Mohawk Residence

I booked a summer stay even though I'm not a student. The room was dingy but decent until I woke up with bedbugs in the sheets. I pulled them apart right away and found clear signs of previous bugs in the seams, plus a mattress tag that did little to reassure me. The student staff quickly and kindly moved us to another room. But supervisors aren't there on weekends to handle this properly, so I was told I'd have to contact them on their schedule to request a refund. I called during the stated hours and still couldn't get anyone to answer. Don't book unless you want unexpected company in bed, and not the fun kind.

Living at Mohawk College Residence for eight months was miserable. It feels like a prison, and I'd choose off-campus housing instead. The rooms are dirty, laundry costs too much, and they tried to charge me $400 for a mattress already covered in piss and shit when I moved in. When I pushed for a replacement, I waited ages because nobody was around to provide one, so I had to keep sleeping on it. The mandatory meal plan makes you put around 2k-3k on your OneCard. Any unused money disappears to the school, which feels like a scam. The food is awful, bland, and overpriced, worse than middle school cafeteria food. Cooking for yourself isn't easy either: there's no stove in the rooms, portable ones aren't allowed, and the shared kitchen is downstairs. Wi-Fi is extremely slow, unreliable, and constantly crashes. Hidden charges and poor maintenance add to the feeling that the residence is a scam. You'd be better off anywhere off campus.

I wouldn't recommend this place. They charge too much for such a small living space, claim to offer cable TV but don't, and the staff seem lazy and uncaring. The air quality is poor too.

I'm enjoying my summer here. The staff are wonderful, and I like being able to do laundry while I cook.