I lived at Scottish Hills while I was a Master's level graduate student at Radford. I lived in both a studio apartment for 2 years (2000-2002), and a 2 bedroom apartment for 1 year. Overall, I was satisfied with my time at Scottish Hills, and I have no substantial complaints regarding the quality of the apartments, management, or parking. Below are what I consider to be the pros and cons of Scottish Hills:

Pros: (a) The rent is highly affordable. On a meager stipend as a graduate assistant, I was able to easily afford the rent and other expenses of the apartment. (b) The apartments are very close to campus (approximatly 100-150 yards). (c) The apartments were fairly quite. Surprisingly, despite being very close to campus, there were few parties where I stayed, and the neighbors were fairly quite and respectful. (d) I feel that Scottish Hills is a safe place to live. I never heard anyone complain of feeling threatened or otherwise scared of neighbors/tenets.

Cons: (a) Despite not having any difficulties with neighbors, there are a few shady individuals who live in the complex. To my knowledge, they have never presented any threat, danger, or overt intimidation to/toward others. But, one in particular is a strange and eccentric individual (assuming he is still there). (b) On one occasion, my truck was vandalized; however, I do not believe it to have been a resident perpetrator. With that said, the parking at the Scottish Hills II complex is around back, surrounded by woods, and illuminated by a single light (making it easy for any such acts of vandalism to occur). However, in 3 years time, that was the only act I know about. (c) Though they are not at all unfriendly, the management/staff are somewhat shady, and (in agreement with a prior reviewer) they do have the appearance of someone from a low SES background. Personally, I had no problem with management during my stay. However, upon moving out, I did experience some initial resistance on part of the manager to refund my full security deposit. I was told that the walls were in bad condition (which they were; but they were in that condition prior to my moving in). Though I clearly indicated the subpar wall conditions on the checklist upon moving in, I was told that it was not marked. When I asked to be mailed a copy of the sheet for proof, I was mailed the other half of my security deposit instead. Though things turned out in my favor, it took a degree of assertiveness on my part to produce this outcome.

In short, despite how my criticisms read, Scottish Hills really isn't a bad place to live. I would recommend it to anyone looking for a decent apartment to live for an affordable price. The only real advice/caution I would offer is to be prepared to experience some resistance regarding the full refund of your security deposit. As this was my experience from two different Scottish Hills landlords.

User Responses
From: Anonymous	Date: 05/25/2007
I would like to add to this that I posted the comment from July that stated that the place was not safe. I do agree with the fact that there is low lighting in the rear of the complex. This is where my would be apartment was located. It was secluded. When I went to move in, the door had been busted in. I later found out that police had kicked it in and never repaired it in a drug bust. I felt uncomfortable and as if the place may be dangerous to a single female student, therefore, I did not wish to put myself in a vulnerable position. I am sure the situation is different for a man.

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