This is my second time stay at Royal Crest. Definitely liked it first time and had enough reasons to come back. Spacious apartments, good amenities. Nice neighborhood... Staying near pond is pretty good experience. Summer can be pretty active with quite a few outdoor barbecue party groups. Few challenges... First one is parking.. Unless you are ready to reserve a spot (Which is quite expensive for what you get) it could be pretty long walk from parking spot to apartment. Average rent is also on higher side depending on when you move in. They even increase the rent significantly when you wish to renew. End of the day you get what you pay for.. definitely good experience to stay .. if you get a good deal when you move in. read more

Lived there for about two years. I liked it at first but when i starting noticing they barely clean the buildings or keep up with anything but add $$ to your rent every month is insane to me. The places are old, theirs cracks and holes everywhere. The garbage room is right next to the laundry room and this cockroaches everywhere. The place is trash. read more

Royal Crest Estates Apartments - I killed these in my kitchen - Apartments Near Me - Nashua, New Hampshire

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Welcome to Royal Crest Nashua - where rent is high, expectations are low, and your hot water is a myth. Lived here for 4 years. Why? I ask myself that a lot. Maybe I liked the thrill of wondering whether I'd have hot water today, or maybe it was the rustic charm of water leaking into my bedroom every time it rained. Who needs a rain sound machine when your ceiling drips? Bonus: the maintenance guy casually mentioned our water leak had been a problem for years. People drive through here like it's the Indy 500. Speed bumps have not been maintained since 1967, no enforcement, and zero concern for pedestrians. Stepping outside your front door feels like a game of real-life Frogger. You honestly take your life into your hands just trying to walk to your car. Don't let your kids go out to play! Snow removal? Hilarious. If you're into ice skating, you're in luck -- the sidewalks double as rinks all winter. Also, you pay for parking, but good luck finding a spot. Just be like everyone else, block fire lanes and fire hydrants. Remember there are no rules here! No safety concerns at all. The first unit we had came with free cockroaches. Every day. Like a nature documentary but less fun. Oh, and our cabinets? Waterlogged, rotting, and giving "haunted house" energy. The dog parks are basically landmines of unclaimed poop. Smokers light up everywhere, despite the whole "smoke-free" claim. And don't even get me started on the rent increases -- they just spin a wheel, add $200, and call it a day. Also, before you believe the flood of glowing 5-star reviews, take a look at where they're coming from. A lot of them have review histories in totally different states -- or even different countries. It's weird how someone is apparently living in New Hampshire and only reviewing restaurants in Pennsylvania? Seems totally legit, right? This place is less "apartment community" and more "slowly deteriorating money pit." Unless you're into stress, mold, and mystery moisture -- do yourself a favor and keep looking. read more

A prison cell is more cozy than these hell apartments. Overpriced old apartments. The noise transfers through the ceiling is insane. If you work from home at all, look elsewhere. read more

Royal crest has been around since before 1990 and still has the original carpets and bathrooms (floors, sinks, tubs, toilets, mirrors, plumbing). Food from the drains gurgle and bubble into the bathtubs, bathroom sink, and kitchen sink. The hot water is constantly shut off due to the bill not being paid by the leasing company. The water bill is the only bill the property is responsible for and they do not keep up with it. The potholes on every street will flatten our tire and wreck your rims. The metal railings on the stairs are jagged and rusting so please be up to date on your tetanus shot. The garbage rooms are filthy and make the entire building smell of rotting onions. Rent is now over $2,300 for nothing. If you decide to view this property, please note the beautiful green mold on the outside, and inside! of EVERY building. It's lovely. read more

Too expensive, not worth it to be honest the area is nice, the monthly payment is not too bad but they add too many things to it. That makes it too expensive. I wouldn't recommend this place. read more

I've lived at Royal Crest for 7 months and I can't wait to leave. While they do offer nice amenities none of them are kept up. After two weeks of the pools being open the water was green. The gym has subpar equipment that isn't upkept. The dog parks are disgusting and not maintained. Residents don't pick up their dog poop so the property is littered with it despite there being a good amount of dog waste stations that actually do have bags 9 times out of 10. The building hallways are never cleaned or vacuumed. The maintenance guys are actually very friendly and helpful during the spring summer fall but the property lacks in snow removal in the winter. The sidewalks are covered in ice, the roads are covered in sleet and ice. You better buy yourself a shovel because good luck getting your car out of the snow without one. RC claims they are pet friendly but they use rock salt that is very rough on dog paws, Ive had to carry both of my dogs in and out of my building to protect their paws. I am very disappointed in this property because I was excited to live somewhere dog friendly in a great location. Right in between DW and route 3 you have great access to the surrounding areas but it is not a safe or clean place. read more

