One Mosaic was pretty great for our family. In particular, the walls were surprisingly sound-proof…read morecompared to Santa Inez, where my daughter stayed last year. My kid had a very good experience here and I would definitely recommend it. We did not have any problems and we got the deposit back. So far, so good!

Way overpriced like every single place in Isla Vista, and the country. 5.3k to live in a complex of…read morehundreds? Not to mention the sterile and dull beige interior. Not really sure what to expect when they are selling an essential commodity. Horrible company in a horrible country. GET OUT!

Overpriced dirty I was not happy to see there is no elevator even on opening day. Everything is…read moremoldy and yuck, but my child wanted to live here. To pay 2K for a rundown place absolutely disgusting.

Please, do not live here. Paying 1800 a month for a triple is insanity. Mold, mold, mold.read more

UCSB Once more attending the woman to Woman conference…read moreI love this university and the facilities here

Stayed here for 2 nights for orientation in a two-bedroom, 2-bath apartment. Decent location, about…read more1-1/2 miles from the center of campus. A long walk, but quick drive. Nice grounds with two sand volleyball and pool (no jacuzzi). The room was (as advertised) pretty bare. No TV, phone, decorations. There's a kitchen, but no sponge, dish soap, silverware, glasses, dishes, etc. They do provide sheets, thin blanket, pillow and towel; you make your own bed. A student style, higher bed, with drawers below. So, not fancy, but convenient for a quick stay. Bonus: ours had pretty Mountain Views.

literally the worst place to live. overpriced even for iv standards. management wants to make as…read moremuch money out of students as they can. they love to power trip too.

Brett was super communicative and was very responsive!! Cant wait to move in and get started.read more

Boy did we dodge a bullet when we ended up in Santa Ynez! My kid originally signed up for a "loft"…read moreroom at Campus 880. But they did a bait and switch after we signed the lease and announced that she'd be getting a crappier room at a higher price. At that point I had read enough of the nightmare stories about that management company and it's evil owner that frankly, I was glad to get my kid out of their clutches. That's a whole story and I'll tell it on their yelp review, but suffice to say that the experience made us paranoid about being scammed so it was a real relief when we showed up at Santa Ynez and found a decent apartment project run by decent people. Check in with Santa Ynez was a cinch at the beginning of the year. It sucks that there are FIVE students in 1 apartment but space was already an issue at UCSB and was made much worse by the pandemic. The only hard part is that 3 of her roommates had roomed together in the past and were good friends. They've been very cold and rude to my kid and the 5th girl. As if the apartment is theirs and the other 2 are interlopers,. My kid is now going thru the process of being relocated. She had to prove that she was living in a hostile environment and that wasn't too hard to do. The place wasn't exactly sterile, in fact, it appeared to have not been cleaned or touched at all since the previous group left. The counters were covered in crumbs and other such evidence that the clean up fees are absolute bullshit. The Santa Ynez complex is pretty nice and the apartment is comfortable. And no issues w/ bugs. It's not their fault that the roommates are a-holes.

Nice community to live in! I feel pretty safe when I'm walking alone outside, and there's a bus…read morestop right in front of the apartments. Santa Ynez is located convenient distances away from school, iv, and Albertsons, Costco, etc.... plentiful parking spots, laundry room with lots of laundry machines, 3 community centers with a piano, flat screen TV with cable, couches, vending machines for drinks and snacks (cup noodles too), studying tables, pool tables, and more :) The apartments here aren't that updated, but it's pretty spacious and not shabby at all. Lots of trees and grass where you can play soccer! My only complaint is that there's so many random bugs that fly into the apartment ): Update: my roommate and I leave on the weekends so the apartment is empty for a few days every week. When I come back, I always find multiple spiders invading our kitchen sink and windows it's really creepy. I live in the 200s, bewaaare ); pretty sure they come in from the bushes planted outside the windows and doors. LEAVE ME ALONE )': UPDATE: ITS 5AM AND I FOUND A SPIDER CRAWLING ON MY PILLOW WTF THANK GOODNESS I WAS AWAKE OH MY GOODNESS WHY ME

The management, security, and professionalism of this property is insanely terrible. My roommates…read moreand I have lived here for just a couple months, and have had multiple problems with getting anything solved, taken seriously, or respected. We have found random maintenance men in our apartment who refuse to give us their name after stating that we would like to be home for anything that needs to be fixed. We are paying for security, however when 2 men tried to break into our house we were told that they cannot do anything to stop bad things from happening in the outside world, and that they would not take it seriously because that was a job for the cops. We called and dealt with it with the cops, we were simply inquiring what their protocol is for things like this, and we were completely dismissed. The managment at this complex is beyond negligent, and only care that you make them money.

housing pretty good pretty good I thought I was moving into a different house. someone got shot in…read morethe park next-door like a week ago. Cops asked me for the security cam footage so I just told him to talk to the property manager. Overall three out of five pretty aight

