<p>What are some of the best apartments near fsu?</p>
<p>I dont currently live there but my boyfriend and I have been looking at places and have settled on Heritage Park. Its very spacious for a very good price and on FSU’s bus route and has pretty good reviews. It might be something for you to look into. I also have friends who live at Univeristy Village and they really like it.</p>
<p>Yeah they look pretty nice. Any others?</p>
<p>Boardwalk at Appleyard. Simply delectable.</p>
<p>yeah my cousin stayed there and I visited once. it was awesome from what i could tell. somebody said something about the gate though?</p>
<p>any good ones for 1 bed 1 bath?</p>
<p>1bed 1bath gets pretty expensive. </p>
<p>The only one I’ve actually been to and liked (1bed1bath) was at vila san carlos</p>
<p>ok I dont really know what your looking for in terms of bedrooms, but heres a quick rundown of some of options…</p>
<p>Seminole grand- relatively close, kinda sketchy at night, 3/3 rent around $400
Polo Club- within bus route,3/3-4/4, bit pricey
Beachclub-4/4 rent $450, kinda nice, within bus route
Boardwalk- 4/4, $500
West10- where all the rich chicks live-$600, really lux
Players club-4/4 rent $500, nice location near publix
Heritage grove- 2/2, rent $480. I liive here, its mostly fraternities
University Village-4/4, really close to campus, $400 parking bad
University club- alot of parties,4/4 townhouses
Villa San carlos- bit pricey, but kinda nice.</p>
<p>anybody have personal experiences with these places?</p>
<p>I live at Players Club, which is actually $450 a month. It’s a little higher if you go over on utilities, but my roommates and I rarely do. It’s right next door to Publix, which is very convenient. The Heritage Grove bus stop is also right across the street, which means you don’t have to drive to campus. It’s a beautiful property and has a great pool and sand volleyball court. On hot days it’s really fun to spend the entire afternoon out there grilling out, swimming and playing volleyball with other residents. Overall it’s a great place to live and I would recommend it to anyone looking for a social atmosphere. I just renewed my lease here for another year.</p>
<p>If you have any more questions, feel free to ask.</p>
<p>I live at Colony Club on call street right across from the college of medicine, and I love it. My apartment is a one bedroom and I pay $549 which includes unlimited cable, internet, water, sewage, pest control, and 24 hour maintenance. It’s really quiet because a lot of the residents are graduate students or international students, but if I want to go to a party, there is a trail behind the complex that I can walk to Heritage Grove (right across from Publix) or go the other way and be at the Stadium for game days. I barely ever drive which is a HUGE perk (save a lot of money there). The only extra expense I have is electricity, and my bill is usually around 70 a month. They also have 2 bedroom and 3 bedroom apartments if you have friends you want to room with that are cheaper than the 1 bedrooms.</p>
<p>Oh yeah, and I would also add that apartment complexes change their names a LOT… for example, I moved up here and had a friend at Frog Pond…now it’s called Beach Club…next year it will be called Tenn Street Station. So you have to make sure you check the history of these crazy places lol</p>
<p>What about South Gate? Any reviews on that?</p>
<p>Hey guys! I live in University Village. I acutally like it so much that I renewed my lease for Fall 2010. Anyways, now I’m transferring out and have to let the place go. It is unbelievably close to campus. </p>
<p>If you’re interested in a 1 bedroom, 1 bath, look no further. This can’t be beat at $479 a month. I never take my car on campus. I walk everyday.</p>
<p>Check this out if you’re interested. I can answer any and all questions. 