Fees, fees, and fees! Everything is all about money for these people. Other than a smelly apartment, and bed bugs,

not a bad place to live, convenient location, large bedrooms. HOWEVER, when it comes time to end the lease, you don't just pay the last month in rent, you pay the last couple days that trickle into the next month too! My roommate and I were surprised to be charged for 4 days without being told! Both of us have never heard of this, when your lease ends that's it you pay that last month and be out by the last day of your lease! This place is so money hungry to trick people into paying so much in only a couple days left. And when asking to clarify the charges, my roommate was spoken to so rudely about it. They also increased our rent a few hundred dollars just to renew our lease for another year when they did nothing to upgrade our apartment. And then to renew a third year they tried to increase rent AGAIN. It is not worth $2600+ with splintering cabinets and no other upgrades to the kitchen or bathroom. Not to mention my bedroom the heat was broken, and we'd get mice in our second floor apartment all the time, our cats were better pest control than whatever they were charging us for monthly! The front door to our building wasn't secure, the lock was "fixed" but if you pulled at the door it would still open because the frame was splintered off. DO NOT RENT HERE! You can pay this much for something much nicer and safer!! read more

This is the worst managed and most money hungry apartment complex I have ever experienced! I lived there for 3 years. I first had a 2 year lease for a small 600sq/ft one bdrm apt for $1350/mo. Then, last year when I went to resign my lease, I was blind sided with a $477/mo increase and had no place to go and had to sign a one year lease for $1827/mo!!! Finally, I got to move out this summer when my lease was up. After I move out with no damages to report, instead of receiving my security deposit back, I get a $1250 bill for damage to the glass stovetop ($530....how are metal pots and pans NOT supposed to leave wear marks on a glass stovetop???), damaged kitchen exhaust ($350...this exhausted worked fine for 3 years), and another $350 in "unspecified" damages!!! So, now, they tell me if I don't pay it will go to a collection agency and hurt my credit rating!!! These people are CROOKS!!!! read more

I lived here for 3 years. I lived through a bad cockroach problem coming when I moved in and have a stack of 20 cockroach related service requests. I lived through 2 weeks of the building fire alarm going off almost every night. The toilet was clogged upstairs was upstairs about once a month. My bathroom would smell moldy until it dried. The ceiling above my toilet was starting to fall. I moved out when I was financially able to. My rent was paid on time every month for the three years I was there. I left them with 30 days notice, they charged me a fee for not giving 60 days notice and a lease break fee. They kept my deposit and they currently have me in collections for $5300. My place was re-rented within a couple weeks for more money so they have no losses. This people are crooks. DO NOT MOVE HERE read more

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I currently live here.......AWFUL!!!! Plowing: Horrible.....they most likely don't show up the same day and you will have to shovel your own walkway. Hallways: SMELL and look like a dog kennel. I am constantly cleaning the hallways and trying to get the smell out. Bathroom: BROWN water keeps coming out in my bathroom. Called them and it took 6 days to address. STAY AWAY!!!!!! read more

I'm being living in here for almost a year.... since we move in, I'm being addressing the same issue... we have a 2 floor apartment.... first, the noise from upstairs was just a lot, but management said that it was because they were moving out. once the first people left, we got new neighbors not even 2 weeks after.... same issue, but worst.... they wait to make noise, drop heavy objects and moving what sounds like furniture, after 11 pm all the way until 4 and then again at 5 am to 7 am... after complaining, the answer was that they wanted more details about the noise but the manager has sent a message with the policy of the quiet time. 3 days ago, same awful stuff loud banging so, we knock the ceiling and the neighbor came downstairs (this was at 2:30am) saying that he didn't knew that someone was living here and that he always stays awake playing video games until 4 or 5am. which means that either management never reach out after they told me that they send a few reminders with the policy or that the neighbor is a liar... which is funny, because he apologized but he is still doing the exact same thing... same loud noise late at night without even caring that we told him that we have a baby here... Either way, not worth the money because you can't sleep, and management is not doing anything even with a lot of complaints about the same issue. read more

I will say that Royal crest the apartments are good and very good size plus very spacious and there are a lot of storage space. Pros. The apartment size and the fitness center was also very clean and neighbors are very nice and always willing to help when they can. The maintenance office people are always caring and always come to the apartment when something is wrong. They try to fix whatever they can. Cons: The leasing office people are rude, they don't care about their resident... They charge you for everything plus they charge you $10 for a parking spot that is not guaranteed plus people speed up and down In the parking lot. The community manager is a bitch. She doesn't care if you have mental or physical problems and have an emotional support dog or a service dog. They will try their best to make you get rid of your dog or turtles. I'm not very happy with this place. Horrible place to live because of the community manager!!!!!!! read more

We've lived here for going on 5 years now. My favorite features on-site are the workout center, dog park (there are two now!), and the beautiful pond to walk around. There a lot of dogs and kids in the complexes, which makes it feel very family-friendly. The staff is extremely friendly and quick to respond to maintenance requests when I've had them in the past. One challenge I have found is with other tenants smoking in what is supposed to be a non-smoking community and leaving their cigarette butts on the ground. I have a puppy who tries to eat whatever she finds, and this is a serious concern as she could get extremely sick if she ingested one. Not to mention it's just gross to leave your trash on the ground. I have brought it up to the management and complex-wide emails have gone out. I did see a decrease since, but there is still trash and the occasional cigarette in the grass as we're walking. In regards to cost, the price has definitely gone up since we started living here, and though they offer options for 2-year price lock ins, we would not be interested in renewing again if the price continues going up, especially after the number of years we have already been living here with no additional benefits to make up for being good tenants ourselves. read more

