Tropicana Del Norte

trop is the worst place in the world, shitty service, overpriced, shitty food, shitty cleaning. I could go on forever

AVOID THIS PLACE AT ALL COSTS… If you have nowhere else to live, I highly recommend camping out in a cardboard box until you find a place as you’ll fare much better this way. It’s insanely ridiculous to live in, costing over $ 1000 even if you slum in a tiny room for 4. And what do they do with all this money? Lord knows, because they sure as hell aren’t spending it on their «Bön Apetit café»… a more apt name would be «Eat Shit and Die» because that’s what I did every damn day last year. They rarely offer any healthy options, unless you don’t mind grubbing on their salad bar (at your own risk: it NEVER gets rotated throughout the day, and I have personally found both dirt and mold in their vegetables that got ZERO attention from the impartial staff). Good luck fitting in your clothes by the end of the year, because you either gain so much weight from gorging pure grease and shit or lose weight starving out. Their RAs aren’t very professional either. Some RAs have been known to discuss a resident’s personal life or go out drinking with residents… And the staff are shady as FUCK, they pay/​force their RAs to write reviews on Unilocal to compensate for the sheer truth that is being shed on this god awful apartment complex. Yeah, that’s right Trop, I’m calling you fuckers out! Your «good reviews» are clearly fabricated. (i.e. Trevor B) All I can say is shady, shady, shady.
************IN CONCLUSION DON’T EVER LIVE HERE*****************

This will be the second child of mine attending UCSB and having the privilege of staying at TDN rather than the crowded, smaller dorms on campus. TDN makes it so fun and provides so many options for the various type of student so everyone feels welcome into this new exciting community. Both of my children were/​will be athletes at UCSB and the Café really caters to their crazy schedules. But my main purpose for writing this review is the pleasant experience I receive EVERYTIME I call with a question or concern from a parent’s standpoint! Their staff is so informative, willing to help and friendly. I am never rushed and love how they go out of their way to find answers to questions they may not have an immediate answer for. They get specific info and get back to me in a very timely and professional manner. That’s hard to find anymore! I’d like to give special thanks to Laura, Tiffany and Brendan!!!

BEWARE ALL POTENTIAL RESIDENTS — My daughter filled out an application, then the management tried to tell me that I signed a contract with them when I clearly did not. Now the management is trying to extort $ 500 from me.

Really amazing amenities. Pool, laundry on site, food on site, and even a movie theater! As a UCSB student there is no way I would choose to live on campus over living here. It is so close to campus it is practically on campus. Literally just walk through the parking lot and you are on campus. Plus, living at FT is considered on campus housing, but it’s a mile away from where campus actually is. All in all, it is a great experience here for dorm living.

The best part of living at Del Norte is the people. The RA’s are pretty cool people if you get the chance to get to know them. They’re always really friendly when you run into them in the café or around the building. The other people living there that I met when I lived there were also all pretty chill and friendly.
Besides the people it was the café and the programs that really sold me on this place. The café here is so much better than having to deal with the meal point system on campus. The meals here are unlimited and buffet style as long as the café is open. The RA’s here also put on a lot of programs for residents to go to, and are actually how i met most of the friends I made in the building.
However Trop isn’t perfect. It seems like they’re really disorganized, especially when it comes to their policy violation system. When you get written up by the RA’s, you have no idea how much trouble you’re in until you get your «confidential letter» sometimes up to weeks later.

5 star student housing for UCSB students