I can't say enough good things about the staff and facility at Tropicana Gardens. Everyone, from the people at the desk, leasing and the executive director , went out of their way to be accommodating. They made a huge effort to make the student feel welcome by having activities every night for the first week. They have a new program to encourage student excellence which includes tutoring,study sessions etc. They also have an person on staff that is completely devoting his time to helping students chart a positive course for the future. The staff, Autumn, Ben, La Donte, all care very much for the students that are staying there. This is not just a dorm. It is so much more. In addition, the facility is wonderful. Clean, well maintained and very nice. read more

Overpriced dirty I was not happy to see there is no elevator even on opening day. Everything is moldy and yuck, but my child wanted to live here. To pay 2K for a rundown place absolutely disgusting. read more

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INFESTED WITH MOLD! For the 19 years that i've been living i've never seen so much mold. Mold is everywhere. Our microwave got infested with mold. Our shower curtain started to randomly get mold. The walls are moldly and all they do is paint over it. Mold grows faster than you can count in here! whatever you do, do not stay here! even if its your last resort! im warning you! Then not to mention the onsite laundromat doesn't always work and no compensation is provided for the times it doesnt work. The dining hall food is nasty and for the price we're paying, a whopping $2010 for a double you would think the food is at least good?? NO one day they served me raw steak. The "biweekly" cleaning service they offer isn't consistent. Theres was a time when our apartment was cleaned for a month. The only good is the front desk, the workers are helpful. read more

Tropicana Gardens - University Housing Near Me - Goleta, California

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Please, do not live here. Paying 1800 a month for a triple is insanity. Mold, mold, mold.

Update to my previous review: https://yelp.to/hngZ3yZSYW Since I made that review, my apartment here at Tropicana Gardens has been broken into by another resident. She lives two doors down from me and despite bringing it to the attention of everyone in management I possibly could, the school, and the police, nothing has been done about her. Tropicana management is unbelievably uncooperative and has the biggest stick up their ass known to man. I truly do not understand how a company could be so unprofessional. My roommate and I have felt extremely paranoid and unsafe in our apartment and our requests for help have gone almost completely ignored. Tropicana refuses to respond to our emails at this point and we've had to take legal action against them in order to get released from our contracts to find new, safer housing, not to mention more affordable. It's not the main point of my complaint but the way the prices have gone up $1k in a year is crazy. $1700+ for a small double the size of a parking spot is ridiculous. Please listen to my reviews when I say this place is genuinely hell and Tropicana management will do nothing to help improve your stay if you do end up living here and having problems. They'll pretend to care and then ignore you when you want something other than the bare fucking minimum. Their employees play favorites and the ones who don't just flat out don't care and make it incredibly obvious too. Some more things that have happened since I wrote my previous review: attempted kidnapping down the street (RA and management did nothing to ensure safety of residents at Tropicana), active shooter across the street from us (RA and management did nothing, again), Tropicana resident in our building was arrested for rape (RA and management did nothing, big surprise). I'm sure there's other stuff I'm missing but I genuinely can't be bothered to give this fuckass company any more of my attention. I can't wait to get out of this hellhole. read more

Chloe the Reslife manger is absolutely incredible, Organized, passionate, and speaks so positively!

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This is my second year living at Tropicana so I wanted to leave a review about my experience. The staff at the front desk and the cafe are always very nice and helpful and the meal plan is very good. I always liked the food and the cafes are open most of the day which is convenient. My friend lived on campus last year and chose Tropicana for this year because of the better food and housing! Definitely recommend living here if your in IV :) read more

Literally the WORST place to stay. overcharges for rent per month (most expensive place to live more than apartments), choose favoritism over any resistant needs, doesnt take anything seriously. they support UNDERAGE drinking, RA's dont care if 18/17 yr olds are drinking and if you report it to the front desk they do NOTHING about it. honestly thiniing about sueing the place bc why do they support underage drinking and do nothing abt it?! i heard a broke in happen and the girl STILL lives there and i feel unsafe every night bc its not too far from where i live. they dont take concerns to any consideration at all and when someone talks abt w them they have an attitude, if you want to have a good time at ucsb, do NOT and i repeat do NOT stay here unless you want to be miserable. all they want is money and literally nothing else, if you have proof something happened, they actually wont care. dont say i didnt warn u abt this place. read more

