Belgrove....

mops · 19-08-2009 04:24PM #1

Applied for Merville today and was landed with Belgrove. I am so dissappointed.

Can anybody tell me more about Belgrove??

Is it good craic etc???

KeyLimePie · 19-08-2009 04:39PM

HOW DID THAT HAPPEN

I chose my room and have it in merville

But belgrove is grand out =D

mops · 19-08-2009 04:44PM

i am disgusted..............ucd wont change it either..thers only 1 bathroom and 2 others living with me..

UCDHEADER · 19-08-2009 05:07PM

i had problems with it 2 but after a while it worked for me!!anybody in merville house 25

GA361 · 19-08-2009 05:26PM

mops wrote: »

i am disgusted..............ucd wont change it either..thers only 1 bathroom and 2 others living with me..

How do you find out how many people are in with ya cos I'd like to know how many I'm in with.

UCDHEADER wrote: »

i had problems with it 2 but after a while it worked for me!!anybody in merville house 25

House 12:D

UCDHEADER · 19-08-2009 05:37PM

GA361 wrote: »

How do you find out how many people are in with ya cos I'd like to know how many I'm in with.

House 12:D

Think there is either 4 or 5 in with ye in merville not sure tho!!

KeyLimePie · 19-08-2009 05:56PM

GA361 wrote: »

How do you find out how many people are in with ya cos I'd like to know how many I'm in with.

House 12:D

4 people, with 2 bathrooms with showers, belgrove is 3 with one bathroom with a bath and a shower room

Mardy Bum · 19-08-2009 06:22PM

Belgroves decor is akin to that of the medieval age however its a great party place on campus! It has a neighborly atmosphere now and by the end of the year you will be glad to have lived there.

The opposing argument is that its a kip in every sense of the word!:rolleyes:

UCDHEADER · 19-08-2009 09:14PM

how many houses are in merville??

Extrasupervery · 19-08-2009 09:56PM

I don't get why they're called houses ^ Aren't they supposed to be apartments ...?

Yeah I don't know very much

Anyone else have an idea of when we can move in?

UCDHEADER · 19-08-2009 10:18PM

Extrasupervery wrote: »

I don't get why they're called houses ^ Aren't they supposed to be apartments ...?

Yeah I don't know very much

Anyone else have an idea of when we can move in?

i think its because the apartments are within the houses

Extrasupervery · 19-08-2009 10:20PM

See, now that's sense

Mardy Bum · 19-08-2009 11:05PM

Theres at least 25 houses (probably more not sure on exact number) in Merville with 6 apartments in each house, two on each floor usually male/female on each floor. Some of Merville had been done up last year starting from house 1 on and it looked great compared to the rest of the houses. Theres a laundrettes right beside it too.

It is horribly cold during the winter though, you can see your breath.:eek: mainly down to the fact of the stupidly massive windows with gaps in them.:mad:

mloc · 19-08-2009 11:52PM

They call it Belgrade for a reason.

arthistory · 21-08-2009 10:38PM

I'm in Belgrove too!! now this is a strange random question but do you have to bring your own cutlery/sausepans and is there a TV? and about the electricity..is that included in utility charge?

kodmuffin · 21-08-2009 11:20PM

Just to answer a few questions....

-There is 26 houses in merville

-last year it was house 7 that was done up with key card rooms etc...

-this year theyve done up houses 11,16,17+18

-As far as i know the places wont have much-bed,matress, duvet, pillow, couches, coffee table,kitchen table and chairs and a kettle and toaster,fridge(s) and a cooker- thats pritty much it-some places have ovens (merville and belgrove i think) where as others have microwaves (roebuck and glenomena)

-as for electricity-in merville you buy it in the centra shop-it comes in the form of electricity cards!

I hope this helps people!

FreeFallin · 22-08-2009 01:24PM

arthistory wrote: »

I'm in Belgrove too!! now this is a strange random question but do you have to bring your own cutlery/sausepans and is there a TV? and about the electricity..is that included in utility charge?

HA! No, there's nothing like that in the kitchen/living space whatsoever, unless its been left by the previous occupants. As for the bedroom, you do get a duvet and pillow as far as i remember. Electricity is payed once every 3ish months in the bank on campus, you will get a bill through the door.

