Grenoble, Residence Universitaire Olympique (RUO), 8/10

Basic Info

Residence Name: Residence Universitaire Olympique
City & Neighborhood: Grenoble, Echirolles.
Price:  €250
Surface: 9m2
Length of stay: 5 months
Amenities offered: Laundry room, Bike Parking.

Before arriving how did you communicate? 
Email

Was it easy to deal with the staff?
No

Were they clear about the residence? (photos of the room, list of amenities, clear prices/extra fees)

Yes 

Was it easy to find the place at you arrival? 

Yes

Did they make arrangements so that you'd move in smoothly? (staff present or a volunteer)  

Yes

Was the room clean (00/10)?

10/10 
Was the residence quiet (00/10)?
9/10 

Did the staff respond quickly to any inquires? 
Yes  

How were the other residents?How was the atmosphere?

Agreeable

Parties? Get togethers?
Yes

How was the neighborhood?
unsafe, kind of far from downtown where are most of the parties, bars, restuarants, and shops... in front of the residence is one of he biggest malls of the city where there is a Carrefour (the cheapest supermarket) and some other shops of different things

Would you recommend the residence?
Yes

staff
8/10
atmosphere
10/10
neighborhood
6/10

TOTAL:
8/10

Review by Gladys G.

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Grenoble, Residence Universitaire Olympique (RUO), 7/10

Basic Info

Residence Name: Residence Universitaire Olympique
City & Neighborhood: Grenoble, France.
Price:  €250
Surface: 9m2+wc
Length of stay: 4 months
Amenities offered: Laundry room, Car Parking, Bike Parking, Gym, Cleaning supplies/devices

Before arriving how did you communicate? 
Email

Was it easy to deal with the staff?
Yes 

Were they clear about the residence? (photos of the room, list of amenities, clear prices/extra fees)

Yes 

Was it easy to find the place at you arrival? 

Yes

Did they make arrangements so that you'd move in smoothly? (staff present or a volunteer)  

No

Was the room clean (00/10)?

10/10 
Was the residence quiet (00/10)?
8/10 

Did the staff respond quickly to any inquires? 
Yes  

How were the other residents?How was the atmosphere?

Parties? Get togethers?
No

How was the neighborhood?
A bit dangerous i would say in general but no problem occured to us..

Would you recommend the residence?
It was a good residence but i would recommend one in the center cause it is easier with the transportation.

staff
7/10
atmosphere
8/10
neighborhood
4/10

TOTAL:
7/10

Review by DESPOINA M.

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Grenoble, Residence Universitaire Olympique (RUO), 5/10

Basic Info

Residence Name: Residence Universitaire Olympique
City & Neighborhood: Grand Place / Echirolles, Grenoble, France.
Price:  €250 a month for en suite renovated room (around €90 less with CAF), €150 a month for traditional room + €200 deposit

Surface: 9m x 9m
Length of stay: 8 months
Amenities offered: Laundry room, Gym

Before arriving how did you communicate? There was no 2 sided communication. I emailed but received no reply, however I think I had the wrong email address. 

Was it easy to deal with the staff?
Yes 

Were they clear about the residence? (photos of the room, list of amenities, clear prices/extra fees)

Yes 

Was it easy to find the place at you arrival? 

 Yes 

Did they make arrangements so that you'd move in smoothly? (staff present or a volunteer)  

Yes 

Was the room clean (00/10)?

7/10 
Was the residence quiet (00/10)?
9/10 

Did the staff respond quickly to any inquires? 
Yes  

How were the other residents?How was the atmosphere?

The French students mainly kept to themselves in groups, but other foreign students were very friendly.

Parties? Get togethers?
No

How was the neighborhood?
Grand Place is quite a rough neighborhood. I'm pretty sure I heard gun shots twice. I never had any actual trouble but I was nervous to live in a place like that. I felt safe in the residence, but getting the last tram home on my own was never something I wanted to do, and I didn't feel I could wear certain things for fear of being made a target. Also, I seemed to live a lot further from the centre/my university that others in my class but the tram service is very good so I cold get into the centre very easily. I believe the location is quite good for Architecture students however, as the university is right next to Grand Place tram station. 

Would you recommend the residence?
Only as a starting point. I would recommend you live in a residence for maybe a month while you find an apartment. Otherwise I would perhaps choose another more sociable residence. However, the cost is very low so if you need somewhere cheap to live then perhaps this is your best bet.

staff
10/10
atmosphere
3/10
neighborhood
2/10

TOTAL:
5/10

Review by Emma D.

