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pretty spacious and not too bad especially if you are sharing with some roommates. I have lots of room
Living at Gateway has its goods and bads. Location is pretty good and is near campus (around a 5 minute walk) which is pretty good and is above places like CVS, Blaze Pizza, Yogurtland, and others. Gateway has a 24/7 gym, Peleton rooms, free printing, study rooms, and a lounge on the first floor. If...
Gateway is decent but its biggest downside is the inconsistent/weak wifi. I tried to buy concert tickets this morning and because Gateway's wifi is so bad, TicketMaster and LiveNation (as well as other ticketing sites) detect that something is wrong and don't let you into the website (an error shows...
Living at Gateway has been okay, there have been ups and downs for sure. It has a great location right across campus and near the village. However, walking around the Chase and Shrine area can feel quite unsafe. The rooms are quite nice, some apartment living rooms are bigger than others, but still ...
A lot of homeless people around so be careful. there's a pool but it's not that good. don't fall for it. rooms are alright. bring lamps bc there are no lights basically.
This place will do. But, other than that this place is bad bruh. No lights so you have to bring your own lamps, the couches, and desks they provide are not it they are basically musty and broken. Fire alarm goes off super loud every now and then.
The location is really nice because it's close to campus and right next to the village. It's also right in front of the metro station so it can be easy to access. It's at a good location from USC, but it can be not safe at night depending on what entrance you use to get into Gateway. There's a secur...
Close events for students. Nice skyline view from roof. Although, fire alarms do go off randomly sometimes.
This should be your last option imo. They haven’t figured how to fix the fire alarms for past year and a half now. If you don’t mind being woken up randomly at 3:00 or 4:00 AM on the night of an exam or a weekend you should be good. They don’t really apologize or make any amends to make this right. ...
Gateway has more cons than pros. The fire alarms are constantly going off (so annoying!!). The wifi always goes out when it rains and I get no service. Gateway is across from campus, which is convenient, but the overall area is not that safe (I got catcalled on Figueroa). The trash rooms are either ...