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Majestically situated on the banks of the Charles, Eliot House has a lot to offer the lucky freshmen placed here. With a vibrant community, a gorgeous courtyard, loving House Masters, and a wealth of facilities, this House is truly an all-inclusive package. Freshmen assigned to Eliot will have no reason to envy any of their (less fortunate) peers...
Dining Hall: The Eliot dining hall is spacious and welcoming, with dark wooden paneling and bronze chandeliers. The staff is very friendly, making sure to enforce dining restrictions so all Eliotites can find seats. The House grill is known for its delicious egg-and-cheese sandwiches as well as its succulent omelettes. The House organizes seven formal three-course dinners a year, though places are limited...
Common Spaces: Eliot House has several classrooms in the basement, as well as a big study room. However, they can feel claustrophobic. The Junior Common Room is cozy but a bit small. The Inferno, Eliot’s grille, offers scrumptious alternatives to Corn Busts. Those with high cholesterol levels, beware...
...anyplace you might need to go—except the Quad or beyond the Science Center, but those are far for everyone. You might be disappointed to be deprived a river view from your bedroom, but you’ll see the light when you realize that the Yard, Eliot, and Mather are simultaneously only five minutes away...
...real estate. With the exception of Adams, and even that is debatable, there is no better place to be positioned geographically. Lowell is steps away from another House in every direction, and residents also have exclusive access to the House's back gate. Need to make a beeline for Eliot, Kirkland, or Winthrop? As a Lowellian, there's no need to walk all the way around Lowell like the plebian masses—just go out the back...