This place is not worth the money! Firstly, my bathroom smelled like cat urine and there was still cat litter on the floor of the bathroom closet! So obviously the cleaning crew did the bare minimum! It took MONTHS TO GET THE SMELL OF CAT PISS OUT OF THE CLOSET! The tiles in the bathroom are broken and never fixed prior to renting it out to me. The toilet overflows constantly! The water is very hard and contains toxic amounts of metal! I had the water tested and it has at a harmful of IRON that is not safe for consumption. The structure is falling apart as there is a huge crack that started at the doorway entrance that has expanded to the ceiling! The patio in desperate need of repair as the cement is so broken the steel beams are exposed! Oh and BUGS! Management doesn't make sure that the ice is cleared during the winter resulting in people slipping and falling on the ice! If you're handicapped you won't have a spot to park because people don't care and park in the handicapped parking despite not being handicapped. Forget about finding a parking spot AT ALL if you don't get home before evening because there is literally NO WHERE TO PARK! Oh yeah, you have to PAY for parking even though there's NO GUARANTEED PARKING! There are people in one apartment that have 4 cars but I can't even get a spot with my ONE CAR! Laundry is a nightmare and there's only 2 washing machines for 2 buildings worth of tenants! So good luck with getting laundry done. Oh and this place isn't SMOKE FREE! I've seen more people SMOKING HERE THAN I CAN COUNT! Oh and the police are always here because there's plenty of felons here! This place is terrible and poorly managed! They cut corners and overcharge on everything. Don't move here! read more

One of the best and reliable peaceful colony in nashua. It is a good one for students to live where you find everything which you need. Everything is just in a mile to reach. read more

Royal Crest Estates Apartments - Apartments Near Me - Nashua, New Hampshire

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I love the royal crest apartments the way they built and amenties provided. Also the services offered were unbelievable.It is in a peace environment and near to all the required stores close to highway which is the main reason I moved in. ---Vasu read more

The community's team response: "We do indeed have a towing company that makes the rounds regularly and removes any vehicles that are improperly parked." Just as an FYI for future tenants, I lived there for almost 3 years and I have never seen any car parked in the fire safety zones towed. NOT ONCE. And it was the same cars every single day, so you think if they ever got towed, they would probably stop parking there... read more

If there is a way to give a negative review I'll do it . I've lived there for about 2 years horrible .. First off when we first moved in there was bugs everywhere, and when contacted they would send this "bug guy" in and ya he was super nice but did nothing to help Second- the maintenance dept although super nice people are quiet useless. They drive around all day just sitting in their cart. Third- poor management Fourth- parking, oh man this is a nightmare why bother paying for parking if you can't guarantee a spot for me or the person I'm living with Fifth- the rent is way way to high for these horrible apartments with fake floors and disgusting kitchen, when I moved in I spent 2 days cleaning the kitchen and walls. They slap you with a 150 cleaning fee when you move your but the apartment you move in to is equally as gross I will never suggest this place to anyone read more

