self contained = cooking by self. it will have cooker in flat. you need to prepare food by yourself.+ Q! u1 y. o4 w$ o8 u) d. \! n
' a$ @! X% F9 d; j" w% O8 wthere has another kind of flat that will provide food for you.7 T- N% T( |) s6 G# w$ p. _" P; h
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there are lots of accommodations that are not en-suit but self-contained, and cheap. wwp, gp, weston are all like this.% n. B1 _+ P8 s& L0 P! ?+ |" v
' W+ ^1 P6 Q6 \9 e' ~' Lown shower = this flat has shower...but it's in the shared bathroom.... this is my understanding.