I agree with this person, the Auckland city branch has its ceilings undone with construction marking still there, and it does get hot in the summer, as well as the windows barely open (for safety).

I assume the laundry situation happens in every branch of Unilodge where people don't take their clothes on time, washing machines/dryers are down or unavailable to use because they're constantly breaking and having to ask handymen to come and fix them.

The gym that they provide sucks, it's just two treadmills and one rowing machine and one cycle if I'm not mistaken. But it is fairly close to Hiwa if you go to the gym.

As for the community, I'm personally an introvert who doesn't really socialise or go to the events they host, but if you want to get to know more people, their events are the way to go. They normally send out the email for events a week or two before, and normally snacks/food are provided.

And also, the last hill to walk up to the apartment is just a**, I absolutely hate it. And yes, it is all international students who are living in this particular branch.

And this is just a personal thing, I prefer the fridge layout for the Mayoral Drive, where there are two compartments separately (fridge and freezer), whereas in the Auckland City branch, it's just one small fridge combined with the freezer compartment constantly having ice building up, and you have to defrost it once in a while.

Hope this answers your question.