Rootes Residences

Rootes residences are among the cheapest halls at Warwick, with single non-ensuite rooms (which count for the majority) currently at £54.50 per week. There are 4 main blocks- 2 of which are 'Old' Rootes (ugly white buildings) and 2 of which are 'New' Rootes (much nicer brick buildings with landscaped lawns in between). Old Rootes typically has 16 people per corridor, sharing a kitchen, 3 toilets, 2 baths and 2 showers, and New Rootes normally has 12-14 people sharing a kitchen, a shower, a bath and 2 toilets, sometimes with 2 people sharing a twin room. Every room has a wardrobe, bed, big table, little table, desk light, and 2 chairs. Old ...  Read the complete review

I am now approaching the end of my time in rootes and it has been the best year of my life so far. The main reason for that is the atmosphere. I think I have maybe been lucky with the people on my floor but I have made some great friends and had a great time. Rootes is split into two halves-Old rootes and new rootes. Contrary to what it says in the description in the main page the twin rooms have mainly been phased out and turned into single rooms, so preference is not given to those willing to share. Old rootes are slightly uglier buildings and the rooms are slightly smaller. New rootes is newer (well duh) and the buildings are set out slightly ...  Read the complete review

I had the worst year of my life in Rootes Residences, for a number of reasons, many nothing to do with the halls themselves, so I'll try to write as much of an un-biased opinion as I can... First things first, there are two types of Rootes halls, "old Rootes" is blocks A-H (I think), and white tiled, and generally older than "new Rootes" which is the higher in the alphabet blocks, and orange brick. I lived in "new Rootes", and as such, I actually never went to old Rootes in my time, and apart from seeing one room on an open day, I don't have an opinion. In general, the corridors are smaller, and the rooms ...  Read the complete review

I spent my PGCE year living in Tocil Flats. It was excellent for convenience as it is very close to the centre of the campus. The shops are only a 2 minute walk and so are all the universiry facilities such as the library, Student Union and academic buildings. The Sports Centre is also very close by. The rooms are reasonably big and have all the basics you will need. The bathroom facilities are shared which can pose a slight problem in the morning as there was only one shower and a bath. The drainage of the shower can also be a bit of a problem at times. There is plenty of cupboard space in the kitchen. You also have the benefits of a toaster that cannot ...  Read the complete review

I'm in my first year studying Maths at Warwick and am currently staying in 'Rootes' accomodation. Rootes is a halls of residence (which means you have loads of people all living in a similar layout to a hotel). Rootes is a self catered accomodation which I know think is by far the best (you can eat when you want, eat whatever you want and best of all its cheaper). Rootes is not ensuite but my fears about sharing 2 showers and 2 toilets between 14 people were soon resolved as it is never the case that I have to wait for someone to finish in the shower ...  Read the complete review