I think Callaway Villas is a good start as a freshman easing into college. However for the price, I think there are better options. I live in a 4x2.5 and I currently am just fine here. However I wouldn't want to re-lease. I think that the location is great, sometimes the train and traffic that backs up near Marion Pugh is a little bit frustrating but I feel it's not the biggest deal. However the staff was only kind and excited to work before you lease. After you lock everything in they honestly don't really care too much about you. They are young, I get it. But there have been multiple times where my roomates and I needed help (things broken, keys not working, gate codes, packages, etc) and they seemed like they just didn't really care and acted like we were burdening them. The parking is a big issue as well. To purchase covered parking it is $40 a month. If you don't do that quickly enough the only covered parking available would probably be too far from your apartment to matter. Everything is gated. But oftentimes I have to park at the front clubhouse/leasing office because there is no reasonable parking near me. Also the gate did not work for the first two months of living here. It is fixed now but sometimes has issues not opening, which has caused me to be late a few times to various things. Inside the apartment, its not perfect. But that is honestly okay and to be expected for a college student housing option. However the AC is definitely outdated and the rooms are most of the time much too hot. The windows are also single-paned and we live in Texas so that's not super helpful. Overall. Its fine here. I wouldn't live here again and I also would not really recommend it just because I think there are much better options elsewhere. I think that all of the amenities are helpful and enjoyable but in order to enjoy those you sort of have to interact with the staff that seemingly hates their jobs. read more

Lease pricing is a scam. My son hasn't even moved in yet and they are advertising WAY below what they are charging him -- $100/month less, $400/month less for the unit! When I called, office said they would correct it while they put me on hold. Then, came back on the line and said they wouldn't correct the rate. Will never do business with these people again. read more

As parents of a prospective out-of-state college student, we were faced with some tough decisions--especially since we couldn't view all housing options in person. Before our trip to Texas, we had the chance to speak with Bella. Her empathy for our situation and her in-depth knowledge of The Villas instantly made this property one of our top contenders. When we finally had the chance to visit, Bella was there to assist us. Her outstanding customer service and professionalism truly sealed the deal. We're excited and confident about the year ahead! read more

As a paying parent, I feel it's a safe environment, close to campus great amenities. Once they have you signed however... They have gotten our son's account mixed with another student of the same name, water bill is always late and a mess- (seriously just include water in your overpriced rent it's like $10 - quit nickel and diming us parents). Better maintenance could be done on the individual units for the price. Answer parents right away they really don't have time to talk to those innocent front desk workers who have no clue. read more

This is a fully furnished student housing with a semester leasing option. It is close to campus and on bus route. The only issue is that it is located by train rail and the noise is disturbing, until one gets used to it. The campus is fenced and very secure. The complex has amazing amenities including movie theatres for private or group suitability, spacious Gym with versatile workout tools, spacious reading area (librabry) and beautiful resort style pool area. The leasing office has always coffee and sweets for residents and gusts. The price is also quite fair. read more

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Dixon was great in showing me around and letting me know why callaway villas is the best. Give that guy a raise!

After a couple months I emailed again asking if there were any available spots and I got the closest one to my apartment now. Juniper was very nice and helpful when I raised this concern and was very quick to respond to emails! read more

Callaway Villas is a good transitional apartment for those moving from dorms. It's good price for those looking for alot of amenities- their amenities are great! They are also very good about work orders. We had our dryer break down and they fixed it the next day. However, they could also improve alot. They are new to letting pets reside in the apartments, and when I first toured I was quoted $200 deposit for my dog THREE DIFFERENT TIMES. The week before I moved in, I inquired about it so I could send them the money, and they bumped it up to $500!! One of the reasons I signed with them is because the pet deposit was so cheap. I was furious and made my transition to CS that much harder financially. They are also very lax on pet policies. They claim to have a 35 pound weight limit, but countless bully dogs tried attacking my dog that were well over 35 pounds. Many people let their animals roam leash-free and aren't penalized for it. There is also poop EVERYWHERE because they do not have a fee for not picking up after your pet. I know Callaway is new to the pet thing, but they really need to be more strict. Other than that, everything was great. I enjoyed my stay at Callaway Villas. read more

Austin and David were so helpful!!!!! The best maintenance and came right away and fixed the problem in less than 5 min!!

