Is Laben Hall the best dorm at UC Davis?

Very traditional dorm hall and room design. 4 stories, but drinking water, kitchen, and laundry are only on the 1st floor, which is a little annoying, but overall it's pretty good. Close to stem related halls so if that's your major you'll be close to classes you'll be taking.

I shared a dorm with 2 roommates at Laben Hall. It was definitely pretty confined, but there was ample personal storage for everyone with a cabinet, dresser, and desk for each person. There were several bathrooms on each floor, each with 3+ sinks, several stalls, and at least one shower. They were cleaned often and thoroughly. As a STEM major, most of my lecture halls were within a 10 minute bike ride from Laben. Overall, I had a positive experience there.

Other than the shitty ac, its a pretty great place. You have a study lounge on each floor! That saved me during the finals week as I wanted to have a quiet place to study, and the library and 24 study room were full.

We had many lounge spaces to utilize. The bathrooms always worked and we're cleaned often. The double room provided enough space for all of our things, had good lighting, and had good temperature control.

I liked Laben Hall. On bathrooms, they're all communal but there are many, including non gendered ones, so finding privacy isn't usually a problem. There are also two private single-room bathrooms on the first floor which is a major plus. Even though Laben Hall is the single oldest dorm in all of Tercero, you wouldn't get that impression from living in it. One quirk is that for my year, all tours would go through Laben, so a few times a week you'll encounter a large crowd on the first floor of parents and students that you'll have to walk through. Laben is also the closest dorm of all to the famous Tercero cows, meaning on some days you might smell their dung, but never inside unless the windows are always open. I never really smelled it very often personally. I wish there were drinking fountains on more than just the first floor, but other than that I have no real complaints.