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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, £914 per term (in 2007/2008).
- Room Floor
- No general agreement about floor, about 3.0.
- Room Facilities
- Network available. Washbasin available.
- Bedroom
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Could swing a sheep (~1.7 HC).
Overlooking a street.
- Noise
“The sink buzzes, the radiator gurgles and the melodic refrains of drunk chavs waft through my wafer-thin window at all hours...if you want to sleep either get ear-plugs or get so pissed you pass out.” (Jan 2006)
“High enough not to be noisy, rare for the centre of town. Bear in mind that I am a very deep sleeper!!!” (Jan 2005)
“It is quite noisy, yes. This doesn't bother me as I am pretty insensitive to random noise but if you are the kind of person who would be disturbed by the beeping of lorries at 5 in the morning or the conversations of people in the street below, think twice before picking this room.” (Jan 2004)
“Very noisy, especially about 6.30am!” (Jan 2003)
- Gyp Room
“Shared with one other, fridge, microwave, grill etc. Rather nice.” (Jan 2006)
“Gyp room next door, extremely adequate for the two people who share” (Jan 2005)
“It's really small, but so are a lot of the gyp rooms in Tree Court. I share it with one other person (Dr Butcher also has rooms on this floor, but doesn't live here). It has two rings for cooking on, a small fridge and a grill.” (Jan 2004)
“Really small and tiny fridge” (Jan 2003)
- Bath Room
“Shower and bath are down a floor but it's not a great hassle.” (Jan 2006)
“Toilet next to room, showers and bath one floor down. No problems with sharing.” (Jan 2005)
“There is a toilet on this floor, and there are two showers and a bath one floor down. Showers and bath are shared between all of the people on the staircase, but I've never had to wait to use the shower in the morning.” (Jan 2004)
“2 showers and 1 bath from the staircase (on 2nd floor). Not always hot!” (Jan 2003)
- Furniture
“Couple of chairs, coffee tabley thing, desk, bed, lots of shelving.” (Jan 2006)
“Standard furniture - best to cover it up though as it is pretty shabby” (Jan 2005)
“I have an adequate desk (with a deskchair), two standard chairs, a bed, a coffee table, quite a substantial bookcase, lots of shelving, two desk-of-drawer-type pieces of furniture and a wardrobe, washbasin and cupboard that are built into the wall of the room. There are also cupboards on top of these, so the room has a lot of storage space.” (Jan 2004)
“Large desk, wardrobe, coffee table, two armchairs, shelves (no proper bookcase)” (Jan 2003)
- Best Feature
“The fact it is in College (I got this room as a 2nd yr) and I suppose there is a nice atticy feel to it...” (Jan 2006)
“Spiral staircase up to the incredible blue light!!” (Jan 2005)
“The staircase is gorgeous (great stained glass) as long as you don't mind walking up all the spiral stairs! Having a washbasin is cool, as is the built-in wardrobe space. The storage space is really useful also. The room itself is fine but nothing special unless you make it so.” (Jan 2004)
“No noise from other students (as only one other and a fellow on the floor)” (Jan 2003)
- Worst Feature
“Noise, SHITE bed (it's like a water-bed- apparently "new this year" but i dont believe them, the stingy arse-monkeys)” (Jan 2006)
“Bit grotty, needs a good lick of paint and some better furniture” (Jan 2005)
“View out of the window is mainly of a brick wall (you can kind of see into John's, but you have to be at a certain angle!). This means that the room can be gloomy, and obviously that if you are working at the desk, you don't have an overly inspiring view in front of you. The room is not in amazing condition - walls have taken a bit of a battering, but cover the dents in posters and it's perfectly acceptable.” (Jan 2004)
“Dark and noisy in the mornings” (Jan 2003)
- General Comments
“Many sockets, good to have own sink, lots of storage space, either too cold or too hot, good room for 2nd yr but rubbish for a 3rd yr.” (Jan 2006)
“Looks over rooftops and can see Trinity at a stretch! Perfectly acceptable room although the rent is comparitavely high for what you get!!” (Jan 2005)
“The room may not be bright, but it is always warm. It has all the things you would need, like a network connection, phone socket, washbasin, lots of cupboards. It isn't the biggest room on the staircase, but isn't the smallest either. Think kind of Harvey Court sized (not sure about the swinging of animals as a way of giving an accurate impression of the size of the room!!). Basically, this is a lovely staircase with lots of character but there are some bigger rooms with much better views. Another consideration to bear in mind when picking a room is the fact that if you pick a room in the old courts you are effectively locked in after 1 in the morning. This can feel weird. If you want more freedom of movement, definitely go for St Mikes.” (Jan 2004)
“Bedder terrible!” (Jan 2003)
- Marks
- 5.8 out of 10 (2×6, 1×4, 1×7)
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