Is Byrnes Hall the best dorm at Clemson University?
Students rated Byrnes Hall a 2.3/5 stars. Here's what they had to say.
Please note that this review is almost entirely irrelevant since Byrnes is closing to be remodeled next academic year. I just had to put my thoughts down anyway. Rooms were fine, in a corner room they were spacious enough. I appreciate dedicated desk space and the windows, but the carpet panels came up sometimes, the room was quite dirty when I moved in, and all the room's wood, think desks etc. had various carvings from previous years, such as frats and names. Swastikas have also been known to have been carved on those desks. Building was pretty bad, but the 1st floor (not the ground) is pretty nice and laundry is free. All other floors are dark, the first floor is the only one with windows outside of rooms, ratty, a little dirty, and lighting is dim. It's a pretty depressing space in general. Bathrooms were disgusting. I'm sure they weren't as bad as the shoeboxes, and I'm especially appreciative that we have showers behind stall doors (huge plus), but the perks end there. Pretty much any negative experience you can imagine in these bathrooms I had at one point. As a freshman, the location was so-so. Despite living here, I heavily prefer the Core Campus environment to East Campus, so being stuck on east was annoying. Schilletter is the most dated (and probably worst) dining hall, most of my classes were a fair walk away, and the scenery wasn't as nice as the rest of campus. I was also far from most of the student life areas on campus (with the exception of Hendrix, I actually quite like Hendrix), the Honors College, etc. Overall, choose this dorm only if you are forced to decide between it or the shoeboxes. If you prefer dorm quality, Byrnes has enough of an edge for you to choose it. If you prefer location, go with the shoeboxes.
