The accommodation in Lund is always a problem, but once you get it, you can easily compare with one you had before in your hometown. Students even start to compare it with each other’s accommodation living in different student areas in Lund, writes columnist Julia Kryuk.
This talk is more about Klostergården. Situated in the very south of Lund, this area can boast of relative quietness, though its inhabitants are still Lund University students.
One of the greatest advantages of living in Klostergården is its location.
Klostergården is a really “green” place. Circled by trees with tracks for running and jogging, it is so closely located to the Stadsparken, where one can experience the beauty of nature, feed swamps and ducks and listen to birds singing.
For the lovers of studying in a quiet atmosphere – everybody has his own room with a bathroom and installed kitchenette in Klostergården – this place can be a paradise. Silence in the area, silence in the corridors. But for some it can become a relative disadvantage. No shared area for parties. A studio flat can house only some 10-12 people for an event, otherwise you feel the lack of oxygen.
Seeing neighbors happens once in a blue moon, cause everyone lives in his own private flat, and exchanging only “Hello!” can be stressful and depressive. I found that some neighbors of my building even leave their doors wide open being in the room, guess they become annoyed of loneliness in the rooms.
In such circumstances, when everyone is left to himself, Klostergården can boast of the most active Facebook group for sharing events and asking for stuff and help, more than other student areas of Lund, like Spoletorp, for instance.
The serious minus of Klostergården is its price. Paying 4300 SEK on average for a flat in Klostergården is much for a student. Those on a good scholarship are not that much worried, but what about the students studying at their own expenses? Single occupancy is so peculiar about Sweden, though it goes without saying that it is always more expensive.
November is coming to end, the tenants of Klostergården have finally finished the struggle with LUACC about not working central heating and won it. But the heating battery is barely heating. It’s slightly warm. There’s a feeling that the battery heats only itself. Here comes a logical question: “Why is it so for such a big price?”
This is how the reality looks from the words of Lund accommodation tenant. Balancing between cheap and expensive accommodation, private and “party” place, proving your rights is always a challenge. But the pricing politics should be more liberal: student accommodation should stay with student prices.
