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The information given below is based on 4 reviews as well as the 2007/2008 room list.
- Room Type and Floor
- Single Room, £843 per term (in 2007/2008).
- Room Floor
- No general agreement about floor, about 3.3.
- Room Facilities
- Network available. No washbasin available.
- Bedroom
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Could swing a sheep (~1.7 HC).
Overlooking a street.
- Noise
“Pretty noisy. The church bells will drive you mad, but music and shutting the windows will cover the rest of it. Also people tend to rev their cars loudly some nights.” (Feb 2008)
“It's right next to St Mary's so there's church bells every Sunday morning and Monday evening. Market square is noisy throughout the day. But if you shut your windows and play some music you won't really hear the noise.” (Jan 2006)
“VERY NOISY! drunk people until 3am on the weekends is a certainty, also after big club nights during the week in term time. also, it is about as close as you can get to the st. mary's bell tower (which practices every day and rings for stints of up to 20 minutes non-stop on sundays). ALSO, buskers during the day and noisy tourists. just imagine trying to work on a market square stall. oh yeah, and all the protesters always come by your room. it's fun.” (May 2004)
“noisy all the time, it faces market square!” (Jan 2003)
- Gyp Room
“Decent gyp room 2 floors down. Tiny one on same floor. One power socket for toaster, microwave, and kettle which is bit of a pain...” (Feb 2008)
“Small gyp room 10 steps away with sink, fridge and a microwave. No hob. 3 people sharing. To do proper cooking you'll have to go 2 floors down where there's a bigger kitchen (shared by 7), again with very basic facilities.” (Jan 2006)
“nearby but very small. microwave and fridge (for 3) but no hob. closest big kitchen is two floors down though it is roomy but services 10” (May 2004)
“close to my room, too small, lack of hot plate, lack of freezer” (Jan 2003)
- Bath Room
“Nice bathroom on same floor with toilet and bath. Two showers one floor down.” (Feb 2008)
“Large bathroom next to the gyp room with a bath tub. 3 people sharing. No shower on this floor. There're 2 shower rooms downstairs for the use of the entire staircase. Doesn't get too busy.” (Jan 2006)
“odd arrangement. bathroom (with loo and bath) nearby for 3. two showers one floor below.” (May 2004)
“quite far from my room, okay otherwise” (Jan 2003)
- Furniture
“Decent sized desk, wobbly shelf, chest of drawers, wardrobe, 2 comfy chairs, 1 spinny chair, coffee table etc.” (Feb 2008)
“1 large desk (larger than most others in the staircase), 1 computer desk, 1 chest of drawers, 1 wardrobe, 1 desk chair, 2 arm chairs, 1 coffee table, 1 bookshelf... pretty standard. All are quite old.” (Jan 2006)
“two standard issue college lounge (sic) chairs and small coffee table. one upright desk chair with large desk. bookcase nice but not ample enough for english students. one pinboard. also an 'old bushmills irish whiskey' sign comes included.” (May 2004)
“that's fine” (Jan 2003)
- Best Feature
“Its kinda homely with the slightly sloping walls :)” (Feb 2008)
“Double glazing (think it's the only room with double glazing in the staircase), keeps the room warm and quiet. Good location and very nice view.” (Jan 2006)
“the view of market square and the senate house is nice and it does get sun in the afternoons. the walls are slanted but only enough to give it a nice attic feel. odd shape as well which gives a bit of charm. the furniture works well in it.” (May 2004)
“double glazing :)” (Jan 2003)
- Worst Feature
“So many stairs to climb...” (Feb 2008)
“Thin walls, you can hear exactly what your neighbour is doing. No sink” (Jan 2006)
“the room slants towards the cam. there is about a 1.5-2inch gap between the top of my bookcase and the wall (while the bottom is flush against it. the noise is bad.” (May 2004)
“low ceiling, slanted walls” (Jan 2003)
- General Comments
“No double glazing! I think it was taken out this year when they refurbished the place :(” (Feb 2008)
“Old carpet and furniture, phone socket is dead. Otherwise quite a nice room with lovely bedder.” (Jan 2006)
“usually an international house and one of the better rooms in the house. be warned it is the third most expensive and not the third nicest. the rooms that are nicer in this staircase (that i have seen) are , in order, 7 (though you won't get that one), 1, 5, then perhaps this one. on this staircase beware 3, 6.” (May 2004)
- Marks
- 7.0 out of 10 (4×7)
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