self contained = cooking by self. it will have cooker in flat. you need to prepare food by yourself. 4 w: S' w6 W( d$ c2 F+ A q8 N4 l, e% Q/ x; y
there has another kind of flat that will provide food for you. 0 X7 I% c* i/ A! [" T2 \, g5 h3 [1 o9 b
there are lots of accommodations that are not en-suit but self-contained, and cheap. wwp, gp, weston are all like this." q7 g/ r$ A* T7 d6 C$ M# z
8 S# p* y9 }; L! Oown shower = this flat has shower...but it's in the shared bathroom.... this is my understanding.