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Jun 2018: UPDATE: IVE LIVED AT CABANA FOR 9 MONTHS. SINCE MOVING HERE IVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AC. WE PLACE AT LEAST TWO MAINTENACE REQUEST FOR THE AC A MONTH. I THINK ITS TIME CABANA SENDS SOMEONE WHO IS DEDICATED TO FIXING ONLY ACs. ITS ALSO RAISING OUR UTILITY BILL.
I love cabana so far. I got really lucky with my roommates and apartment. I guess the only thing that sucks is if you pay online with a credit card they charge you fee but other than that it’s been pretty nice! Review from Google
May 2018: This student housing community offers 2 and 4 bedroom apartment options with different levels of upgrades and price points to fit your budget. Apartments are individually leased by-the-bedroom with roommate matching and a private bathroom for every resident. Monthly rent includes high-speed internet, cable with HBO, and a full furniture and appliance package including a washer and dryer in every apartment home and 55" 4k SMART TVs in upgraded floor plans. Review from Google
Apr 2018: Honestly if I could give this place a negative rating I would. You know the saying you pay for what you get for, yeah well the cheap prices of this place are way to expensive for what you get. Management doesn’t care about you, nobody who works there know what is going on. It’s an absolute mess. The property is dirty and when they tell you they clean the bedroom before you receive it that is an absolute lie. I received my apartment with the entire hallway missing the carpet. I had problems with my roommate and only when I was threatened and had to get the police involved did management do anything to help me. Do not get a place here. Better spend a little extra money for somewhere that is cleaner and will take care of you and your safety. Review from Google
Apr 2018: Not the best but still a somewhat decent buy! Moving in was tough because the furniture wasn't there. Things have improved somewhat over time. This place is tolerable- I will say that! Review from Google
Apr 2018: Cabana Beach is an alright place for the price, but I also ran into numerous problems there. In my first semester, my apartment got broken into. While this is not necessarily Cabana's fault, it made me feel very unsafe living there afterwards.
What was Cabana's fault, and what is the reason for this low review, was my apartment getting flooded in the second semester. I woke up Sunday morning to a hole in the wall with water pouring out all over our floor. Me and my roommates quickly got to work pushing water out our door until maintenance arrived, which took a couple hours. After maintenance finally shut off the water, we spent a couple more hours cleaning and drying our apartment.
Maintenance put a dozen or so huge loud machines in our apartment to start to dry it out. Meanwhile, we were forced to stay in this flooded ruined apartment with Review from Google
Apr 2018: Honestly can't give a fair review so I went with 3 stars, trying to be fair. But now I'm not so sure ... I don't know If that is really "fair." But since I can't just delete my review, that's the best I could come up with. Without boring you again with all the details, just suffice it to say that 1 random encounter when the parties on either end could be having a bad day or a good one, isn't worthy of the extreme praise or criticisms as the case may be. I have never been considered a fence sitter inn the past, but until I come up with something better, that is all I can offer, trying to be fair. Review from GoogleApr 2018: I have lived at Cabana since August now and I love it. Very nice apartments, very good area, super nice leasing office and an awesome pool! The staff is always accommodating and fixes any problems quickly. I also appreciate Jordan Leach as she regularly helps me with any needs, like yesterday I called up about an email me and my roommate have been waiting on for two weeks & also something I needed tending to in my bedroom and Jordan was the 3rd person I have talked to about both of these things and within 30 minutes I had that email, and the very next day my bedroom problem is fixed. Thank you Jordan for your help! Review from Google
Feb 2018: BE CAREFUL! If you are requesting to change a room MAKE SURE THEY GIVE YOU ALL DETAILS IN WRITING before approving the change. I just moved to a new apartment and they are charging me an additional fee for a 3rd floor, which they conveniently "FORGOT TO MENTION" until after I made the move. Review from GoogleHow do I sublease my apartment near UF? First on the list of subleasing your apartment near UF is finding the right person. LiveSomeWhere: https://www.livesomewhere.com/UF helps simplify this process. It is the most popular site near UF for subleases (relets if you want to be...read more
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Jan 2018: I’m a resident of another student complex, but my girlfriend lives here. If I could give zero stars I would. I would check the excessive piles of trash in front of the complex garbage disposal (which works perfectly fine by the way). These students are so obsessed and whiny about the environment yet they are too lazy to properly dispose their trash. Way to be a part of the problem. To any incoming student who is considering a lease with Cabana, don’t waste your time. Maintenance is mediocre and the atmosphere is unbelievably filthy. Review from Google
Jan 2018: Avoid staying at Cabana Beach if you're in Gainesville for UF or Santa Fe. The management staff is terrible. If you are trying to sublease your place, they will try their best not to help you. You cannot get in contact with a manager even if you make an appointment. Their management company Preiss is one of the worst.I have been calling their office for two weeks but no one is available to help. don't be fooled by their showroom, it's not even close to what you will get. My bathroom and carpet were dirty when I arrived at my place. It took more than three weeks for their maintenance to fix our A.C. There is no option to get out of their lease after you graduate. Avoid this Headache if you will be attending school while leaving in Gainesville. I will make sure more people review this place.
