Résidence Crous Village 5 — Attraction in Bordeaux

Decent student housing considering its price (I paid €248/month).

The good: -The bed is very comfortable, I slept great every night. The area is also very quiet at night. -Bathroom, while small, is great. I never ran out of hot water and the water pressure is very good as well. Because it's quite small the mirror fogs up quickly but that's easily fixed with a squegee -Plenty of storage space on the shelves and in the closet. -Very close to tram and bus stops. The closest tram stop is Montaigne/Montesquieu on the ligne B, which gives you a direct route to the city center. If you're a fan of the Bordelais nightlife, the TBM Night line has a stop at the front door. -Plenty of routes to choose from if you like to run. -Great internet speed. -Nice view if you get lucky with your room. -Big parking space for cars and bike rack protected from rain for bikes

The mediocre: -No easy to reach supermarket on foot. Several to choose from if you have a car with you. -Depending on what building and on which side of the building your room is located, you either have a lot of privacy or almost none at all.

The bad: -Hot plates in the kitchen don't get very hot so I recommend getting an electrical plate at a store. -Heater doesn't heat up very much so get some warm socks. -Dryer at the laverie doesn't dry very well. I recommend 2 cycles on the highest temperature to get your clothes really dry. -The fridge tends to be a bit dirty because it's shared with 4 other young adults. I bought my own small fridge to use in my room. -No utensils, pillow, bedsheets... whatsoever. The furniture in my photos is all you get, expect to bring/buy everything...

Sub-par housing for students that does not take into consideration students preferences,security and basic comfort. My daughter was placed in the dilaptated and unsanitary villa where she was not comfortable using the shared kitchen due to the soiled refrigerator and lack of respect for basic cleaning and hygine from her 'roomates'... Bugs were common, the mattress was dirty and stained and the people around were noisy and disrespectful with resting hours. We requested a change of dorms where she could be with the other exchange students she applied to the program with (she was isolated in this hole with no reason as to why she was the only female student from her group placed here) and the rules for changing are ridiculous and basically impossible- It is a real let down how the French government student housing treats students by providing dorms like...

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La résidence est idéalement situé à côté des bâtiments de l'université Montaigne Montesquieu, d'un restaurant et d'une laverie. A 25mn du centre ville en Tram et de la gare en bus. Je n'ai jamais eu aucun problème de nuisible ou d'insecte (ce qui était ma plus grande crainte). Les murs sont plutôt bien insonorisés (j'avais de bons voisins donc je ne sais pas si les murs sont bien épais). Situé a l'écart des lieux de passage la résidence est vraiment calme.

Pour les points négatifs le chauffage n'est jamais fort même mis a fond. Et les alentours du village se transforme en marécage les jours de pluie avec énormément de boue. Les portes d'entrée sont parfois démagnétisés donc manque de sécurité. Mais dans l'ensemble les infrastructures ne sont pas si vieilles et il y a bien un ascenseur selon les...