Money grabbing facility, food is ass and disgusting. Not disable friendly, washing machine breaks and takes a bunch of money and they say "well there's nothing we can do". Paid an arm and a fucking leg for a parking pass only for the spot to be taken almost every time and when you call the desk guess what they say "well there's nothing we can do" truly disgusting facility read more

So I've lived at trop for the whole UCSB academic year of 2018-2019. As it's my first year, I was a bit Naive and late to the housing game so I didn't look at many other places before my mother decided to sign me with trop. This probably isn't the worst place to Dorm, but there are definitely better and cheaper places than TG. I registered with Tropicana to stay in a quieter room on a quieter floor... Didn't work out so well. I had a single room on the third floor, which is about the size of a closet. It's livable, but when I pay $2000+ a month for rent and an extra $1500 for parking I expect to get more bang for my buck. It's also bordering the hallway so I can hear every word spoken in the quad/hallway/by the cafe because of the echo. The third floor is supposed to be "quieter" and the Croix quad is supposed to be chill and it didn't turn out to be so chill. TG is a super old building. The first thing I noticed is that it doesn't abide by the Americans with Disabilities act, no disability accommodations at all as this building was grandfathered in. My mother only visited my room 3 times in the whole 9-10 months I stayed here. Not a huge problem, seeing how she isn't the one living here but I was kinda bummed that my mother and grandmother couldn't access to my room on visitors weekend :( another thing I noticed, the bottom floor rooms are Better furnished/ updated than the top floor rooms. An RA showed us a bottom floor room during the tour and I was totally psyched! When I got to my actual room though.... different story. On another note, when I signed with Trop the "Quiet Hours" was the #1 reason I committed.. They were enforced for a few weeks at most. But for the most part it's a myth. It's loud 24/7 in trop and there are many frat houses nearby as well. So not only is it noisy inside of trop, but the frat houses bump music all the time. But let's be real, this is IV and my fellow gauchos love to party. You won't be rid of noise by staying at trop so if you can't beat em, join em. Or if you seriously need to study, go to the library. About that meal plan.... it's a hit or miss in Trop Cafe. Sometimes the food is superb, the pizza guy is super friendly and he makes bomb pies. But sometimes, especially at breakfast & lunch, I found myself wasting a meal swipe because I would leave as the food choices are nasty/greasy/unhealthy. I'm also plagued with a couple of food allergies and I avoid all seafood just to be safe. it gets MESSY in there, College kids completely turn that Cafe upside down on a busy night and there's a lot of cross contamination. I got sick a couple of times but hey, I'm still alive to tell the tale. Speaking of getting sick I was also hospitalized in the ICU when I was at trop (Totally unrelated to the cafe) and my mother had a difficult time gaining access to my room when talking with an RA on the phone/ at the front desk. I ended up giving her my keys instead and she found a different and very helpful RA to show her how to use the printer/ where my room was. I found that a lot of the RAs dont really know what they are doing, especially at the front desk sometimes. Other than that though, shoutout to Graham and Kayla for being cool RA's. Graham hosted a lot of cool events (wish I would have attended more) and Kayla was a super chill suitemate. In my experience, TG is kinda decent. Not everyone's cup of tea I guess. read more

The Tropicana Gardens administration, every quarter, has but one goal: evict as many as possible. They quite literally trick you or your freshman child to sign yearly leases. Imagine every time you walked out of your front door without a mask, you were charged $175. Welcome to Tropicana Gardens. Every loving parent looks forward to sending their kid off to college, or to help them unload their things and move into their very own first apartment, right? Wrong. that is a $475 offense; welcome to Tropicana Gardens. Here's a few other bullet points of some reasons to not lease here: - at $1900 a month + parking +food + conduct+ security deposit, it is the SINGLE most expensive way to live in isla vista, and for reasons below, that's extraordinarily out of reason - Rats (yes, of COURSE they're in the cafeteria too, don't worry) - Roaches - Spiders - Ants - you will, on occasion, wake up with a frog on your bed - constant gas leaks - constant plumbing issues - MOLD. MOLD EVERYWHERE that causes sickness and skin reactions when in the same room as it for over an hour or so - terrible food (the rats probably don't help) - plenty of leaks in the roof; hope you like pots on the floor - explicit racism (as a white man, I feel perfectly confident noting they punished my minority friends far harsher) In case none of that reached you, hopefully this does. DO NOT LIVE HERE. A triple or double literally anywhere else in isla vista will run you around a third of the price and will cause you a tenth of the problems. Please don't do this to your child, I hope this review finds as many concerned parents and curious students as possible before the spring quarter starts. read more

