DCU 2012 Accommodation Thread **MOD WARNING POST #48**

Skylinehead

Nitsuj wrote: »

Unless the radiators are electric, you could put your clothes on that, I suppose.

They're not, at least in College Park.

Zhavey

Does Larkfield even have radiators? :P

Cardor

Skylinehead wrote: »

They're not, at least in College Park.

They are electric in Larkfield. The driers in the launderette are only 50c for 30 mins.. and if you don't want to use them you can just hang them on the back of your chairs or table..

niamhw123

hey, i have a friend who has a spare room in her house on larkhill road just off collins ave. 10 min walk from dcu. pm me if interested.

catherine13

hey, 2 first year donegal students heading to dcu in september, need a third to share a house with. The house is 3 bed in larkhill, 10-15 min walk from college

catherine13

niamhw123 wrote: »

awryt minger noones gonna wana share with u

thanks niamh, you are too sound LOL

dubdub123

is there a laundry on site in DCU? is it in Larkfield?

Noodleworm

Laundry is right by Larkfield, in the neighboring apartment complex of Hampstead. Another bigger one around the corner from that in the other apartments, college park. All in the campus residence area.
You bring your own detergent, its usually about 3 euro for washing machine and about another euro for dryer.

dubdub123

grand thanks Noodleworm.

declan_man

anyone looking to get into LARKFIELD contact me; as i am taking up the round 2 offer. Its a top floor room (mixed)

Zhavey

Just wondering, do we get any details of our roommates before we go to Larkfield? Would be nice to exchange details and get knowing about who can bring what haha.

Cardor

Zhavey wrote: »

Just wondering, do we get any details of our roommates before we go to Larkfield? Would be nice to exchange details and get knowing about who can bring what haha.

Unfortunately you don't. You'll more than likely meet him/her for the first time, when you move in. Last year a lot of people posted their room numbers on here, so that they could find out who their neighbours were. That's probably your best chance of finding your roommate before you start.

Jack Holian

declan_man wrote: »

anyone looking to get into LARKFIELD contact me; as i am taking up the round 2 offer. Its a top floor room (mixed)

I am trying to get into Larkfield

niamhw123

declan_man wrote: »

anyone looking to get into LARKFIELD contact me; as i am taking up the round 2 offer. Its a top floor room (mixed)

is larkfield not completely booked out?

BrainL

called up Larkfield was told to look elsewhere

Yer_Wan

Has anyone who applied to Shanowen Halll heard anything re room numbers?

Gilleyyy

Anyone doing Business Studies?

Jack Holian

what have people heard bout hazelwood

xaoifsx

Jack Holian wrote: »

what have people heard bout hazelwood

'oh dear'

Jack Holian

xaoifsx wrote: »

'oh dear'

that bad

xaoifsx

Jack Holian wrote: »

that bad

its just really far away.. and the people that i know who were in there last year didnt like it.. dont judge it from what i say! ask someone whos lived there before to make your mind up on it

Jack Holian

will do
thanks

Laura says

Yer_Wan wrote: »

Has anyone who applied to Shanowen Halll heard anything re room numbers?

Yea, I asked about room numbers, and was told that allocations probably wont be done until after the 10th of september, or might wait until repeat exam results?

Laura says

Jack Holian wrote: »

what have people heard bout hazelwood

I lived in hazelwood last year as a first year, and it was grand, like most people, i wasnt on the ball with accommodation last year and hazelwood was the only place left!
Most important thing for me is, hazelwood is a distance from dcu. . about 20/25 minute walk at a moderate pace, not the 15 minutes they say in the website! Although, the 17a bus passes by the apartment complex and will leave you at the top of collins avenue, about a 3 minute walk to dcu, if its raining or you're not keen on the walk. Also, regardless of what they advertise, its not purely student accommodation, and the students that are there seem to be mostly dit students, so as dcu'er it's more difficult to meet people as opposed to campus, shanowen or even gateway.
Saying all that, i never had any real problems living in hazelwood, the apartments were nice and well sized with your own bathroom and there was never a problem with overnight guest or anything, and it is the cheapest of all the other typical dcu student apartments (shanowen or gateway)

ALEX09

Heading into 1st year in DCU looking for accommodation! Let me know if anyone is interested

Conor25

1st year in DCU, looking for any accomodation. Anyone have anything?

Gene Hunt 45

Heading into first year, if anyone has any accommodation or looking to share, drop me a message

CaoilteOB

what date do people usually start moving into their accommodation?

Yer_Wan

CaoilteOB wrote: »

what date do people usually start moving into their accommodation?

That all depends on the moving in day. Most however, especially first years, go up the day before Orientation Week starts.

CaoilteOB

Yer_Wan wrote: »

That all depends on the moving in day. Most however, especially first years, go up the day before Orientation Week starts.

great! thanks for that!