Warsaw University of Technology - Student's Recommendations for Best Dormitories

Hello
This year I'm starting my studies at the Warsaw University of Technology and I intend to apply for a dormitory. I only have one problem: you have to choose your three preferred student residences yourself. Since I can't find any opinions anywhere, I'm reaching out to you. Could anyone recommend any of the WUT dorms?

By standard:
1. Riviera
2. Babylon / Żaczek
3. Dormitory (Alcatraz) / Tulipan / Pineska / Bratniak - Muszelka / Ustronie

By partying:
1. Dormitory (Alcatraz) - the most people, the largest mix of departments, no segments, 2 "wells"
2. Tulip / Pine / Bratniak - Scallop - as above, except for the number of people
3. Babylon / Żaczek - 1 "well", 800+ people, large mix of departments
4. Ustronie - off the beaten track
5. Riviera - stiff, cameras, etc.

According to the directions to the Main Building:
1. Riviera - 8 minutes on foot
2. Dormitory (Alcatraz) / Tulipan / Pineska / Bratniak - Muszelka - tram 10 minutes
3. Babylon - tram 12 minutes
4. Żaczek - on foot 10 minutes + tram 5 minutes + on foot 3 minutes
5. Ustronie - by bus 30 minutes

By directions to the south campus (Mechatronics, SiMR, WIP, Management):
1. Żaczek - 5 minutes on foot
2. The rest except Ustronie - 20 - 30 minutes
3. Ustronie - about 50 minutes depending on traffic jams

It also depends on what you're going for. In each dormitory there is a certain number of places for a given faculty - there is a greater chance that you will get a place. Secondly, it is better to go where there will be more people from your department - exchange of materials, easier reporting, learning together, etc.

I would say that the Żaczek is higher than the Riviera in terms of standard - 4 people per segment, and the space is slightly less.
Stiff in the Riv? There you go, I didn't notice. Banquet parties are fun. You can't complain about the segments either, but the fact is that RIV is said to be a retirement home (because there are no parties every other night).
There are a lot of electronics people living in RIV.

Thanks for the answers, it's a little clearer to me now ;)

I'm going to study Computer Science at MiNI. Can you write where there are the most places for this course?
And you didn't write anything about Mikrus. Maybe someone knows something about this dorm?

Students from MiNI usually live in Riviera and Mikrus. These are dorms of a fairly high standard. Usually, first-year students are accommodated in any dorms, regardless of their preferences. Here you can find all the dormitories: http://www.polibuda.info/tiki-index.php?page=Akademiki

Does anyone know if he has been given a place in the dormitory for the new year? If so, where? I mean freshmen

I just found out that from October I will be living in DS Ustronie (a bit far from other faculties, but that's life), so I would like to find out a bit about living in the same dormitory. There's not much to find on the Internet, and it would be useful to have some opinion from someone who has had contact with this place.

Polsyn, I also got Ustronie It's a bit far, but I think we'll survive somehow

I got a retreat too! and which faculties will you study? I'm at WIP, and this dormitory is supposedly for other faculties. but yeah, we'll survive somehow

Ustronie very often receives WIPs.

And if I study part-time, what is the accommodation like on weekends?

There is no way you can book a room for weekends. They are all allocated for a semester or for the whole year for full-time students, however, there are always free places because some people transfer or drop out, and in such a case you would have to come to the dormitory or the bank of available places and ask if you can log in for the weekend. This is not a certainty and when it comes to PW, it is expensive.

Alternative 1:
You have a friend and you go in for the night with his pass and stay with him.

Alternative 2:
You are going to one of the UW dorms. There are always vacancies. The whole matter is handled in the given dormitory. Cost - PLN 10/night. Without any tricks and for sure.

Oh, I really like the second alternative, so what if I drop by there on the same day I want to spend the night and I'll sort it out?

Well, at the University of Warsaw, if you are not from the University of Warsaw, you basically take care of everything right away.
When I needed a place to stay for a longer period of time, I arranged it in 1.5 hours, of which 1 hour was commuting from their central building to the dormitory.
At WUT, the allocation of a dormitory for the next year begins in April - 2 months.

