self contained = cooking by self. it will have cooker in flat. you need to prepare food by yourself. ! J4 C& v. r9 W# u7 g3 C3 z+ c0 f) Q! p( S
there has another kind of flat that will provide food for you. # C* L+ F/ b; V7 [ 8 H( c+ N( \- D8 N7 cthere are lots of accommodations that are not en-suit but self-contained, and cheap. wwp, gp, weston are all like this.4 U( w2 x4 ^1 H/ t8 f- V
& H% S+ u% ~ }- q9 c) `- Z; ]own shower = this flat has shower...but it's in the shared bathroom.... this is my understanding.