The Cottages at Lake Tamaha - Student Housing
745 Tamaha Trace Northeast, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35404
About the Business
The Cottages at Lake Tamaha - Student Housing is a premier real estate agency offering high-quality student housing in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Located at 745 Tamaha Trace Northeast, our cottages provide a peaceful and picturesque setting near Lake Tamaha. Our fully-furnished cottages are perfect for students looking for a comfortable and convenient living experience. With a range of amenities including a clubhouse, fitness center, and outdoor recreation areas, The Cottages at Lake Tamaha offer a vibrant community atmosphere for students to thrive in. Experience the best in student living at our beautiful cottages in Tuscaloosa.
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745 Tamaha Trace NE, Tuscaloosa, AL 35404, United States
Opening hours
Monday:
09:00 - 18:00
Tuesday:
09:00 - 18:00
Wednesday:
09:00 - 18:00
Thursday:
09:00 - 18:00
Friday:
09:00 - 18:00
Saturday:
10:00 - 17:00
Sunday:
13:00 - 17:00
Reviews
"The rent at the Cottages is low and the shuttle to campus is a perk. I’ve also had a positive experience with maintenance, as they have been very quick. However, they don’t tell you about the rate on simple bills, which is electric and water. Each month it has gone higher and higher, and most of the time we are not even at the cottage."
"Living here is nice enough, and I haven't had any serious issues. However, there are some things I was lied to about on the tour. For example, I was told there are boats for rent on the lake. There is nothing to rent on the lake as far as I can tell, and the trail to walk does not go all the way around the lake (there's also a bit more littering than I'd like). People don't often pick up after their dogs here so the green spaces aren't as good for gatherings with friends as I had thought. The pool is really nice, but it unfortunately was closed after an inspection this past late summer/early fall. The gym is stolen from frequently and many machines are broken, but it is a nice space to be in for what's available (though, bring plenty of your own water! The fountain does not work). Overall, the atmosphere of the shared spaces is very nice when they are functional and available, so I'm hoping for more of that this upcoming year! I have faith it'll improve well enough since maintenance is always on it, very quick response to any issues with the cottages themselves. Never had an issue that didn't get resolved immediately (usually within two days). Cottages themselves are well functioning and pleasant spaces, and I enjoy living here! Staff are kind and understanding, and spaces within the clubhouse accommodating! I am harsh and honest in the hopes that the issues mentioned will improve, and not because I dislike it here. It is overall a pleasant experience! -Eliza Traylor"
"The community itself is very nice. There are a wide variety of amenities available like the pool, volleyball and basketball court, gym, clubhouse, etc. Maintenance requests are handled in a timely fashion. The only dislikes I have include trash, limited parking, and increasing rent without notice. The management is also below average and never seems to know what they are talking about because what they tell you and what goes on is inconsistent. Decent student housing among other options though."
"Well, I’ve read a lot of negative reviews about this place and we’ve had some minor problems here and there but honestly I just think we’ve gotten really lucky. This is the beginning of our second year here, and I have a lot to talk about but most of my complaints are fairly minor. As far as the quality of the house goes, my theory is there are a lot of houses here to keep up and they have all had different kinds of people living in them over the years. In a place with suspect management you have to rely a lot on your resident to address issues quickly and take care of their house. Depending on which house you get and who the tenants before you were, you might have a pretty good experience like we’ve had or a terrible one if there are a lot of underlying issues. We’ve had a lot of minor problems but relative to what I’ve read we’ve had a great experience here. The trash situation is not good with it piled up all the time outside the compactor and occasionally on the street corners. I had a bad leak in my bedroom that I became aware of during a hard rainstorm, but that was fixed promptly too. Another maintenance experience was for broken air conditioning units. I put in a request on Saturday for the broken downstairs air conditioner and maintenance people came on Monday to diagnose the problem which was a bad compressor. They came back on Wednesday to fix it and now it’s back up and running perfectly. This is the second time I’ve put in a maintenance request for air conditioning. Our upstairs unit went out this summer and it was also fixed in a couple of days. We simply have not had any of the maintenance issues so many people have been talking about with lengthy repair times and sub par jobs. The pool was closed during the heart of summer for around two months which is unacceptable. It was opened then promptly closed again for another three weeks after some riff raff got in and spilled a bunch of broken glass in the pool. These may have been some people who don’t even live here since another issue is the gate doesn’t really keep anybody out. It stays open for a long time and people usually just follow someone with access in. Also since they charge a convenience fee to pay rent online I always pay in person with checks at the clubhouse. However, it always take them forever to process them and it’s almost like they don’t want my money. Last month I had a late fee assessed to my account because they are so slow with this process, so I had to email and call a manager multiple times until it was finally removed. Another problem is The cottages send way too many emails and texts in general. They start borderline spamming emails especially once renewal season has started. I was also annoyed when a couple days ago when I was already called about renewing only 2 months into the lease period. I just don’t want to be pestered please. These are a lot of small and fairly insignificant complaints especially compared to a lot of the other reviews you’ll read on here, but I wanted to give a full comprehensive review of all aspects of my experience here so far. Honestly I feel just fine giving the cottages 4 out of 5 stars and for my roommates and I it’s been a pretty pleasant place to live. Good enough that we renewed for a second year and its been alright so far this year too."
"I’ve lived here for the past 3 years. Do not trust any good review about this place, they incentivize people to leave them with giveaways and stuff. In my 3 years here, I honestly don’t know how management could be any worse or more incompetent. The houses are alright, but God forbid you need anything fixed because management will absolutely not fix it for at least 1 month. Last year, my air conditioner broke in July. They told me I needed to wait 2 weeks because it wasn’t an emergency. My house was 95 degrees the entire time. Someone egged multiple houses earlier this year and management has not done a thing to clean the houses up or catch the person doing it. What else can I say? The streets are lined with trash and broken glass, cars get stolen, someone got shot at the pool last year, management knowingly let an animal get left in a house and die there, monthly utilities cost a fortune, there are extreme fees for moving in a few days early, or transferring houses. Management is arrogant and annoyed when you call. Worst housing complex in Tuscaloosa by FAR. It could be good if the management was 1% good at their job, but they simply are not."
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