A guide to Warwick accommodation
I know that prospective Warwick students will soon have to apply for accommodations so this is the time of the year when future freshers are looking for as much information as possible on the internet. Hopefully some of you will come across this post and find it useful! First of all, it is fundamental to sort out your priorities (whether it is price, proximity, en-suite bathroom...) in order to pick the accommodation that best suits you.
-Arthur Vick: I'll start with this one as it is where I lived during my first year. AV is a really nice accommodation overall. The buildings are pretty (at least much prettier when compared to other accommodations), the launderettes are within halls, it is surrounded by nature, rooms are quite big and have lots of shelves, and kitchens are massive. I would say that the number one advantage is the location. As it is central, it is close to everything, including the Sports Centre, Library, many scientific and social sciences/humanities departments, rootes grocery store, the learning grid, the Student Union, and the Arts Centre. Only disadvantage is that it is a 34 week let so you'll have to vacate your room over the Easter holidays.
-Jack Martin: Extremely similar and close to AV, though slightly smaller kitchens.
-Tocil: Next to Arthur Vick, very central location but is not en suite and unfortunately doesn't even have washbasins in rooms. Rooms are pretty small, so are kitchens, which can get very crowded. Lauderettes are a 2mins walk. It is completely surrounded by nature, quite close to Tesco, and right next to the Sports Centre. But it's much cheaper than the previous two.
-Heronbank: 10-15mins walk from central campus, surrounded by lakes and fields (gorgeous scenery but noisy geese), big bedrooms, en-suite, nice kitchens, overall a lovely accoommodation.
-Lakeside: Very similar to Heronbank, maybe even bigger rooms.
-Rootes: The 'party' accommodation, very central location, close to the SU and the clubs/bars/restaurants, cheap, ugly buildings, many people per kitchen, smaller rooms, shared bathrooms, and launderettes outside halls.
-Bluebell: The opposite of Rootes, very modern and 'luxurious' buildings, central location, big bedrooms with double beds, overall a bit quiter, next to a lake (and to Rootes on the other side), en-suite, much more expensive.
-Sherbourne: The newest accommodation, further than Lakeside/Heronbank, so a good 15mins walk, en-suite, nice bedrooms.
-Whitefields: I've never been inside Whitefields, but a couple of friends complained that it was 'one of the worst accommodation'. One of the cheapest accommodation, little houses instead of standard corridors, very central location, shared bathrooms, 3mins walk launderettes, small rooms.
-Cryfield: Old buildings, small rooms, has common rooms, 5mins walk from central campus (closer buildings are the SU and the Arts Centre), shared bathrooms, quiter because it's not close to any other accommodation, cheap.
-Westwood: 15-20 mins walk from central campus, big rooms, surrounded by nature (but have to cross the main road everyday), common rooms, right next to the post room and the closest to Tesco.