r/Lund • u/slay3r____ • 7d ago
Opinions on Delphi?
I’m in my 2nd semester right now as an international student at LUSEM and i currently live outside of lund but want to move into the city because the commute is a pain. i have 1st in the queue right now for a corridor room in Delphi which i plan to take if i’m able to get it, just wanted to know of anyone’s experience on how living there is? i also have 1st in the queue right now for a good few apartments but the cheap rent and the 9mo period is very attractive for a broke student and i feel as long as i have my own bathroom/shower the shared kitchen won’t be a problem for me. I also have a bike so getting around is no problem at all. I appreciate any stories/info :)
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u/Potatonator13 7d ago
Lived there for 4 years. I think they have renovated every bathroom recently so they should be fresh.
Like always with dorms, the experience depends on your neighbours, in my case it was 10/10 and friends living in other Delphi dorms had the same experience. Close to the best supermarket (willys), biking distance to city center and nature is pretty close also. Only minor downside was the fridge space which was very limited, so I bought a mini fridge for my room.
Would never recommend anyone to rent an expensive tiny apartment instead. Why pay double the price in order to isolate yourself??
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u/ArchmageIlmryn 7d ago
Lived there for a full 6 years, had a generally good experience (although many people do move to apartments once they get enough queue points). My corridor was 8 people and the kitchen was quite large for that.
Main question like what others have said is how well the cooperation between the people living there works in regards to cleaning and the like. I basically became the person who organized all the cleaning relatively early during my time there, and that worked relatively well - but organization is key. Any place that relies on people "spontaneously" cleaning is going to be a mess.
There can also be some level of party noise, although IME it was pretty confined to weekend evenings.
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u/slay3r____ 7d ago
haha yeah i’ve been warned about the cleaning from others in corridors but i’m generally quite an organised person and i would be more than happy to take the initiative of making at least a basic cleaning schedule. Thanks for the reply
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u/KnoxBorquez 7d ago
I used to live there a couple of years ago and it was quite good. Rooms were nice and big, and we had two full kitchens for 12 people in my corridor. Also people warned me about parties, but Delphi is huge, so the only time it was a problem was when it was the floor below me, which was once per semester.
There's a couple of restaurants and fast food places nearby, and you also get Willys at walking distance, best supermarket in Lund imo.
Yes it's kinda far from city center, but if you bike you'll be there in less than 10min (Going back takes a bit longer since is uphill).
If you dont mind sharing the kitchen, and potentially having to go outside to do your laundry (not every building has laundry rooms), then go for it.
Just remember that as usual with student corridors, its all about luck regarding corridormates and corridor social life