360 tour - Single Room
360 tour - Interconnecting Room
Size: 1,381 residents
Style: Traditional
Rooms: Single, Double and Interconnecting
Meal plan: Required
Community: First-year students
Mascot: V1 Groundhog
First-year contract: Fall-Winter
Upper-year contract: None
Building: Village 1 consists of 4 quads separated into 26 houses. Each house has 3 or 4 floors with 14-16 students per floor. There is 1 Don per house. Houses and lounges are co-ed, but floors and bathrooms are single-gender.
Features and amenities
24-hr Front Desk
Available to all residents 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The front desk offers: printing, stamp purchases, parcel pick-up and mail distribution. You can also visit the front desk to sign out equipment, facilities, movies and games, or to ask your friendly Front Desk Assistant any questions related to residence, campus, or Waterloo.
Wireless Internet
All rooms and common areas include an unlimited high-speed Internet connection.
Don support
Dons are upper-year students living on each floor in residence to provide students with mentorship and support.
Utilities included
Heat, electricity, water and internet are all included with your residence fee.
Laundry facilities
WatCard operated laundry facilities are located in the main laundry facility. Irons and ironing boards are also available from the Front Desk for you to use.
IT Service Desk
Located in the V1 community centre, the Residence IT Service Desk offers free technical support and services to all residents.
Shared amenities
As a UWaterloo resident, you have access to amenities located in other residences including: gaming tables, movies, multi-faith room, piano rooms, fitness rooms, tutoring centres, cafeterias and study rooms.
Community centre
V1 residents have access to: pool, snooker, ping pong, esports lounge, board games, movies, a music room, a basketball court and a TV lounge outfitted with a 65 4K TV.
Study and meeting rooms
Residents are able to book shared rooms and spaces for group meetings or study sessions.
Shared kitchen
House lounges includes a small kitchenette with a microwave and full-sized refrigerator for residents to share.
Eatery and dining
Mudie’s is located in the V1 community centre, complete with a large dining hall.