UCLA Mentone Apartments

Am I a fan of living here? Yes, I am. Is it the coolest place to live? No, it is not. First of all, it looks a bit like either a hotel or a slightly fancy dorm. I mean, it’s university housing, so one shouldn’t expect much, but it is a bit weird to come home and have to put your CARD KEY into the slot to open the door.
Pluses:
— parking garage
— free university shuttle to campus that runs every hour
— cheap rent! (if you live with a roommate)
— pretty good location in culver city (walking distance to tons of restaurants and a few stores like Best Buy and Ralph’s)
— all utilities except gas/​electric included!
Could go either way:
— safe (there have been some robberies, but generally it’s very safe, and i’ve never felt unsafe (knock on wood))
— size/​feel/​windows in the apartment (some apartments don’t have windows that face outside (i.e. you just get the view of the hallway outside your front door), but my corner apartment is a good size and has lots of windows)
— location in terms of UCLA (it’s 30 – 40 minutes no matter what way you go: bus, bike, shuttle, car, hot air balloon)
Cons:
— you feel like you live in a dorm. you can decorate. but those walls are still scary white
— card keys
— getting packages delivered can be annoying because there’s no buzzer system
— no buzzer system
— nobody talks to anybody else!
Overall…I’ll stay here because it’s cheap and easy and pretty okay!