I lived here as an SBCC student for a year. The suites are relatively nice and the common areas of the building are well-kept. The programs organized by the RAs were amazing and were a great way to meet people. My only complaints were about the food (my roommates got food poisoning from the fish and several times a week I would eat out because nothing seemed appetizing), my bathroom (the heating was broken in the shower and I probably only had 5 hot showers the entire year, even after maintenance had come several times), and lastly how loud people were despite courtesy and quiet hours. There were also times when I was trying to sleep and people were skateboarding in the parking lot from 12 am-6am and kept me up. I made a lot of friends with other residents and RAs and had a great time despite the few things that irked me. read more

I wasn't going to post this but honestly it's too hilarious not to. This place is the absolute worst. It was so bad, that my friends and I laugh about it now because it doesn't even seem real when we look through photos. This a picture of what was served for dinner one night, and they actually had this "meal" for a week straight. I'm pretty sure you get better food in jail. I can't believe this place hasn't been shut down yet. read more

Tropicana Gardens - Cafeteria - University Housing Near Me - Goleta, California

I came here to visit my little sister a few weeks ago who lives and works here. I had a great experience. Everyone was super helpful when I couldn't find my way. The place is super nice and safe. We had a lot if fun in the game room. Its a really cool place for college students. read more

Hey trop so how was it this year trying to make me pay for filming a fight? What was it again like 150$? You guys are fcking ridiculously dumb individuals who just want the the students money. read more

I'm currently at Tropicana Gardens while on an exchange program and I'm a little disappointed to say the least. The exchange program really pushed for international students to go there and I have few regrets about it. Firstly, it is seriously expensive and you get a way better deal finding roommates and sharing a house. It works out that each meal is worth $10, and it is NOT THAT. As a vegetarian there are very very limited options and very little variety. The rooms itself aren't terrible but the rooms can get really hot. Also, there are ants EVERYWHERE. Before you decide to stay at Trop, I'd recommend doing a bit more research (unlike I did) as I have signed on for a 2 quarter contract and I'm stuck!! read more

Just wanted to leave my quick experience review starting the 20-21 school year. So far so good with check-in was very easy and felt safe with the Covid signs one way direction around building. Another thing was how they get things fix fast. We were having trouble with opening suite door. Young maintenance person was passing by and heard door beeping. Right away with us not even asking for help, he offered to help and fix door. Once the door was fix we asked about bike parking. He explained about registering in front office and get a lock or else the bike would disappear. He gave gave us his name and if we needed some more assistance to notify front desk. Enrique was very helpful and observant on his service. read more

Words cannot describe how much I hated this place. I hope to steer anyone else looking into staying here from it because of how awful my experience was. I know most yelp reviews for apartments are mainly all bad, but take my word on Trop, YOU DO NOT WANT TO STAY HERE. I only stayed here for one quarter and in that time period I witnessed sexual harassment in the parking lot, schizophrenic roommates, black mold, weird authority figures with power complexes and an RA from hell. Trop is run by such a corrupt system and they could not care less about their residents. It is the biggest money grab I've ever seen, I paid for a double room with no parking, no kitchen, and the least expensive meal plan and still paid about 2,300 a month for it. Don't bother being a regular fun college student because you will suffer here. Imagine having to pay 250 dollars because of alcohol paraphernalia (a shot glass) being in the living room. Don't bother trying to talk to the RA either about the thing, they're sensitive and sad. I also got my 400 dollar bike stolen from the very safe and secure bike racks of Trop, needed security film and guess what? The cameras conveniently went down! No idea what happened to it to this day even with a filed police report. Not to mention the food cooked there, barely edible. I could rant about this place forever. such a horrid experience and I was only there for 3 months. I hope this place legitimately goes bankrupt. Go steal from people your own age, thieves. read more

