tl;dr dont lease apartments from UCLA Grad Housing. Renting from UCLA Housing was my biggest…read moremistake in law school. I was so excited that the law school reserved a spot for me and I didnt have to worry about housing, but I wouldn't take their housing if I were to do law school all over again. Staff and representatives are respectful and available. UCLA Housing's policies have been quite bad, annoying, nonsensical, and disturbing. I've spent almost all of my graduate years at UCLA Housing and that has been the biggest mistake of graduate school. The pricing model is awful, where people with inferior units pay the same if not more than other with better units, there are no phone lines to speak with a representative over the phone since March, the apartments are not clean when you move in, maintenance crew although helpful and knowledgable barges into apartments without notice, and there was a whole summer where I had pests (little bug/cockroaches, LOTS of them) coming into my apartment from the sidewalk (I lived on Veteran) and Housing refused to do anything about them and I played whac-a-mole with my new tiny roommates for a few months. Replacing the door even would help since I would literally see them coming in from the huge gap under the door. Especially now that rent prices are lower in the market than UCLA apartments, I recommend that people go rent elsewhere.

I'm updating my review. The original mostly stands true but a few things have changed…read more The rent for a studio is now $1700 in Weyburn. This is for a pretty small room with a small kitchen with 2005-era appliances (see prior review), a couch, coffee table, desk, a few drawers, and a full XL bed. With the rate that the UC system is implementing our post-strike wages, it's crazy to me that the school continues to raise the rent here. For what it's worth, I'm now in a place in WeHo that charges the 2020 Weyburn rent rate ($1625), utilities included, that also happens to be double the size of the Weyburn studio. I can't bring myself to lower my review because of the conveniences tied to Weyburn housing. I lived there when I had coursework during my PhD; you can reach campus within 20 mins by foot or by shuttle. The maintenance crew is responsive and kind, plus they are based right in Weyburn so they will come quickly if you have something that needs immediate repair. The equivalent of RAs always plan activities with plenty of free food - good to make friends outside your own department. I have 0 regrets about having lived here when I did. However, there are several outstanding issues that need to be addressed. I lived in Palm and there were a good amount of water, heat, Wi-Fi, and/or gas outages, sometimes taking up to 72 hours for them to be available again. You do get a courtesy email about 10 minutes before they shut down the utility in question, but it does get almost comically repetitive. Shower early and get work done on campus. Prior to the new mailroom being implemented, some packages were delivered to the apartment's courtyard, some to your apartment door, and others in an older mail room. There was constant theft of packages around this time. The current UAN/Weyburn mailroom was meant to be a solution. It's not! It can take up to 3 days for the staff to process your package and for the system to mark it as available. You then have to go to the mailroom with student ID and pick up your package. This is fine for some packages and annoying in case you order anything temperature- or time-sensitive. Other packages and pieces of mail disappear. I thankfully missed the bedbug experience from previous years. However, the Palm building had the pleasure of experiencing nonstop washing machine leaks, washing machine breakdowns (where only 2 out of 8 were functioning), and black mold stank in the laundry room in Palm. Our maintenance team could only do so much as the technology/program was managed through Housing. We had to file several maintenance requests directly to the company (WASH) and to UCLA Housing before anything got close to being resolved. Also I still think the full XL is the goofiest bed size imaginable. Imagine a queen bed with the rizz of a twin bed.

I stayed at Zuma Housing during my summer in LA and had a good experience. It's in a safe student…read morearea in Westwood, close to UCLA, with shops, cafés, restaurants, a gym and a pool nearby. The house has everything you need, including a shared kitchen, bathrooms and common areas. There are also terraces where you can hang out with other people, and the cleaning lady comes regularly to keep the shared spaces clean. Overall, it was a great place to stay for the summer!

I spent a month in one of Zuma Housing's shared units during an academic research visit to Los…read moreAngeles. Zuma Housing was on the list of suggested accommodations provided by my host institution. After I reached out directly, their short-term coordinator, Janber, guided me through the booking process, answering my questions and help me select the right room. I completed the reservation on Airbnb. Even though rental prices were relatively high, choosing a company -Zuma Housing through Airbnb helped ease any worries about international rental scams. As a solo female traveler, my overall experience was positive and I felt comfortable. The apartment matched the description and fully furnished. My private bedroom was clean, well-supplied with fresh towels, linens, and basic necessities, and the furniture and kitchenware were in good condition. However, the shared spaces particularly the kitchen and bathroom could have been cleaner. The building is located close to Santa Monica Blvd. Without a car, navigating the heavy traffic on foot felt a bit uncomfortable at times, especially with the unhoused population around local bus stops and sidewalks. The management team was prompt in responding during office hours. They resolved my requests, though one required several follow-up messages. A small tip for incoming guests: make sure you always have your digital door codes on hand, as getting locked out by the auto-lock feature can be stressful! While costs in LA are high, Zuma Housing remains a safe housing choice for visiting scholars. Many thanks to Janber and the team for their assistance!

