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Room Styles

There are ten Student Housing buildings located in the western area of the Nanaimo campus offering a variety of accommodation. The Cedar Center building 4 is the main office and administration hub of the student housing buildings where you will find front desk, the Community Life office, mailboxes, and laundry facilities.

Two student housing buildings (Arbutus House and Alder House) are “Traditional” dorm style student housing buildings offering traditional single rooms on multiple floors.

Five student housing buildings (Fir HousePine House,  Hemlock HouseYew House and Spruce House) are “Townhouse” student housing buildings where, in addition to having their own rooms (modern single or modern double with roommate), residents have access to a common space and kitchen.

Two student housing buildings (Cottonwood House and Maple House) are “Apartment” style student housing buildings where groupings of four resident rooms (modern double) are situated around a common kitchen, living area and two bathrooms. Where there are specific requirements applicable to the particular student housing building or type of accommodation described above, they will be referred to as “Traditional”, “Townhouse” and/or “Apartment”.

Please be aware that not all rooms are the same as pictured below. All roomstyles may have a slightly different shape and layout with a variation of furniture styles.

Apartments - Modern Double Bedrooms

Apartment 360 View

360° View - Apartment (Contains both student and hoteled versions of rooms)

Townhouses - Modern Single and Double Bedrooms

Traditional - Single Bedrooms

Traditional Single Room Building 3 360 View

360° View - Traditional Single Room – Student (Building 3)

Traditional Common Room Building 3 360 View

360° View - Traditional/Dorm Style - Common Room (Building 3)

Traditional Single Room Building 3 360 View

360° View - Traditional Single Room – Student (Building 2)

Traditional Common Room Building 3 360 View

360° View - Traditional/Dorm Style - Common Room (Building 2)

Traditional Single Room Hotel (Building 2) 360 View

360° View - Traditional Single Room – Hotel (Building 2)