Is Kronshage Residence Hall the best dorm at UW Madison?

Single sex floors. You get lucky and get cool floor mates or you get screwed. Close to dining halls, far from everything else. Hot in summer, hot in winter. Like seriously boiling in winter.

Quiet area with big rooms and a nice view of the lake but our building had no kitchen or laundry, no ac, and unreliable showers. There are 2 dining halls nearby but if they’re closed it’s pretty far to find food.

Pretty quiet dorm overall. Close to the lakefront path, which is great if you like nature. Dining halls are not too far away, only a few minutes walking. Not the most social dorm, but still plenty of opportunity to meet people. Bathrooms were not great. Pretty old and sometimes not too clean.

Cons: There is a high chance that you will not get laundry in your hall. The shower rarely gives hot water. Food and classes are quite a distance from here and the building itself is very old. The den is also a very small space to work in. There is not ac and it can get pretty hot in here. Pros: It is quiet and the rooms are pretty big. It is livable but there are many better options

Kronshage is an assortment of different buildings rather than one building. Not all halls have a laundry room or a kitchen. So if you do not live either in Gilman Chamberlin Showeman for a kitchen, or Showeman and Conover halls for laundry, you will have to walk a short ways to cook and do laundry. The rooms are quite spacious and comes with shelves (which are a tad annoying). The bathrooms are usually kind of nasty but are cleaned often and the showers are stall style. The location is quite far from southeast so taking the bus or a bike will be your best bet.