Just got back from viewing a couple of rooms in shared houses. One of them I preferred the actual house as a whole, was a much cleaner nicer looking place, but the other one I saw I preferred the actual room, mostly because it was really two rooms, the bedroom has an adjoining room that is only accessible from the bedroom that is for rent, and they both have beds in so it would be great for visitors to stay over in too. It is also about 2 miles closer to work and within walking distance which is a bonus. The nicer room has the landlord living in the same house though which is a bit of a negative thing I think, is better when the landlord lives in their own house, which the room with the nicer house has. The nicer house place seemed to have a lot more competition for the room, whereas the nicer room place seemed to suggest that if I wanted to live there then I could tell them tomorrow that I had made that decision and it would be mine. I think I'm going to go for the nicer room that is closer to work.