Is Court-Kay-Bauer Hall the best dorm at Cornell?

One of the nicest dorms on campus currently. Doors slam which could get annoying but isn’t a huge deal. Bathrooms are small and can sometimes get messy. Room size is ok. Definitely nice having a newer room that has less wear and tear. “Pod” layout is nice. Having AC is nice, especially when it gets warm. A lot of really nice lounges and study rooms on every floor. The sky bridge is also very cool. Kitchens are about average size, not great, not awful. Great proximity to dining halls.

CKB is one of the nicest and newest freshman dorms, along with Mews. It has air conditioning, which most dorms don’t and is usually clean. My floor had 2 lounges, which helped everyone on the floor know each other. The kitchen is small and honestly not that nice, but it is there. The sky bridge is cool when it’s open.

There's AC/air filtration which is huge, you can literally breathe the difference compared to Balch which is kinda musty. Walls are a bit thin so I could always overhear my neighbor's relationship issues. Rooms are also slightly smaller than some of the big rooms you can get in Balch or Dickson, but overall they make up for it by being new and nice.

Super clean and comfortable. Bathrooms are nice as well. Not a very social place to live, but if you can make friends / make friends elsewhere, it works out to great place to live. Close to campus, the gym, and has AC!

CKB is a beautiful dorm and in a great location. Other than Balch it is the closest to central campus. Every floor on a building has 30 students including an RA. This is split into six “pods” which is a set of three rooms centered around a shared bathroom. Each pod has two doubles and a single and there are 3 male and 3 female pods. Each floor also has a study lounge at the end of the hall and floors 2/3 have large TV lounges with a kitchen area. There is ping pong and a pool table on the first floor of Bauer and a piano, a large lounge on the first floor of Kay and a small lounge on the first floor of Court. There is also laundry on the first floors of Kay/Bauer. This dorm and Mews are the only two with AC. Court, Kay, and Bauer are all connected so your keycard will get you into any of the three and they are connected internally so you can easily find an empty lounge if the one on your floor is taken. The rooms include a closet per person, a full sized mirror, trash/recycle bins, a bed and mattress, a lamp, a desk, some drawers and a small wooden bookshelf. CKB has the most events hosted, they have game and food nights, among other things, and if you don’t enjoy parties then this a great way to meet people. This dorm is easily the best dorm on North and in every way possible.