APPEALING things about this student housing complex is location location location, fully furnished, internet service, proximity to TAMU bus that passes frequently & drops off directly at school, reasonable price point. If you pay for yearly lease - no moving in/out between semesters. TAMU bus link here (https://transport.tamu.edu/BusRoutes/Routes.aspx?r=36). ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT -- The issues that follow can either be seen as challenges or learning opportunities that teach one how to deal with real world issues adults experience daily at apartment/condo complexes: * * * 1 * * * The TRAIN being in close proximity is a negative, but only for light sleepers. * * * 2 * * * TRASH BINS - On windy days if you are not careful when throwing away trash at bins (which are enclosed by a gate) -- the gate may close behind you and you may get locked behind the gate since the locking mechanism cannot be opened from the inside-- I had to wait for 15 minutes before someone passed by and helped me get out. * * * 3 * * * ON-CALL STAFF 24/7 - WORK ORDERS: Before you sign contract staff highly engaged, energetic and enthused. After you sign the contract - staff is definitely there, but I wouldn't say they are genuinely engaged (much less enthused about assisting) -- they are just there going through the motions. Front desk staff really never answer with absolutes and are highly skilled at waffling and giving canned vague answers. During the weekend before school starts (critical move in day & what I consider a PEAK ACTIVITY WEEKEND) -- a more established/polished business would have ALL HANDS ON DECK to remediate issues. However, the front desk informed us that maintenance workers only work on weekdays (M-F) not weekends and our issues would not be addressed until Mon-Tue. Maintenance staff absence on weekends is concerning given the collective multiple items the students in our unit had reported. * * * 4 * * * ROOMMATE ROULETTE MATCHING: Roommates also include non-student population. They do the best they can to match tenants; however one semester we were matched with someone who had amassed an infinite collection of liquor bottles, beer pong tables, had dishes stacked 2 feet high in the sink, had the entire first floor in disarray, first floor toilet smeared with fecal matter -- and the front desk could only tell us on MOVE-IN DAY that they 4 roommates had to figure it out for themselves. Regardless of vices or lack of common goals, there is no excuse for untidiness and having to start off on MOVE-IN DAY washing dishes, sweeping, and buying gloves to clean up pre-existing filth. Sometimes since the fridge, stoves & common areas have not been continuously cleaned between tenants they are soiled, grimy, and filthy. * * * 5 * * * PUNCHLIST MOVE-IN DAY: As with any contract be very thorough about any pre-existing defects or damage you detect on move-in day. Otherwise - at the end of your contract any flaws that have to remediated will have to be divided by the total number of roommates in the unit. * * * 6 * * * ELECTRICITY BILLS: Cumbersome multi-step process. Paying for electricity and initiating payment process is a two step process -- www.SimpleBills.com and collaborated with College Station Utilities 979-764-3535. * * * 7 * * * Even though we don't have a pet, we have to meddle with irresponsible pet owners who don't pick up their pet's poop, so poop is everywhere. Also, on occasion owners walk their dogs w/out a leash and one day we had a large sized dog run towards us and even though it was friendly dog, it was quite scary since you never know until it is too late the temperament of a dog. Suggest they put pooping stations with bags and trash cans (like at hotels) to encourage tenants to pick up after their pets. read more

I lived at Callaway Villas for a year and a half. It is a decent place, but you can probably find somewhere better for the price. It is located on the train tracks, so expect noise and shaking when the train passes. They do have noise makers installed to help. Things break, it happens in every apartment/housing complex. Callaway typically does a good job at fixing things in a reasonable amount of time, but there were times that it felt like forever. They do have lawn care and mow the grass, but rarely is it ever blown which causes buildup and stains on the concrete. They have a gate system, an electric lock system as well as a dead bolt installed, but it seemed like apartments were constantly getting broken into. The apartments are built with thin drywall. Expect to hear everything your roommates and neighbors say/do. It is on the Aggie bus system and is a very convenient location! It also has many great amenities. Overall, this apartment would be great for someone transitioning to the apartment/college life, but I wouldn't recommend it as the best apartment ever. It was a decent place to live as a freshman/sophomore, but I wouldn't live there again. read more

If I can give this place a 0 star I would, most god awful apartment complex in town, gonna have to put this place below the Berkeleys, can stress enough how bad this place is, don't sign a lease here, your better off signing somewhere else, I would go into depth about how crappy this place is but I would just be wasting my time! Money hungry apartment complex. read more

