self contained = cooking by self. it will have cooker in flat. you need to prepare food by yourself. ; w! ?: _1 M! V1 N& |; H: Z" ?/ j8 \& {
there has another kind of flat that will provide food for you.7 D3 _* H( L, V4 F' `
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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. # e) E+ A4 ]' N5 z# J" U; S) R( b0 K b6 x7 p
own shower = this flat has shower...but it's in the shared bathroom.... this is my understanding.