Help the students with sublease or provide an opti Review from Google
Dec 2017: I love cabana so far. I got really lucky with my roommates and apartment. I guess the only thing that sucks is if you pay online with a credit card they charge you fee but other than that it’s been pretty nice! Review from Google
Nov 2017: I have been living here for about five months now and love it. The management has recently changed and so far have greatly improved the place as they are painting and doing upkeep. The office staff are all very friendly. I just renewed my lease for next year. Cabana beach offers the most affordable prices in Gainesville for apartments that are the great quality. Jordan Leach was the leasing consultant that assisted me and she was very friendly, responded very quickly to my emails/requests and helped me with everything I needed. Review from Google
Nov 2017: I’ve lived in quite a few apartments in Gainesville and I’m really not someone who writes bad reviews about a place unless I’ve has repeatedly bad experiences. But this place was just a nightmare in every aspect. If you’re thinking of moving here, maybe think twice.
I’ was subleasing from someone and they tacked on a million fees that weren’t there when I’ was initially signing the lease. They took 12 days to “clean and inspect†the room for quality, but the apartment was RAMPANT with fleas, had a ton of black mold in the toilet, and the room was just generally filthy.
The whole neighborhood is filthy. The trash receptacles are always overflowing and full of raccoons.
The office staff was completely apathetic to any problems we had. If you ever have problems in your apartment or with your mail, expect some serious attitude Review from GoogleSep 2017: The Cabana Beach apartment was the worst place I ever paid rent to live. In their website they will not post the bad and you should know the truth.
1. The staff never communicate with management about any problem you tell them. This had created multiple headaches because issues never get resolved.
2. They keep harassing you with letters in the mail even thou u call to solve the problem.
3. If you have problems with a roommate you are screwed. They say they care about your safety but they don't. And they don't move you out of the apartment.
4. They charge you for stuff left in the place even if is not yours. They said that you were supposed to trow it away. I'm sorry but I don't touch what's not mine.
5. The air conditioner unit keep breaking up almost every week.
6. Before I move in, they confuse my paperwork causing my moving date , l Review from GoogleApr 2017: Neither me or my friend that lives here had good roommate experiences while living here. I personally didn't enjoy having roaches and a dirty commons area while living here. Has potential of being a decent place....
Review from 4/2/17 on Google
Feb 2017: After weeks of trying to transfer rooms because i was bringing in my service animal, i kept getting denied with attitude until i threatened to sue. Maybe if my disability were a bit more noticeable then i would have been treated with respect. They kept telling me there would be no available rooms until the next move out day which was months away. Then i threatened to sue and got a call the next morning that a room all of a sudden was available with $30 extra in upgrades added to my monthly rent in which i did not ask for. i was thankful for a room so i didnt complain about the increased rent. I also had to pay a $200 fee to transfer for "cleaning".
Review from 2/10/17 on GoogleJan 2017: Overall, great apartment complex. It is very inexpensive, and the staff are really professional. The manager Marcus is very swift to resolve resident problems, and provides great customer service.
The location is very convenient, and I'd say Cabana is a highly economical apartment complex that offers residents a very good value for their rent.
Review from 1/17/17 on Google
Nov 2016: Lived here for more than a year and I really liked my apartment. Everytime something went wrong (not very often) maintenance would take care of it after I put in the order so I can't complain. Spacious and homey.
Review from 11/26/16 on Google
Nov 2016: Pros: -Rent is cheap for the area
-Buses are reliable
-Room layout is decent
-Comes with a TV in the common area
Cons: -Do. Not. Trust. The. Staff. Get everything in writing, and just because you sign a lease with people you want to room with does not guarantee you will be placed with them. (This happened to me personally. Signed a lease for a 4/4 with 2 friends and my boyfriend. My boyfriend and one of the friends were placed in a separate 4/4, and I was placed with 3 strangers in a 4/4. Second friend was "mysteriously" removed from the lease before first rent was even due!)
-AC constantly breaks
-Lease preferences are blatantly ignored.
Review from 11/24/16 on Google
Jul 2016: I love it here at cabana! It's a very resident oriented place. They are always creating new events each month the entice the residents to come out and enjoy some snacks or a pool party etc. They make sure that the residents are happy and comfortable and if you have a problem they are happy to help you as much as they possibly can. The staff are extremely helpful, nice and welcoming. If you're reading this for your soon to be college student there is nothing to worry about here in cabana, it is a very safe neighborhood with great people.
Review from 7/5/16 on Google