The Colony Apartments, provo-ut

The Colony Apartments is a pretty decent, reliable spot. It's an older complex, but it's kept clean, and management is super responsive whenever a maintenance request pops up. A 4-person setup sharing 1 bathroom can be a bit tight, but the bedrooms have tons of space for extra storage, which is a major plus. The real highlight is the parking: it was ~$75 for the entire year, and there’s always an open spot right where you want it. Overall, no significant issues—a solid, hassle-free place to live.

Super social ward, lots of amenities, maintenance is great, lots of parking. AMENITIES There's a volleyball court, swimming pool, pickleball court, basketball court, laundry on site and hot tub that are all used regularly. SOCIAL SCENE People at the colony generally sit out on their porch and yard areas and it's super easy to start up a conversation with them. People regularly share food and invite people over spur of the moment, and it definitely has that small community feel. APARTMENT SPECIFICS GREAT Maintenance is fast and friendly. They'll knock before everyone, and there's advance notice for anything big (like carpet cleaning). There's a dishwasher inside the apartment. inside the 4 person apartments there's so much more space than you expect. The tables are a great size. The 6 person apartments have 2 fridges, so that's not an issue. Windows in every room! Good blinds!! The fridges and dishwasher roll out so it's easy to clean under them. And the fridges do their job. I haven't noticed any spots in the fridge that freeze your food or any warm spots. The dishwasher works well. It also sings at the end of the cycle which is fun EH.. NOT SO GREAT I've heard that the 6 person apartments feel small especially in the kitchen. Everybody ends up bringing shelving so they can store their kitchen stuff in those apartments. The room sizes also vary a LOT in the 6 person apartments, but you still have to pay the same price regardless. So move in early, I guess. There's less of a discrepancy in the 4 person apartments, but one has a walk in closet, the other one doesn't. In the 4 person apartments, it always feels dark, so bring lamps. There are windows in every room to mitigate this, and in the summer that's fine, but come winter you'll want a lamp. In the 4 person apartments (and the 6 person ones) we're always looking for extra chairs. It's not a big issue, but it's annoying. Bigger issue: the oven takes a while to preheat and the stove doesn't have even heating. LAUNDRY Laundry machines are for the entire complex, but you rarely have to wait because there's enough. It costs 2 dollars for washing and 50 cents for drying, but clothes don't get dry unless you post 75 cents. You can make change with the laundry room machine for quarters using bills. RANDOM DETAILS the office staff are very friendly and accommodating. Cleaning checks aren't that serious as long as it's not obviously dirty, and you clean under the stove burners (the whole top of the stove comes off). Recheck policies are fair, and there's no hidden fees. It's very straightforward When you're renewing your contract, you have to pay 2 months rent at once which is annoying, but that's not terrible. It's nice to have a scooter or bike, but it's definitely possible to only walk to campus and back. It takes me about 30 minutes to walk from the very end of the colony to the library at an easy pace, 23 minutes if I'm going just shy of running. It takes me about 15 minutes to the LSB. The closest bus stop is by the multi stake building and for UVX it's the south campus station

A few years ago the colony was a great deal for the price. When I lived here in 2020 the landlord had an effective maintenance crew who responded to most repair issues within the week, or within the day of urgent. These are clearly old units, but were given regular repairs or facelifts, including a landlord special on doors while I was there. There is a pool and hot tub, but only for a few months during the summer. As soon as a minimum temperature is reached they are both drained for the season. Parking is hit or miss in Provo, but for a $45/semester fee, it was guaranteed at the colony. I paid $385 for rent and utilities in a 4 person unit. Units for 6 were $365. At this price they were 4/5 star apartments. Two years later, the price is more than I pay for a newer, better furnished unit, with only 3 tenants closer to campus. With utilities and rent at a $435 for 6 people and $465 for 4, I can no longer recommend the colony. I suspect, along with these prices, parking rates will have gone up as well. It seems like the management are probably good businesspeople, but not actually good people. If their property will bear a higher price, they will charge it.

When I moved in last August, I would have given the Colony 4 or 5 stars for the atmosphere alone. The apartments are old, and there's only 1 bathroom for 6 roommates, but it was easy to justify living here for the fun environment and amazing people. Seriously, the residents here are the best. However, over the past 3 months, management has made it a pain in the neck to live here. They give parking tickets to visitors before midnight, they put boots on visitors' cars when they "just want to chat", and they put boots on residents' cars and refuse to take them off when they want information on someone else that they can't get a hold of. (I know, it doesn't make any sense.) And to think parking used to be one of the perks of living here. Also, they gave us no warning about cleaning checks. They posted the checklist the evening before, saying to email them 48 hours in advance if we were going to be out of town. My roommates and I were going out of town the next day and didn't have time to clean. (Luckily, enough people complained that they switched the checks to the next Monday.) They're so paranoid about non-tenants in the swimming pool that they constantly ask everyone if we're residents. I'm very disappointed with what the Colony has turned into, because it was such an amazing place last year. I'm sad to be moving because I'll miss all the wonderful residents, but I'm happy to be leaving management, as it seems they've become what every other apartment complex in Provo has become: a way to milk college students for every penny they have. The two stars I gave are for the people, location, and low rent.

I’m with everyone on their opinions of this place recently. Before a few months ago, this place was great, but recently there have been a lot of fishy stuff going on with management that has really began rubbing everyone the wrong way. Including: notifying residents of cleaning checks 24 hours before they are performed, booting visitors before midnight, etc. The environment is wonderful though and it’s nice having even a small of lawn on your front doorstep. Note: always go for the 4 person apartments if you can, they are vastly superior to the 6 person apartments. Overall, not the best place I’ve ever lived in the Provo scene, but it is certainly not the worst either. Would be 4-5 stars if management hadn’t really been blowing it recently.