CAMPUS ACCOMMODATION SUPERTHREAD

thelad95 wrote: »

I'm going to book campus for next year but what is the 'best'? River single is probably a bit out of my price range but what are the Rye Hall shared rooms like? Is there a reason why they are so cheap (€60 a week)? Will probably put Rye Hall single as my first preference.

Tbh I've been in River shared, River single, Rye single and Village single and I've found them all to be perfectly grand. I was sharing with someone I knew in River sharing, so it might be different being put in with someone you don't know.

The Rye Hall shared rooms basically have a bunk bed as the sleeping arrangement, but one wardrobe, one desk and one chair which depending on how much stuff you have might be a pain to divide in two. That being said a few storage boxes for under the bunk bed and a little compromise with everything else and you'd be grand. I think some of the Rye bunk bedrooms have their own bathroom, but this isn't guaranteed.

River shared rooms are twin rooms. Basically you've 2 regular beds (normally with under bed storage but this varies), 2 wardrobes, 2 desks.. basically 2 of everything. They all have an ensuite bathroom afaik. The room tends to be bigger than Rye, someone of the River twin rooms seem so big I don't know why they didn't just cut them in 2 and have 2 single rooms.

I hope this clarifies things a bit, though to me the difference between Rye single and Village single is minimal really.