And for one night at the University of Warsaw, you come directly to the dormitory and pay your father-in-law.

F1X wrote:

Well, at the University of Warsaw, if you are not from the University of Warsaw, you basically take care of everything right away.
When I needed a place to stay for a longer period of time, I arranged it in 1.5 hours, of which 1 hour was commuting from their central building to the dormitory.
At WUT, the allocation of a dormitory for the next year begins in April - 2 months.

And for one night at the University of Warsaw, you come directly to the dormitory and pay your father-in-law.

cool Are there single or multi-person rooms? And tell me, are there any parking lots near the University of Technology and the dormitory, or is it better to skip driving?

The rooms are for two and three people. But it varies. I have lived in such a room by myself for various reasons, but don't count on it as a guarantee.

Parking - at WUT there are parking lots in "wells" (well - an area limited/enclosed by the walls of the dormitory), but there the number of spaces is limited and they are purchased - submit applications in advance - remote control entrance gate. Around the dormitory - you know - poor students have a lot of cars, so there is always a fierce fight for a free space, like for water in the desert. In addition, you need to know where there is a fee and where not, and you need to be careful with the city guards. I definitely advise against the first trip by car. It's better to find out what and how on the spot.
Parking at the University of Warsaw - in three dormitories that I know and have often visited or lived in, there is no parking problem. (dormitories on Żwirki i Wigury and Smyczkowa).

Bledurt wrote:

Polsyn, I also got Ustronie It's a bit far, but I think we'll survive somehow

Try to cover as much of the route as possible by tram, there is less risk of getting stuck in a traffic jam. From Koło to Ratusz Arsenał and then by metro. Morning: about an hour, maybe a little less.
A lot of first-graders go to Ustronie, as it is in the worst condition

Except that my department is WIM , so it will take a little longer to get there. By the way, I don't know why students of this field are accommodated in a dormitory so far away instead of in some one closer to the faculty. Furzaczek, have you had any experience with Ustronie? If so, could you share what the standard is there? How many people are there in the kitchen, fridge and bathroom? Is there enough space in the rooms for one person (so that you can set up a PC and live comfortably)? What do you get during accommodation? Time is running out and I would like to somehow prepare for the move. I would be grateful for your response.

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Furzaczek, have you had any experience with Ustronie? If so, could you share what the standard is there? How many people are there in the kitchen, fridge and bathroom? Is there enough space in the rooms for one person (so that you can set up a PC and live comfortably)? What do you get during accommodation? Time is running out and I would like to somehow prepare for the move. I would be grateful for your response.

I will say this: I have never been officially accommodated there, but I have been there sometimes, and some of my friends live there or have lived there if they have already been evicted.
You can't place a PC in the room, it's quite cramped. Not to mention the fact that a laptop becomes essential during college. I would describe the standard as low, broken by very low, but after all it is one of the most partying and puke-infested dorms. I don't know the numbers, ask about them on forums related to accommodation there.
You're definitely going to have an interesting year :)

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By the way, I don't know why students of this field are accommodated in a dormitory so far away instead of in some one closer to the faculty.

First of all, this is a university, not an institution of logical thinking. The student is there to bring in money, not to be nice and pleasant
Secondly, Ustronie is probably the cheapest dormitory, so this is another reason why many people decide to go there.
Third and last, statistically speaking, freshmen are the biggest party animals, so it would be a shame to shove them into some renovated dorm. But let's consider this reason unofficial

F1X wrote:

There is no way you can book a room for weekends. They are all allocated for a semester or for the whole year for full-time students, however, there are always free places because some people transfer or drop out, and in such a case you would have to come to the dormitory or the bank of available places and ask if you can log in for the weekend. This is not a certainty and when it comes to PW, it is expensive.

Alternative 1:
You have a friend and you go in for the night with his pass and stay with him.

Alternative 2:
You are going to one of the UW dorms. There are always vacancies. The whole matter is handled in the given dormitory. Cost - PLN 10/night. Without any tricks and for sure.

Sorry, but I'll ask again. Which UW dorm is the best?

