Where to live?

LisaRoy

Im starting at NUI Galway later this year. But i dont want to go to student acc because well its so expensive and strict! I would love to be very near eyre square and NUIG. has anybody got any places for living to suggest? Thanks:)

syncosised

You should reconsider student accommodation for your first year. You meet so many people in student accommodation, you'll really feel left out if you're not living near lots of other student. Gort na Coiribe is nice, but they might be booked out by now. I lived in Dunaras in first year, it's quite far out and there's not as much of a student atmosphere as the other places, but it's still easy enough to get to know your neighbours, and the apartments are nice.

Do give some thought to student accomodation, you'll be in college for 3 to 4 years, you'll make friends in your first year in student accommodation that you'll be close to until you're finished.

ciano1

Gort na Coiribe booking opens on the 28th of this month

Im looking for accommodation too... I only want to go to student accommodation in first year to meet people!

Unless you're going to Galway with a few people you know then renting a place would be good, but otherwise, student accommodation is the way to go !

Im torn between Gort because its supposed to be nice and not too far from the college OR Corrib village
Corrib doesnt have very nice accommodation but its the closest to the college by FAR and the craic is supposed to be mighty there!

Foxx92

ciano1 wrote: »

Im looking for accommodation too... I only want to go to student accommodation in first year to meet people!

Same here, will try to get into Gort.

ciano1

Foxx92 wrote: »

Same here, will try to get into Gort.

Whats putting ya off corrib ??

Foxx92

A need of Sleep!:)

It wouldn't be the worst staying there, just have to weigh up weather the 'craic' is worth it. Do many 1st year students go to Gort? At the moment the fact that I'll be away from most of the first years is making the decision really hard.

syncosised

Gort na Coiribe is mostly second and third years. Corrib Village is almost exclusively first years ... kind of tells you all you need to know!

allym

Same trying to get Gort:) Would love Corrib for the parties but I'm a big fan of my sleep! And it's a lot of money to pay for a room that's really not that nice!

GLUEY

Which accomodation is the cheapest?....:o

nobbo

Foxx92 wrote: »

A need of Sleep!:).

Ugh......

rivalius13

Bit of advice, avoid Amhra House. Just search for it here and you'll see plenty of reasons why.

GLUEY

When does booking for Corrib open? Or is it already open?

ciano1

I doubt its open now...Their website still has the 09/10 application form

GLUEY

ciano1 wrote: »

I doubt its open now...Their website still has the 09/10 application form

Thanks. I've just heard that it books out pretty fast so I want to book it straight away. Still confused over which accomodation to stay in though.

ciano1

GLUEY wrote: »

Thanks. I've just heard that it books out pretty fast so I want to book it straight away. Still confused over which accomodation to stay in though.

Id say they all start taking bookings at around the same time
Gort na coiribe bookings open on the 28th and cuirt na coiribe bookings open on the 1st of feb

I'm probably gonna try Gort if I can get somebody I know to go in with me...Otherwise Corrib

GLUEY

ciano1 wrote: »

Id say they all start taking bookings at around the same time
Gort na coiribe bookings open on the 28th and cuirt na coiribe bookings open on the 1st of feb

I'm probably gonna try Gort if I can get somebody I know to go in with me...Otherwise Corrib

I've nobody going with me so it'll probably be Corrib.

bean na gaeilge

Gort na Coiribe usually put first years together... second years together and so on!! Best place ever - lived there in first and second year! Met loads of people and I didn't know anyone going to Galway in First year so student accomodation is def the way to go!

Claypigeon

Have had nothing but hassle with Corrib all year round (I'm a First Year), I agree with the whole "live in student accomo to meet people" thing but Corrib in general isn't the kind of people you want to meet, I imagine Gcort is much better since there's more settled people rather than people that find getting back to Galway on a Sunday night cause for celebration. Not to say you couldn't move into Corrib and meet nice people, but it's an extortionate price for awful conditions and rubbish management. Go for one of the nicer student villages imo, Amhra House sounds desperate though

mink_man

cheap houses around.

schween

Another bonus of Gort is being close to Dunnes & Tesco. And it's easier to get into town from.

GLUEY

linda leaning towards Gort now after hearing you're opinions. :S

christina_x

hmm... Id love Gort, but might have to settle for menlo.
Anybody have experience is menlo and is it annoying/expensive going to town?

ciano1

I should be putting in my application for Gort on the 28th :P:)

Anyone else?

The Cool

I lived in Corrib Village in first year, and loved it. You get to know so many people, it's more social than Gort I think. In Corrib Village people actually go around flats introducing themselves and there are great block parties. It's definitely closest to college but then Gort is closer to Dunnes, Tesco, the cinema, and the city centre really.
If you're applying to Corrib Village I'd recommend applying for an ensuite room as those are nicer apartments. There are two types of apartments - the ones that have 3 single rooms and a twin room, all sharing a bathroom, and with one joint sitting room-kitchen, and then the ones with a single ensuite, double ensuite, and a double and a single sharing ensuite. These ones have a separate kitchen off the sitting room and the kitchens are better equipped. The ensuite flats are also at the two ends of Corrib Village rather than in the middle where all the partying is, so it's quieter there.

ciano1

I dunno...

