the most unprofessional and the most disgustingly attitudinal staff ever. RSO treats every student like they are dumb. I once got locked out of my apartment unit and was unable to get roommates to open the door for me since no one was home. Staff by the name of emiliano kept giving me the wrong keys, I was going up and down from my apartment down to their office in 90° weather several times. Useless people seriously . read more

This is probably the freshet housing option on campus aside from East Lothian. All of the furniture and buildings are pretty new, and the accommodations and spaces are amazing. These are apartment style so each of your roommates gets a single room and there is a common space for every 4 single rooms. The apartment spaces come furnished with a few pieces of furniture, but you will need to provide things like a television or anything related to media. Glen Mor also requires that you have a meal plan, but that is more flexible than the first year plan. You can get a meal plan that exclusively has $400 dining dollars, or you can get another balance of dining dollars and meal swipes. Glen Mor is also the most expensive of all of the on campus apartments - in total it comes at a similar price to living in a residence hall. However, the accommodations provided compensate for that price difference, as well as the proximity to campus. read more

I lived here my sophomore year at UCR (2009-2010) and I loved it. I was in a 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom suite and it was awesome. Glen Mor is furnished; the kitchen is spacious w/ a dining table & chairs, roomy cabinets and a large pantry, and there is a nice living room area w/ a large couch, chair, standing lamp, coffee table, entertainment display, and end table w/ lamp. Bedrooms are honestly somewhat small, with furniture identical to that of the Pentland Hills dorm rooms - a single twin XL bed, desk w/ whiteboard & shelf, chair, nightstand w/ double drawers, and closet with cool sliding/folding door. The fact that Glen Mor is furnished saves you a TON of hassle that other students living elsewhere have to do (LOAD up furniture, CARRY furniture, then MOVE everything out come the end of the year) - I feel what you pay extra for at Glen Mor could likely equal what you would pay when buying your own furniture if you lived in an unfurnished apartment. Just save yourself and your family members/friends the physical labor! Besides, the furniture given at Glen Mor is modern and comfortable, so it's a win win. Amenities of living at Glen Mor include: -Weekly cleaning from a cleaning lady. You WILL NOT find this anywhere else, and it's a huge plus for guys who are messy (not saying I am one of them). Note only your bathroom, living room, and kitchen will be cleaned (no, the lady will not do your dishes) and you are responsible for upkeep of your bedroom. -If you have a car and parking permit, there is parking in Lot 21 (shared with Pentland Hills residents, but it's way better than not having a designated lot to park in. No matter how packed, you are guaranteed to find a spot to park in!). If you don't have a car, there's the Highlander Shuttle that stops in front of Glen Mor hourly I think. -Although Glen Mor is supposedly the most expensive apartment option at UCR, it's well worth it. It's relatively new, modern in design, and clean. There are other apartment options (like Bannockburn Village) that are infamously old, dirty, and uncomfortable (majority opinion here, from what I've heard). A Glen Mor 2 is scheduled to be open in Fall 2014. -Scotty's, a convenience store with a sandwich grill, is located right on the floor level -One main study room that consists of full length glass sliding doors. It's invigorating to slide open all walls on a warm spring day to study, feeling the breeze. The sun is blocked by the D Building, so it's nice & shady in the study room! The room is generally empty except for when midterms and finals come around. -A 24 hour computer lab w/ printers. The printers are jammed a lot, but really, it's better than having no printers or no 24hr access (or having to rush to Watkins' print labs). I cannot stress how many times this place will save your life (esp. since every student is given a certain amount of money to use for school printing every year). Whether you need to print out that all nighter essay @ 4am or get a last minute copy of those notes you need to bring to your 8am class, this lab will be a life saver (assuming the printers aren't malfunctioning)! I know from experience! The lab is located behind Scotty's, so it's also of walking distance for Glen Mor residents. -The university recreation center is not too far a walk and Glen Mor residents can also use the Pentland Hills gym (although the equipment is very limited) located under the H Building. -There is a soccer field. Soccer games take place frequently throughout the week, including some games by Pentland residents. Noise is sometimes an issue, though! The field is also good for jogging around (although be careful near Watkins Drive since a lot of crime happens there) -All buildings have elevators and stairwells. Warning that D Building's elevator is VERY slow -Sunrise and sunset are sights to behold at Glen Mor, given it is located nearest to the hills surrounding campus. -I personally liked the full length glass walls near the elevators (I think every building has this) that overlooked the horseshoe & pathways of Glen Mor. Sometimes while waiting for the elevator, you can take a second and just watch life go by. -You use the university's Internet and cable, so no need to PAY EXTRA and deal with the HORRID cable companies to get your stuff set up And just a note, the fact that Glen Mor is located ON CAMPUS makes it a lot safer. A quick Yelp search will show LOW ratings for many other off campus apartment options for UCR students. For ex., Bannockburn is infamous for being the front scene of a lot of attempted robberies and rape (and the university police station is just down the street, too). UCPD and campus security routinely drive around Glen Mor too, so that is something to rest assured knowing. Definitely consider Glen Mor in your housing options once the application time comes, or if you are a transfer student. It's expensive, but worth it for all the amenities, convenience, and safety. read more

