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Conmc88

Does anyone have an opinion of ParkMews??

Any one ever stay there??

garv123

Conmc88 wrote: »

Does anyone have an opinion of ParkMews??

Any one ever stay there??

Do you drive?

Its a long walk to UL from there. probably 35 mins or so to the main building.

iStudentina

Hi,

I am thinking about getting a room in Groody. Does anyone know what the smoking situation is like there? Do people smoke inside houses in Ireland?
Is it possible to request a non-smoker house?

Thank you so much for your help.

garv123

iStudentina wrote: »

Hi,

I am thinking about getting a room in Groody. Does anyone know what the smoking situation is like there? Do people smoke inside houses in Ireland?
Is it possible to request a non-smoker house?

Thank you so much for your help.

chances are you'll be living with someone who doesnt smoke and if ye do ye can all gang up on them and make them smoke outside
. Im not sure if they do smoking or non smoking houses in groody.

iLaura

iStudentina wrote: »

Hi,

I am thinking about getting a room in Groody. Does anyone know what the smoking situation is like there? Do people smoke inside houses in Ireland?
Is it possible to request a non-smoker house?

Thank you so much for your help.

As far as I'm aware they're not really smoking/non-smoking houses, however most people do have the decency to go outside the front door to smoke. Like mentioned if you do get a housemate that smokes just ask them politely to smoke outside

Karjalaa

iStudentina wrote: »

Hi,

I am thinking about getting a room in Groody. Does anyone know what the smoking situation is like there? Do people smoke inside houses in Ireland?
Is it possible to request a non-smoker house?

Thank you so much for your help.

I actually asked them about that a couple of weeks ago since I too was worried, this was the answer I got:

"In relation to smoking the accomodation is non smoking but some students do smoke as we do not have the control to police inside each apartment. Im sure it would be down to all the housemates whether they accept it or not."

I just sent in my application for a room at Groody. I've been looking at accommodation for weeks and couldn't decide which one to go with but today I had enough and just sent them an application, I hope someone will sell me a cheap bike, haha

blargh i cant pick a name

Could anyone comment on the internet in courtyard? Wired/ Wireless, speed, whether theres any significant congestion at peak times, ports blocked (p2p, xbox live), etc.

Also i hear the security there is ****, Is that true?

DarkDusk

blargh i cant pick a name wrote: »

Also i hear the security there is ****, Is that true?

Re. Security, how strict are they in Plassey? Could you bring people into your house for the night without any problems?

skeleton_boy

Word of warning to anyone who's thinking of Groody the internet there is shockingly slow. So much so that I wouldn't live there again.

garv123

DarkDusk wrote: »

Re. Security, how strict are they in Plassey? Could you bring people into your house for the night without any problems?

Depends on the time of year but if you do get them in and don't sign them in its a 200euro fine if caught.

Security will be very strict if anything is on and will also be more strict on sundays, tuesdays and thursdays.

If ye just have friends over and are in before 10 and aren't making noise there wudnt be any problems.

Karjalaa

skeleton_boy wrote: »

Word of warning to anyone who's thinking of Groody the internet there is shockingly slow. So much so that I wouldn't live there again.

Where can one live with a decent internet connection for approximately the same price as at Groody? Courtyard told me that they have no rooms available only for the autumn semester and I don't want to book the full year yet... but Internet is really important! What speed are we talking about?

iLaura

Karjalaa wrote: »

Where can one live with a decent internet connection for approximately the same price as at Groody? Courtyard told me that they have no rooms available only for the autumn semester and I don't want to book the full year yet... but Internet is really important! What speed are we talking about?

The wifi was grand at the start of semester 1 last year and by the end of the year it was hit and miss. That's the wireless though and there are ethernet ports in the bedrooms, though I never tried them out.

Karjalaa

iLaura wrote: »

The wifi was grand at the start of semester 1 last year and by the end of the year it was hit and miss. That's the wireless though and there are ethernet ports in the bedrooms, though I never tried them out.

ah okay! Now you answered another question of mine, I was wondering whether I would have to bring a wireless router or something but I guess I don't have to Hopefully the wired connection is better

garv123

Karjalaa wrote: »

ah okay! Now you answered another question of mine, I was wondering whether I would have to bring a wireless router or something but I guess I don't have to Hopefully the wired connection is better

The router is handy if you want to use the internet in the living room.

You'd pick one up in the city cheap enough

skeleton_boy

Wired connection was just as bad I'm afraid. I tested it at form time to time and it was as slow as 0.5MG. Very frustrating stuff

pbowenroe

is it too late to apply on campus accommodation as a first year?

DarkDusk

Probably. You will probably be put on the waiting list, which you should try because many people put down their accommodation just in case they have to go to that college (UL could be no. 3,4 or 5 on their CAO and they might not get it) etc. so you will move up the queue. I think it'd be worth calling the individual villages over the weekend (or Monday if closed) and pay the deposit ASAP.

I'm pretty sure you get refunded if you do not get a place due to it being booked up, someone will have to clarify that though.

eternal student 27

Hi I am considering renting a 2 bed for just myself in Brookfield hall. I am mature student doing a Phd so I just want somewhere quiet to study.

Is there excessive noise in Brookfield? will I hear noise if apartment beneath/beside me are making noise?

Are the security good re noise issues?

Also I heard the internet is crap- is this true?

Thanks

daniels.ducks

eternal student 27 wrote: »

Hi I am considering renting a 2 bed for just myself in Brookfield hall. I am mature student doing a Phd so I just want somewhere quiet to study.

Is there excessive noise in Brookfield? will I hear noise if apartment beneath/beside me are making noise?

Are the security good re noise issues?

Also I heard the internet is crap- is this true?

Thanks

Just go to groody, i'd avoid brookfield if i were you

eternal student 27

Why ? what's wrong with brookfield?

eternal student 27

daniels.ducks wrote: »

Just go to groody, i'd avoid brookfield if i were you

Could you elaborate please

daniels.ducks

eternal student 27 wrote: »

Could you elaborate please

I've a post back in this thread somewhere that highlights my opinions on each. Especially groody. Great place to live.

eoins23456

eternal student 27 wrote: »

Could you elaborate please

its a ****hole

Gael23

Has anyone else not gotten an invoice to pay for on campus accommodation?

phish

I got a letter about damage costs from last year but nothing about paying for next year.

wnolan1992

phish wrote: »

I got a letter about damage costs from last year but nothing about paying for next year.

Out of interest, did you choose deposit rollover? I did and it says I've to "top-up" the deposit because of deductions, yet no info on how to do this...

DarkDusk

ryanf1 wrote: »

Has anyone else not gotten an invoice to pay for on campus accommodation?

You won't get that until after the results AFAIK.

phish

wnolan1992 wrote: »

Out of interest, did you choose deposit rollover? I did and it says I've to "top-up" the deposit because of deductions, yet no info on how to do this...

Ya I did. Last year I just had to add on the balance to the first installment. So say if you needed to add €50 to bring up the deposit you paid an extra €50 with your first installment.

wnolan1992

phish wrote: »

Ya I did. Last year I just had to add on the balance to the first installment. So say if you needed to add €50 to bring up the deposit you paid an extra €50 with your first installment.

Cheers.

21 Schump Street

Is 22 too old to be living in Plassey or Kilmurry as an incoming first year?