The craic in corrib sounds mighty but i think i've read/heard enough bad things about it to put me off.

Not to sound like a dry arse, but im sure I would get sick of all the partying really fast..
If I find wherever I eventually do stay boring, theres nothing stopping me from popping into corrib*

*Bar some security guards and a fence :P

TheCosmicFrog

Just to give my bit of insight:

I was in Corrib Village for the first time ever on Friday, which is a little strange considering I live about two minutes from it and I use their tennis courts all the time (shhhhhh!). I went in with the intention of meeting some friends. I brought in a six-pack with me and half-expected to get it taken off me going in. The security guard didn't care and supposedly they never do. There were several other people at the gate with six-packs and others spilling out coke out of 2 litre bottles and filling the gap up with vodka.

Why were we all waiting at the gate? That's the annoying part, the signing in crap. I had to wait for someone to come down and "fetch me", else I wasn't going anywhere fast. Eventually I bumped into a guy from my course who signed me in. The hilarious thing was that after he signed me in, I said "Seeya man" and walked in the opposite direction to him. The fact that the guard didn't even bat an eyelid shows how stupid this signing in thing is...

Oh also - I'm sure some apartments are in a good state, but the one I was in was... forgettable. I didn't like it one bit and I know that if I ended up living there away from home for college I would be miserable. But then I love my creature comforts, so I live at home for college.

The Cool

It's true, the security guards like to think they're authoritative but really they haven't a clue. When we lived there, a friend of mine went over to their hut at the gate with brownies and made friends with them, and after that she could bring in an 8-seater taxi full of non-Corribeans and the guard would just ask her how her night had been. Also, I brought a friend in with me through the campus gate after walking home from nightclubs once, and this friend told the security guard he'd lost his card but lived in apartment 206. The security guard said that was fine and let us in. The apartments only go up to 176!!!

ciano1

Do many first years stay at Gort ?

jefreywithonef

The Cool wrote: »

Also, I brought a friend in with me through the campus gate after walking home from nightclubs once, and this friend told the security guard he'd lost his card but lived in apartment 206. The security guard said that was fine and let us in. The apartments only go up to 176!!!

Nowadays they'd check their computer database to match the person.

Dman001

The security in Corrib is a nuisance but you can just imagine how bad the place would be without security.

Im tempted to live in Gort/Cuirt next year as the apartments are nicer and you are still close to the college and the city.

Shane'O

I'll be going to NUIG next year (hopefully:o), probably going to Corrib village; just wondering is the craic genuinely worth the living conditions & price? (was there for a day last year and seemed pretty run down, was a 'morning after' though ha.!:D)

Also can anyone tell me what the story is with applying? i'll be going with anywhere from 3 to 7 friends, are we able to get a flat/apartment together as 4 or is there a 2-person-per-flat limit?

Reillyman

TheCosmicFrog wrote: »

Just to give my bit of insight:

I was in Corrib Village for the first time ever on Friday, which is a little strange considering I live about two minutes from it and I use their tennis courts all the time (shhhhhh!). I went in with the intention of meeting some friends. I brought in a six-pack with me and half-expected to get it taken off me going in. The security guard didn't care and supposedly they never do. There were several other people at the gate with six-packs and others spilling out coke out of 2 litre bottles and filling the gap up with vodka.

Just curious, why on earth did you expect them to take it off you???

Dman001

Honestly your taking a chance. If you get into an apartment in Corrib with Housemates you get on with you will look past the living conditions and have a great time. But if you dont get on with them you wont enjoy the experience as much.

You will be very, very lucky to get in with 1 person you know, never mind 3 or 4 people. The most you will have in an apartment is 5. But if you dont get on with your housemates, and you know others living in Corrib, there is nothing stopping you going down to your friends apartment. It will make the experience easier.

When I decided to live in Corrib I never really thought about all this. I booked a place the day the offers came out and I knew Corrib had a bad reputation for being a kip but in all honesty I was expecting much worse. For me it worked out okay, I get on with my Housemates and while there are some noisy nights, it is never unbearable.

Shane'O

Dman001 wrote: »

Honestly your taking a chance. If you get into an apartment in Corrib with Housemates you get on with you will look past the living conditions and have a great time. But if you dont get on with them you wont enjoy the experience as much.

You will be very, very lucky to get in with 1 person you know, never mind 3 or 4 people. The most you will have in an apartment is 5. But if you dont get on with your housemates, and you know others living in Corrib, there is nothing stopping you going down to your friends apartment. It will make the experience easier.

When I decided to live in Corrib I never really thought about all this. I booked a place the day the offers came out and I knew Corrib had a bad reputation for being a kip but in all honesty I was expecting much worse. For me it worked out okay, I get on with my Housemates and while there are some noisy nights, it is never unbearable.

Yeah thats what im afraid of, getting stuck with people i wont get on with.. I'd no bother head down to my friends' apartment but i'd like to be able to at least get on with my flatmates a little bit.. My friend's sister got a flat with 3 friends last year (she'd be 2nd yr now); I'd take that over the gamble of random people...

