San Nicolas Reviews

Honestly, it's such a good location, super close to the ILP+Library, beach, dining halls, and UCen. The location made it a huge plus for me. I lived on the 8th floor, it was a pretty quiet floor. Personally, I've never had any issues with the elevator but there was a terrible ant problem. There were lots of ants in the bathroom, sometimes even crawling on the toilet seat. With my room being right next to the bathroom, there were lots of ants in my room too! The communal bathroom is not bad at all! There's always cleaning staff in the morning every day, and the showers are not scary at all lol! I would recommend this dorm as long as they don't have the ant problem!

I lived here because I did the summer program FSSP. It was nice because I stayed with my friends from the summer. The communal bathrooms were normal, not too dirty not too clean. The shower pressure could be a lot better tho. Pros - close to two dining halls, Cons - you need to take the elevator if you live on a really high floor?

The lounges/common areas have ovens, microwaves, and sinks. The front desk has cooking supplies available to borrow, as well as board games. The elevators break down often, which is a problem if you live on one of the higher floors. No air conditioning. If you live on the lagoon side of the building, you will get lagoon smell when algae growth is high.

I don’t recommend this dorm. We frequently had ants even after vacuuming daily and securing food. I once fell from the fourth floor to the second floor in the elevator with a group of people from my hall. I never used the elevator for the rest of the year. Beach was close and that was the only plus.

I had to dorm here because of FSSP and although I loved the program I didn’t enjoy living in the dorms. The building is really run down and some rooms get mold easily. We even had some rooms with bedbug problems. The triples are extremely cramped so don’t bring a lot of stuff if you live in one. If I could choose again I would try to go with Anacapa, Santa Cruz, or FT.

Loved the room. Was able to have both my roommate's and my bed unlofted and fit a cage for my esa with plenty of room left over. Our room had a view of the ocean and I got used to waking up and smelling the ocean. Elevators broke down a fair bit and I always had to wait for them but it wasn't uncomfortable. If you live here make sure to do FSSP as it really adds to the experience. I live in two residence halls during my freshman year and San Nicolas was the best of the two. Bathrooms are lack luster but not awful. The location is great as its right next to two dinning halls and near most classes. I loved my time here so much that when I moved out after FSSP I ended up moving back in!

Decent room, old building. Elevators had constant breakdowns so getting to your room was sometimes a hike if you lived in the upper part of the 8-floor tower. The building is L-shaped, with each floor having guys on one side and girls on the other. Bathrooms are communal style (1 per gender per floor) with 3 toilets and 4 shower stalls each. Bathroom traffic was manageable, it never got too busy. Laundry is a bit of a headache, there are about 500 people in the people and only a few washing machines, half of which were constantly broken. One machine in particular melted my clothes as well but I believe it was fixed. Rooms are pretty standard compared to the other freshman dorms, but San Nicolas has one of the best views. If you happen to li... See more