Conference Housing

Opened:  1962
Number of beds available:  392
Number of floors:  4
Elevator:  No
Airconditioned:  No
Room Types:  Double occupancy rooms.
Bathroom:  Community style bathroom - 2 per floor.
Gender:  Single gender floors or single gender by building.
Laundry rooms:  ground floor of each building.
Kitchen: in main lobby.
Study Lounges:  one on each floor.
Location on campus:  Uppercampus
Parking:  Harrill-Benton Lot immediately adjacent to the building.  
Notable features:  

• Pool table located in main lobby.
• Courtyard located between the buildings with a small creek.

Opened:  August 16, 2019
Number of beds available:  614
Number of floors:  7
Elevator:  Yes
Airconditioned:  Yes
Room Types:  Double occupancy rooms with en suite bathrooms and private rooms adjoined by a bathroom.
Bathrooms: Located within the room or suite.
Gender:  Floors/Buildings (Upper and Lower) can be separated by gender for guests. 
Laundry rooms:  floors 2, 4, 5 and 7.
Kitchens: floors 1, 3, 5 and 6 (two kitchens on 5).
Study Lounges:  every floor.
Location on campus:  Uppercampus
Parking:  Harrill-Benton Lot and Harrill South Lot immediately across the street; Judaculla lot adjacent to Harrill South Lot.  
Notable features:  

• Pool table located in ground floor lobby.
• Ping-pong table located on third floor.
• Three glass-walled connectors on floors 3, 4 and 5.

Opened:  Balsam Hall - 2009; Blue Ridge Hall - 2010.
Number of beds:  799; 425 in Balsam and 374 in Blue Ridge.
Number of floors:  4
Elevator:  Yes
Airconditioned:  Yes
Room Types:  Double occupancy rooms with en suite bathrooms and private rooms adjoined by a bathroom.
Bathrooms: Located within the room or suite.
Gender:  Single gender rooms/suites.
Laundry rooms:  floors 2 and 3 in each building.
Kitchens: every floor in each building.
Study Lounges:  every floor in each building.
Location on campus:  Central Campus
Parking:  Balsam Hall Lot immediately adjacent to Balsam; Blue Ridge Lot immediately adjacent to Blue Ridge; additional parking in Lot 21, .3 mile walk and Lot 19A, .5 mile walk.  Guests also often park in the Fieldhouse parking lot.  
Notable features:  

• Large conference center in Blue Ridge Hall can be used for an additional fee.
• Library breezway connecting the buildings on 4th floor.

• Located off the central plaza of campus and immediately adjacent to Courtyard DIning Hall.

Opened:  1959
Number of beds:  198
Number of floors:  4
Elevator:  No
Airconditioned:  No
Room Types:  Double occupancy rooms.
Bathrooms: Community style bathroom - 1 per hall; 2 per floor except ground.
Gender:  Single gender floors.
Laundry room:  ground floor.
Kitchen: None.
Study Lounges:  Main lounge; open lounge on 3rd floor.
Location on campus:  Uppercampus / "The Hill"
Parking:  Old Water Tower Lot (Lot 51), .2 mile walk; Judaculla Lot (Lot 62), .2 mile walk.  
Notable features:  

• Pool table located in main lobby (1st floor).
• Ping-pong table located in main lobby (1st floor).

Opened:  1971; renovated in 2012.
Number of beds:  352
Number of floors:  9
Elevator:  Yes
Airconditioned:  Yes
Room Types:  Double occupancy rooms with a bathroom located within a two room suite.
Bathroom: Shared with one other double room.
Gender:  Single gender rooms/suites.  Floors can be separated by gender. 
Laundry rooms:  floors 3, 5, 7 and 9.
Kitchens: floors 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9.
Study Lounges:  floors 1, 2, 4, 6 and 8.
Location on campus:  Uppercampus
Parking:  Harrill-Benton Lot and Harrill South Lot immediately adjacent to the building.  
Notable features:  

• Pool table located in 1st floor lobby.
• Study lounge on 1st floor.
• Multipurpose room on 1st floor can be rented for an additional fee.
• Outdoor basketball court immediately behind the building.
• Features a geothermal heating and air-conditioning system that uses the earth's energy to provide heat, air-conditioning and hot water for the building.
• LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environment Design) certified building.

Opened:  2004
Number of beds:  300
Number of floors:  4
Elevator:  Yes
Airconditioned:  Yes
Room Types:  Private rooms and double rooms located within a suite.  Each suite has a common area for the students in the suite. The suite common area is furnished with a couch, loveseat, TV stand, and small side table.  There are either 4 private rooms or 2 private rooms and 1 double room in a suite.
Bathrooms: Located within the suite.
Gender:  Single gender rooms/suites. 
Laundry room:  1st floor.
Kitchen: 1st floor.
Study Lounges:  every floor.
Location on campus:  Uppercampus
Parking:  Judaculla Lot (Lot 62) across the street.  
Notable features:  

• Large multipurpose room on 1st floor.
• Central courtyard in the middle of the complex.

