Martinez Commons Reviews

Lived in apartment side townhouse. You don't get to choose your room out of the 4 available so that kinda sucks since I was assigned the smallest one which is like half the size of the largest room (literally what the fuck was the designer smoking). The room is still okay though, great view of the courtyard and the living room is spacious. I don't really like how big the windows are throughout the apartment. The kitchen has a window that is from the ground to ceiling, so anyone in the courtyard or outside can see you cooking lol. And in your room, the window is like that too, so if you wanted to not have your blinds down to see outside, you are forced to let everyone see you from the leg up. 2 bathrooms in the apartment, so it's good. The a...See more

I enjoyed living at Martinez as a transfer, but if I were going to do the whole experience all over again I would probably have some reservations. Yes, location and amenities at the building are good, however I had issues with water (?) leaks that appeared over my bed intermittently throughout the year I lived there. Sent in a service request, no response. I also had some issues with the washer & drying machines, as on two different instances a portion of my clothes were ruined by some gunk that dried on them. I never pursued trying to recoup my losses, as I learned it was an outside company that handled maintenance and complaints.

Last but not least, while the Martinez location is ideal in terms of where it is in relation to Crossroads di...See more

Probably one of the cleanest dorms on campus, maid service comes everyday and they are so friendly! There's a bunch of study rooms, lounges, a TV room, etc. Easily one of the most social dorm living situations too. BEST LOCATION FOR A DORM. It's right across from Crossroads (dining hall) & by Telegraph Ave. (but not too close so it's not too loud with cars).

Martinez is mostly for transfers and upperclassmen. The building has both regular dorm rooms and apartment-style units. I lived in a regular double room. It’s the second-newest building on campus, so everything is still very clean and modern (although it lacks the hotel-like feel of Blackwell, the newest building). On the dorm side there aren’t many rooms on each floor, so it’s always quiet and spacious. I didn’t meet many people from my floor over the year.
There are two large bathroom areas on each floor, a lounge on each floor, a small gym, and a computer lab.