If I could give zero stars I would. Tropicana Gardens is not a very great place to live. I'm not writing this review out of spite, I just don't want anyone else to make the same mistake. tropicana gardens takes you on a tour of the room that they actively update and deep clean. My room looks like it hasn't been deep cleaned in 5 years. the bathroom is disgusting. The overflow holes in the sink are clogged with unknown green stuff, there is mold and calcium build up like none other. It's terrible. There is no air conditioning and I thought I was going to die of heat exhaustion because it was so hot. There aren't even ceiling fans.I am also on the bottom floor which is said to be the nicest rooms, so I can't even imagine the upper floor rooms. And don't get me started on the food. Its flat out gross. sometimes there a little surprise and its delicious, like the fish tacos, the burrito bar, the pulled pork sandwiches, the quesadilla bar and the cookies. But it might just be good because I'm a hungry college student. There is zero nutrition I have noticed health declines in myself and my roommates. The food is a mystery. Anyways I know that "this isn't meant to be a five star hotel," but I am paying the prices of one. My bathroom light is being held up by duck tape. The bathroom in my suit flooded and the floors that were completely underwater still haven't been replaced. And when I sent a message to the "front desk" they replied with I'm so sorry about your unfortunate circumstances we will put in a new maintenance request and get those things fixed. The flood happened September 10th And I'm sure you can guess, it still haven't been fixed. I'm so tired of all the lying from the staff. This place feels like a jail and high school all mixed in one. Parents for the love of God do not am your children to live here. Thanks so much Dave for getting back to me. I appreciate you for not addressing anything important that I discussed in my review and once again posting another almost pre written response. Brushing things under the rug won't make anything go away, and that's Tropicana's favorite pastime. In the time that you responded to now, none of the things I've discussed that you said would get taken care of have been taken care of. My light still being held up by duct tape. The floors are still there from the flood and now our front door comes unlocked sometimes which is a major safety hazard. Oh and I also have been harassed by your "lovely" staff members. Another thing because of the flood in my suite, black mold went everywhere in my apartment and caused me and my roommates to become ill, since the another residents pipes exploded and the same mold went everywhere in their room. There is visible water damage everywhere in the building, that is no joking matter that is a safety hazard. I'm tired of being put in the back burner. I have sent many emails and have been told that things would get taken care of. Stop being cheap because for the prices I'm paying I Know you aren't hurting for money. This place is the most over priced lie I have ever gotten myself into. I was promised many things that have not been delivered. That's false advertisement sir. So I hope you can start to take some pride in your business and provide safe and livable housing environments to students. Because this is ridiculous read more

If you guys going to rent rooms out you need to make sure it's clean!!!! We stayed here this past weekend and I would NEVER I mean NEVER stay here again. It makes no sense that you have to bring your own covers and towels. I hope you guys make a big change if your renting rooms like a hotel . read more

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The best piece of advice I can give any incoming freshman or parents of them is to NOT go to Trop. If i could leave 0 stars I absolutely would. ANTS ANTS ANTS not to mention the water smells awful. Our room was searched after another student saw us eating goldfish out of solo cups since we had no kitchen to do dishes and we all got a strike because someone owned a candle. Unfortunately they are great at reaching out to parents of incoming freshman, and the cafeteria is their only good quality, but you spend more money eating out since the food is so bad. Literally anywhere else in IV or SB would be better, I highly suggest checking out Campus 880 instead. read more

I lived at Trop my second year of college and I enjoyed the on campus dorms more. They have the strictest rules ever and you will basically get fined or in trouble for anything. I also lived close to one of the side doors and I could never sleep at night because of how loud the door was and the cars driving by. I also paid for a parking spot and whenever I would come back from work the majority of the time my spot would be taken which was really inconvenient. They wouldn't even let me park in someone else's spot while I waited for a tow truck and there was no available parking on the street. There was also mold growing on the blinds when I moved in and lots of the furniture on the suite was damaged or worn down. One time when I requested to get our toilet fixed (in a house with 4 girls and 1 toilet) they never came and I had to submit two more requests and call them multiple times just for someone to show up in the evening the next day. I highly don't recommend living here if you intend on having any fun or if you want to enjoy college. read more

