Is Sutherland House the best dorm at Vanderbilt?

My review will be a little different because I only lived here for one semester and had a double to myself. Overall, a great quality building. Music room, communal kitchen (it was closed my semester), in-house laundry, seminar room, and common spaces on every floor. I thought my room had an amazing amount of space, but I didn’t have a roommate to share it. The bathroom, despite being communal, was very nice, clean all the time and the shower had great water pressure. It’s also super quiet most of the time. (I lived on floor 5) My only complaint is that it’s so far from anything on campus other than Commons Center and Peabody Library. I took advantage of the road access to get food delivery and lyfts often, and it was nice for when my parents came to pick me up. I believe overall, I was dealt the best hand I could get for my first semester of college.

The dorm itself is pretty good. The floor and the dorms themselves are clean. However, the bathroom was filthy half the time (depends on who your floormates are though).

My double room in sutherland house was definitely large and spacious enough for two people. the high ceilings were a luxury. sutherland is also at a convenient location to access hillsboro village (shopping&dining). however, it was a slightly longer walk to main campus. my year, i had quite a loud floor, and the doors had no soundproofing, so it was a little annoying at times when ppl were partying/drunk outside and i was trying to sleep/study. the common bathrooms were pretty clean, except for a few times. faculty was kind, RAs were kind, and security guards were kind. elevator broke down once, but only 5 flights to the top floor, which isn't terrible. laundry room and kitchen were usually kinda messy. but in the end, i had an overall positive experience at sutherland. i loved the commons experience as a freshman.