facilities and services

Facilities and services of the O Castro Residence Hall in Vigo

We are sure that you have occasionally imagined living in a place where you could share moments with friends and colleagues as well as have everything you need readily available.
Such is the case of the O Castro Residence Hall, where you will find numerous facilities and services conceived to make your stay as comfortable as possible.
Living in the Vigo Halls of Residence is more than living in a room: it is a place for cohabitation and for sharing experiences that will enrich your life at university.

Facilities:

• TV and DVD room
•  Gym
• Study rooms
• Games room
• Self-service launderette: this works with cards (1.5 € for the washing machine and 1.5 € for the spin dryer)
• Personal mailbox
• Adapted rooms

Services:

• Vending service. Food and drink vending machines.
• Daily press. The residence hall is subscribed to the newspapers La Voz de Galicia and Faro de Vigo.
• Management and reception. Customer service hours are from Monday to Friday from 9 am to 3 pm.
• Cleaning service of the common areas. The room is your responsibility but, if you want, you can optionally hire the weekly room cleaning service.
• Maintenance service. From Monday to Friday from 9 am to 1 pm and from 3 pm to 7 pm. If something breaks down, call us and we shall solve this as soon as possible.  
• Night and weekend caretaker services. From Monday to Friday from 7 pm to 8 am and at weekends and on holidays 24 hours a day.
• Lending service. Irons, ironing boards, vacuum cleaners and board games. If you leave your ID at reception, we shall lend you these articles, so you do not have to bring anything from home and it does not take up room space.
• Laptop computers lending service.
• Internet Wi-fi in the common spaces.

Optional services: these are services that can be hired separately.

• Weekly room cleaning service (except for the kitchen): 31.85 €/month
• Weekly sheet and towel delivery service: 38.80 €/month
• Free bicycle parking space

Current prices 01/09/11 - 31/08/12. VAT included.

Services of the Lagoas-Marcosende University Campus:

In addition to the facilities and services of the residence hall, you will be able to enjoy the most up-to-date campus equipments:

• Shopping area with a bookstore, reprography, bank services, restoring…
• Sports facilities with covered swimming pool, fitness room, as well as supervised classes.