Opened:  1939
Number of beds:  74
Number of floors:  4
Elevator:  Yes
Airconditioned:  Yes
Room Types:  Double occupancy rooms with en suite bathroom and private rooms with private bathroom.
Bathrooms: Adjoin each room.
Gender:  Single gender rooms.
Laundry room:  Ground floor.
Kitchen: None.
Study Lounge:  1st floor.
Location on campus:  Uppercampus / "The Hill"
Parking:  Madison Lot (Lot 48) immediately adjacent to the building.  
Notable features:  

• Located across from the "ampitheatre" - a large green space with grassy fields, trees and a historic bridge.

Opened:  August 2016
Number of beds:  419
Number of floors:  5
Elevator:  Yes
Airconditioned:  Yes
Room Types:  Double occupancy rooms with en suite bathrooms, private rooms adjoined by a bathroom and private rooms with private bathrooms. 
Bathrooms: Located within the room or suite.
Gender:  Single gender rooms/suites with men and women living on the same floor.  Floors can also be gender specific.  
Laundry rooms:  two on 3rd floor.
Kitchens: 2nd and 4th floor (two per floor).
Study Lounges:  every floor.
Location on campus:  Central / Uppercampus
Parking:  Harrill-Benton Lot (Lot 63A), .3 mile walk; Harrill South Lot (Lot 62), .4 mile walk.  
Notable features:  

• First floor is home to businesses including Brown Hall Convenience Store, Chili's restaurant, Innovation Brewing, and a Subway Sandwhich Shop.

Opened: 2005
Number of beds:  290
Number of floors:  4
Elevator:  Yes
Airconditioned:  Yes
Room Types:  Double occupancy rooms with en suite bathrooms and private rooms adjoined by a bathroom.
Bathrooms: Located within the room or suite. 
Gender:  Single gender rooms/suites with men and women living on the same floor.  Floors can also be gender specific.
Laundry room:  first floor.
Kitchens: every floor.
Study Lounges:  every floor.
Location on campus:  Lower campus
Parking:  Norton Lot (Lot 27A) immediately adjacent to the building; Lots 27B, 27C and 27C adjacent as well. 
Notable features:  

• Multipurpose room on the first floor.
• Swinging benches on the back patio.
• Grills and picnic tables on the back patio.
• Disc Golf Course nearby.

Opened:  1931
Number of beds:  82
Number of floors:  3
Elevator:  No
Airconditioned:  No
Room Types:  Double occupancy efficiency style apartments.
Bathroom: Located within the room.
Gender:  Single gender rooms with men and women living on the same floor.
Laundry room:  first floor.
Kitchen: located in the room.
Study Lounge:  None.
Location on campus:  Uppercampus / "The Hill"
Parking: Reynolds - Robertson Lot (Lot 52) and Old Water Tower Lot (Lot 51) immediately adjacent to the building. 

Opened:  August 2022/January 2023
Number of beds:  280 - Black Rock, 370 - Shining Rock, 259 - Water Rock
Number of floors:  4 (Black Rock and Water Rock), 5 (Shining Rock)
Elevator:  Yes
Airconditioned:  Yes
Room Types:  Double occupancy rooms.
Bathroom:  Community style bathroom - typically 2 per floor featuring 3 enclosed toilets, 3 enclosed showers and 4 sinks; Private restroom on each floor with a shower, toilet and sink.
Gender:  Single gender rooms; men and women live on the same floor.  Floors can also be gender specific.  
Laundry rooms:  floors 1 and 3.
Kitchen: floors 1 and 3 (Black Rock and Water Rock), floors 1 and 4 (Shining Rock)
Study Lounges:  Multiple lounges on each floor.
Location on campus:  Central campus
Parking:  Lot 21, .1 mile up Memorial Drive; Lot 19A, .2 miles across the street.  
Notable features:  

• Multipurpose room on 1st floor of Water Rock can be rented for an additional fee.
• Opens to a courtyard shared by Black Rock, Water Rock and Shining Rock Halls.
• Hammock stands.
• Charging stations outside of each residence hall.
• Firepit (use by permit only).
• Located across the street from the track and soccer complex.

Opened: 2004
Number of residents:  233
Number of floors:  2
Elevator:  Yes
Airconditioned:  Yes
Room Types:  Double occupancy rooms with en suite bathrooms.
Bathroom: Located within the room. 
Gender:  Single gender rooms with men and women living together in condos and houses. Floors and houses can be gender specific.  
Laundry room:  located in The Village Commons (central community building).
Kitchen: located in the condo or house.
Study Lounges:  None.
Location on campus:  Lower campus.
Parking:  The Village Lot immediately adjacent to the complex; Lots 27B, 27C and 27D located close by.  
Notable features:  

• Courtyard in the middle of the complex with green space and a sand volleyball court.
• Covered picnic area and grills adjacent to the community building.
• Community building with common lounge space and meeting room.
• Conference guests who will be on campus for an extended period of time enjoy staying in the Village.  Individual houses can accomodate 5 - 20 people.