Pentland Hills Reviews

UC Riverside

Reviews Summary

Pentland Hills offers a unique dorm experience with private bathrooms shared among a small number of hallmates, ensuring a higher level of cleanliness and privacy. The dorm's suite-style layout fosters a more secluded environment, making it ideal for students who prefer a quieter living space. Residents appreciate the cozy and social lounge areas equipped with kitchen amenities, promoting interaction among peers. While some find the rooms to be on the smaller side, the community spirit and well-maintained facilities enhance the overall living experience. With convenient access to dining halls and campus buildings, Pentland Hills provides a balance between social engagement and personal space, creating a comfortable transition for incoming students.

Private Bathrooms

Quiet Environment

Suite Style

When students lived here

Freshman

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1 year ago

Everyone here keeps to themselves. Halls are separated by gender and there’s only 4 or 5 rooms per hall. Hallway doors need to be closed so there is not much intermingling. Also does not have its own dining hall but it takes the same amount of time to walk to AI, Lothian, and Glen Mor. Probably my favorite thing about this dorm is how private the restrooms are.

Lived in a triple room
1 year ago
Verified Student

Honestly it was a nice place to live as a first year. The location could have been worse trying to walk to some classes on campus based on distance. The kitchen never worked and I still have a vivid memory trying to boil water on the stove for 45 minutes until I realized that it was never on to begin with. Lots of great memories made with people in the building 9/10 experience

1 year ago
Verified Student

It’s hard to be social as the dorms are suite style, and the rooms are on the smaller side with high ceilings, but the bathrooms are private which is nice.

Lived in a double room
1 year ago
Verified Student

Pentland hills is a good dorm building because the lounge areas provide you with a refrigerator and microwave and sink. While these are also offered in your own dorm room, the lounge area has a seating area that can fit groups of people. It is cozy and quiet most of the time, yet also social at the same time. It was the perfect scenario for my first year and made me comfortable in this transition.

Lived in a double room
1 year ago
Verified Student

I liked having private bathrooms and it was pretty peaceful most days, just pretty boring compared to Lothian or AI

Lived in a triple room
1 year ago
Verified Student

Pentland Hills is more of a private resident hall with individuals bathrooms and showers, smaller suites (10 people each), a common lounge, & only 2 stories. You’re in the middle of both dining halls and have easy routes to the buildings for classes. The only con is the walk to the gym :/

Lived in a triple room
1 year ago
Verified Student

If you and your roommate(s) can agree on certain rules and all, the room can look cute and tidy. My window was hard to open though. ^^

Lived in a triple room
1 year ago
Verified Student

The room is nice but it's nothing game changing. It's nice for going to glascow if you like eating there but besides that everything else is normal.

Lived in a double room
1 year ago

It's fine for fitting most people's needs. Nothing special, though. Everything is functional, the bathrooms are a little old and crusty (peeling areas). The showers are finnicky.

Lived in a triple room
1 year ago
Verified Student

I have been in a Pentland triple this year, and considering that Pentland was originally meant for doubles says a lot. It's very cramped, but I can deal with that. But since I am also in Pentland A, it's an incredibly old building but no one fixes anything, even with work orders.

Lived in a triple room