I've lived at Royal Crest for almost 2 1/2 years. Now that we're gearing up to move out and move into a house, I figured a review is in order. It's easy to go into "BEST PLACE EVER!" or "WORST PLACE EVER!" mode when reviewing apartments, so I'll be as objective as possible. THE ESTATE: The estate is huge, and gives almost a campground feeling with its ponds and creeks and little wooden map near the beginning of the property. Location-wise, you really can't do any better. You're on Spit Brook and Daniel Webster. And since Daniel Webster is home to practically EVERY store imaginable, you don't have to go far for much. The grounds are very well maintained. I would say almost TOO well maintained. I can only imagine what the budget is for flowers alone every year. GYM: The gym is quite big, with two levels (cardio and weightlifting on the first floor, restrooms, changing rooms, and a dancing studio on the bottom). Most of the equipment is modern (3 of the treadmills are definitely from the last century, however). My biggest complaint is the lack of proper AC. I've experienced three summers at Royal Crest. During all three, I could barely use the gym. Whether there is an ongoing problem with the AC, or a misunderstanding as to how cold a gym needs to be, especially during those humid heat waves, the gym can get unusable at times. APARTMENTS: The apartments are a mixed bag. Some have been "renovated", some have not. The ones that have not really show their age. Old appliances, old cabinets. Not attractive at all. The renovated ones are a lot nicer, and it honestly boggles the mind that they put apartments up for new residents that have not been renovated. Bugs are an issue. Royal Crest gets a pass, given that it's New Hampshire, but it is still frustrating to kill pincher bugs and millipedes on a weekly basis. PARKING: As far as I know, only the AIMCO properties make you pay for parking in Nashua. We were originally told that the parking fees paid for security guards. But there are no security guards anymore, but still parking fees. Finding parking is frustrating, especially if your apartment isn't right by a major parking lot (and even then, good luck finding a decent spot after 4:30 on a weekday). There was an arms race for a while to buy "reserved" spots (which cost you even more in parking fees). I honestly paid less for parking when I lived in the Boston area. RENT: Rent is due on the first of the month. You cannot set up automatic payment. You will not be notified. You are considered late on the second (and the late fees are ridiculous). I never thought I'd describe rent policy as draconian, but really, there is no other term. This, coupled with higher-than-average rent and the fees (which I'll get into in a moment) makes for some very unsatisfied residents. FEES AND POLICIES: Let's be honest here: AIMCO policies make the two Nashua properties stick out like sore thumbs. On top of high rent and parking, you pay trash removal fee, you pay a building average for utilities (which means that, if you live alone, but are surrounded by families, you are paying more for your utilities because obviously one or two people will be using far fewer resources than, say, five). The kicker here is that, since you pay an average for utilities, that means you pay an average for the resources being used for laundry -- and that's on top of spending $4.50 a load for washing/drying. Now, let's get into policies regarding your last days at Royal Crest. AIMCO has quite possibly the strictest policy around when it comes to breaking your lease: 60 days notice PLUS a two-month-rent-equivalent fee. And then there's the policy of getting your apartment "new resident ready". I've lived in various complexes throughout my life, all owned by national chains similar to AIMCO, and I've NEVER seen this in any of my lease agreements. Certain things, like washing the carpets after a former resident has left, have always been the responsibility of the leaser. This also makes things like "pet rent" just another way to maximize profit. Pet rent is supposed to "make up" for the money the leasing agency will have to spend on making the apartment "new resident ready" because of the supposed "extra wear and tear" on the apartment. AIMCO policies are why Royal Crest gets a 2 star and not a 3 or 4. Because I've had nothing but pleasant experiences with maintenance, with management, even with people at the AIMCO headquarters. And I can't fault them for policies that they have no control over. But that doesn't make the policies right and that doesn't mean you should disregard them when making an apartment choice. It will be interesting to see what happens in the coming years, with new apartment complexes being built left and right. AIMCO will have to step it up to entice and keep new residents. And no amount of freshly-planted flowers will fix that. read more

I am writing an honest and fair review of this place. I stayed in two different buildings over 5 years. Pros: - Close to highway. Great for commuting folks. - Fairly quiet inside apartments - 5 Star maintenance staff was always responsive and accommodating. - Some what reasonable rent Cons: - Parking: unless you have a reserved spot in the winter expect to not park anywhere near your building. If you clear out a spot and leave you will find yourself without any parking choices in the winter except for icy and non-cleared spots where someone just broomed off their car and rolled out to a spot someone who was not lazy cleared out. Out of fairness to the management company they do the best they can but the10% lazy inhabitants don't move their cars for snow clearing and leave messes where they parked. Also expect your car will have door dings all over it.... this is almost unavoidable as people with cheap cars will open their doors into your car without a thought or care in the world. There is no tow policy here either even though the reserved parking signs say otherwise. If someone parks in your reserved spot worst case they would get a green sticker on their car window. - No security: In our first three years there was always someone watching the gates. Fees continued to rise for things such as trash even though they cut security. - Location: while this place is near everything you could ever need it's also close to the one of bustiest shopping areas around Xmas time. Expect traffic on spit brook on the holidays along with backups on the highway ramps. - The gym: It the few times I tried using the gym it smelt like exotic spices sweated out un-deodorized armpits. The cardio equipment was rusty where people sweated salty sweat and the air circulation inside was not up to par. - Bottom floor apartment we stayed in had silverfish and the occasional house centipedes. Even though they are harmless they were an occasional nuance. - Bringing in groceries can be a PITA depending on what building you are in. Some have many outside stairs and steps to contend with while other buildings near the pond are easy to unload in the fire road but people love using the fire road as a shortcut to avoid speed bumps or leave their cars unattended in the fire road 1/2 hour at a time. - People abusing the animal policy was a problem while we were there. They allow for two small cats or a SMALL dog. We would see larger breeds such as pitbulls (not that I'm against the breed) but it was a little ridiculous seeing people walking around larger breeds that could be an issue for children if the owners were not responsible or got the dogs for the wrong reasons. Conclusion: Overall not bad place to live but I'm not meant for apartment life. This place made me appreciate getting my own house after listening to 90lb people going up and down stairs like NFL linebackers and the crazy elderly person below us constantly complaining about everything even though we tried to be courteous and light on our feet and make little sound or even watering my plants. I wont miss the parking situation at all. I do feel the property management company does the best they can but they get a little more strict on some parking rules. read more

