I moved into my new student digs about a week ago now. This isn't the first time I've moved out of…read morehome, and it isn't the first time I've been living in a specialty student place (hello boarding school), but Urbanest is definitely a different experience. First of all the communal areas are pretty snazzy. Everything is modern, there are silent study areas, places to hang out, and a great balcony with a bbq that I suspect will be perfect for entertaining in Summer. The location is also fabulous, and yes, I was tempted to give them 5 stars just for being located next to Mamak Corner and only a short walk from Mandoo. This is my first taste of city living (in Adelaide) and I could get used to this. The rooms themselves are pretty small. Not impossibly tiny small, you could fit a single mattress on the floor if you were having a sleepover, but not much else. The range of crockery & cutlery also isn't quite as snazzy as they show you in the show apartment. The only real downers would be that wireless internet can be pretty darn slow, and it'll cost you $4 every time you need to wash & dry some clothes. There are activities daily, and they get plenty of deals to pass onto students. Like I said, I've been here a week. I doubt my rating will go down during my 1 year stint, but there's every possibility it will go up once I discover more things to do.

I hope this helps people who are looking for accommodations. DON'T STAY IN URBANEST. It í…read moreridiculously expensive, and not worth your money. The rooms are tiny, the kitchen is tiny, the bathroom is smaller than a normal closet. The closet is around the size of a cupboard. Don't let the pictures fool you. The rooms and windows are smaller in real life. You can't really cook in the kitchen. The utensils they give you are not enough. The bathroom's sink and shower doesn't drain properly. Worst of all, they have a 15GB cap on wifi. You have to pay more to use more. The internet add-on prices are very expensive. They want to make money off of students. Another thing, they subtract the amount of internet you use incorrectly so that no matter how much you try to limit your wifi usage, you would have to buy more data around the end of the month. The staff here are not friendly. They will appear as super friendly and helpful during the first few days, but their attitudes change after the first week. They change from happy friendly to condescending very quickly. Doing laundry here is a nightmare. They only have a few washers and dryers. Washing costs $4 per load. Same goes for drying. The dryers leave my clothes damp, and they are still damp after the second drying. Overall, if I could choose, I would not live at urbanest. It's not worth the money that I spent. The only reason why I'm living here now is because my school wouldn't let me live independently. If you're thinking about moving in to urbanest, please consider independent or shared housing. You would save a lot more money and avoid the hassle, anger, and disappointment.

I lived in a student apartment at Magill Hartley. It was not very clean when I moved in. Dirty…read morefloor, tape and marks all over the walls, broken furniture and appliances on the balcony. I was surprised they did not paint the walls before each new tenant. Hot water went out a few times (always over the weekend!) and took forever to get it fixed. No information about the laundry room or parking spaces, which would have really been appreciated. Sometimes the door to the laundry was locked, other times it wasn't. Random people would park in the spots, and other tenants would leave nasty notes on your car as if they thought the spot belonged to their apartment (they didn't; anyone could park anywhere). The lack of information was the most frustrating thing. Irresponsible tenants (not all are students since some units are owned by other companies or individuals) were also annoying with the amount of noise and throwing rubbish/even electronics in the wrong bin (which were indeed assigned to an apartment). A bit expensive too, for how small the place was. I was able to rent an entire 3 bedroom house for the same price in the same neighborhood.

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