Lived at Ponderosa Village for just about 4 years So grateful I decided to move in here It was a 5 minute walk to all my classes 3 minute walk to the gym best gym Ive ever been to and very quiet In my 4 years here Ive never had a problem with too muc Lived at Ponderosa Village for just about 4 years So grateful I decided to move in here It was a 5 minute walk to all my classes 3 minute walk to the gym best gym Ive ever been to and very quiet In my 4 years here Ive never had a problem with too much noise at night The roof is a little thinner so I could hear my upstairs neighbors but it was never a problem My wife with our infant son always felt safe Storage can be at a minimum but thats why we lived in a beta 2 bed Price was extremely competitive for the area Wifi is free and great Parking is expensive but you would spend it anyway if you had to drive to campus You can hear the band and football games going but I honestly enjoyed it Management tried their best to keep the complex clean and I thought they did a good job Mail delivery was very poor about a year ago but it has improved Overall I would move here again in a heartbeat for the situation I was in more ... hide ...

Ponderosa Graduate Student Apartments are a bit of mixed bag as far as apartments go however I think any negative criticisms as well my three star rating need to be taken with a grain of salt as this is the Universitys first year managing the propert Ponderosa Graduate Student Apartments are a bit of mixed bag as far as apartments go however I think any negative criticisms as well my three star rating need to be taken with a grain of salt as this is the Universitys first year managing the property beforehand the management company that ran and built them were quite cut rate So I will break down both the good and bad If you just want my quick advice if being close to campus and having a sure unit is important too you I would apply However if you are in Reno and you dont mind driving to campus or taking a bus then I would look for other options though the market is pretty tight and not the most affordablennGoodnUnits are decent size If you are a single occupant or sharing the apartment with a roommate the rooms can accommodate a queen size bed Desk Bookcase and small chest of drawers additionally the closets should have more than enough space for clothes and a few other itemsn Individual Bathrooms Perhaps one of the best elements of this unit is that each bedroom has its own private bath great for flatmates and great for married couples who want to have designated guest bathroomnIn unit washer and Dryer Need I say morenAccess to campus Wifi You can utilize the campus internetnnBadnStorage Space Outside of your bedroom closet there is very little place to store things like Christmas decor or seasonal itemsnSmall kitchens Kitchen space is quite limited and there isnt a lot of cupboard space for single occupancy or married couples this shouldnt be too much of an issue but if you have roommates you will run out of space really fastnnLimited office hours and service There are apparently only two student office attends on staff and they are only in the office from 12 6 pm MF and some limited hours on Sunday also getting service or things replaced can take some timennPackage delivery difficulties USPS package deliveries are too big to fit in the small package boxes by the mailboxes have to be picked up at the post office just North of Town given the pandemic a lot more people are having packages delivered so this is huge oversight and they havent though to simply have large packages delivered to the club house and picked up by students there or at least to have them sent to the closer campus post officennPets Now this is just my personal opinion but the dog policy here is quite liberal there are no weight or breed restrictions so I can here my upstairs neighbors dog bark and run wild every time a car or truck goes by its quite annoyingnnParking Parking is NOT included in your rent you will need to buy a parking pass you can either buy a pass for the lot next to the apartments or for the larger parking lot just up the hill In any case you would think they would create some sort of a residents pass that allowed access to the lower lot and the first row of upper lot parking Also there are no loading and unloading zones for move in days or even if you just have groceries and want to unload your car before parking up the hill you either need to chance a parking ticket or trek everything down the hill from the upper lot this leads to another problemnnAccess to campus The only access to a paved sidewalk is to take the sidewalk on the east side of campus if you want to go up the hill to campus you have to use one of a few makeshift foot trails I hope the university has a plan to install some sort of stairs that would allow residents easier access to campusnnProhibited items Some of the prohibited items form the apartments read like they were take out of the dorm rooms except for alcohol technically you are not allowed to have items such as hatchets knives or camping stoves things that any basic backpacking enthusiast would own additionally despite an active archery club bows are banned as well Finally while it shouldnt surprise anyone guns are banned from the complex even if you have a locked case or safe So if you are a hunter be aware of that more ... hide ...

Great place to live as a grad student I liked that could easily walk to my lab the gym and all my classes from the apartment Other residents are respectful of noise and you can control your heatair conditioning in your unit There are now post boxes o Great place to live as a grad student I liked that could easily walk to my lab the gym and all my classes from the apartment Other residents are respectful of noise and you can control your heatair conditioning in your unit There are now post boxes on the property so you dont have to pay for a PO box more ... hide ...

This place is awesome Staff is wonderful and accommodating Only downfall is that there is no mailboxes on property and you have to pay for parking

Over priced Rent has gone up every lease renewal so far Parking is not managed by Ponderosa Instead you have to purchase a 480 yearly semester is available pass from UNR to park close The rent does not include gym use pool use or guest parking These Over priced Rent has gone up every lease renewal so far Parking is not managed by Ponderosa Instead you have to purchase a 480 yearly semester is available pass from UNR to park close The rent does not include gym use pool use or guest parking These are newer apartments so its fairly clean and comes with appliances not including a microwave The contractors that built the place seemed to have been rushing because all the drawers counters and baseboards are crooked Im planning to move out next summer because I cant afford to live here with my husband and 3 year old anymore more ... hide ...