E.S. King Village Apartments — Hotel in Raleigh

Pretty good apartments on main campus for married students, students with families, and graduate students.

PROS: nice staff, maintained lawn, fitness room, children's playground, proximity to campus, responds fast to emails and work orders, 2 laundry rooms in the center of the complex that accept either quarters or money on your student account (clothes lines if you don't want to use the dryers), little to no crime (there wasn't any at all when I was here), packages delivered to the office instead of to your door to prevent theft (they send an email when they've processed it so you can pick it up), trash and recycling relatively close, ample parking for NCSU students with parking passes, internet and cable included in rent while electricity and gas are through Duke and PSNC, stove/oven and heat are gas (I would have preferred electric), roofs are being redone (were flat, now peaked), a lot of LimeBikes stay around here, and there are 6 Wolfline bus stops surrounding the complex.

Restaurants within walking distance: Subway, Cookout, Wicked Taco, Domino's, Amadeo's (upscale Italian), Popeye's, Sushi9, Taco Bell, Bojangles, Dunkin' Donuts, McDonald's, and Wendy's.

CONS: don't live on the first floor if you get a choice (1: when it rains/floods, your stuff will get moldy in the corners of the apartment you never think to look, and 2: the ceilings are very thin and you can hear everything your upstairs neighbor is doing, saying, or watching), bring quarters for laundry because the card machine was always broken, be prepared to get previous tenants mail for your entire stay (not the apartment's fault, the previous tenants didn't change their addresses with certain companies) but you can just bring it to the office, most apartments (including mine) still have window A/C units (but I've seen central A/C being put in, so you might get lucky).

I'm also not sure if they spray for pests every month, or just spray when people put in a work order for it. I believe that all the apartments should be sprayed once a month outside, but I still see spiders, ants, and baby roaches, forcing me to have to put in...

I stayed here for a year and I would give it three stars because it was very spacious and provides a lot of storage. They updated the furniture and when I moved in, it was very clean. The water pressure is good and it gets very hot. There are also a lot of washers so it does not take long to get your clothes done. It is an old building. Unfortunately, the issue with the housing is that it is riddled with HUGE roaches. They are everywhere. There is not a day where me and my partner went without killing a roach or finding a dead one. They mostly came from the bathroom and they never stopped. They would spray but the roaches would come back the next day. There was one day where my partner and I got rid of 15+ in a day. We tried every remedy and deep cleaned our place every week but nothing worked. Some other complexes weren't as bad as ours but they still had some. And some units were worse. If you don't mind dealing with the bug problem then I think this is a good place to stay in a great location right next to the bus stop and off Western. For me, this is definitely a problem I would not recommend...

My wife and I absolutely love this apartment complex. It's perfect for graduate students, with many families spanning old and young. The apartments feature new roofs and central a/c, as well as ample and lovely midcentury modern built-ins, including bookshelves and dressers. The grounds are peaceful and park-like, including playgrounds, picnic benches and BBQ pits, a community garden, as well as volleyball, basketball, and tennis courts—even two adjacent soccer fields! All of our work orders submitted online through the university have been completed within a day, and the maintenance and office staff are always pleasant and friendly. The community regularly offers events, including Thanksgiving dinners, cultural celebrations, and group trips to fun destinations such as D.C., Greensboro, and First Fridays downtown. Living at E.S. King has made my wife and I feel very welcome and part of a community here at NC State while I...