<p>I just got my housing contract changed from Unit 1 Freeborn Hall Triple to Unit 1 Christian Hall Double Mini Suite. What are the mini suites like exactly? Are they bigger or something? Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>unit 1 triple would mean 3 boys (or girls) in one room, one floor sharing a bathroom and a shower. mini suite is 2 in one room, 4 people sharing a bathroom. i think the bathroom connects the two rooms. i also think the suites are bigger but i'm not sure on that one. one thing for sure is that mini suites cost more than triples.</p>
<p>Ah, the mini-suites are REALLY nice. The rooms are significantly larger than the regular units and you share a bathroom with 3-4 other people as opposed to the entire floor. The mini-suites are also only a year old. Enjoy!</p>
<p>how did you go about getting it changed? I thought they were only accepting transfers starting aug 20</p>
<p>I don't know, I just got an offer to change my contract last week in my email. So on Friday, I got a letter in the mail saying that my change in contract was approved. It's weird sure, but who am I to complain?</p>
<p>Some mini-suites have three people in a room. There are unit double mini-suites and triple mini-suites. Most rooms are double, though, just like most of the high rise rooms are doubles.</p>
<p>They cost more per person than high rise triples or high rise doubles. You can see the chart on the housing website. They have more space total and more space per person than doubles and newer furniture than any other building. Every two rooms with beds are connected by a very small room to a bathroom which all the people in one suite share. Each suites has 4 to 6 (I think some triple mini-suites are together, but I could be wrong) people, but almost all have four.</p>
<p>Just a heads up. I know a few freshman who were stuck in mini-suites last year and they recommended NOT to do it. for several reasons:
1)The individual social areas promotes small cliques, and are counterproductive to meeting new people, as opposed to the traditional dorm hallway.
2)most of the kids are sophmores, and have already formed their social cliques, and aren't as open to meeting new people, especially freshman.</p>
<p>This all causes you to feel a bit isolated. </p>
<p>The girl I know really regretted it.</p>
<p>I did it, and while what you say is true, it's not that big a deal for many- it can be overcome, although with some effort. There are clear advantages to living in the mini-suites, but sure, I would generally advise people to do it later, as in their second year, but I don't even think it's possible for first-year students to get into the mini-suites, so it's not really an issue.</p>
<p>I was offered a double in a mini suite too and took it over a unit 3 triple. I did it after talking to the housing people and finding out they moved enough 1st year people to the suites to fill at least one floor and possibly 2 floors and they were attempting to put freshman together on the same floors. I didn't really want the suite but the triple in unit 3 seemed to tight.</p>
<p>I guess it depends on what type of person you are. The girl i knew was pretty shy, so an isolated environment was not good at all. But if your the type who actively goes out and makes friends, then it might be fine. I'd just rather have it done automatically. </p>
<p>And I know a lot of freshman who were offered mini suites actually, some last year some this year. One forgot to accept her clark kerr double before the deadline and just got what was left and that was a unit 1 minisuite. Maybe for the reasons I described, they're not as popular, but while the rules say no freshman, it happens a lot.</p>
<p>For the mini suites, do the occupants clean up and take care of their bathroom? Or is there a janitorial staff that takes care of that?</p>
<p>Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>blimey</p>
<p>That's not good, how are they set up? Are they connected with other mini-suite's or are you pretty much just stuck with the 4 guys you have your mini-suite?</p>
<p>I've had enough of a sausage fest going to an all boys high school that this trend better be broken.</p>
<p>Any insight as to how they are all laid out? Is it really that hard to meet people in your hall? I'm staying in Towle Hall in Unit 2 btw, any advice or experiences would be greatly appreciated</p>
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<p>Someone from the janitorial staff will clean it once a week. The occupants should take reasonable care of it in between.</p>
<p>Kumite, calm- you'll be fine. Each floor is pretty evenly divided between the sexes, and you are free to walk out of your room or have others walk in. Keep your door open and it will happen often. Encourage your floor to do stuff together and they will become closer, causing more people to go to others' rooms. You can meet people if you try, and there's no reason to limit who you meet to just your floor, or just your building. The layout is probably online.</p>
<p>haven't been able to find any mini-suite pics or layouts anywhere on berkeley.edu. finally called housing today and they say pictures don't exist and they were not at all helpful with dimensions or anything else.
Also, there is no 'common area' in the mini suites? It's just 2 bedrooms connected by a bathroom? That costs $2,500 more than a double?</p>
<p>The common area is a small room of about 4 feet by 5 feet. It's a sort of hallway that is a room. You can keep a fridge in there or something. </p>
<p>The mini suites are bigger. They are nicer. They are newer. You get a more private bathroom. You get new furniture.</p>
<p>It's not $2500 more than a double...compared to a regular Unit 2 double, it's about $1300 more</p>
<p>Dear Student,
You do not currently have a housing assignment, because you are assigned to a space that is slightly overbooked. We are offering you the opportunity to transfer to a different assignment.</p>
<p>Did anyone else get this e-mail? I was originally assigned to a Unit 1 triple. Does this mean I can't get it anymore? If I can't, should I request a transfer to a double or triple in mini-suite in unit 1?</p>
<p>I don't know of anyone else who got it, but it's likely that more people than just you did. You should read the threads which discuss the advantages and disadvantages of having a mini-suite vs. a high rise room.</p>
<p>Okay, I e-mailed the housing office and I got this back:</p>
<p>At this point, we do not have a Unit 1 Triple Mini-Suite or a Unit 1
Double Mini-Suite; everything in Unit 1 is currently full AND
overbooked-- which is why we sent you an email with an opportunity to
transfer. I understand that you are willing to wait for a Triple
room at Unit 1, however I highly encourage you to call our office at
(510) 642-4108 to see what other options we have for you. This is
because waiting does not improve the chances of you getting into the
Unit 1 Triple room. The Unit 1 Triple rooms have been overbooked and
you have one of those spaces, but we do not physically have that room
for you. We understand that this is quite inconvenient for you and
we do apologize for it; however we really would like to help you find
a room for you to move into on move-in day.</p>
<p>Is it wrong that this annoys the **** out of me? Why is everything overbooked? Was it that hard to get me a room in the dorm that I was originally assigned? I think the only vacancies left are in Stern and Foothill, and I'm ****ed.</p>
<p>Yeah that's really unfair to you, since you didn't turn in your app late nor did you fail to send in your contract on time etc. etc. This is the first year that they guaranteed sophomores housing so maybe they're running into some problems. Anyway, it seems like you'd better take their suggestion and call.</p>