The Cambridge YMCA reserves two floors of its building exclusively for Anglia Ruskin students. The YMCA is a charitable organisation committed to helping young people.

The bedrooms

It has 28 standard bedrooms with shared shower room and toilet facilities and 5 en-suite bedrooms.

• Shower rooms - if your room is not en-suite you will have a sink in your room and share a shower room and toilet
• Furniture - single bed, desk, chair and wardrobe
• Internet - included in rent
• TV - no TV in the room, but there is a communal area with a TV available for all of the users of the building

The kitchens

You will share a kitchen with other Anglia Ruskin students. Generally 5 students share the kitchen. Each kitchen has a dining area. The YMCA provides a microwave, kettle and toaster, along with a basic set of kitchen utensils such as frying pan, saucepans and cutlery.

The building

You will be about 5 minutes walk from campus, in a great location. The lower floors of the building have non-University tenants. All residents share the use of a communal lounge and coffee bar. There is an on-site gym which you can use for a membership fee that is payable to the YMCA.

• Bicycles - external storage
• Cars - no car parking
• Laundrette - there is a coin-operated laundrette on the ground floor

Support and services

• YMCA staffed reception and management for repairs.

Occupancy agreements

• Academic year occupancy agreements run for 40 weeks from mid September 2013 to late June 2014
• Rent for 2013/14 is £109.20 per week for standard rooms and £124.80 per week for an en-suite room, including utility bills
• En-suite bedrooms are allocated on a first some first serve basis and only available to those residing in the YMCA for a full academic year
• The property is rented through the YMCA. Apply through Anglia Ruskin

More information

You can read more, including what students think, on the YMCA website.

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