Yes this is where you can find me cooking up some good vittles for the beautiful ladies of AEPhi…read more This sorority although it's one of the smallest on sorority row they actually do a lot of charity work like Glaser Pedatric Foundation, Aids Dance a Thon, Relay for life, Skate for Africa. Believe it if it's participation you need for a charity then just call these girls they'll be there. The food is also incredible here with the kitchen being helmed my moi Chef Lovejoy....I love saying that! HAHA ,but the food is amazing. If you're ever in Westwood stop by and have lunch it's on me.

I have been living here over the past 4 years. I'm absolutely in love with the house! It feels very…read moremuch like home and it is cozy. It is such a beautiful spacious house. You'll meet a lot of friends here and you'll enjoy your stay.

Cute apartment, however elevator can be shoddy at times and walls are paper thin. I like that…read morethere's an exercise room and a rooftop. Sometimes my key card doesn't work

This was a pretty comfortable place to live and I didn't have any issues with the neighbors, though…read moreoccasionally we'd get a whiff of smoke from someone else's porch. There are two parking garages and you can get an assigned spot. It can suck for visitors trying to find parking nearby, but sometimes you could get away with just grabbing a random spot in the garage for a bit. It comes fully furnished and they had recently upgraded the couches when I was there a few years ago. Unfortunately you have to use Time Warner and there were always issues with the service... I'd see a TWC truck out on the street at least once a week. There was also that one time there was an electrical explosion underground, which was crazy. We didn't have power for most of the night. The location isn't too far from campus and it's a quick walk down to In'N'Out and the rest of Westwood. Since it's a university apartment, there was a hotline you could call to get any sort of service, or you could go visit your AC (apartment coordinator), who was kind of like the RA for the building. They had plungers and light bulbs and a vacuum, which pretty much covers the basic things you'd need.

I lived here for 2 years, about to move out. I see a lot of reviews complaining about management,…read morebut I've only had good experiences with Oliver. Maintenance has always been timely. When we renewed our lease in 2023 rent only increased $35/month. The place has always been pretty clean and I never saw any pests like some of these earlier reviews are mentioning. I've always felt that Oliver was friendly and forthcoming. Of course I have some small complaints about the building, but that's living anywhere. It's gonna have some drawbacks, just tour the place before moving in and figure out if its right for you. Overall, 515 Kelton Ave has been a great apartment complex. It's really hard to beat the convenience of this location living in LA. Westwood is a fun area and being a short walk from UCLA is amazing.

DO NOT LIVE HERE AT ALL COSTS worst apartment complex managed by a terrible landlord…read more If you signed a lease already, before you move in, please take pictures of everything so that the landlord ( OLIVER) does not try to scam you. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS. I have attached some photos of your rights. Inquire with a legal service before moving out. Oliver completely denied us of an initial inspection and he is required by LAW to do that if requested. He gets very aggressive when he knows he won't be able to scam you and will claim "he isn't trying to be a dick" but is completely trying to snake you. There were cockroaches and mice. Read through your rights. UCLA legal services will send you tenant rights if requested. Know your information. You've been warned .

Definite a good place for UCLA students. Come and enjoy the…read morenew life. Have been lived here for more than a year.

This place is absolutely gross. Mold all over the bathrooms and the common areas smell like feet. I…read moreguess it's decent for the $700 a month pricing, but sometimes it just feels so inhuman living there. Our students deserve better, so fund better.

Kristen has it pretty much right. There's nothing wrong with the place per se (biggest complaint…read morewould be the paper thin walls and the fact that the laundry machines only take quarters), but I would have to imagine for what you end up paying, you could probably shop around and find a cheaper place of comparative value. That said it's location is convenient as far as being close to campus but it's a fair walk to any of the actual decent places in Westwood.

I resided here for the 2007-2008 academic year and loved it! Granted, I probably had one of the…read morenicest views from the building (Room 925K - See Images). It's the farthest residence hall, which means an especially long walk to class and a million stairs to climb along the way. The floors are coed and throughout the year, you have a bunch of opportunities to develop close friendships with everyone. There are 3 different room types: singles, doubles, and triples. The singles are setup as 10 person suites, which is what I had. 5 girls to a bathroom and 10 to a private lounge area. It works out pretty well. Each floor also has two study study lounges, which are roomy and comfortable. There is one laundry room for the whole building and it gets insanely crowded on the weekends (so do your laundry in the middle of the week). There are no places to eat in the building itself (besides a small room on the first floor with a vending machine). The dining hall is in the building next door, Hedrick Hall. There are resident advisers on duty 24/7 so if you have a problem you can page them or the front desk. It's an expensive place to reside, but if you take advantage of what it has to offer, it'll be worth your while.

