Lee Hall Reviews

The literal only benefit to living in Lee Hall was the presence of the Galileo and Hypatia living learning communities. There was no air conditioning, one bathroom at either end of the hall, and some truly awful building management. The only kitchen available in the entire building was in the large lounge on the second floor and it may as well have been non-existent when I live there because it was so bad. The kitchen and large lounge have been remodeled since.

If you enjoy old carpets that haven't been updated in years, and awful fluorescent lights in your dorm room, you are in luck! Lee Hall is easily the worst residential building on VT's campus, and it really shows. Usually 2 of the 4 elevators in the buildings are down and unusable, meaning most students have to walk up multiple flights of stairs to get to their dorm rooms. Generally, the public bathrooms in the halls are pretty nasty even though they are cleaned once a day, the shower drains are often filled with pubic hairs/random long hairs clogging the drain and making it so you step in about 2 inches of water anytime you need to take a shower. PLEASE purchase some shower shoes before you live in this building, or else you will seriously ... See more

It is an Engineering LLC, so everyone living there is majoring in engineering. The community is really nice and they have you do activities/events which count towards a grade in their class. Not only do they give you this GPA-boosting class, but also access to 3D printing and other tools such as laser cutters. Only thing I didn't like was the fact that the elevators broke down every week and sometimes would stay broken almost a whole semester.

The only reason to live in this dorm is for the studio, which tbh is pretty nice. Overall it’s not bad but not great. If you are living here living in a low floor, the uppers get super hot. Pro: Lots of other engineers Good community Studio Cons: No A/C Terrible bathrooms Small rooms Far away from campus Overall:2.5/5 there are worse but there are better dorms

See VT reddit for numerous posts on Galileo/Hypatia. Lee Hall itself isn’t the best form, but it’s not terrible imo. First 4-5 weeks are hot but if you put 1-2 box fans in the windows and run them constantly, it’s definitely fine. Don’t let no AC scare you too much. Nice amount of closet space and you’re able to loft your beds for under-bed storage. I moved my dresser under my bed and my roommate put our fridge under hers. Worked out great. Bathrooms are icky but that is the case for all dorms. Nice lounges, 2nd floor has a kitchen you can use. Prime location for dining hall access and for Ag Quad classes, bit of a walk for other classes across the drillfield but it’s a mile at most.

Kinda far from a lot of stuff (especially West End). The studio is really nice, especially for engineering students, as the Frith lab gets packed later in the Spring. Bathrooms are hit or miss and the rooms aren't the greatest, but it's pretty cheap and you pay for what you get. Kitchen is a bit of a bitch to get to, but it's a lot easier if you live near it.

The women's bathroom got disgusting by the end of the weekend. You couldn't see the shower floor for hair, and every trash can was FULL of period products. At the end of the year I was showering on Friday, skipping the weekend, and then showering on Monday because it was so nasty.

Lee is pretty bad. I was on the seventh floor (top) and it was always hot, which lead to having some interesting smells some days. Bathrooms were okay, but still kinda gross, especially on the weekends when it didn't get cleaned, or later at night. Having a mail room in the building is nice, as well as having a laundry room. We have 4 elevators, no more than 2 worked at one time.

There is no A/C but Blacksburg rarely gets hot enough for that to matter during the fall/spring semesters. Lee isn't very far from anything, but it isn't really close to anything either. Being a member of an LLC can be very beneficial as you'll be taking the same classes as the people you're living with. Take advantage of this and study together, share notes, and ask one another for help. The makerspace on the second floor is something almost no other forms/schools have so take advantage of that while you can. When I was here the lounge did not have A/C although it might now. The rooms do not and probably won't have A/C as far as I know.

The dorm had super fun people and was very social as it contained the engineering LLC. The room size is pretty decent but it is outdated. Everything works as it should (except elevators often break down and so does laundry). Despite not having AC, it was never too hot. Bathrooms were large enough that I never had a problem having to wait. Also amazing cleaning staff!! Common areas are comfortable but often crowded during exam time.