self contained = cooking by self. it will have cooker in flat. you need to prepare food by yourself. 9 @. B+ V, Q! K# E( F5 H5 n 0 D1 p8 P! v) o2 J/ R* bthere has another kind of flat that will provide food for you. + D/ \& x3 k4 R9 Y) F' ]" X" A' g. \" y; G( J
there are lots of accommodations that are not en-suit but self-contained, and cheap. wwp, gp, weston are all like this." s" X4 n* T& L! a* c6 Z/ b3 D
0 i+ l$ I" F% v" l* c7 wown shower = this flat has shower...but it's in the shared bathroom.... this is my understanding.