Pros: The grounds are somewhat well-kept. Pet-friendly (except certain breeds, except for certain people) Plenty of amenities Cons: The property is advertised as smoke-free, however this is not enforced. People smoke on baclconies and it drifts right into your living room if the patio door is open. All flooring is being converted to hard-wood floors. This may seem like a pro to those on the top floor, but is a nightmare for those on the first floor with a newborn that wakes up when noise is made on the floor above us. When we moved in, we were told that we would have to pay for any maintenance issues that arose, despite them existing before we moved in. Example; the heat lamp in the bathroom was broken and would stay on indefinitely, using a lot of electricity. We were told that to fix it, they would have to rip out part of the ceiling and we would have to pay for it. Another example: only one burner on the stove worked properly. We were told to "be happy that that one works." Possbily just an ignorant salesperson, but we were told that because our dog was a therapy dog, we wouldn't have to pay the pet rent. This was a major selling point since the pet rent is $100/mo for dogs over 35 lbs. However, this was a lie. This applies to emotional support dogs, as they are a necessity for the owner, however as a therapy dog, it was our choice to keep her. Again, possibly just ignorance of the difference on the part of the salesperson, but it was a $2200 mistake on their part, that they refused to fix. They do have a breed restriction, but it apparently doesn't apply to anybody since our neighbors had a doberman. I had no issues with the dog and have no breed-specific issues, but it still follows the narrative of "they have a bunch of rules that they don't enforce." The site design is very poor. Sidewalks only cover some of the roads, and those sidewalks aren't maintained well. This makes walks with a stroller nigh on impossible. As does the fact that (at least our building) had steps at every entrance, making even getting a stroller out of the building a chore. Overall: It was decent, but I definitely would not live here again... read more

I could not be more disappointed with Royal Crest right now. I moved into a cute apartment on the second floor in the end of October. The community is nice, the gym amenities are good, and management is super helpful until you are actually a tenant. Unfortunately, an apartment adjacent to ours had a kitchen fire four days before Christmas. The smoke alarm in our apartment never went off - we only woke up because our cat was crying. By the time we got up, smoke was billowing in and we both had a nasty cough for a few days. Who knows what could have happened if our cat did not wake us up. This alone is entirely unacceptable. Our apartment is heavily smoke damaged and many of our items damaged or ruined entirely. For our personal items, insurance is taking care of it. However, renters insurance does not cover cleaning the physical building or refunding rent. We have been displaced for three weeks now and they are refusing to refund our rent for that time. I would like to know what I paid for then, Royal Crest, if not a safe place to live? Where did that money go- because it is not being used to get us back into that apartment? Don't let the nice looking apartments fool you - if anything goes wrong, you're homeless for the holidays and on your own - not to mention out $1600 for nothing. read more

The worst aparment ever, they charge you fines for their miscommunications. Never ever stay here as they are cheats and the place is shabby.

they had my car towed during the covid crisis because I parked in a reserved space. When I came home after my 17th straight day of working because I'm considered essential. I come out Saturday morning and my car is gone. Apparently I parked in a reserved space which is 60$ a month I only pay 15$ a month but there was literally no where else to park except the fire lane. I called the office and they were no help at all the lady was rude and told me well I'm sure there is parking somewhere. Complete idiocy. They did not help me at all even though I have a sticker and pay to park there I made one "mistake" because there is no where to park. She literally said to me "we have a lot of people that aren't supposed to be parking here" and that's my fault ?? They are crooks I really want to stress not living here please find somewhere else. They will not receive another dollar from me. After paying 400$ to get my car out I can't afford rent. We are supposed to be working together not against eachother in this crisis. Please don't make the same mistake I made. Lived here for 2 years and can't wait to move out. Charge you for everything from parking, which there are no spots after 7 pm, to trash removal which is poorly managed and garbage in closets in the laundry room. The apartment buildings are poorly kept. Out main door never locks and is wide open to the public. I moved in and nothing worked I had to place work orders to get stuff fixed. They charge you to get packages. There are not enough washer and dryers for each building. We have 2 washers and one is broken so my entire building has to share one washing machine. The hallways smell like curry mixed with trash. The hot water rarely works after work when I want to shower. Everything is rusted and paint chipping on all the metal railings. The smell is horrendous. I had to put fresheners in the hallways but of course someone stole them. Dog poop everywhere. They charge for garbage removal when the garbage situation is just throw trash into a closet in the laundry room. The stairs going up to the main door are literally crumbling. It feels like I live in the ghetto. I have paid my rent on time every month and never caused and issues with the company so I'm not writing this review because of any financial issue I had or lack of complying to the lease. I understand I signed it and it's my responsibility but I do not want someone else to get screwed over. My friend who lives here told me his neighbor urinated off his patio onto my friends. The person below me has clothes everywhere old furniture and trash on their patio. It looks like living in the ghetto. They are too focused on ripping you off and do nothing about these issues. It's ridiculously over priced. I pay an outrageous amount For the apartment not including anything else. Only reason I stayed another year is because they were going to charge me a ridiculous fee because I only gave 54 days instead of 60 notice to vacate because I was out of country for work which I told them and they don't care. I would recommend looking a little harder to find somewhere else to live. It may look like a good option but you will regret it. I can't wait to leave I'm sure management will respond with some half hearted pre written response telling me they are sorry but if they were actually sorry they would fix this. Can't wait to see how they rip me off when I move out . I will update this review when I get the results Still no one reached out about my car being towed improperly. They are finally fixing the door after 2 years. The fees were not assessed this time because I gave 7 months notice I was talking about the last time I tried to live out because i had a sick family member and only gave 57 days notice they were going to fine me. The latest update is they aren't enforcing social distancing. Groups of at least 20-30 people without masks are all over the place. Just please take my word for it and don't rent here. read more