If you are looking for somewhere to live next year, put Callaway Villas at the bottom of your list. My roommates and I have had countless bad experiences here and the list only gets longer as the year goes on. When I toured the apartment in late April 2021, we were told that we would have a pantry. When we looked at the unit in July after we signed, we were told that the pantry would be locked. We never told this and would not have been told this if we didn't come in to see the apartment that day. When we first moved in, the apartment was absolutely disgusting. The painters didn't bother to put down a lining to prevent the carpet from getting paint on it, so no matter how much you clean the carpet, it always looks dirty due to paint on it. Two weeks before my roommates and I were supposed to move in, we were sent an email that we needed to find new roommates within 24 hours due to a problem on their roomsync app. They turned off their phone so that you couldn't call them about it. We ended up driving to the complex to talk to an employee about it and get the bosses number. My roommate signed an academic lease, but Callaway Villas put it down as a full year lease so she was kicked out of our roommate circle. It took multiple phone calls from all 8 of our parents for them to fix their mistake. When I moved in early, they never asked or billed me for an early move in fee so we waiting to see when they would bill us. They never did and at the end of the Fall 2021 semester they started putting late fees on my rent that was payed in full for the semester in August. They mixed up the money and took the money from my rent to pay my early move in fee without us knowing. They put almost $200 of late fees within a week on my payment. My dad and I had to call everyday for a week to get this settled, they never call you back. When I moved in, my door didn't have a plate on it to lock at all. When we called, we were told that it isn't that big of a deal and it will be done in 3 ish days. Our AC unit has crashed 3 times since we have been here. Our fridge has flooded. When our fridge flooded, it took 3 days for maintenance to come out and me calling twice everyday. The wifi is the worst system to connect to, it is almost impossible. It took my dad 4 hours to set up 5 devices on it. No one at Callaway knows how to help with it. It requires you to make an account, put all addresses of your devices in, then enter the password to the wifi for it to work. None of your friends will ever be able to join the wifi. They are trying to save a penny while causing problems at the gecko of you moving in. The printers in the office area NEVER work. They eat your paper with others assignments and the computers barley work. I got an air printer over Christmas Break in hopes of not having to use their printers again and come to find out, printers don't connect to their wifi. I have asked multiple people at Callaway Villas to help with the printer and they weren't any help. My dad and I called the wifi providers helpline after the manager swears that the printer will connect and they told us that the printer won't connect no matter what we do. The manager is baffled by this news and told me that she would get back to me that week with updates. I have emailed her and it has been a week and I have heard nothing. This isn't a surprise at all and happens often. If you call the front desk with a question that they don't know, they will tell you a manager will get back to you- they never get back to you. Callaway Villas promotes a safe gated area, but this is a lie. The gate on the left side is NEVER fully closed, it is opened enough for anyone to walk through it. The gate on the far left of the property has never worked or been fixed. The system for your friends/family to get in is complicated and has no instructions. I had to sit at the gate and find my name through everyones name and call myself until I pressed 9 to get in, they never told us how to use that system. Payments through the resident portal are hard. They never tell you the exact amount of money you owe, you have to go through your emails to find out how much you owe. Marijuana is easily smelled throughout the apartments and nothing is ever done about it. Maintenance never reports it or anything happen to those individuals. Overall, this complex is not a good place to live. It is in a good location and good bus route, but when you put all the problems with that, its not worth living here. Callaway Villas is a money grabbing company that is hard to get a hold of at all times and they run from their problems. read more

Okay... distance to A&M is nice. I was at Blinn this year and it was super easy just going straight up Wellborn. HOWEVER, the traffic is awful, constant noise, and the train is the worst thing ever. Think it won't bother you? Think again... it shook the things off my walls the first night. There are much better places to live than here. Also, the food at Callaway is not good at all... don't do a meal plan. It is a rip off. read more

The worst place you can possibly live. My room shook when the train went by because of how close it was to the train tracks and I could hear the train's horn, our refrigerator broke 4 times, the AC downstairs did not work once despite countless work orders, the dryer broke twice, I constantly heard my neighbors blasting music and I could smell them smoking weed, the workers at the front desk were very rude, the gates were broken 50%, making me feel unsafe, the tanning beds were broken, and our fire alarms started going off because of expired batteries and the front desk did nothing to help for two days and then told us we needed to replace the batteries ourselves. DO NOT LIVE HERE read more