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If you prefer to live in a college dorm with no smoking, skip UC Riverside. UC Riverside is a smoke free campus - that's no smoking on campus and in the dorms. But this law is not enforced at all. In fact, it's a joke! Turns out that if you don't want your roommate to smoke in a "smoke free" dorm - YOU have to move to another place. UCR responds by offering the smoker a program to quit smoking and then looks the other way. All the dorms are smoke free.Yet this week, 3 roommates are moving out of their smoke free Glen Mor apartment because the housing admin is unable to move a fourth roommate who smokes (pot and cigarettes), and drinks in the apartment. Even after the smoker is asked to comply they continue to smoke. And then cover it up with lemon air freshener. You'd think this would be a simple issue: break the contract rules of the dorm (and the campus), get a warning and if you don't comply after complaints are filed you are moved from the dorm. Not true. read more

I had the privilege of living here for two years - half of my undergraduate career at UCR. Looking back, it was my favorite place of the four housing complexes I lived in during my time at UCR. The very convenience of Glen Mor being located right on campus with the residence halls, rather than across the street or a couple blocks away like the other campus apartments, makes a HUGE difference. Robberies and other crimes are an all too common occurrence on Canyon Crest and University, and being away from that area gave me a reassuring sense of safety. It's nice to be able to walk to and from the library and Rec Center at night without any worry of being a victim of a crime. Glen Mor opened in the fall of 2007, so it's still a new complex and it is infinitely nicer than many other of the on-campus housing complexes. The bedrooms are small, but I believe they are adequate for a single person in a single bedroom (as is the case for all bedrooms here). The living room and kitchen are very spacious with comfortable enough furniture provided. It's so easy to take the many amenities at Glen Mor for granted. There is a 24-hour computer lab which is a godsend if you need to print out a paper and don't have your own (working) printer. Scotty's, open until 2am on weeknights, is also a a godsend for those late-night munchies! (It also saves you a trip to 7-11). There is also a study room and a laundry room. oh yeah, a cleaning lady comes once a week! Most students who live here are second-years with a sizable number of third-years. I even knew fourth-years who lived here! It does cost a pretty penny to live here but I think it's very much worth it, and I have no complaints about living here. read more

I lived here its inaugural year and had a great experience living here! The place was clean and even though they were still putting in people's furniture, we had all of ours. It is a little bit pricey, but your accommodations come with a meal plan that has dining dollars you can use at the convenience store downstairs - Scotty's. I used to work there and it was definitely convenient to get between home and work. The room was a 4br, 2 bath place. Stove, full fridge, dish washer, garbage disposal, large sink, many cabinets, a dining table, and chairs. Bathrooms were separate sink area from the toilet and shower. Rooms had an extra long twin bed, desk, chair, drawers, and decent size closet. Living room had a sofa, chair, table, lamps, and tv stand. Laundry room, computer lab, convenience store, and admin offices on site. Mailbox was across the street with the Pentland boxes. Cleaning lady comes in once a week. Ours was suuuuper nice! =) She also did a great job! Great place to stay even though it's a bit pricey. Very convenient since it's located on campus. read more