I lived here my freshman year which was 2014-2015 so it's been awhile and I was just looking back on my first year of school and came across these reviews. A couple positive things: You do meet a ton of people and make a lot of friends. Nice location. They weren't super strict which was nice as I felt like we had a decent amount of freedom. Even if you do get written up, you can set up a meeting to tell your side of the story and they're pretty understanding about stuff. The cheap trips to Disney were awesome. Some fun group activities every so often. Yes some kids were running around doing crazy stuff but it's college. It was an interesting experience to say the least. Also all the staff were great in my opinion. I never had issues with anyone and thought people were friendly both with Trop and in the cafeteria. Room for improvement: Obviously this place is overpriced as that's the number one complaint from everyone and anyone who has anything to say about Tropicana Gardens. Not sure how much control/leeway the owners have over this as I don't know their financial positions, but perhaps it's something to consider if business is decreasing? Would have been a lot cheaper to just live in an apartment or house with some friends even with similar amenities, utilities, internet, groceries, etc included. Everyone also complains about the food. Which yes it did become very tasteless and bland after a couple weeks. Also the fact it closed at 8pm was strange for a college dorm environment. I remember my roommates and I having to sneak out bagels just to have something to eat for when we were up late studying. I also noticed many people complaining about different infestations and we had the same thing happen. Several times our closet and bathroom was COVERED in ants. I wish I still had the pictures. We spent an afternoon trying to get rid of them and they kept coming back. Also on several occasions earwigs were crawling out of our sink and bathtub! I still get the chills thinking about how gross it was. Also the shower and sink water always smelled like a mix of ramen and beer. And no this wasn't us, we didn't drink beer and hardly had ramen. Now maybe this wasn't completely the buildings fault as I've seen in the owners responses, but I haven't had this problem in an other place I've lived. I actually have a job as an RA now and work closely with the property manager so I understand some things are out of your control. I do however think it's important to not just defend yourself but also acknowledge people's feedback and perhaps see if there might be things that could improve. Which it seems like you're attempting to do. Not sure if you guys have a marketing team, but even reaching out to some UCSB marketing/business majors to help out with some ideas may be helpful. Especially if they had experience living there at some point. Hope you guys can turn it around. - Kaeli read more

I just finished my time at Tropicana Gardens. My family and I bought into their wonderful website and all the BS they "pride" themselves on. I got to stand by as I watched about 40 of the friends I made here moved out, because I made the mistake of paying in full and did not want to throw almost $20,000 down the drain and they do not do refunds. If this hadn't been the case, my roommates and I would have ran off to the sweeps with them, but they paid in full as well. Please keep in mind, that this is coming from a resident, who has never been written up or fined, so I believe this review to come from a responsible student. If you average it out, I spend about $1600 a month to SHARE a room with another girl. Oh and you pay for the almost two months of christmas break, spring break and thanksgiving break. So really, I'm paying much more then $1600 a month--and it does not include summer. They kick you out immediately. For winter break they kicked us out on Friday at 2pm. So for any kids that had Friday classes after 2, I guess you were taking everything you needed for the six week break with you to class, because I don't know where else you would put it. Then you couldn't come back until the day before classes started. They charge you for everything extra, I paid an extra $500 for an early move in date. If you want a parking spot, that's an extra $2000-$2500. You still have to pay for laundry, which I've probably spent another $200 on. Write ups come with fines. You only get a few prints on the printer in the study lounge, or you'll have to start paying. (I think you get my point, but trust me, I could go on). I'll start with the food, it's disgusting. You eat the same thing everyday, and it's hardly edible. It says it's all you can eat, but I've been refused many times when I've asked for more of something--the workers like to bag it up and take it home for themselves. I miss a lot of meals because of classes, sleeping, or just because I'm not hungry during the small windows of time that each meal is served at. They don't let you take any food out either. You can place a dinner or lunch order, but this only qualifies if you have class during the time a meal is served, and you better believe the check your schedule! So if it's saturday, you're enjoying a nice day at the beach with your friends and you miss lunch, you're S.O.L! Another favorite subject are all of the little kids that run around the place, that's right, children. There's at least one family that lives here, but from the amount of kids and adults I see with them, I'd guess more. I don't think they realize how creepy it is to be raising little kids in a dorm style environment in Isla Vista of all places. I believe it is the owner, his wife and kids, but they should really get a normal house, with a much more appropriate environment to raise children in. It seems like the owner is desperately stuck in his college years and cannot seem to want to leave. When i'm trying to tan by the pool, I don't want a bunch of little kids screaming and splashing me. Now let's talk about the how unsanitary the place is: I'd like to bring up my favorite subject-- the SEVEN mice, we have caught in our apartment since we've moved in. When we asked them to do something, they brought in some pathetic traps that didn't even work. Every time we've gone down to complain, they say assure us "they've never had a mice problem before". This is total BS, I know of two other apartments, both on different ends of the building that have caught mice too, the place is INFESTED. The maids barely do anything, they vacuum and take the trash out. If you have clothes or anything on the floor, they won't vacuum. The only way you know they're coming is by a little piece of paper they leave on the door that says they're coming sometime that week, and it has no specific date on it. Chances are you'll probably be in class when they come, so when you were rushing around to get to class on time that morning, that mess you left on the floor just made her job a whole lot easier, because now she's not going to clean! Extra side notes: The 10pm noise curfew is a total joke, I can see it being a good idea on the week nights, but on Friday and Saturday nights, it gets a little ridiculous. If I want to get my laundry done, I basically have to do it in the middle of the night, because they have about 20 machines in the whole place for their 500+ residents. We are constantly having to put in work orders for things breaking, and someone only comes up to fix them about 50% of the time. The RA's would hook up with the residents. My RA probably would have jumped on the opportunity if I had given it to him, he once came in when I asked him to spray our ants and while I was sitting down on the couch, he sat down next to me and put his head in my lap--EWW! Whoever runs the yelp page also deletes any bad reviews so if you're lucky enough to be reading this run for the hills! read more

