The “premier student UNR apartments boast stylish interiors and a convenient location right next to the University of Nevada, Reno,” is how the Canyon Flats at 661 University Way describe themselves.
Google reviews are less friendly with only a 3.2 rating. Not bad, but not great.
Here’s one student who lives there wrote about it recently for Our Town Reno:
“This year, feces (most likely dog poop) was left for over 24 hours in a carpet hallway of the complex. Carpets throughout the complex are constantly stained with little improvement.
The building occasionally carries a stench, both in the lobby and the hallway areas.
A fight in the complex left blood stains on the walls (as seen above and below)
On multiple occasions, when residents gathered outside of the building during fire alarms, a resident brandished a machete, concerning other residents.
The complex boasts the amenity of a secure bike room, only accessible by a key fob. However, residents have had their bicycles stolen from the secure room.
Canyon Flats has per unit basis housing, similar to dormitory style housing. Each occupant of an apartment occupies their own unit and is on a lease for that unit, independent from their roommates.
The apartment offers rates that start as low as $649 for a unit in a 4 bedroom x 4 bath, but after fees, this number can quickly stack up.
Canyon Flats is known as one of the cheaper options for off-campus housing for students. But with word getting around of high rates, unmaintained living standards, and a location across from the dingy Circus Circus make it unappealing to many students, not to mention the latest wall or carpet surprise they may find on their way out or in their room.
Shared with Our Town Reno, December 2024