Olympic Hall Reviews
UC Los Angeles
Reviews Summary
Olympic Hall is a popular choice among students for its modern and clean environment, boasting contemporary facilities and an attractive aesthetic. The building is relatively new, providing a fresh and well-maintained atmosphere with clean bathrooms and common areas. Olympic Hall features spacious lounges with abundant natural light, enhancing the communal living experience. The canopy and understory are favored study areas, and students appreciate the convenience of having The Drey, a takeout food spot, within the building. However, the hall's location, further up the hill, can be a disadvantage for some, as it requires a considerable walk to and from campus and the main dining halls, though some see this as beneficial exercise. The dorm has minor flaws, such as inconsistent room sizes, periodic elevator problems, and occasional laundry maintenance issues. Nonetheless, students largely enjoy living in Olympic Hall for its modern amenities and vibrant environment.
New And Modern
Clean Facilities
Far From Campus
When students lived here
Freshman Year
5
Sophomore Year
8
Overall rating breakdown
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1 year ago
I love Olympic because it's new and modern. While it is further up the hill, I think the niceness of Olympic is worth the walk, plus it's a good workout. I like that it has really nice study areas (the canopy and understory) and I also love that there's an easy takeout food spot in the building (the drey). The one issue I have with the building is the elevator breaks like every couple weeks because there are so many residents (2 elevators for probably like 2000 people). Also, the air vents are hella dusty. But in general, I love olympic more than other dorms and I chose it again after my freshman year.
2 years ago
The building is really clean and really modern! I have never had any issue with cleanliness or the building. It is a bit of a walk but you eventually get used to it!
Verified Student
2 years ago
Pros: Clean facilities (e.g. bathrooms & lounge). New Building. Easy to use key card system.
Cons: Far from campus.
Verified Student
2 years ago
Olympic was great, lots of natural lighting and feels very clean and new. Triples felt relatively spacious for being a triple, bathrooms worked well and were cleaned regularly. The lounge space was also a highlight, with three lounges per floor and a lot of natural light. However, the location makes it a long walk from campus and distant to the main dining halls (the Drey was convenient though).
Verified Student
2 years ago
it was alright. The front desk is really useless so you will have to go to either rieber or hedrick for trash bags, COVID tests, temp cards etc. there’s also a pretty big discrepancy between window sizes and natural lighting between rooms depending on what part of the building you’re at. Otherwise it’s super clean and new
2 years ago
i lived in olympic my first year and enjoyed living there sm that i decided to room there again my second year! i rly liked how modern everything is and it’s close proximity to the canopy, drey, and the food in the reiber plaza. the only con i experienced was the difference in room sizes. if you were not lucky, you were stuck w a smaller room than your neighbors like how i was my first year.
2 years ago
Olympic Hall is pretty nice. The building is pretty new so everything is clean so it's nice to live in. Only thing is the laundry broke once and it took maintenance a some time to fix it. Also it's a little far from campus so a little tiring to walk all the time. But overall pretty nice I would recommend!
Verified Student
2 years ago
I loved living in Olympic my first year! It was really nice and clean, especially because it’s a new dorm! Only thing is that it’s definitely further up the hill, and a bit far from some eating options.
Verified Student
2 years ago
pretty great if you are a freshman and it’s your first forming experience because it is very new and very clean! my only issues is that there was a period where the laundry machines were all broken (it’s fixed now i believe) and that it is pretty far up the hill in comparison to other deluxe halls like sproul landing, so if you have the choice as a second year, i would go for landing over olympic purely for a better location.
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