Do not, I repeat, DO NOT rent an apartment here. While the location is ideal for a commuter, putting up with the upper echelon of management isn't. Rent goes up (upon lease renewal) hundreds of dollars a month, with the response of "That's market value, at least you don't have to move." It's not uncommon for the 2br units to be inhabited by 5-6 people, to cut down on the rent. While this shouldn't be an issue, it causes the 'good neighbor' policy to be absolutely tossed to the way side. In less than a year, I've put in 5-6 emergency service calls because the tenants above can't operate the water facilities properly. Showering with no curtain. Running the dishwasher with a clogged sink disposal, which flooded their kitchen. Doing laundry in the bathtub. Stopping up the toilet to the point where it leaks. All of these incidents caused serious water damage to my apartment multiple times, and still the tenants exist. When maintenance had a sub contractor come by to repair the damage, he was using spray paint in the apartment, while I was inside, with candles burning and no ventilation. I took pictures and video. There is no coordination for snow removal, so the parking lots often become quite icy. Had often come home from work and had to park in adjacent lots because snow wasn't cleared and people would take up more then one spot, or the contractor equipment was taking up the rest of not in use. There used to be gates that kept people from driving through he property, but now people speed through at 20-30mph while your kids play on the sidewalk, just to cut over to the shopping center and bypass a light or two. And the occasional drunk driver who last year, almost killed three people trying to get a shortcut, and got into the property because there is no longer any roadway gates. Which begs the question, " Where does the money that I pay for parking go?? But there's no expense spared on the flowers and mulch in the spring!! This is ultimately why I am not renewing my lease after 2+ years, and to boot, I'll be having to pay TWO MONTHS RENT to 'break my lease' just over a month early. Management has made no positive effort to date, to help out despite having to live with these issues. The core maintenance and office staff are wonderful, and willing to help. However, the property manager, as well as the regional property manager are asleep at the wheel. read more

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The Service team is really excellent. They cater to such a large community hee and do it in a very timely fashion Its green and its clean. THe best part about RCE Nashua is the green that is all around. My kid loves it and there is so much space where vehicles are not allowed and he can be free to jump and play around. Not found this attribute in any place elsewhere read more

Worst experience I have ever had at an apartment. The buildings are either infested with roaches or bed bugs. Our building had roaches and the management was rude and evasive. They treated with non pet friendly spray. When we chose to leave they tacked on hidden fees. They promised to refund us then reneged on this agreement. The noise from neighbors went all hours of the night and the place was filthy. AIMCO are slum lords. The only decent thing I can say is that the maintenance crew was nice. Stay as far away from this dump as you can. read more

Lived there for two years... in between selling one home then purchasing one. Though the staff is very nice on site... please beware... our building in Dec 2019 had an electrical fire and this was the second building in alittle over a year... so concerning the fire chief in Nashua demanded all buildings be checked... it took a fire for it to be checked... we were put out for about 5 days and through we had renters insurance we had to pay for everything to be moved after cleared to head back in the the apt to pack and get out to a different apt. Thankfully financially I was ok to put up the money at the time... there was no help from the property at all... especially since it was their fault... property management that owns this place is all about cheap apartments and large profit! Never mind the bat we had in the apartment for two days...BEWARE of the many things you have to pay for rent... the rent does NOT include anything... bitter... I am... read more

BEDBUGS. EVERYWHERE. If you're considering renting here, drive around the complex in the middle of the day on a Wednesday, and you'll see pest control vans making their rounds. My partner started getting bites in February of last year, and despite multiple photos and complaints to the apartment management, they failed to identify or address the problem. (Or disclose that the apartment below us had been treated for bedbugs before.) He was sleep deprived and miserable for months. I finally identified proof of the bedbugs in mid December, which was confirmed by their maintenance team, and what was their response? They scheduled for it to to be treated OVER TWO WEEKS LATER. Even though New Hampshire law requires that any bedbug infestation must be addressed within 7 days. Since, as you can imagine, we couldn't sleep or relax in an apartment where we were being eaten alive by insects, we ended up staying in a hotel for a week. Even though they failed to make our apartment hospitable in a timely manner, and later claimed they would assist with our hotel costs, they ultimately refused to help or reimburse us. They were overall slow to respond and negligent in fixing this miserable problem, exhibiting an almost sociopathic lack of empathy for what we went through. We have lost utter and complete trust in their management team, and for our own sanity, had to break our lease. Of course we are now being harassed about penalty fees, while they have continued to deny their negligence and incompetence. In the last 6 months, at least 4 apartments have been vacated in our building alone, some after just a few months after moving in. Several of them have undergone several pest control treatments as well, presumably for bedbugs. However, instead of treating all the apartments in the building at once, which would be the best way to solve the problem, they address each apartment one by one, placing the burden on the renter to take initiative to fix the problem. Also, their auto payment system? Useless. We set up automatic rental payments on their website, and it malfunctioned each month, so we were charged late fees multiple times. Yet another example of their dysfunction and downward spiral. Royal Crest Estates is by far the worst apartment rental I've ever had, and I've rented many apartments in my lifetime. I'm not sure if they undergo any periodic inspection of their upkeep and performance, but I would give them a failing grade on both accounts. read more