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Grenoble, Le Rabot, 9/10

Basic Info


Residence Name: Le Rabot
City & Neighborhood: Grenoble, France.
Price:  180e
Surface: 9m2
Length of stay: 3.5 months
Amenities offered: Laundry room, Car Parking, Gym, wonderful view!






Before arriving how did you communicate? emails.
Was it easy to deal with the staff? Yes

Were they clear about the residence? (photos of the room, list of amenities, clear prices/extra fees) No

Was it easy to find the place at you arrival? Yes

Did they make arrangements so that you'd move in smoothly? (staff present or a volunteer)  

No

Was the room clean (00/10)?
9/10
Was the residence quiet (00/10)?
8/10
Did the staff respond quickly to any inquires? 
Yes

How were the other residents?How was the atmosphere?

Friendly

Parties? Get togethers?
Yes

How was the neighborhood?
Was really nice.
Here you have the most beautiful view of the city.
In the spring everything is green.

Would you recommend the residence?
Certainly

staff
9/10
atmosphere
9/10
neighborhood
10/10

TOTAL:
9/10

Review by Diana.

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Changes

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I made them into easier fill in forms, so go ahead and check them out if you haven't yet!

In French and in English.

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Grenoble, Athoard, 5/10

Information de base
Localisation : Grenoble, France,
Le quartier de Saint-Bruno
Nom : Résidence Anthoard
Prix : 524€ sans électricité, sans internet, sans garage
Surface: 18m²
Durée du séjour: 1 ans
Services proposés : Blanchisserie au premier étage, parking à vélo, aspirateur sur demande, garage pour les voitures



Avant d'arriver ?
Lors de mon arrivée le personnel a donné des instructions claires sur la résidence.

Arrivée
La résidence est facile à trouver.

Faire face à la résidence
La chambre n'était pas du tout propre. Les lits sont vraiment inconfortable, peu de rangement, pas de prise dans la salle de bain, les toilettes cassés...  Le personnel de la résidence n'est pas souvent disponible. Ils ne pouvaient pas répondre à mes demandes car les horaires de bureau ne correspondait pas avec les miennes.

Atmosphere
Beaucoup d'étudiants de différentes nationalités. Ambiance très bien entre les étudiants, bonne entente avec tous le monde. Le quartier est bruiant et les chambres ne sont pas du tout insonorisées!

Recommanderiez-vous?
NON trop chère pour ce que c'est!

Taux
propreté 0/10
personnel 4/10
ambiance 10/10
quartier 7/10

TOTAL:
5/10 

Critique par Marjorie.

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Grenoble, Anthoard - 4/10

Basic Info
Location: Grenoble, France, the neighborhood of St Bruno
Name: Residence Anthoard
Price:  509e a month + insurance = 522e
~ 40e a month electricity + 20e internet
Surface: 18m2
Length of stay: 4 months
Amenities offered: Laundry on the ground floor, bike parking, vacuum cleaner on request.


Before Arriving
We communicated in French by emails.
Yes, they were clear and helpful.
All my questions were answered in a timely fashion.

Arrival
It wasn't very easy since it is a small place in a small street.
The keys were left with another student who handed them to me.
He was aware of my arrival.

Dealing with the residence
The room was not clean. A few things were broken.
A chair, the stove, the showered holder, the tiles in the bathroom.
It was pretty quiet. A few parties here and there, nothing too bad.
The staff could not answer basic question like "how to get somewhere by tram". They could not direct us to anything.
They did not respond in a timely manner to any inquiries. They did not acknowledge emails.
Some repairs were not made, even thought I asked repeatedly.

Atmosphere
The other students were nice, quiet.
We had a few get togethers.
Primarily people from other parts of France.
The neighborhood was so so. Very agitated in the evening, not the safest feeling
We had a break in in one of our rooms. Probably by a fellow resident.

Post departure
They did not send me my mail that was left after my departure. I waited almost 3 months for it. They did not acknowledge emails.
It took them a long time to process my safety deposit return.

Would you recommend?
No, no, no.
The staff stopped caring as soon as they got my money.
I had an overall bad experience and realized how overpriced the accommodation was. I was able to find a place for 370e in the center of the city, bigger and cleaner!

cleanliness
5/10
staff
0/10
atmosphere
6/10
neighborhood
5/10
TOTAL:
4/10

Review by Liza S.

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