If you're okay with placing yourself or college student in a nasty apartment that is not cleaned between renters, then this is the place for you. We just moved my boyfriend into summer housing as he previously lived in the Glen Mor however this time is completely different. Upon arrival and unpacking there were clothes left behind in his drawers, a broken nail in the desk drawer. Along with miscellaneous trash and tissues in the others. The floors were clearly not mopped or vacuumed and the bathroom and kitchen were not cleaned. There were pee spots all over the toilet seat. Luckily we brought Lysol and a mini vacuum because we cleaned everything before placing his belongings away. For summer housing that is overpriced as it is, they could at they very least clean the apartment before new students move in. Additionally we initially thought we were in the wrong building as previous students names were still taped to the outside of the door. Unacceptable and disgusting. I started taking pictures halfway through cleaning but you get the gist. read more

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Let me preface this with: my parents wanted me to live on-campus when I transferred in as a third year. So that's how I found myself in Glen Mor. Glen Mor has a lot of really cool things to offer like the pool, gym, game room (with giant TV you can hook your gaming system up to [or in my case: a DVD player], or several rows of computers), 24 hour computer lab, etc. But I really don't use any of them, excepting the computer lab. Even the cleaning service is null for me personally. I'm a very tidy person, and so are my roommates (space-mates?). So while Glen Mor has all these great things, I never use them. For what, then, am I paying over $1,000 a month? The location? I suppose. It's on campus. But the other campus apartments are much closer to my classes. The small bedroom? I miss having a bed larger than a twin. It's much more convenient for having people stay over. The safety? Please. If someone wanted to get in, all it takes is patience. They say don't hold the doors open for people, but the door really holds itself open. A guy followed my roommate to our door to tell her she's pretty, and he didn't even live in our building. Now for the very small pleasures: I'm not allowed to draw on the windows or have candles in my room, even if they've never been lit. A minor inconvenience, but for someone who makes and sells candles as a means of extra cash, I've felt a bit of the monetary difference. There's no room for plants I want to bring from home before my mom kills them, and of course no pets unless they're aquatic. These small things mean more to me than a pool and a gym and a BBQ and a cleaning service and a game room. I'm paying so much for the convenience of things I have little to no interest in, and can't have the few very minor touches I love, and I'm annoyed over it. Not to mention the fact that there are non-university apartments right down the street with the same amenities (minus wifi and cable) that cost half the price of living here. Some of them even have patios for plants! Also, when choosing to live at Glen Mor, you're forced to buy a meal plan, which is just more money I DON'T want to spend. The meal swipe food is pretty bad every time, though I've enjoyed the Chameleon. The market where you can use dining dollars doesn't really have groceries. It's just for snackish cravings. So even with the $400 dining dollars plan, you can't just spend it on stuff you need; you'll spend it on burgers or sandwiches at Scotty's, Sizzle at the Market, one of the HUB restaurants, or a bunch of snack food items. I like to cook, and I'm not a huge eating out person. So for me, this is just another $400 burden I don't really need. Beyond that, too, the prices for Glen Mor 2 and Glen Mor 1 are exactly the same, but the floor plans are different, GM2 is much newer with more comfortable furnishings, indoor patios on certain levels for studying (GM1 has only outdoor, uncovered patios), and I believe there's two sinks in some of the bathrooms, one for each occupant. TLDR: three stars for being way more expensive than only slightly-less-conveniently-located (non-uni) apartments with bigger bedrooms and very similar amenities. As a college student, affordability is everything. I personally don't use most of the amenities offered through Glen Mor, so I see no point in staying. The $75 move-out fee is much better than $1,500 to stay another month. read more

The water irrigation system at Glen Mor is always broken and that wast plenty of water every night! Can you guys fix them? Its beside the Big Springs road. read more

Wonderful location for a college student. Very convenient. Always had hot water. Access to Starbucks because I love my coffee. Beautiful view from the sixth floor. read more