Eh. Lived here for a year. The food is pretty bad. It'll make you hate "Mexican" food. Everything they make is just not right. But unlimited soda and ice cream can never be bad. Trop brunch on the weekends are pretty good though with their custom omelettes. And you have to use all your meals for the day or they go to waste. RAs here are bit ridiculous. I got in trouble when my roommate had people over and were karaoking too loudly. Trop bonding events are usually lame. The pool is a nice tanning spot though. And the maids do come every other week. read more

Very pretty and welcoming housing services. The pool is a major plus. The RAs make sure that your living experience is a memorable one. I had a great time here and would recommend to all my friends! read more

ATTENTION PARENTS!!!! While living here your child should expect anywhere from a low to high amount of abuse from resident assistants or RA's. They are supposed to be here to help with life and monitor behavior. Although these RA's also violate many aspects of personal privacy and have no respect for common courtesy. The RA's are not there to keep your kids out of trouble or stop them from participating in inappropriate behavior, but openly participate in the consumption of drugs and alcohol with the freshman residents. IN THE PHOTOS SECTION I POSTED DISTURBING PHOTO OF RA CONDUCT. DONT SEND YOUR KIDS HERE!!! read more

For the amount of money this place costs the management should try and actually see to it that basic necessities (such as heat) are repaired in a timely manner. My daughter and her six FROZEN ROOMMATES have made three requests for their heater to be repaired and so far.......nothing has been accomplished! Pilot light? Check. Pilot goes out? Check. Parts ordered? Check. Repairs completed today as scheduled? Ummm.....no. If your onsite maintenance is not qualified to fix something, then maybe.......you should call an outside vendor who has actual parts and is capable of fixing the task at hand? At this point it seems more like they are going for a remake of "The Donner Party", starring the girls in the frozen tundra on the 3rd floor!! read more

Toured with Amber yesterday. She is a great representation for your property. Sadly, was disappointed in the property. Very old and dated. The rooms have that "old smell" as well as worn and beyond dated. A small refrigerator, for 6 people would not work. Unmatching furniture and the bathroom situation as laughable. 2 bunk beds smashed together in a room is unrealistic for 4 girls. I will say the bussing to SBCC appears to be amazing. The "mess hall" is just that. We toured a new construction complex and decided that was better for us. All and all, "the Trop" was not for us but I'm sure will fit others criteria. read more

Everything from when we first inquired about housing, to moving in to even coming to visit once in awhile was great. Students and staff very friendly. This place csne highly recommend and I'm glad I listened. read more

The property and management is awful. The food is terrible and it is very very overpriced the entire experience is one I would never reccomend. Do not send your kids here. read more

Lived here for a year and liked it for the first month. After your first month you get sick of living here quickly. When I lived here people were wanting to move so badly by the second semester that they started selling out their contract with Trop. This is a good place to live for straight edge kids who don't know how to do anything for themselves, but horrible for anyone else. The RA system seems like a good thing, but generally does not work well. Many RA's are unprofessional and are not good influences. It's just a rip off... Good for a month.. Then torture until you get to leave. Don't do it... read more

please dear god do not live here. we had sewage water in our bath tub 4 times. this was not solved or responded to for days.

