Everything you know about GLENOMENA

Pharm07

hey all, headin into final year next year and thinking bout trying to get on-campus in glenomena? a bit sceptical about on-campus accommodation because i have heard a few bad reports about it and i was in one apartment in belgrove....:eek: rotten!
wow theres just come the tallest fella ive ever seen into the health science computer room......hes a giant!!!
Anyway, could yous let me know all about glenomena, read the ucd website and of course they make it sound magical.....but is it??
do the rooms have ensuite, would you ever get any study done, is it good value???
thanks guys!
he really is a giant....must be about 7 foot!!!

t_ucd

It's grand, you do have an ensuite but the bedroom's the same size as the Belgrove and Merville ones (unless you get lucky and get one of the "disabled" bedrooms which are twice the size). Wouldn't say it's good value, the only reason I'm paying this much is for the location really. The kitchen is a bit nicer but only has a microwave - no oven! I've found it can be fairly noisy but not as bad as Merville/Belgrove (was in Merville in first year). There's definitely a more "grown-up" feeling around here!

Pharm07

no oven!??? agh! thats ****. used to live in an apartment in first yr that had no oven and it was hateful. never even use microwaves. hate not having an oven
yeh, the location is great. handy walk to college in the mornings and i have a feeling i'll be in at 9 most mornings:(

Stabshauptmann

Pharm07 wrote: »

is it good value???

One thing to bear in mind is that electricity can be close to 5eur a day. Now split that 6 ways and maybe its not the end of the world but it is exorbitant compared to market prices (the reason has something to do with the construction contracts and is apparently beyond UCD's control).

Yes you can get study done, at worst you'll at least be close to the library.

Campus is also fantastic when it comes to your social life

nomorebadtown

t_ucd wrote: »

The kitchen is a bit nicer but only has a microwave - no oven!

:eek::eek::eek:
eh....can i ask, how much are you paying for a tiny student flat with no oven?

Pharm07

nomorebadtown wrote: »

:eek::eek::eek:
eh....can i ask, how much are you paying for a tiny student flat with no oven?

i think it might be something like 120/wk or something similar.

God, im really fed up with college at the minute. Cant wait for the summer. still hav reports to do and still no study done....:( really fed up wit it.

marcos172

pharm07, actually i'm 6'7,but thanks for asking.

princess-sprkle

Pharm07 wrote: »

i think it might be something like 120/wk or something similar.

God, im really fed up with college at the minute. Cant wait for the summer. still hav reports to do and still no study done....:( really fed up wit it.

it works out about 135 a week. I live there this year, tbh its not worth the money. the location is good but thats all really. electricity is a bitch, no oven, hard enough to get study done (though that could just be me :P)

Stabshauptmann

princess-sprkle wrote: »

it works out about 135 a week. I live there this year, tbh its not worth the money. the location is good but thats all really. electricity is a bitch, no oven, hard enough to get study done (though that could just be me :P)

are you counting the length of the lease or the ammount of weeks you live there?

Stepherunie

I'm presuming she's factoring in electricity etc.

Blush_01

The nicest place to live on campus is Glen 9 & 10. They're brand new, you pay for your leccy at the beginning of the year with your first rent installment and again at the beginning of the summer. They're warm, not smelly, they'll only be 3 years open in September, the bathrooms aren't disgusting like Glen 1 to 8 and they're 50 week lease apartments.

I wouldn't live on campus though. Not with the way things are going.

t_ucd

Yeah but with a 50 week lease they're only suited for postgrads.

Pharm07

marcos172 wrote: »

pharm07, actually i'm 6'7,but thanks for asking.

oh, eh.....sorry!

Pharm07

damn i just dont know, does the ensuite come with a shower to? That'd be handy. and the warm thing is sounding good to me. The house i live in this year is freeeeeezzzinnggg but an electric blanket and a heater soon sorts that out! campus, house, campus, house.......
i just dont know

Stepherunie

Yep shower in all teh rooms.

Be weird otherwise to share showers but not toilets.

Pharm07

em a shower in all the rooms. wow, bet they've seen some nasty sights!! u live in glenomena steph?

Stepherunie

No, lived in Roebuck last year though which is pretty much identical.

princess-sprkle

we've a ground floor flat & it is freezing. there was mould on the inside of the windows & windowsill *coughwheezecough*

Pharm07

princess-sprkle wrote: »

we've a ground floor flat & it is freezing. there was mould on the inside of the windows & windowsill *coughwheezecough*

ah thats a disgrace. landlords or whoever are supposed to make sure the place is damp free. thats terrible. i'd be afraid of getting a ground floor apartment. third floor, thats where u wanna be! in first yr i was in a top floor apartment block, lovely and warm!

Stepherunie

Ah it depends on the floor - I found top floors a bit draughty.

I'm currently doing the middle floor thing - probably the worst thing possible - noise from up and below - however it is very snug.

t_ucd

princess-sprkle wrote: »

we've a ground floor flat & it is freezing. there was mould on the inside of the windows & windowsill *coughwheezecough*

Don't forget the ants!

Blush_01

t_ucd wrote: »

Yeah but with a 50 week lease they're only suited for postgrads.

Not really. I never went home for the summer in my 4 years in UCD. I guess part of it was summer work in Dublin being much more easily achieved.

Goodluck2me

they arent all 50 weeks leases, there are 36 week or sept-may ones too.
I had a ground floor on elast year and it was good, although Roebuck is way better this year.

Theresalwaysone

I was in 1st yr last year in Roebuck, twas the biz. Great place.

gubbie

It also depends what you want out of your final year. If you want to go mad and hang out with young ones then one of the other accomodations are your best bet but if you want to work... I wouldn't recommend it

vasilanthropos

Hi, i am thinking of moving to Glenomena too as a postgrad. Do the rooms or apartments have phone?

Pharm07

ok, so bottom floor is cold, top floor is drafty and middle floor is noisy. ****.

top floor would be the best for me i think.

Is there anyway you can request a floor? or is it just luck of the draw?

princess-sprkle

vasilanthropos wrote: »

Hi, i am thinking of moving to Glenomena too as a postgrad. Do the rooms or apartments have phone?

nope!

Pharm07 wrote: »

ok, so bottom floor is cold, top floor is drafty and middle floor is noisy. ****.

top floor would be the best for me i think.

Is there anyway you can request a floor? or is it just luck of the draw?

i don't think you can, unless you need the bottom floor for a disabled student or something.otherwise it's the luck of the draw!