I would not recommend this apartment facility. Halls are rarely clean, laundry room is filthy, neighbors who have a horrendous smell coming from their apartment never get spoken too. Not only are the neighbors filthy, they have also caused us to have cockroaches and bedbugs. I have never paid so much and have had to deal with such poor conditions. They state they do preventative care but not once have I seen this happen in a year. Save your time and money. Counting down my days until my lease is up.. read more

This place is Hotel California! They'll get you in easy and cheap, but once you're here, you're their prisoner. They charge for parking for each car and there isn't even any place to park in our area. They nickel and dime you on EVERYTHING. They raise your rent every year and they use that money to do stupid things, like put in keyless entry. Were we unhappy with good old keys? They wouldn't know because they roll out these outrageously expensive "amenities" whether residents want them or not. The Aimco organization that manages the property function like a completely inflexible dictatorship. They set the rules and that's that. No exceptions will be made on any issue. The infrastructure within the complex is old and in desperate need of updating, and yet they spent the money on keyless entry! In a year and a half, there were 3 water main breaks on the property, causing us to have no water. On two of these occasions, we had no water for TWO days. But remember, we have keyless entry! The roads throughout the property have been patched repeatedly and yet they haven't paved the complex. But we have keyless entry! In many areas of the complex, when you come home after 6:00 p.m., you will find yourself riding around looking for a parking spot. And you pay $15 (or more) a month, per car that you park where you live, for parking that is sometimes very difficult to find. The parking fee is mandatory, not optional. But again, we have keyless entry! The signage on these buildings is so poor that whenever someone comes to visit, we literally have to go outside and walk around until they find us. You see food delivery people walking around the complex looking for their customer's building because they are marked so poorly, you can't find anything. Speaking of food deliveries, expect your food to arrive cold while your delivery driver drives or walks around endlessly in circles trying to find your building because there are NO signs to show building numbers. But we have keyless entry! We are moving out because we're buying a house and they won't let us out of the lease for the last 19 days of our lease term. We need the money more than they do and yet they won't budge! They require 60-days' notice if you are moving out, which is a ridiculous expectation when people buying houses cannot just be 100% accurate about closing dates or moving dates. Zero understanding or flexibility from the management. The service department is the only good thing about this property, with people who do their job well, respectfully, and timely. However, they don't have trash dumpsters here. We all put our trash in an unventilated room that is in the same area as the washer/dryer area. I've nearly passed out from the heat in the laundry room a couple times. There is no ventilation at all. Add that to the stench of trash from the connected room, and you're talking one nasty experience. We've had the worst fruit fly invasion during the two summers we've lived here due to the trash being kept IN the building. The laundry room gets cleaned once a week and it's the most minimal cleaning possible. They wipe down the top of the machines and swab the floor. They never clean the actual machines inside. The soap scum on the glass of the front-load washers is gross! Whenever I do laundry, I bring Last October, they finally brought in a dumpster for recyclables. That last a couple months and then it just quietly disappeared. One of the people in the office said the dumpster company was annoyed with the lack of snow removal around the dumpster and they took their dumpster and decided not to replace it. Not a single peep from the management office about this was ever heard. We were still keeping our recyclables in our kitchen and after a few weeks with no dumpster, we went to the office and asked. We got the story out of one of the office people that we may get the dumpster back in the Spring. It's June and no recyclable dumpster has ever reappeared. It would have been nice if the management office sent an email out saying the dumpster was gone and not coming back. The property is a non-smoking property, which is about the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. You cannot smoke anywhere on the property. So, there are literally hundreds of apartments here and no one can smoke here. What kind of utter insanity is this? You can't vape here either! If you're a smoker, don't even think of living in this prison camp. This place is the absolute WORST representation of the State of New Hampshire. The Live Free or Die motto represents the freedoms we have in the State that we don't have in other states with too many rules. This place is like prison. Or Hotel California. If you miss your rent payment, they will charge $80 A DAY for a fine. People with unsteady incomes should NOT live here. They rope you in though with being one of the only rental properties that allows pets. Don't live here. Just DON'T!! read more

I've been a resident here at Royal Crest since April 2017 and I have almost no complaints about the overall experience at this community thus far! The initial renting process was easy and highly informative, with very fair pricing and monthly deals and incentives. The majority of the apartments, from what I can tell, are beautiful on the inside, although the common areas within the building I live in could definitely be updated with new carpets, paint, etc. Maintenance crews are highly responsive and kind. Contrary to many of the other reviews here on Yelp, I have yet to experience any issue with pests and/or pest control. I did once notice a rather large insect near the laundry and trash rooms, but I attributed the occurrence to be due to the proximity to the trash location and have never seen one again. I have never once experienced an issue with insects in my apartment, nor have I encountered any dishonest or disrespectful staff within the complex. Coming from living in Boston the majority of my life, I am highly satisfied. The complex is safe, quiet, and a wonderful location to settle in temporarily or long-term. With every store, restaurant, and any other convenience within a mere mile of the apartments, you simply can't get much better than Royal Crest - Nashua. I highly recommend considering renting here if you're looking for comfortable, convenient, pet-friendly, and affordable. read more

Beautiful apartments with lots of character. Hardwood floors and shared heating are a plus. Parking leaves something to be desired.