I can't say that because I've only been to three (Smyczkowa, Żwirek, Muchomorek) and it's basically comparable. Don't expect anything, even in others. These are not new buildings. Renovations are rare and a lot of people pass through these dorms.

If you care about learning and not partying, I suggest a different solution. 3-4 people renting an apartment together, incomparable standard, costs the same or lower.
For example, at WAT (Bemowo), there are many people who have rented apartments in Izabelin, Laski (Puszcza Kampinowska) near Warsaw, the journey takes them 30 minutes and the costs are much lower.

And I will ask an indiscreet question - officially, as we know, there cannot be mixed rooms (in terms of gender).

And what is it like 'for real'? I've heard a lot about "passing" students who don't waste any time and won't spare a night for a "more beautiful" friend.

You can easily spend the night at your other half's place.

bmserwis wrote:

If you care about learning and not partying, I suggest a different solution. 3-4 people renting an apartment together, incomparable standard, costs the same or lower.

I support it. The WUT dormitory costs, from what I remember, PLN 430. An apartment for three people in a large, nice apartment is approx. PLN 470 per head. Peace and quiet, you bring whoever you want and when YOU want

Futrzak, tell me better, how did you manage to pass the measurements victorious? I saw some nice studies by you

Measurements are simple, easy and fun as long as you approach them with a lot of critical thinking and has several years of experience in what is done in laboratories

I know it's a bit of an abandoned topic, but I'll show you what it looks like now

F1X wrote:

By standard:
1. Riviera
2. Babylon / Żaczek
3. Dormitory (Alcatraz) / Tulipan / Pineska / Bratniak - Muszelka / Ustronie

seriously, did you pass the pin according to the standard? were you there according to? already in 2012 it was a picture of misery and despair.
Currently, when it comes to the best quality/price ratio, it is definitely the tulip (which is in fact connected to the pin) - despite this, there are no insects in Tuli, which I cannot say about other dorms (only in Tuli there are shared toilets, but in the segments there are showers and in addition there are not many people there, but the furniture is nice and the standard is generally ok), the apartment is fine, the alctraz (only the 3rd floor), the Riviera is also fine, although apparently recently, thanks to nice colleagues from South Asia, we can thank our companions in the form of cockroaches and such.

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By partying:
1. Dormitory (Alcatraz) - the most people, the largest mix of departments, no segments, 2 "wells"
2. Tulip / Pine / Bratniak - Scallop - as above, except for the number of people
3. Babylon / Żaczek - 1 "well", 800+ people, large mix of departments
4. Ustronie - off the beaten track
5. Riviera - stiff, cameras, etc.

I would replace 2 points with 5, the rest would be as it was. the tulip is a mortal plant and the standard in the pin is not worth it, its nephew the scallop, nope.

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According to the directions to the Main Building:
1. Riviera - 8 minutes on foot
2. Dormitory (Alcatraz) / Tulipan / Pineska / Bratniak - Muszelka - tram 10 minutes
3. Babylon - tram 12 minutes
4. Żaczek - on foot 10 minutes + tram 5 minutes + on foot 3 minutes
5. Ustronie - by bus 30 minutes

Since Ustronie has a metro, it is much better, but still longer than others

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By directions to the south campus (Mechatronics, SiMR, WIP, Management):
1. Żaczek - 5 minutes on foot
2. The rest except Ustronie - 20 - 30 minutes
3. Ustronie - about 50 minutes depending on traffic jams

the body probably looks better, but it still lasts the longest

and generally, if you are a fresher, they will assign you to the dorm of your faculty, unfortunately :/
but if I could, I would choose:
by events: ustro/alcatraz
according to standard - 3p alcatraz, then tulip
according to proximity to the central campus - riviera/mikrus
according to proximity to the south campus - waiting
Generally speaking, when it comes to the standard after the renovation, the nephew (but not the shell) is the nicest, but: it has all the same toilets and showers, no units, a lot of foreign residents who do not respect hygiene rules, a lot of cockroaches.
if you like risk, choose Babylon - nice inhabitants, but you can find a really cool apartment or you can be greeted with moving furniture in the room xd
if you value peace - tulip, Tatra
If you have classes at noon - wait