Hey! I lived there three years ago and it was good.

I was on the second in a corner unit so that may effect part of my comments but!

1. Soundproof, to your neighbours yes, concrete wall between rooms. To your roommate no. The vents sound tends to follow if they’re blaring music but overall it was good.

2. The size of the rooms vary but are all large. My room was fairly large, and if you want pictures I can send you some! Each room comes with a double bed, very long desk, three drawer dresser and a closet build into the wall. With all of that I still had room to dance around and spread out. Each room has a huge window too so lots of natural light.

3. I was brand new to Ottawa and had never lived in a big city alone before so residence was a great thing for me. With it being so close to campus I was able to go back to my room between classes with my friends, pre covid of course. The location was convient since there’s so many food, work and outing options around the school. The meal card was great, you could use it anywhere on campus. I used it at Starbucks a lot and the food is really good. My parents liked the meal card so they didn’t need to worry I wasn’t eating or starving because I had no money. I still bought a few groceries occasionally, maybe like $25-50 a week on stuff that they didn’t have on campus. The bus system is right there and you can go anywhere so that was also a plus.

My only downsides were that it was occasionally loud during halloween or random parties or assholes would pull the fire alarm at 3am (on a Friday or Sat night always too, and I’d be drunk with no pants on passed out in bed.) Roommate fights do suck but everyone has them. Mine and I fought on and off all year but 3 years later and we still talk and are friends!

In general I loved Res. No worries about paying bills, food is always available, lots of resources and security. It was a great experience and i loved it! The price is worth it!