Santa Catalina is a residence hall outside of campus. It's the largest residence hall, housing 1300…read moreundergraduates. A third of the freshmen class live here. Santa Catalina is divided into North Tower and South Tower, 11 floors and 10 floors respectively. The learning living communities here are First Generation, Outdoor Adventure, Scholars Floor, the Wellness Floor, and the Substance-Free Floor. It was originally called Francisco Torres, nicknamed FT. The named has been changed almost decade ago, but it is still called FT by everyone.   The rooms are doubles and suite style. Two rooms share one bathroom, verses a whole floor sharing one bathroom. The rooms are a little bigger than the other dorms. Like the rest of the dorms, there's study lounges, kitchenettes, laundry rooms, and a recreation room. Since it's off campus, FT has its own Dining Commons, Portola. Food isn't the best at Portola, it's the definition of bad dorm food. However, there's a pool and fitness center on site. If you live on a high floor, you can get a view of the mountains, oceans, or Isla Vista. The main concern living here is the distance to class. It's more than a mile away, around a ten minute bike ride. There are buses you can take, but it gets crowded on rainy days. If you're on a top floor, it could be more of a hassle to go in and out. The distance to Isla Vista is similar to the on campus Chi-5 dorms. FT is also considered a social dorm, comparable to Anacapa. Compared to the rest of the residence halls, you'll probably meet a lot more people because of the high density of freshmen here.

One of the newest housings on campus that overlooks the beach. Not to mention it's nearby my…read morefavorite dining commons, Carrillo! The village has multiple buildings so they're not all connected as one to give more privacy and space.

I didn't see any category that fit...Housing?? I don't know…read more Representing Tecolote! Hoot hoot.. After living off campus at Francisco Torres/FT/.....if you went to UCSB you knew the other nicknames, for my freshman year, I moved to Manzanita my sophomore year. My roomie Jules and I actually did some scouting beforehand to check which house we wanted, and we decided on Tecolote - still on campus, but only a few feet from Del Playa/DP/....if you went to UCSB you knew why we'd want to be there. Each house has a living room, mini kitchen (microwave, no stove thing (I don't cook)), and washing and dryer machine. Plus! De Anza Resource Center was right there, with several study rooms, a computer room, and a room with pool tables. And for the jogging enthusiast in you, there's this amazing path that leads directly to the beach. But what the heck...the whole campus is pretty much on the beach.

Met a great desk attendant. Jade did a 10/10 job helping me and listening to my woes. Would…read morerecommend, make sure you visit just for Jade.

San Rafael is a residence hall located west of campus. It's home to 600 continuing, transferring,…read moreor international students. The living learning communities here are Second Year Residential Experience (SYRE), Substance-Free, Wellness, Serenity, Multicultural Experience, and Faculty in Residence programming. There is also gender inclusive housing available. There's 1 seven story building and 2 three story buildings. Most of the rooms are doubles, joined together into an apartment-like layout. The suites contain their own bathrooms and living rooms. Like many other residence halls, there are study lounges and kitchenettes in the buildings. The complex is right next to the Loma Pelona Center, De Anza Center, and Carrillo Dining Commons. Carrillo is the best dining hall at school. It's also not far from the beach. San Rafael is also next to Isla Vista.

This is the best deal to live nearby the UCSB campus. IV maybe noisy but Felipe, the land manager,…read moremakes an excellent job at keeping Sutdio Plaza the most quite place in Isla Vista. He is kind but firm, and impartial. Also, if anything in the apartment needs fixing, the Studio Plaza team gets it done very fast. I loved living there also because the natural environment around IV is great.

Avoid this place -- premium rent, poor living conditions, and unfair management…read more I lived in a so-called premium Apartment E and paid one of the highest rents in the complex, yet the living conditions were terrible. The unit was a heat trap with no fan or proper ventilation, even though other units in the complex do have fans. I often felt suffocated. Management was informed and took no action. The apartment is located near the parking area, and the unit was constantly full of dust no matter how often I cleaned. There was also frequent management and maintenance noise around Apartment E, making the "premium" label misleading. The toilet clogged almost every week, even with very light and normal use. This was a recurring issue that was never properly resolved. Before moving out, I wiped down all furniture surfaces, and the unit was left in good condition. Despite this, I was charged 5.5 hours of "general cleaning" for a studio apartment, which is completely unreasonable. Carpet cleaning was not even counted in that 5.5 hours. I formally requested a pre-move-out inspection, asked to be present, and requested 48-hour notice. None of this was honored. When I went to the office on a weekday before move-out, it was closed without notice, so I was never given a chance to address any concerns in advance. The cleaning was done about 10 days after I moved out, raising concerns that the hours charged reflect dust accumulation over time rather than my move-out condition. When I questioned this, management pushed responsibility onto the cleaning company instead of explaining or correcting the charge. After that, management stopped responding. Even returning the undisputed portion of my security deposit was delayed and required repeated follow-ups. High rent, poor living conditions, constant issues, and unfair deposit practices. Avoid this place and rent elsewhere.