I lived here my freshman year and it was a great experience. Because it's so far away, no…read moreupperclassmen try to live here, so it will be packed full of freshman. A lot of the time you're forced by the people you're eating with to eat at Hedrick, which can be quite horrible. For me, I definitely tried to only make one trip from campus to Summit a day so that way my legs don't die. Definitely invest in a scooter or skateboard to save time.

Large dining hall with friendly staff! Options change daily for main dishes and there's a salad bar…read morefor those looking to stay healthy. Food is what you'd expect at a buffet like Hometown but a slight notch up. Best part is the soft serve ice cream machine and tater tots.

College Prowler says Sproul is one of the best upperclassman dorms. I went to UCLA's summer camp…read morethinking that, yes, I will at least have a real blanket. The website still recommended I bring my own (but for what reason? I thought maybe I would get cold)--so I packed my American Airlines polyester throw in case. Blanket | It's not quite a blanket as a very long crochet... Oh I don't know. It feels a little stiff, but most things do right after they are washed. However after four nights of lying on my bed, shrouded under the throw FIRST and then this uncomfortable holed blanket second, it still didn't loosen up. Unfortunately the AA throw was too short to cover my feet. I'm not really one of those Princess and the Pea types, but it's not easy to sleep when my feet must suffer that webby sensation. My last night there, I had a question/revelation: was I supposed to sleep under the SHEET, and then the crochet? My heart sunk almost as the Titanic did, yet less gracefully, of course. Pillow | The pillow was, thankfully, perfectly normal. Bathrooms | are communal. Five shower stalls, four to five restroom stalls, and a urinal. For the summer camp, girls and boys got separate restrooms. I don't know if bathrooms are "co-ed" during the school year. Lounge | Seats about 30-40 people decently. Projector for films and whiteboard for cuss words and doodles. Close to | Covel Commons, Sunset Recreation and Lounge, Bruin Café, a lot of construction!

Absolutely horrible apartment building. Living here is only marginally better than being homeless…read more There are multiple frat houses directly underneath and around the building blaring loud music until the wee hours of the morning. Management is practically absent and non responsive to maintenance calls. Streets around it are filthy and filled with people experiencing homelessness. There are tons of package thefts and vehicular breakins. I did not feel safe here. Rents here are usually too high considering the downsides - tread carefully. This might work for you if you are a broke undergrad and get a good deal from a landlord on rent - but for any other reason, I strongly recommend you stay away! Lived here for 3 years because I had no choice - please don't repeat my mistake.

DO NOT RENT IF YOUR UNIT IS MANAGED BY RST & ASSOCIATES (CRAIG TICE). I rented a unit at Club…read moreCalifornia for a year (managed by RST) and every single time I've encountered a problem, it's been handled with utmost irresponsibility. 1. I moved out of my unit on 8/31/2020, and they still haven't refunded me my security deposit even though I've been moved out for almost two months now. The security deposit amount is quite a large sum of money, and the way they handled the situation has just been extremely irresponsible. Craig told me that they mailed out my security deposit on 9/30/2020 (which is already a week late according to the 21 day deadline signed on the lease), but I still have not received anything up till today (10/19/2020). I've been trying to contact him for the past week and he's been ignoring all my texts and calls. 2. There was a HUGE leak in my unit that required me to move out for the duration of the maintenance, and while I was negotiating terms with Craig Tice, he told me they could offer me a unit to stay in. The unit they offered did NOT match the condition, size, or rent of my current unit. I lived in a 2 story, 2 bathroom, 1 bedroom loft, and they offered me a dirty studio that was half the size. When I asked for a refund on the difference in rent, his literal words to me were "well, life is unfair" and refused to negotiate further. I ended up finding my own accommodation while I was kicked out of my unit. 3. My unit was infested with COCKROACHES and without giving me any prior notice, they fumigated my unit while I was not home. I returned home to a piece of paper hung on my door telling me I cannot enter the unit until 3 hours later. This was also during COVID so I was basically kicked out without any warning and not having anywhere to go. 4. During apartment showings, their staff member also randomly enters without knocking or giving me any time to open the door. During a showing scheduled for 9AM, they came in at 8:45AM with their shoes on without any warning, and started touring the house while I was still getting ready. Completely disrespectful as they walked all over my rug and floor areas with shoes on. IN SUMMARY, SAVE YOUR MONEY AND STRESS AND DO NOT RENT FROM RST!!!!