Is Melvin Hall the best dorm at Northeastern?

The communal one person bathrooms rocked. Building kinda sucked and was on the outskirts of campus. Room was small but felt very homey.

I really liked the location, outside of it being very separate from the rest of the campus. it had nice views and the rooms were pretty nice. The bathrooms are disgusting. I'd rather have multi-stall than the mold-ridden ones there, and half the time the amenities didn't work. it's also pretty inaccessible due to the expired (tiny) elevator and stairs at the entrance

Everything is cramped, and the common area was in the basement and smells of mold constantly. It is also far from campus and dining halls - one of the furthest so-called "campus housing" vs "university housing". And it's on the Fenway, which is not the most safe at night, especially if you use she/her/hers pronouns. However, they have gone through some renovations, and I had a lot of closet and storage space. Additionally, the cleaning staff kept the bathrooms much cleaner than other dorms. While we had communal bathrooms, they were all single stall, so we had privacy. Unless people were actively not picking up after themselves, the bathroom and other common spaces were clean.

Loved not having a single stall bathroom/shower. Also loved being on the Fens and feeling like I was off campus. It was a great building for making friends too!

Absolutely gorgeous spot right on the Fens. Much larger rooms than the majority of other freshman housing options. My room had a really nice bay window that let in a lot of light. Can be a little creepy at night but didn’t experience any actual issues. Downside is that it’s rather far from academic buildings and separated from the large majority of first years. The building is old, the hallways twist like a maze, and the floors are uneven but overall it’s a perfectly good place to live. The bathrooms are all single toilets and some have 2 side by side shower heads. When I lived there the bathrooms were kind of an issue because tiles from the wall kept falling on the floor, the sink cracked, and one bathroom had to be closed for a few months for what I believe was a mold issue but I would imagine those have since been resolved. There are three study rooms in the basement plus an area with some couches and a tv.