Ive heard all about its rep too, as long as i had people living with me that weren't complete dirtbags and just made sh!t of the place i'd be happy enough; that and a room with a lock ha, you'd need your own space all the same.. I might be doing psychology through the omnibus so i'd need to be able to get some study done at some point through 1st year; impossible in corrib?

Despite all the concerns i have/ questions i'm asking, i'm actually looking forward to this ha:) i'm just the type who likes to do a bit of research before committing like, don't wana end up hating the place i have to live in:p

Foxx92

ciano1 wrote: »

I should be putting in my application for Gort on the 28th :P:)

Anyone else?

I'm applying there...

ciano1

Foxx92 wrote: »

I'm applying there...

Well, now I know theres gonna be at least 2 first years!!

Cathal O

Im going to galway for a look around wednesay - im guna start with corrib and go on from there . Is there any person -- in authority like to show u around at all?

Foxx92

ciano1 wrote: »

Well, now I know theres gonna be at least 2 first years!!

Party time.

Are you staying with anyone or going with random selection?

Reillyman

I'm 90% decided to apply for Gort on the 28th. Can anyone confirm that they put 1st years together?

ciano1

Cathal O wrote: »

Im going to galway for a look around wednesay - im guna start with corrib and go on from there . Is there any person -- in authority like to show u around at all?

Please report back to us..

Foxx92

Reillyman wrote: »

I'm 90% decided to apply for Gort on the 28th. Can anyone confirm that they put 1st years together?

Think i read on the website that they do.

Reillyman

I've been following this thread for a while and I'm kind of in the same boat as ciano with regards to the whole corrib thing. I've heard its unreal craic etc, but the cons just outweigh the pros for me. There's a load of us goin to galway anyway and I'm sure a good lot will be in gort too. Can't ****ing wait!:cool:

ciano1

Reillyman wrote: »

I'm 90% decided to apply for Gort on the 28th. Can anyone confirm that they put 1st years together?

Id be surprised if they didnt
Thats at least 3 of us!! lol

Reillyman

ciano1 wrote: »

Thats at least 3 of us!! lol

Haha there's gonna be a lot more dont worry man, from Castlebar alone there'll be around 20.

ciano1

Reillyman wrote: »

Haha there's gonna be a lot more dont worry man, from Castlebar alone there'll be around 20.

Lovely, all staying in Gort?:D

I probably wont know a single person in Galway so yay!!
Lets take the party central status away from Corrib!!:p

Reillyman

ciano1 wrote: »

Lovely, all staying in Gort?:D

I probably wont know a single person in Galway so yay!!
Lets take the party central status away from Corrib!!:p

Yeah deffo, and the whole "Corrib is so friendly", well we'll be fcuking friendly too ey? Should be savage craic, the houses look unreal aswell.

ciano1

Reillyman wrote: »

Yeah deffo, and the whole "Corrib is so friendly", well we'll be fcuking friendly too ey? Should be savage craic, the houses look unreal aswell.

Well, at least they're confident enough to put pics of their rooms on their site I still refuse to believe their '10mb uncontended internet' but shur it bound to be better than corribs

Just remember to remind the castlebar folk that booking for Gort opens Thursday and books up fast, or else we'll be forced to be friendly somewhere else

superstar111

Hi,
Ive just been reading through this whole post and I just thought Id reply with my thoughts on the subject of "Where to live". Im currently a first year in NUIG and Im living in Corrib Village. Now I wont deny that I was slow about applying to corrib as I too has heard all the "horror" stories. I also went on my own so I had the added problem of maybe ending up with nightmares for housemates. But I went for it and I havent looked back! Im delighted I came to Corrib for first year and it honestly isnt as bad as people make it out to be. Yeah there can be some noisy nights but nothing unbearable and sure if you cant beat them, join them!! Its the best craic for first years coz the place is full of them! I was lucky to end up living with 3 lovely housemates! And anyone I have met so far in Corrib doesnt seem to have any serious problems with the place. Seriously though, for first year, Corrib village is the place to be! I was the exact same as many of you this time last year who are put off of Corrib but I went for it and Im so glad I did. I have made so many friends here and I wouldnt think twice about living in Corrib for first year!
Hope any of this helped! :):)

tacitum

Hello there! (: I'm a third year student whom will be studying at NUI Galway in September 2010. I'm currently looking for accomodation that's somewhat in between the University College Hospital or Merlin Hospital. 8D

I've already crossed out Corrib Village because of all the horror stories that have been mentioned in the past, and I'm reconsidering Dun Aras because uh, I've heard of some problems in another forum.

Currently, I'm looking at Gort Na Coiribe, CÚIRT NA COIRIBE, Amrha House & Atlantis Apartments. So em, any recommendations? I would like to find somewhere there's safe honestly and some place that you can meet new friends. I'm open to new ideas actually.

ciano1

Does anyone the whole Booking/payment procedure for Gort or any of the accommodations?

Now all I need to do is bum the €780 deposit from mammy! Ha

Reillyman

You download a booking form from their website, after that, god knows!