Scioto Hall — Local services in Cincinnati

This dorm is mediocre. The amount of windows cause dorms to be quite warm in the summer and very cold in the winter. My single occupant room in the 8-person apartment has 5 windows that cover half of my room. While view is nice, I wake up to my room being in the low 60’s and high 50’s during the winter—very annoying. Our thermostat only allows us adjust 2 degrees up or down which is not enough given the temperature of my room. Additionally, elevators move fast, but not plentiful enough. A third elevator is needed during the rush in the mornings and evenings when students are heading to and from class. Higher floors need a 5-10 minute buffer for getting somewhere on time. Our laundry facility was quite literally in shambles. Through August 2023-February 2024, we had 12 operating washers, but only 4 out of 12 dryers that worked; Wait times exceeded 1-2 hours. Housing office was a nuisance to work with to get the situation rectified. Myself, other students, and multiple RA’s sent a total of 4 emails spanning over 3 weeks before...

its ok, walls are very thin and if you are going to live here, get a quad so you can have separate bedrooms. In triples and doubles its just one big room and the lack of privacy can be hard sometimes if you need a place to yourself. At least in quads there are 2 shared bedrooms (2 people per bedroom). The elevators will break a lot, and try to make the room as homey as possible, the all white walls can feel a bit like a prison at times. Also the 8 person dorms are cool since they're on the edges of the building. Lots of closet space which is nice. !!make sure you use command strips for everything the paint comes off the walls...

Great clean dorm. Very secure and everything is functional. The large windows are pretty but let in a lot of light even with the curtains so you may start waking up earlier. The kitchen and bathroom are good but don't have exhaust fans which traps hot air and cooking smells. The kitchen is a little small for sharing with roommates when you all like to cook. Overall...