Hilltop Apartments Reviews

I lived in Stowe Building at Hilltop Apartments.

PROs- close to the “entrance”/“front” of the apartments, right next to community center/bus stop, parking is next to the building, a lot of parking spots

CONs- choosing to walk to rec center (14 mins) / I’ve almost always opted for the bus (bus comes petty frequently < download Passio GO! to see bus route live)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️4/5 : the reason I gave this rating for location is just because of the 14 min walk if you choose to, but it’s really not bad. Quite a humbling experience the first 2 weeks of semester but you’ll get used to it.

I lived in grasso during COVID 2020-2021. This apt was the closest to the entrance so that was a plus and had a nice little area in the back where you can just chill outside. The rooms were awesome and the dorm was clean. Our floor was carpeted and the material of the kitchen and bathrooms were outdated, but I heard they're renovating more and more of the apts. I would suggest getting a 3rd floor apt since the ceiling is higher (kind of at a slant) and makes the apt feel much more spacious. Also you don't have to deal with noisy upper neighbors if you're on the top floor. Lighting is pretty good. We did cook a lot and bbq sometimes which would set off the fire alarm so be careful if doing that.

Hilltop 4 bed/ 2 bathroom is simply the best. You have a large common room, everyone gets their own room, and you have AC and laundry in your apartment. It really doesn't get better. Also the bus comes every 10 minutes so getting to the center of campus and back is easy. I personally enjoyed walking to my classes and it look less than 10 minutes to walk to the Rec Center from my building. It's a nice community of upperclassmen that is very visually appealing, lots of picnic tables and green space. Best of all is that you can get a parking spot for your car literally right outside of your building. Living here was my best dorm experience at UConn easily.

4 bedroom 4 person with 2 shared bathrooms. absolutely loved every aspect of it, this was the first time in my life I had my own bedroom (share with sibling at home) and the individuals bedrooms are very spacious, especially the D rooms. Recommend getting into a building closer to the entrance (Beard, French, etc) so it's somewhat less of a walk. Plenty of space in the apartment for everything. The only con I can think of is that the floors and walls carry sound really well from other apartments so I would recommend getting the third floor otherwise you hear people stomping around all the time. Wish my time there hadn't gotten cut short because of COVID because Hilltop apartments is the best place to live on campus in my opinion.

Hilltop has high efficiency doubles (like a studio), 2br2ba, and 4br4ba. These are some of the hardest rooms to get because of how nice they are. Pro tip- 3rd floor has extra high ceilings which is great! You don’t have to have a meal plan, which can save lots of $$. It’s pretty close to the ice skating rink. Not too sure why they’re called hilltop apartments, bc they’re at the bottom of the hill, behind hilltop dorms and Weurth. Makes getting to class a struggle and a half. Another con - the pantry is really small, so I would bring an extra shelf for food storage if you can. There’s AC and laundry in each apt!! Mail is in a community center, which no one really uses except for mail. There’s a kitchen, game room, tv room, and study area the...See more