Graduate House

I’ve never written a review in past, but, stay away from this place at all costs! There are even mouses in suits. Also this place is an old building so expect many construction to be happening on your head. Very inconvenient for COVID times when as a grad student you need to study and work from home. The management team behaves very poorly.

Just okay to be honest. The maintenance people do a great job and will respond quickly. The walls could do with some painting. Residents are generally mature and nice. The building ran out of water once. A little expensive to live in. Close to the U of T campus if you school there.

Great location and lovely staff. The rooms could have been better considering the rent ($980-1100 per room). Most rooms are part of a 4 room, 2 storey suite with a shared kitchen, two bathrooms, and two showers. There is a cozy reading room and a nice communal lounge with a theatre room, a music room, and pool + ping pong tables.

Good location if you’re a student and new to Toronto. Rooms are fine for the location, cramped but okay. The only major problem with the rooms is they do not block out noise effectively. Your living experience will largely depend on how well you get along with your roommates.

Very close to Rotman building. Good place for graduate student to live.

Very poor quality suites. The only good thing is the location. Poor temperature control. Very overpriced. Oh and they also make you fill out a form at the beginning, and if you don't notice damage that was there initially and write it down, you'll pay for it in the end. Basically a Walmart version of a Scandinavian prison, except you have to pay almost 1.5 k dollars per month to stay there.

Wonderful! Staff was great! The Service Desk staff were especially kind and considerate. Alim was especially nice. I would give 6 stars if I could. :) Rooms were well maintained and there was a great sense of community and acceptance.

Having been a resident at the Grad House for 2.5 years and a Resident Advisor there for two years I can say that I wouldn't have chosen any other student housing during my studies at U of T. The kind staff, great RA team and prime location is what lead me to stay for my entire grad studies and apply to be on their team. I was very sad when I had to leave two years ago after I graduated! If you are a student looking to make some extra money you can also apply to be a RA (resident advisor) or a EA (entry assistant). Which is what I did! The rooms do feel like concrete boxes but this lends to relativity soundproof living spaces where your other suitemates (ranging from one to three) can enjoy privacy. But sometimes the rooms do feel a little damp (over 35% humidity). The rooms also vary dramatically by floor and layout. For example my room on the third floor facing Harbord St had a tiny window covered by signs outside the building so there wasn't much natural light, but rooms on the sixth floor facing inside the courtyard have full length windows in the kitchen and rooms. Therefore, if you are moving in and you have a choice of rooms I suggest taking a look at your options first depending on your preferences. The amenities are great at this location. There is a large student lounge in the main level with a ping pong table, piano, pool table, comfy chairs and a separate movie room. There are also laundry services on this floor which can get pricey if you have a lot to wash each week but there are also giant clean sinks that you can do hand washing in for no cost at all. The outside courtyard is also available to students and has a reflecting pool surrounding it which adds to the atmosphere as well as a BBQ which is used very frequently by residents in the summer. The is also a private study room which can be access from the second cup on the main level which can be booked out. This private study room has projectors, private bathrooms and huge windows. There is also a very nice reading room on the top floor which I frequently used to study with classmates and this does not require booking. The campus gym is literally across the street, libraries, great food options and Spadina subway station 7 minutes away. Free dinners are provided almost monthly by the RAs. Residents bring their plates to the common room and are treated to whatever type of food the team chose for that meal (Sushi, Greek, Caribbean, etc). These are always well attended (couple hundred of students get free dinner) and they either stay down in the common room to chat with their fellow students or can take their free meal back to their room. Lastly if you are thinking about going to grad house while at grad school I highly recommend taking advantage of all the programs the residence advisors (RA) plan! Every semester there are large building wide parties (Halloween, Christmas, St Patrick's day etc). Guest who do not live in the building are also welcome! There are groups run by the RAs which vary every year but are free to join by residents. Past groups have included running, baking, cooking, theater appreciation, intramurals, photography, and the list goes on and on. Not sorry for the long review because I enjoyed this experience so much even though I moved out almost two years ago now.