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STUDENT RESIDENCE CAMBRIDGE - Kaplan International Colleges

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Student Residence YMCA<br />

Cambridge<br />

Accommodation details<br />

Type of accommodation<br />

Centrally located, self-catering<br />

residence accommodation consisting<br />

of 32 single study bedrooms, 27 single<br />

with shared bath and 5 single ensuite<br />

with communal kitchen and living<br />

facilities.<br />

Meals/Kitchen<br />

Self-catering. There are a number of<br />

communual kitchens, each shared<br />

between four students, and equipped<br />

with all items necessary for students to<br />

cater for themselves (kitchens however<br />

do not have microwave ovens).<br />

Rooms<br />

Each study bedroom has a single bed,<br />

fridge/freezer, wash basin, shaver<br />

socket and wireless Internet access.<br />

Bathrooms<br />

The bathroom facilities are shared. 20<br />

bedrooms on one floor share 4 showers<br />

and 4 toilets. 12 bedrooms on the other<br />

floor share 4 showers and 5 toilets.<br />

Utilities<br />

Electricity, gas and water are included<br />

in the accommodation fee. Electrical<br />

current is 240 volts AC (50 cycles)<br />

and students from some countries<br />

may require a transformer and a plug<br />

adaptor.<br />

Internet and phone<br />

There is a landline phone in the<br />

residence, on which students may<br />

receive incoming calls between 9am<br />

and 9pm on weekdays and between<br />

9am and 8pm at weekends. Students<br />

wishing to make outgoing calls are<br />

advised to use their mobile phones<br />

or purchase a calling card for use on<br />

public telephones. Connection to and<br />

use of the Internet at the residence is<br />

included in the charge of the room,<br />

subject to a reasonable usage policy.<br />

Laundry<br />

There is a communal launderette on<br />

the ground floor of the residence. Cost<br />

per use is £1 for the washing machines<br />

and 50p for the dryers. Students need<br />

to provide washing powder themselves.<br />

Irons and ironing boards are available.<br />

Security and keys<br />

Access to the building is through the<br />

front doors only. These are locked at<br />

approximately 10pm each night, but<br />

access can be gained after this time by<br />

ringing the bell at the front entrance.<br />

There are residence staff available 24<br />

hours a day. Students are given a room<br />

key on arrival that also unlocks the door<br />

to their kitchen. Keys must be handed<br />

in to reception on the day of departure.<br />

There is a charge of £8 for lost keys.<br />

Cleaning<br />

Cleaners will service bedrooms and<br />

communal areas once a week. Students<br />

are however still responsible for<br />

cleaning up after themselves.<br />

Linen and towels<br />

Bed linen is provided to students and<br />

laundered weekly. Students must bring<br />

their own towels.<br />

Deposit<br />

A refundable housing deposit of £150<br />

must be paid on arrival at the school by<br />

credit card or debit card.<br />

Visitors<br />

All visitors must be over the age of<br />

16 unless accompanied by a parent.<br />

All visitors must sign in and out at<br />

reception with valid photographic ID,<br />

and vacate the building by midnight.<br />

Maximum two visitors are allowed<br />

per student at any one time. Students<br />

are allowed 16 overnight stays over a<br />

3-month period. Overnight guests must<br />

be booked in by 6pm on the night in<br />

question. Only one overnight guest per<br />

student is allowed at any one time.<br />

Arrival and departure<br />

Students must provide their arrival and<br />

departure details in advance so that<br />

staff members can be made aware and<br />

be available to help.<br />

Availability<br />

Rooms at the YMCA residence<br />

are offered between 30.06.12 –<br />

18.08.2012 to students aged 18 and<br />

over. Please check availability.<br />

Different room types are available and the<br />

pictures are examples only. Information is<br />

subject to change. Published September 2011.<br />

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