How's this for college housing.

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<p>U. of Tampa is leasing 3 floors of the Hyatt Regency in downtown Tampa for student housing. Your room comes with twice weekly housekeeping service and cable TV. I wonder if you can get room service???</p>

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<p>It’s happened in Boston, too. When BU and NEU did not have enough housing for their students, they put them up in ritzy hotels. At least they had hotels they could put them in; when some LACs have unexpectedly high yield, their students get crammed into existing dorm rooms.</p>

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<p>U. Chicago has the Shoreland. It was formerly a luxury hotel, bought by the U years ago. Because it needs a top to bottom renovation and is a bit far from the main part of the campus, they sold it to a developer last year and will close it when a new comes onstream.</p>

<p>Its current and former residents still rave about its ballroom and spacious dorm rooms.</p>

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<p>They’re about to get rid of Shoreland and build a new dorm, though…</p>

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<p>IloveBrown,</p>

<p>I said that. Hope you do better in reading comprehension at Brown. :)</p>

<p>[just kidding]</p>

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<p>Those kids are lucky. The overflow students at my school are living in study rooms and dorm kitchens right now.</p>

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<p>Haha thanks for calling me out… I obviously skimmed your post and did not read the whole thing!</p>

<p>(I’m doing fine at reading comprehension at Brown so far – thanks!) ;)</p>

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<p>We (Old Dominion) had kids living in triples (three people in a 2-person room) and kids in I think the radisson (because it was the closest to campus) until they could re-sort people to find enough rooms. The hotel thing only lasted about 2 weeks though.</p>

<p>636</p>

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<p>The University of Miami has some kids temporarily housed in very nice hotels, including the Biltmore, while their new apartment complex is being completed. They have also, very wisely, placed staff members in each hotel to keep an eye on things.</p>

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<p>It’s happening all over the place. A friend’s son was put in a “barracks” situation for the first month, until housing opened for him. The hotels, if they are not far are better, I think. It’s a shame this happens to the freshmen, as that first year in dorms does build comraderie.</p>

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<p>USC is doing this too.</p>

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<p>I know of a property management company that was contacted by a school to inquire about renting out several area houses to be used as student housing.</p>