[1</a> Bedroom, 1 Bath, Walk to Campus!](<a href=“http://tallahassee.craigslist.org/apa/1670829557.html]1”>http://tallahassee.craigslist.org/apa/1670829557.html)</p>
<p>I went to FSU for undergrad and just graduated and still live in Tally, and I came across this forum, and since it’s slow at work a figured I’d offer some advice.</p>
<p>First let me address that I highly encourage everyone to live on campus for the first year, it’s a great experience and you meet a lot of people, get more involved, tend to do better in school, etc…. But if you couldn’t get housing in a residence hall here is my advice.</p>
<p>Cost</p>
<p>More often then not off-campus housing is going to be cheaper per month then the residence halls. You need to realize a couple things though: the lease is for the entire year it’s a good thing because you don’t have to move out during breaks, but you’re still paying rent. 99% of the student apartment complexes lease by the bedroom, so you’re only responsible for your portion of the rent. It’s cheaper the more roommates you have, its going to be a lot less for a 4/4 compared to a 2/2. If you don’t know who you want to live with a lot of apartment complexes have you fill out surveys for compatibly and will match you up with randoms, but this isn’t e-harmony I know for a fact some complexes just throw these in the trash, really most of them only pay attention to sex and if you smoke or not. You could room with a 6th year senior or a freshman its just luck for a lot of places. Factor in things like electric if it’s included and how much is the allowance, places might say electric is included but it’s only a $100 and if that’s a 4/4 plan on the bill being at least $25 extra per person. A lot of places run specials I would advise everyone to always ask for specials OCH is very competitive I never paid any deposits or app fees, the only thing is a majority of places charge you a hassle free move out fee, this is super common your not getting ripped off. Always ask what’s included in the rent, i.e. internet, cable, trash pickup, furnished (if so what furniture)etc…</p>
<p>Parking</p>
<p>I also want to address parking, it is not nearly as impossible as everyone thinks, sure there isn’t going to be a parking spot right in front of the building you have classes in waiting for you, but there is tons of parking now and it is a lot better then before. Honestly the first week of classes is horrible because everyone has to go to class or they get dropped and people are on campus a lot during the first week of the semester but after that my whole time at FSU I normally found a spot within 10 mins of getting to campus, there were only a handful of times when it takes longer then that and no more than 30mins max. People who say parking is hard are the same people who only know of two garages and want to park right in the middle of campus, normally there is always parking at the Stadium and you can take the bus everywhere. Also now the bus routes extend off-campus and generally stop in front of the large student apartment complexes so it might not even be necessary to drive.</p>
<p>Amenities</p>
<p>A lot of places will have tons of amenities to offer but ask yourself if your really going to use these things, they have an awesome pool but have you even been to the pool in the past five years, some places have everything from in-door basketball courts to tanning beds, but realize if these places cost more and if your not using the amenities it’s a waste.</p>
<p>Apartments</p>
<p>-There are tons of apartments surrounding the campus within walking or biking distance, but a couple things: generally these apartments are cheaper then the dorms and not that expensive at all. But there’s a reason their simply not as nice as other apartments. The only reason I would live in these apartments is if you wanted to walk to school. But see the above info on parking and I would say it’s worth it to avoid the majority of these places. Basically what I’m saying is Tallahassee isn’t really that big, and if you going to have to drive to campus it doesn’t matter if you live 2 or 5 miles from the school.</p>
<p>If you want to make friends easily I would definitely live in a student apartment complex here are some suggestions.</p>
<p>-Don’t believe a model, a place could make a model look amazing have new furniture, appliances, carpet, etc… but a real apartment could look totally different.</p>
<p>-I really dislike Student Housing Solutions, some of their properties are nice but a lot are really dumpy, I would also stay away from Southgate or any other “residence/dorm-style” apartment.</p>
<p>-I think West 10, Victoria Grand, University Club, Evergreens at Mahan, Polos on the Park, those are all nice places there’s definitely more but those are the ones I can think off the top of my head.</p>
<p>-I would also say Heritage Grove only if you have pre-paid though, if not there’s nicer options for the same cost.</p>
<p>Another route is to look for property management companies in Tallahassee just google it. They have inventory of condos, townhouses, homes that are available to rent for students You typically get more bang for your buck but it might not be as easy to make friends and you would need to know roommates beforehand. Also many of these places will be unfurnished.</p>