Update 4/1/2015 we moved finally, Now Royal Crest is trying to charge us for damage that was never even in the apartment when we left, BTW we took photos. Royal Crest needs to make money off people who finally realize that your Complex is the pits and especially the company that it is run by Amico. Do yourself a favor and look some where else in Nashua than this place. Nothing but Curry smell in all APTs and as soon as you drive into the complex. Run run away go now you have been warned. This complex needs to be shut down, health inspector and housing authority should take note to this place ASAP. It is surely not ROYAL by any means its should be Dungeons Estates of Nashua. read more

I'm writing this because I have experienced the worst treatment I have ever had with an apartment complex. I lived here 2019-2021. We experienced a fire in the building next to us last Dec 2020. The smoke leaked into our apt thru our bd closet. The smell was disgusting and there were lingering problems with the air quality in our apt. We requested a move to another apt, they refused. We asked to be let out of our lease because I have severe lung disease and it was affecting my breathing. Nope, they wouldn't do that. We had to move our bed into the living room and set it up like a studio staying out of the bedroom. We have 2 high powered air purifiers running 24/7 and the triple heppa filters were ruined in six months due to the air quality. I had 2 bouts of pneumonia and bronchiectasis uptick, that put me in the hospital. The dryer in our apartment was ducted inside into a container of water which is illegal in some states and unhealthy because of constant lint escaping all over the apt. They will give you an apt quote when you look at the apt, but not tell you about the extra fees that you are going to pay which adds almost 100.00 to your rent bill. You will have a parking fee, water, sewer,trash, con service fee, gas, rental ins. that is required and a Luxer mail service fee if you ever want packages to be delivered. Hefty dog/cat fees as well. Then they fail to tell you that you have to hire a professional cleaning service to clean your apt or they charge you 150.00 fee that comes out of your security deposit. We cleaned that place spotless and lost half of our security because WE did the cleaning. We took pics so they couldn't accuse us of leaving the place a mess and it DOES NOT MATTER! This is how these scumbags keep as much of your deposit as possible. PLUS they recharged us all the fees again! We are getting less than HALF of our security deposit by being great tenants, NEVER late on rent, left nothing to be cleaned but was charged 150.00 anyway. They lie as to what it's going to ultimately cost you to rent from them. I have NEVER experienced such a sleezy run complex! Please if you value your self respect and your hard earned money DO NOT rent from here, they rip off everyone here! read more

The uglier of the two communities owned by AIMCO in Nashua. Before signing up the lease, I looked at an apartment on the 3rd floor. It was clean and sunny. The same apartment was not available but I was told the same floor plan was available on 1st floor for much less. I used to be out of town for 50% of the time so it sounded like a good deal to me then. Its a gated community and has an easy access to superstores and a mall. There are tennis courts all over the community but without floodlights and are usually crowded. They have 2 pools, the larger pool being near the leasing office which looks pretty busy during summers. There are a lot of BBW grills around the community which make it a good place to hang out once in a while. It is hard to think of any positives about the apartments if you have stayed at a better place before. Only one is that the rents are probably lower than what you'll find around this place. Unlike the apartment I had seen before, this apartment was dark and depressing. There was absolutely no sunlight. In winters the floor would be freezing cold. There are 2 smart-card operated washers/dryers in each building on the 1st floor, right next to the trash room, so this area always stinks with trash or with machines operating in basement-like environment. The appliances and cabinets were probably from stone-age and should go back to the museums they came from. The whole look and feel of the apartment just gives you an eerie feeling. The parking space is horrible and mostly packed. I have had to park the car and walk 20-25 minutes back to the apartment several times during weekends and snowfalls. You can always find ice to slip on during winters. Some areas don't have AT&T coverage, I have seen a lot of people come out to the parking lot to use cell phones. If the trees are blocking sunlight, they won't trim the trees as it spoils their "landscaping". In that case, comcast might be your only option. They also cut some part from my security deposit for "carpet cleaning" although the carpet was as clean as it first used to be as I hardly stayed there. Would I stay there again? Nope. read more

"gated entry" - what a joke. The gates haven't been operable for several months and they don't even have a guard at the main gate anymore. Glad to see that even more visitors will be taking up parking and using the pool as the weather turns warm. Royal Crest is really making the decision to not renew incredibly easy. I will say this though, their maintenance people are great! Always very polite and helpful when you need them. read more

Who wants to pay high rent for poorly maintained buildings, apartments, and no security on the premises? I see the sidewalks and many of the roads on the property are in poor condition as well. Plus, Daniel Webster Hwy and Spit Brook Roads are crazy busy with traffic, especially around the holidays. read more