Absolutely awful. Used to live here. Everything is disgusting as if it was never cleaned. There is…read moremold all over the bathroom and bugs everywhere. The ceiling is falling in and there are no screens in the Windows. My bedroom is the size of a small closet. AVOID LIVING HERE AT ALL COSTS

From the owner: Some of the largest units in Durham! Private decks, off - street parking, on-site laundry linked to…read morewww.laundryview.com, multiple story units, grassy grounds great for lounging. Maintenance crew on-site M-F 8-4pm Locally owned and MANAGED.

Pretty ghetto apartments. They love it when you cause damage because they bill you repairs at…read more$100/hr. They also charge the entire building a fee if the fire alarm gets pulled by some drunk. Your better off living in Stoke!

There are a lot of pros to living here, except for the fact that it is owned by a large corporation…read morethat clearly hasn't updated anything since it was built. The apartment tour is an apartment not lived in by residents. All of our bathrooms, sinks and mirrors are covered in mold. The free amenities include wifi and laundry, wifi has now gone out multiple times for days and we submitted multiple complaints about our dryer after having to run it at least 3x for every load, using electricity we pay for seperately. If you plan on moving out before your roommates, you will still be charged for water and sewage that you are not using. I didn't have high standards but considering the price of college housing is more than the average Boston apartment, they need to either lower the price or maybe make some updates. Nothing to do with the staff!

Parents and students beware!! While The Cottages of Durham is a nice place to live, if you have a…read moreunit that ends up vacant, the Leasing Company (American Campus Communities - where according to their own website "Students love living") is free to assign ANYONE to that unit to guarantee that they are not missing out on revenue. For example, they can assign a much older man to a house with 4 female students ages 20-22! They were sent an email at 5pm stating he would be moving in the next day! Never in a million years did I think a non-student, older man working as a government contractor could be assigned to my daughter's house. Wanted to make others aware of this loophole in the contract so that you go in with eyes wide open. While he ultimately did not end up moving in, it was no thanks to The Cottages/American Campus Leasing Managers.

Do NOT rent here if you can help it. They fleece renters for so much money in damage costs that…read moreshouldn't even be included or are beyond what something is worth. The prices are inflated to enormous amounts to the point of ridiculousness. They should be ashamed of themselves, treating renters and families like this. It's a disgrace and beyond greedy.

DO NOT RENT HERE. They make you pay the full month of rent for August but don't let you move in…read moreuntil the 21st. They do not make the contract clear at all and force you to sign contracts incredibly early putting you under the impression that they will 'sell out'. This never happens. When we moved in, everything was broken. It is now a month in and our fridge is still leaking despite being replaced and making consistent maintenance requests.