Alder Hall

Lived there as a Sophomore all of last year. Out of all the residence halls at the UW, this is probably the best one, especially if you don’t mind the price. Here’s why.
Location: very close to campus, the ave, and the two bus stops.
Rooms: Each room has its own bathroom, which is standard in the West campus residence halls. The rooms are also very new, about 3 years old now. There are two very nice TV lounges on each floor.
Alder Commons: On the bottom floor is the alder commons, which is a very nice place to study and is open ²⁴⁄₇ for West campus residents.
District Market (DM): it’s connected to Alder and open till 1, which is super convenient in case you ever need anything.
Bottom Line: It terms of utility, it’s the same level as Lander and Poplar. It’s all the other little things that separate Alder from the rest of the West campus dorms.