen. Fairly small, but big enough for two, and with a nice view.” (Jan 2005)
“Share with person in D4/5. the two rooms are joint through kitchen. quite small, but enough for 2 people.” (Jan 2004)
“sharing with only one other person. sociable esp if you get on well with your neighbour. kitchen in between the two rooms” (Jan 2003)
“Really good kitchen shared with D4/5 (i.e. 1 other person). The kitchen is only accessible from one of the two rooms and connects the two when both doors are left open (good for big parties!).” (Jan 2003)
- Bath Room
“Bathroom on floor shared between 3, Shower floor below.” (Jan 2008)
“One bath, one shower, two toilets. Only four people sharing all this.” (Jan 2005)
“One bath/toilet on floor, shower on floor below. Share both with two other people” (Jan 2004)
“shower on the floor below but no one else really lives on that staircase or uses it that much so it's fine. good shower facilities” (Jan 2003)
“There is a toilet and bath right next to the room, shared with 1 person (C4/5). There is also a really good shower on the floor below, shared with 2 people only.” (Jan 2003)
- Furniture
“2 desks, coffee table, 7 chairs.” (Jan 2008)
“Desk is old and rickety but lovely. Biggish table with mirror. Two big chairs, one wooden chair, a square coffee table. Desk chair.” (Jan 2005)
“Desk, oak table, small coffee table. 7 chairs. Shelves on wall” (Jan 2004)
“not enough lighting. def need own uplighter and lots of lamps. large desk, sofa and two armchairs” (Jan 2003)
“The desk is fairly big and antique-looking (a good thing in case you're wondering!) and there is a computer chair in the room. There is also a 2-seat sofa, 2 armchairs and a fireplace! The bedroom is separate, but a bit small (though I don't think this is a problem).” (Jan 2003)
- Best Feature
“It is quite old school with the wood panel walls. You could store at least 5 dead bodies with the amount of storage available. Gyp room connected and bathroom next door makes the facilities very convenient. A stone's throw from the bar and hall.” (Jan 2008)
“The view - Gonville Ct, Caius Chapel King's Chapel, Great St Mary's, Senate House roof. LOTS of storage. Lovely and old and characterful, quirky. The front room is spacious.” (Jan 2005)
“Location, close to bar/hall. C5,C6 and D4/5 are all connected through C6, and there is nobody beneath any of the rooms.” (Jan 2004)
“cosiness, convenience cos right next to hall. large sitting room.” (Jan 2003)
“It's big, pretty, has excellent facilities and a great view of Gonville Court and the Chapel.” (Jan 2003)
- Worst Feature
“Tiny bedroom.” (Jan 2008)
“Can get a bit cold, being in the attic. Sometimes quite dark. Bedroom is very small.” (Jan 2005)
“Noise in bedroom.” (Jan 2004)
“bookcases which don't fit any books cos they are too small.” (Jan 2003)
“It's a bit dark, but you can just buy some lights. It's also a bit noisy, but so are most rooms in old courts.” (Jan 2003)
- General Comments
“Top 10 in the ballot kind of room, although marginally the worst out of the 3 main Gonville Court rooms. It is not huge, but it looks pretty cool, and you can get out onto the roof of Gonville court.” (Jan 2008)
“Bedder is excellent. Overall a fantastic room. It is right in the centre of college, close to bar, JCR, hall, pholes etc. Very sociable given its main entrance and connection via the kitchen to the next room, though this can be dangerously distracting, especially in final year!” (Jan 2005)
“Bedder is quite noisy and insists on cleaning everything everyday. So expect to be woken up at 9am most days. No central heating, so you'll need electric heaters. Brand new carpet put down over xmas, which is really nice. Loads and loads of storage space. Bit dark.” (Jan 2004)
“not THAT much sunlight admittedly. bedroom is definitely that. a room with a bed in it. can't fit anything more than that. but can be made very cosy if good at interior decorating:-)” (Jan 2003)
“Lots of storage space, big cupboards. The bedder is also quite nice!” (Jan 2003)
- Marks
- 9.4 out of 10 (3×9, 2×10)
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