Is Stonehaven the best dorm at UCR?

Absolute worst place to live. I wish I would have found a house to share with friends as that’s what I did my last two years and it was better. First off, this place is EXPENSIVE. I was sharing a room and it was still pricey. The wifi situation when I was there required your own router although I am not sure how it’s changed since then. The walls are PAPER THIN. I got written up twice just for talking at a normal indoor-voice level. Parking is EXPENSIVE. If you want to bring your own car, it’s going to cost you. Also if you want more freedom for a cheaper price, try finding a house or the off campus apartments that are not affiliated with UCR. There are still RA’s in Stonehaven and there was no freedom. You have to pay to do laundry. Overall, worst place I have ever lived.

Stonehaven is old and outdated. It’s designed as your own apartment which is a plus, but you have to use the crappy WiFi, you can’t set up your own router, the kitchens are old and ugly with electric stoves/ovens from the 90s, and our apartment was even cleaned/fixed when we first moved in. There was literally still garbage from the last tenants. The walk to campus isn’t that bad - only takes like 10 minutes- but it does get old sometimes. Overall, it’s just old and dated. People complain that the staff don’t care/are rude but I never had any issues with them.

I've lived at Stonehaven for two years now and it has been pretty good, however my situation definitely has its pros and cons. Pros: - I lived in a 1bed1bath with my best friend so sharing the space was pretty easy - the apartment its pretty spacious for two people - my unit rarely had issues such as plumbing or electrical problems - I got lucky with neighbors that weren't loud at all. - the ac and heater both worked really well - shower head in my unit was new when I moved in plus they had just redone the bathtub/ shower lining - the pool is really well maintained (if ur into swimming) Cons: - Some buildings and rooms (not all) have bug problems (furniture beetles, roaches, gnats, etc) - walls are paper thin (luckily I got a corner room so I only had one neighbor) - only one closet per room (you had to split the closet in half however there is a decent amount of drawer space under the beds - mattress provided were super hard - rent is expensive (next year its gonna be about 1,500 if u want a unit all to yourself) - parking is expensive (about 800 for the whole year) [however the apartment parking pass doubles as a campus pass after 6pm which is a lot more useful than you'd think] - the biggest con is that management can be a pain > they can be kinda rude sometimes (and god forbid you skateboard on the property) There's more minuscule stuff that I probably forgot to mention but overall I would say it just depends on where you get placed. Compared to the other campus housing, I would 100% choose Stonehaven, however compared to probably cheaper and nicer off campus housing, I would rethink my options. Would rate it a 7.5/10