Best George Washington University dorms

Rooms are a little small but the location of the building makes it worth it. One major downside is that it gets REALLY hot in the winter. - 2 years ago

The rooms in Shenkman are pretty consistent with size and amenities, all quads look the same.The bedrooms can be pretty small but kitchen and living rooms are big. Bathrooms are good although storage differs in each room and there is always issues with the water. They have shut off the water to fix the systems about 6 times this semester which kind of sucks. Also, the new dining hall has made the fire alarm go off more than it has in years past. - 1 year ago

It's a nice place to live as a sophomore. Access to whole foods and metro is amazing, and every school building and dining hall except for Elliot is within 5 minutes of the housing. You will probably meet a lot of transfers and study abroad students here. Most rooms are triples, though they're pretty spacious so you won't feel too cramped. It can get a little noisy at night with the hospital next door, but it's not too distracting, and Gelman is a block away. I highly recommend it if you have one or two other friends who want to live together and want easy access to the rest of DC. - 1 month ago

Honestly one of the best freshman dorm options at GW. You get a fairly big room and you either share a bathroom with the people next door (4 people to a bathroom) or you’re lucky and you don’t have suitemates. The location is also unbeatable because you’re right next to carvings, thurston, JJ, and a bunch of other freshman dorms/dining hall. - 1 year ago

Very nice and modern place to live with very close proximity to the national mall, starbucks, 7/11, CVS. One downside is that it is on the outskirts of campus getting to class was always ~10 minute walk. - 2 years ago