Buchanan Towers Community Dorm Reviews at Washington

It has a really nice third floor lounge. It has a piano room, a quiet study room, a tv room, and a kitchen. I like to go there when I need alone time. It can be hard to get enough alone time when you have roomates. Was really dirty when we first moved in. A bit of a walk from campus.

Buchanan Towers is nice because in the suite style rooms you share a privet bathroom with your roommate/roommates. So your experience with that is primarily dependent on who you room with, which can be random or you can apply to have a certain roommate which is what I did. As for maintenance, the fire alarm goes off at weird hours of the night fairly often, and if something is broken it may take a while to get fixed. However all things considered I really liked BT. It was easy to meet people, my RA's were nice and made efforts to talk to you, and it was nice to get to know some people outside of those in my classes.

Buchanan towers is a good residence for those who are independent and seek more privacy than a conventional dorm offers. Units of two bedrooms have a kitchen and bathroom, allowing for more privacy. It is very nice to have access to your own bathroom, rather than one shared with an entire floor.

I dormed in Buchanan Towers regular and East for my first two years. I enjoyed buchanan towers east the most because of the layout. My roommates and I lived on the 5th floor and it was a beautiful view.

It is good and people are friendly. Which is something that I like a lot! It was clean and safe. I got to meet amazing people and I do enjoy living there with my roommate. I cannot wait to go back to in person school.

This is my first year at Western Washington University. I was really excited to move into Buchanan Towers but unfortunately, after a couple weeks I had to move out due to my financial situation. I am hoping to get some financial assistance so I can make my way back to Bellingham.

I liked having my own bathroom and kitchenette in the dorms. It made privacy and simply getting by a whole lot easier, and if the dorms were loud, there was a specific area where people are able to do homework in complete silence. It isn't easy to make friends here, but there are a lot of events held to make up for it. There's also a lounge which includes a kitchen, a pool table, and a TV if you want to hang out outside of the dorm rooms. I really appreciated having the market on the first floor too for when I wasn't able to go grocery shopping or I wanted some quick snacks. The biggest problems I had were the cleaning staff, who hadn't done a great job cleaning the bathrooms over break, and the distance from the main campus, but the latter issue is easily dealt with if you're willing to walk 15-20 minutes or if you figure out the bus schedule.

Overall, the building was very clean, quiet, and I felt safe because of the two doors you had to scan to get into. There were a lot of common areas too, one large one on the third floor, and some smaller ones on every floor by the elevator. It wasn't super social because of the building layout but I still had fun and made friends by going to the hall council events :) Also, the bus stop in front of the building was super convenient if I felt too lazy to walk uphill to class, and I also preferred that the dorm was little farther from campus because it made me get some exercise by default lol. Highly recommend for freshmen! :)