I dont know why belgrove is getting a bad name here, I'd take it over merville any day of the week!

Mardy Bum · 22-08-2009 02:10PM

FreeFallin wrote: »

I dont know why belgrove is getting a bad name here, I'd take it over merville any day of the week!

You're funny.:D

Extrasupervery · 22-08-2009 03:17PM

This is going to sound awfully snobby but "mammy" is insisting I take my own duvet. I, however, don't want to lug a duvet the whole way up to UCD when they'll happily supply me with a perfectly good one.

(The question here is, do they provide me with a perfectly good one? Thanks from mammy in advance.)

Mardy Bum · 22-08-2009 04:28PM

Extrasupervery wrote: »

This is going to sound awfully snobby but "mammy" is insisting I take my own duvet. I, however, don't want to lug a duvet the whole way up to UCD when they'll happily supply me with a perfectly good one.

(The question here is, do they provide me with a perfectly good one? Thanks from mammy in advance.)

Bring the duvet! Doesn't look at all snobby and the ones that are already up there are akin to kitchen roll. I went your route in the first semester without one BIG MISTAKE! Got one for the second! Merville where I was is like the Antarctic come november.

Extrasupervery · 22-08-2009 04:36PM

Mardy Bum wrote: »

Bring the duvet! Doesn't look at all snobby and the ones that are already up there are akin to kitchen roll. I went your route in the first semester without one BIG MISTAKE! Got one for the second! Merville where I was is like the Antarctic come november.

Ahh I see! Thanks for sharing your wisdom. I shall acquire a sherpa of sorts (Mammy) to transport a duvet of many tog. I shall be warm and cosy.

33% God · 22-08-2009 07:01PM

Extrasupervery wrote: »

This is going to sound awfully snobby but "mammy" is insisting I take my own duvet. I, however, don't want to lug a duvet the whole way up to UCD when they'll happily supply me with a perfectly good one.

(The question here is, do they provide me with a perfectly good one? Thanks from mammy in advance.)

It's always good to have the two anyway

And theirs is seriously crap.

Extrasupervery · 22-08-2009 07:42PM

33% God wrote: »

It's always good to have the two anyway
And theirs is seriously crap.

I dunno why they bother if they're so sh!tty that we have to bring our own.

Raphael · 22-08-2009 09:02PM

I had no problems with the one I had last year when I was in Merville. In fact, it was so heavy I had to get a lighter one from home.

arthistory · 22-08-2009 09:48PM

Thanks for all the useful info!!! anything else we should bring? at this rate the car will be packed...lol!!!;) and where do you pay for accomodation? paid the deposit online but don't see where you pay the rest???

dobh · 22-08-2009 10:46PM

We tried to get Merville also, but were given a contract for Belgrove.

Does everything need to be brought - even pots pans cutlery etc etc ? What happens if three people bring all this stuff ? Serious excess of pots ....

I would love some advice please.

arthistory · 22-08-2009 10:53PM

dobh wrote: »

We tried to get Merville also, but were given a contract for Belgrove.

Does everything need to be brought - even pots pans cutlery etc etc ? What happens if three people bring all this stuff ? Serious excess of pots ....

I would love some advice please.

I know exactly what you mean!!! so confusing!! I mean seriously, where do you draw the line at what to bring!! mug, plates, cutlery, toilet roll!!!! at least i hear there is a kitchen sink!!!!!!!

Emmsy · 22-08-2009 11:06PM

Raphael wrote: »

I had no problems with the one I had last year when I was in Merville. In fact, it was so heavy I had to get a lighter one from home.

So really, if you think about it, you did have a problem with your one.

Raphael · 23-08-2009 01:50AM

Emmsy wrote: »

So really, if you think about it, you did have a problem with your one.

...True.

33% God · 23-08-2009 03:58AM

dobh wrote: »

We tried to get Merville also, but were given a contract for Belgrove.

Does everything need to be brought - even pots pans cutlery etc etc ? What happens if three people bring all this stuff ? Serious excess of pots ....

I would love some advice please.

We had to bring our own pots and pans etc.
There's a bit of an excess at the start, but stuff quickly gets broken, lost, or thrown away in a fit of cleaning related fury.

Belgrove....

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