I Have been here quite often and it is a beautiful building. Always a nice place to soak up the sun or just hang out with my friends. The cafe always have different food from the omelet bar to the pizza station. Super nice place! read more

Clean and safe environment with good facilities, and no issues with management. Good distance from other stores and campuses; easily accessible read more

Tropicana has been a fabulous experience for me while going through an odd transition through life. Leaving my home for my freshman year of college was a great concern for my family, and the safety of Tropicana Garden's building is by far extraordinary. With nightly courtesy patrol to make the environment safe and friendly and an RA staff to build a community in the day, I can honestly say that Tropicana is a great place for starting freshman, and with the amenities I would personally say it is well worth the price. You'll get a lot more bang for your buck by going here as the monthly installments covers housing, utilities, buffet style food, amenities such as pools, Recreation rooms, and a movie theater, and constant programs that are being done by the live in resident assistants. The fact that a city college dorm has RAs is an amazing feat that Tropicana has done well. Looking up to my RA so much I myself applied and accepted the position of RA for my sophomore year. This last year, I can say that being a resident assistant has been an amazing blessing to me on a multitude of levels as Tropicana has given me skills and experience for the workforce. I can honestly say that Tropicana as an employer is just as good as Tropicana as a residence hall. More than just that, living here for the last two years has shown me that Tropicana is constantly trying to improve and make the overall experience the best it can be. One of the biggest complaints on Yelp is the food, but in my two years of eating here I have yet to see where those people are getting their impressions from. I initially did not expect much as the word "cafeteria" is not associated with good food. That said, the cafeteria here has been nothing but extraordinary with unlimited salad and fruit bar, unlimited drinks and ice cream, and buffet style meals that will constantly surprise you. This last week they served sushi. Every weekend brunch they have made to order omelette. Every weekday night they have an open grill. I would say the worst meal I've ever had here was only 3/5, but the cafe is consistently 4/5 if not 5/5 as Tropicana is constantly working together with Bon appetite to improve anything that they can. Altogether these past two years have been amazing for me and I'm glad that I was fortunate enough to spend it at Tropicana Gardens. read more

MOST COMMON STUDENT EXPERIENCE--- Moved in fall semester eager to start college life. Trop was appealing at first with their meal plans, room set up and beautiful property. First day I get to my room, the showers, faucets, and sinks were all corroding with mold and mildew. The tap water is murky and smells of sulfates. I found a half eaten pizza crust behind my desk (indicating the apartment had clearly not been cleaned throughly or at all). My roommates and I are highly clean and attentive to cleaning up messes and trash, yet within a few weeks we were infested with ants crawling out of the drains, spiders and fruit flies. The staff are unhelpful and frankly, rude. The cafeteria has limited options of unhealthy food, closes for 3 hours midday and 7pm on weekends. They have strict quiet hour policies and will charge you extra for anything they can fathom, i.e. If you have to use a one time key to get into your room and don't return it after 15 minutes you're charged $15 (doors are often faulty, ours won't lock without slamming). GO LIVE ANYWHERE ELSE, THEY OVERCHARGE! read more

Lived here my freshmen year, 2016-2017, Absolutely the worst place to live for your any of your years in college. The food is disgusting, and many of the staff are power hungry and out to get you any chance they get. The worst part of all is how money hungry this company is. They will over-charge you for everything and find any excuse to charge the credit card you have on file. Absolutely horrible place, please do not make the same mistake I did and do not give them your business. - PS: The only positive thing about TROP is that you get to meet a lot of new people and get make connections in the area. read more

Awful. Utterly awful. I would go into more detail but the staff seems to just want to shut down any criticism or suggestions for improvement. Parents. DON'T SEND YOUR KIDS HERE! read more