<p>Okay so I was talking to some people that told me that Dobie wasn't worth the money. But I was looking at the rates, and it's cheaper to get a corner suite with unlimited meals than a dorm on campus with a private bathroom. So, I mean what's the catch? Is it worth it? Because I feel like there must be something wrong if a private dorm cost less than a normal dorm...?</p>
<p>any ideas?</p>
<p>I haven’t checked those out myself but they are dorms so you’ll share a room with another person. If you want opinions on Dobie check our ApartmentRatings.com.</p>
<p>I’ll ask around and see what people think about Dobie and I’ll go ahead and post it to your thread.</p>
<p>No real catch–UT’s on campus dorms are very overpriced.</p>
<p>My kids stayed there for a week for a tennis camp. It was gross.</p>
<p>is it really disgusting? I mean some people say its clean and quiet and others, quite the opposite. I can’t imagine it being more gross than Jester. Heard that place stinks like **** lol?</p>
<p>Well, the mattresses were nasty, the halls were dingy and creepy and the lobby area/rest of the building struck me as quite dated and depressing. I remember there were no lamps or lights in the rooms, so I sent my hubby out for a couple of cheap lamps so the kids would be able to see when they came in at night. The lightbulbs were out in the bathrooms, too…not a sign of good management. I dunno, maybe I just have high-(ish) standards, but it seemed less like a college dorm and more like a public housing project to me.</p>
<p>thanks for the feedback. The only reason I would consider it is that it will save me money on food. If I don’t live in Dobie, I’ll be at Jester, because there is no way in hell I will shower in a community bathroom no matter what anyone tells me. Anyone have any opinions on Jester vs. Dobie?</p>
<p>San-Jac and Duren have private bathrooms, but they’re more expensive than Jester, though MUCH nicer. The corner suites in Dobie do seem pretty darn nice. I mean, you get a living room, right? I can’t believe that actually costs less than Jester. I never compared the prices, I guess. Nowadays, I can’t afford either one.</p>
<p>Dobie’s common areas just got renovated over Christmas break. It’s a lot nicer now.</p>
<p>It’s definitely cleaner and nicer than Towers. Duren feels like the inside of a large, quiet luxury hotel. San Jac feels like a hospital. Dobie is more friendly and feels more like a party dorm, but not in a gross, dirty way like Towers is.</p>
<p>The catch is that the place is an absolute dump. I was coming from out of state my freshmen year, and the dorms were full so I ended up living in dobie. </p>
<p>Food was terrible, sometimes there were flies hovering around the deli and occasionally there were bugs in the lettuce at the salad bar. </p>
<p>Elevators were SLOW and sometimes out of service.</p>
<p>The building overall was in very poor condition; maintenance requests were never completed in a timely manner. There was mold in my bathroom and it took them over a month to get someone to take care of it.</p>
<p>And the staff there is pretty much useless. </p>
<p>Although the maid service was pretty convenient and the location was great. </p>
<p>I would recommend living at Jester or any other on campus dorm; you’ll get decent food and a good place to stay. SanJac and Duren are the nicest if you can get one of those.</p>
<p>San Jac does kind of have kind of a hospital feel. Lol. But it’s like a nice, luxury hospital. Not too shabby. I would definitely say the food is the biggest difference. UT’s food service is awesome. Best college food I’ve ever had. I don’t see how Dobie could top it. And I’ve heard people who lived there said they hated it.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t call Dobie an absolute dump, and I’d say Dobie’s food is better than Kinsolving. I did not think very highly of the all-you-can-eat food service. I did, however, really like Littlefield Patio Cafe–the pizza is the best I’ve had in Austin!</p>
<p>If I join a FIG, will I get better housing? I’m mainly interested in a private bathroom.</p>
<p>ResFIGs can be assigned either Duren or Whitis Court. Duren has private baths but costs $2000 more per year. Whitis has public baths.</p>
<p>I don’t think you have any better chance though.</p>
<p>If you join a regular FIG it doesn’t have any bearing at all on your housing.</p>
<p>seriously Dobie isn’t worse than Towers or Jester. It’s not as clean as Castilian but its NOT a dump. It’s DATED - so you’ll see sprinkler piping in the rooms and the closets don’t have doors but it doesn’t smell like urine like Towers does every weekend.</p>
<p>As far as getting a living room area - its no big deal. I mean we’re living in a dorm to meet people, not to hang out by ourselves in a living room – if i wanted that i’d go to one of the nice apartments in the area. So, it might be nice to have but not really a point to base the decision on imo.</p>
<p>Go to The Block or Jefferson 26. Student living facilities are way nicer. Dobie is a good location but the rooms are small and it’s actually not really nice inside at all. The building looks good though!</p>