# Couple flats

**Source**: https://www.accom.ed.ac.uk/applying/couples-and-families/couple-flats/
**Parent**: https://www.accom.ed.ac.uk/our-accommodation/

### Couples Domestic Provision and Housekeeping

Couples in our University self-catered flats are provided with various facilities and furnishings.

### Bedrooms

All bedrooms are carpeted. Subject to the flat layout they are generally equipped with the following furniture:

- Standard double bed
- Bedside cabinet
- Chest of drawers
- Wardrobe
- Desk and study chair
- Waste paper bin
- Bedding

Bedding, bed linen and towels are **not** provided in couple flats. You will therefore need to supply these items yourself (such as a duvet, duvet cover, pillows, pillowcases, blankets, sheets and towels).

### Kitchen and Living area facilities

University flats offer self-catering accommodation and the kitchens are equipped with the following items:

- Four-ring electric cooker with oven and grill
- Microwave
- Fridge/freezer
- Vacuum cleaner
- Mop and mop bucket
- Broom
- Ironing board (no iron or cover provided)
- Kitchen bin

Southbridge has more limited kitchen provision:

- Microwave
- Fridge
- Vacuum cleaner, available on a shared basis

Cutlery and crockery are **not** provided in any of the couple flats.

### Facilities

Subject to the flat layout, communal areas may be provided with the following furniture:

- Kitchen table and chairs
- Sofa or easy chairs
- Laundry

Students in all self-catered flats have access to laundry facilities. Where possible there is a washing machine in the flat, alternatively a laundry is close by. The Laundry is operated by a pre-paid card or mobile phone App. Please check your inventory.

### Housekeeping

There is no cleaning service provided at our family accommodation.