<p>Of the following nearby private dorms; castillian, dobie, towers. which would you say is the best to live in? IN terms of maintenance and quality? social aspect? food for vegetarians? facilities; comp. lab, dining, housekeeping, room condition?</p>
<p>please give your answers not using price as a determinant.</p>
<p>I was told by a friend that Dobie was the best. I don't know why though.</p>
<p>try searching about dorms, there are a few threads on this subject.</p>
<p>can freshman live in single dorms?</p>
<p>yes but you will pay a premium around 10K with room and board</p>
<p>someone has got to know something...</p>
<p>The Castilian - This co-ed, off-campus dorm is RIGHT on the Drag, and is a large white building that you can't miss. Great location (food! yay! haha), and it is cheaper than the other 2 main co-ed, off-campus dorm options (Dobie and Towers). I picked The Castilian because they have really good cafeteria food, are relatively cheaper than the other dorms (actually cheaper than San Jacinto!), a great location, clean rooms, private bathrooms shared with one other room, and a social atmosphere but without the parties and loudness found at Towers or quiet aloneness found at Dobie. They even have roommate matching service! <a href="http://www.thecastilian.com%5B/url%5D">www.thecastilian.com</a>
Dobie - Originally my first choice for housing back in May, Dobie has GREAT rooms that are very big and it is right next door to the business school on the south side of campus. Huge glass building that also can't be missed. Yet, as I was eating lunch in their food court (they also have an independent movie theater!) I noticed that almost every other student was either international or a minority, and I looked in College P-rowler and my assumption held true. There are also a substantial amount of gay students living there (I'm one too), but I decided Castilian was a better fit for me. Dobie is very quiet. <a href="http://www.dobiecenter.com%5B/url%5D">www.dobiecenter.com</a>
Towers - THE PARTY DORM. I have heard many stories...I wouldn't want to live there but it sounds good for parties, as their policy is very lenient and the guards don't care. Predominantly Jewish and pre-frat boys. I heard it smells like ****. But, it does have apartment style rooms and they are very big with balconies, so whatever. More expensive, but more sq. feet. <a href="http://www.universitytowers.com%5B/url%5D">www.universitytowers.com</a></p>
<p>Thanks for the info kcitsch!
We just got back from Austin and checked out the 3 listed here and Jester and San Jacinto on campus. Your descriptions are pretty acurate!
The University Towers seemd pretty beat up and my son thought the balconies HAD to be a BAD idea around that crowd. (The weight room was really nice! he, he) He thought it would be great to know someone that lived there so he could visit, but he wouldn't want to live there.
I liked The Castillian the best. Very clean, seemed like a good mix of students. He liked Dobie, also. I did seem a little more Metro, but the location is great.
Question....If you put a contract in for on campus housing, and you find out that you are in a really undesirable dorm (Jester), is it too late to get a place in Dobie or The Castillian in July?</p>
<p>i just got back from austin, castillian told me they had 8 spots as of monday, and dobie has around over 30.</p>
<p>I lived at Castilian, pretty good place, great location.</p>
<p>don't worry about the gyms at the physical dorms, part of being a UT student is the fact that you have free access to gregory gym which is a great one, I regularly hit it up around 11 PM during the week.</p>