The Boulders

We love The Boulders! So happy to have chosen this place to call our home! We moved across the country from PA to Reno and were looking for a clean, quiet, & friendly place to live that was close enough to downtown without being downtown! This place worked out better then we expected!
The location is great! Up on a summit overlooking the city! There is a park super close to us!
The grounds are kept extremely clean by both the residents & the staff.
Maintenance request are answered right away and fulfilled quickly as well.
The staff is the best! So friendly! From the people in the office to the maintenance staff.
The communication is on point as well. From when I was still in PA & had tons of questions to now… They are always available and quick to help.
Our apartment is fantastic! Our building is quite. We have a great view of the city. Super clean. Lots of closet space. Love the vaulted ceiling & layout.
The amenities are great. A pool, jacuzzi (that is open all yr), a small workout room, sauna, clubhouse with games, free wifi, & goodies and coffee.
We are so happy to have found The Boulders. Thank your for making us feel right at home in our new community!

I have had a good experience here, our apartment is really great and we have amazing management here. Tyler is great and so personable, the grounds are clean and we have never really had any issues with our neighbors. So all in all… I would totally recommend it to anyone!

I moved here in June, so far, I absolutely love it! It’s a pretty quite neighborhood with an astounding location, as long as you have a car. It’s close to downtown but not too close, I feel removed from all the craziness up here. The proximity to I-​80 and McCarran is so convenient. I love the amenities and was won over when I was told they had a sauna on top of a jacuzzi and heated pool! Every issue I’ve had has been resolved in a timely manner and the staff here is so respectful and kind, it makes all the difference. I recommend this place with no reservations. :)

We had issues recently with a loud neighbor. Thank you to the complex manager, Tyler, for taking care of the situation professionally!

We’ve lived here a little over 2 years and have nothing but good experiences with the staff and our neighbors.
There have been hiccups, but nothing worse than ones I’ve experienced at other apartment complexes. Any issues we’ve had were taken care of within 48 hours.
The apartments are a little dated, however they are roomy for the price (at least the rent we pay now). We know that our time here with no rent increases is about to change, and for what we understand the new rent to be, we will most likely be looking at houses to rent simply because we could get a house for close to what we would be paying for this apartment. (2+2)
Despite this, we’have nothing bad to say about the grounds, the staff, and the apartment itself. Of all the places I’ve rented, this has been one of the better experiences I’ve had. I’ve recommended it and have had at least one of those recommendations work out. What is nice is that you get a bonus taken off your rent when a recommendation signs a lease. A very pleasant surprise and appreciated.
As with a large complex like this, you can’t please all the people all the time — so my experience may not be the same as others. All I can share is the nice one I’ve had while living here.

Haven’t had any issues at all, which is my first time out of the past 3 I’ve been in. I normally leave scathing reviews about APT complexes, but with this place I have mostly praise. Basically aside from the neighbors, the complex is awesome. We’ve had a few complaints about our dog, which we grandfathered in under the new management which doesn’t allow breeds over 30 lbs. If you don’t pick up poop you will get reported and fined. Hell, even if your dog doesn’t poop there they will call the office on you if you have a larger sized dog. I had that happen twice.
But all in all the place is beautiful. You won’t find many areas prettier and safer than this. Pool is open seasonal but the hot tub is year round. We didn’t notice any spiders like the one below, and the walls don’t seem all that thin. You can’t hold a concert in your apt obviously but normal convos don’t carry over. We were paranoid about that upon reading the review and moving in.
I’m not sure what they’re charging now but we’re paying ~775 (with water) per month for a 1br near the pool.

I have lived at The Boulders since 2010.
The apartment itself is slightly dated, but you get what you pay for (I’m certainly not complaining). The first year I lived here when I renewed my rent went up about $ 20. This past year when I renewed it didn’t go up. I’ve seen college kids, young married people, older people, and single people all living here. I have never had one sound complaint since living here (and I’m an extremely light sleeper). Yes, you might hear your upstairs or side neighbor here and there, but that comes with apartment living.
The first year I was here, I had a problem with ants but other than a few spiders seasonally, I have had no problems with bugs of any kind. They do a great job maintaining the property and keeping bugs at bay. In the 3 years I have lived here, I have not seen once piece of trash lying around. It took me two years to realize that they have someone who comes and picks up every piece of trash daily in the morning (I happened to see him working very early one morning). They also have someone who comes and shovels every sidewalk and salts the stairs when it snows (it is always shoveled when I leave for work). I have had my air conditioner worked on, lights replaced, shower, and toilet all fixed within reasonable time.
I do not use the gym or the swimming pool so I cannot comment on the state of them. I like that you have the clubhouse available to rent for events. The only major complaint I have is that there never seems to be sufficient parking for guests. This is partly due to the fact that everyone in this complex seems to have 1 – 3 cars. So despite having their personal parking spot and garages, they still choose to park in open parking spaces available to guests, double park, park in loading zones, or park outside their garage (therefore blocking me sometimes). Despite this obstacle, I am usually able to find a good spot to park my car so I can let my guests use my parking space.
Finally the staff is one of the nicest I have come into contact with. They always greet me by my name, are quick to help, and truly enjoy their work.

Oh the boulders, what a terrible bunch of neanderthals! We lived there from 8÷2010−2÷2012. While we were living there we had the worst neighbors that lived above us, two separate times. Loud/​rude/​disgusting. But I guess that’s not the boulders fault. So after we moved out, we did as much cleaning as we could and we left a small desk on accident. They charged us 100 to remove the desk and 100 for leaving it there. That’s not all, they charged us 750 for the carpet needing to be replaced. So if you plan on living at the boulders make sure it’s for at least 5 years because that’s the carpet life! They also charged us 150 to repaint. Plus a ton of other small expenses that totaled over 1000 dollars. So unless you plan on living there for at least 5 years, I DO NOT recommend the boulders. :)

I lived at The Boulders ⁶⁄₂₀₀₉ — ⁷⁄₂₀₁₀. My roommate and I hated it with a passion. The walls are paper thin and the woman upstairs constantly called security on us (it became a joke for security and I befriended most of them. We even had one security guard judge our Halloween pumpkins.)
The apartment we lived in was near the back and against the dirt wall. It was over-​run with spiders from the moment we moved in… just disgusting; I have never lived among so many spiders in my life. Ugh I get the heebie jeebies just thinking about The Boulders. Even with the weekly bug sprays they did, there were always spiders everywhere. I couldn’t even set foot on our patio. YUCK.
Walking up to the apartment was also gross. Cobwebs all over the outside stairs, dirty stains on the cement, pieces of garbage everywhere. Coming home each day just makes you dream of the day you can move.
The apartment itself was also sad. The carpets were very stained when we moved in and completely worn down. We had to wear tennis shoes inside the apartment or our feet would hurt, it was like walking around on cement.
The appliances were inefficient and worked poorly, including the stove/​oven and the washer/​dryer.
I developed a cough over the year that I lived at The Boulders and I believe it is because of poor air circulation /​air quality in the apartment. Now that I’ve moved, I’m hoping (praying!) this cough goes away.
As far as amenities, the gym is tiny and the pool area is to the east of the main building… ie, at about 4pm the sun is blocked and the pool area has no more sunshine.
Do not move here. The slightly cheaper rent compared to other complexes in Reno is not worth the shitty living conditions.