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The information given below is based on 2 reviews as well as the 2007/2008 room list.
- Room Type and Floor
- Single Room, £843 per term (in 2007/2008).
- Room Floor
- Second floor
- Room Facilities
- Network available. No washbasin available.
- Bedroom
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Could swing a sheep (~1.6 HC).
Overlooking a court or garden.
- Noise
“Very quiet, except on Sundays when church bells can be heard, although they have never borrowed me.” (Jan 2008)
“It's generally quite noisy because of cars coming through the big iron gate early in the morning, loud techno music and rowdy drunken porters playing Qabaddi (not related).” (Jan 2004)
- Gyp Room
“Shared between 4, located in the basement (3 staircases down). It is huge, lots of surfaces and a big table in the middle. The microwave is ok, the fridge is tiny and lacks shelves, and the toaster is a fire hazzard. Oh and did I mention the ceiling fell down at the beginning of november, and was just covered by a plastic sheet until we left. It wouldn't be so bad, but the kitchen is in the basement so there was a fear we would fall through the bathroom floor, and the whole building has asbestos, so if I get asbestos related cancer I'm suing.” (Jan 2008)
“The kitchen (it is big enough to deserve this description) is in the basement, so it's down three flights of stairs. Shared with three people, big table and an interesting musty smell coming from the cage next door (will college ever clean that poor hamster out?).” (Jan 2004)
- Bath Room
“It is absoutely vile. Extremely dark and hot like a sauna. The toilet seat falls off at regular intervals (and very rarely gets cleaned), the sink is fine, but for the mouldy shelf above it. The shower is a big plastic box plonked in the middle of the room, which has probably been there too long as it is quite mouldy at the top, and it is very very small, not enough room to bend down and pick up the soap- a good thing in prison perhaps, but not so good when you need to get washed but are afraid of your back touching a chunk of mould on the wall. It is however shared only between 4 people so it's rare to have to wait for a shower. It is on the ground floor, so 2 staircases down.” (Jan 2008)
“The bathroom is pretty small and gloomy but it has all the necessary features, including a shower powerful enough to be used in crowd control. Shared by four dirty, sweaty menfolk, it's on the ground floor.” (Jan 2004)
- Furniture
“The desk is quite small. You can fit a laptop, a printer and one book on there, but little else. The room also has two large comfy chairs and a coffee table, one wooden chair, one desk chair, a very comfy bed, a rather small wardrobe (but bigger than most in Stephen Hawking Building), 3 built in shallow cupboards, a bookcase, a chest of draws and a bedside table. All is old, but in reasonable condition.” (Jan 2008)
“OK, if you want to try and work in this room, forget it. The desk is the size of a Gardie's burger box and it has the comfiest bed outside the Parisian prostitute quarter. Otherwise it has a wardrobe, chest of drawers and a cabinet, a dart board, two chairs, a poncy coffee table and absolutely no fire escape.” (Jan 2004)
- Best Feature
“It is very big for a room in St Mary's and it's great only having to share facilities with 3 other people. It gets a lot of sunlight, but the curtains are thick so that can be blocked out when an afternoon nap is in order. It has two large windows overlooking the court. The bed is very comfy.” (Jan 2008)
“It's secure because there's an outside lock on the door to J staircase, although that doesn't account for the bizarre men who knock on my door at 9am. It has a lovely view over the courtyard and you can play 'Celebrity Squares' using the staircase windows. The bedder is Adriana Sklenarikova and therefore safe.” (Jan 2004)
- Worst Feature
“The staircases are very steep and windy, so it's not easy to get your stuff into your room if, like me, you take your entire house to university. It's also slightly scary that there is asbestos in my room, and that the ceilings randomly fall down.” (Jan 2008)
“If there's a fire you're frankly shafted, unless you're Spiderman. You get thighs like a Polish widow running up and down the stairs.” (Jan 2004)
- General Comments
“The bedder is lovely, however she does not clean. She hasn't vacuumed my room all year and cleans the toilet every 3 weeks or so. There isn't enough storage space, although it is better than the Stephen Hawking building in that respect. The carpet is passable, navy blue but a bit tatty. The heating took a while to work out but is very efficient. Plenty of sockets, two internet thingys and a phone line. The walls are crusty cream, in need of touching up, but if you offer to do it yourself they won't let you for health and safety reasons. Comparing my room to other rooms in St Mary's it is really big and really comfortable.” (Jan 2008)
“The room is airy but the decor is a little old-fashioned for my liking. Given a budget of £800 I would wallpaper the room with a fetching seventies leopard-print, add a bar and a walk-in fridge and give the rest of the furniture to the bedder for being hot. It has loads of sockets and is reasonably warm and cosy, like a minge.” (Jan 2004)
- Marks
- 6.0 out of 10 (2×6)
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