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The information given below is based on 3 reviews as well as the 2007/2008 room list.
- Room Type and Floor
- Suite, £848 per term (in 2007/2008).
- Room Floor
- No general agreement about floor, about 4.0.
- Room Facilities
- Network available. Washbasin available.
- Bedroom
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Could swing a sheep (~1.8 HC).
Overlooking a court or garden.
- Living Room
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Could swing something between a sheep and a cow (~2.0 HC).
Overlooking a street
- Noise
“If you pick G16 you can choose one of two bedrooms. One* isn't noisy because it overlooks the court and it's also bigger. Two** overlooks Rose Crescent.” (Jan 2006)
“At the end of a corridor so not noisy. The length of the living room is betwen the bedrooms and the corridor. This bedroom faces in, so if you have a good place in the ballot and are bringing a friend who is lower, make them have the other room and take this one for yourself. Split sets, with a corridor between the rooms, can be loud at night because of the echoing.” (Jan 2005)
“This room is a shared set and G16* is th einner room facing into St Mike's Court. The view is really nice but as there is no double glazing in the inner room you can hear people coming back into St Mike's but its not bad at all. The living room is spacious and a good communal space.” (Jan 2003)
- Gyp Room
“this gyp room has lots of people sharing it and it would be a big of a squidge in the fridge if some people on the corridor didn't have their own room. We have a little fridge in G16 that we'll probably sell on for pittance so don't worry about that. Other than that the gyp room is a bit crap but good enough to cook pasta and sauce which is all I can cook anyway.” (Jan 2006)
“Shared between eight people, with only one fridge. We have our own mini fridge, I suggest you get one too (ours may be for sale at the beginning of next year). Three gas rings - gas is great, so much hotter, quicker and more controllable than the electric hobs. Two large sinks for some reason, so not much worktop space.” (Jan 2005)
“The gyp room is on th eother side of the floor through the fire doors. The fridge is small and supposed to be shared between 8, which can make it a cramped, but second hand fridges are reasonably priced if necessary.” (Jan 2003)
- Bath Room
“shower is right next door and I've never had to wait. It always has hot water and it has a bath too. toilet is next to it. I read last year that it was really cold in there but I've never noticed.” (Jan 2006)
“One shower (over a bath), and one loo (in a separate room) between eight people. There are other showers easily accessible, and I've only needed to go elsewhere once.” (Jan 2005)
“Bathroom is close and seperate from the toilet, but the toilet has no washbasin in the room.” (Jan 2003)
- Furniture
“Bedroom: bed, wardrobe, shelf thing, chest of drawers, decent(ish) sized desk, couple of chairs. We have a massive comfy sofa in the lounge which is AMAZING - the best sofa that I've come across in Caius. And and dining table. An amazing thing about the room in general is the amount of storage space - there's absolutely loads.” (Jan 2006)
“Large built-in wardrobe in bedroom and two in living room. Desk is in bedroom, so can shut the door if work needs doing. Extendable dining table in living room. Large soft sofa in living room (not a college one). Bought by previous occupants from the Salvation Army, with an adventurous trip across Parker's Piece, but still in good conditions. Very difficult to get off of.” (Jan 2005)
“Standard issue bed, desk, chest ot drawers, in the living room loads of storage space and a large dining table, coffee table and chairs, along with bookshelves.” (Jan 2003)
- Best Feature
“This is a shared set. There are only 2 in college, G16 and G10. I'd say G16 is slightly better because the sofa is amazing and it's much lighter for some reason. Getting to share is great because you always have someone to gossip with and the room in general is very social. Also for some bizaar reason the rent is really low in comparison to other rooms, everyone I know can't believe how cheap it is considering that it really is a room that you walk into and say "wow". We use the main room as a lounge, we've got a TV, DVD player and along with the sofa this makes for a really great chill out room.” (Jan 2006)
“Sofa. Very low rent. Being a social hub. Sharing.” (Jan 2005)
“The view and the fact that you can live with someone else - more self contained and flat like.” (Jan 2003)
- Worst Feature
“Very occassionally it's difficult to work when you're sharing because other people are often around in the room. There's no problem about having your own space though cos your bedroom is very much your own. I can't really fault it.” (Jan 2006)
“Only one double plug socket in living room, on wrong wall. Sharing (only kidding). The doors are very thick by the way; if both bedroom doors are closed then you'd have to make a LOT of noise in order to be heard.” (Jan 2005)
“Kitchen is a bit small for the amount of people using it - can get crowded.” (Jan 2003)
- General Comments
“This room tends to go fairly quickly, so you'll probably need to be very high up the ballot or have a friend high up to get this room. Just to expalin, one person picks it and puts down another person for the other room regardless of where they are in the ballot. If you have a really good friend that you'd like to share with and are fairly sociable this room is perfect and I'd give it 10/10 (the other bedroom's not quite as good but still 9/10). If you're a bit of a loner, value your privacy above anything else and/or always work in your room and hate distractions then this is not the room for you. Our bedder is fab, carpet and decor inoffensive, the room is warm because it has a fire and there are plenty of plugs, in fact there are millions. Feel free to pop round to have a look, there's usually someone in, especially at 1.45 when neighbours starts!” (Jan 2006)
“This is the best shared set. G10 is almost exactly the same, so you have to decide if the sofa or the extra flight of stairs will make the most difference to your life. G11 is not so good, be warned. It is a split set and the living room is no bigger than any of the rooms on H, plus the bedrooms are too small to have desks in so you have to work in the same room.” (Jan 2005)
“The room gets the sun around 3 in the afternoon but other than that not very often, but the sunsets are amazing over Kings Chapel.” (Jan 2003)
- Marks
- 9.3 out of 10 (2×9, 1×10)
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