self contained = cooking by self. it will have cooker in flat. you need to prepare food by yourself. 5 {; p& F N1 W 3 V4 U# s* ~+ Y. g! J7 lthere has another kind of flat that will provide food for you. 9 M$ d: Y) H# I9 w* o8 z . _. N1 U, N, n- x7 @ Ythere are lots of accommodations that are not en-suit but self-contained, and cheap. wwp, gp, weston are all like this.5 m9 t( I* X# t( J
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own shower = this flat has shower...but it's in the shared bathroom.... this is my understanding.