Laguna DeVargas Hall Dorm Reviews at UNM

Staying in the Laguna DeVargas Hall, there are lots of good qualities but the room size isn't the greatest out of all of the dorm halls. But the staff are very kind and generous, so are the maintenance people.

The Laguna DeVargas Hall is the first Hall I was able to reside in as a college student. I currently live in a double room, but UNM removed roommates due to COVID. My first impression of this dorm room was a shock. It is enough room for one person, but in no way is it large enough for two (in my opinion). The room is very small, but I am still very thankful to be able to live on campus. Upon arriving in August of 2020, I found one cockroach in the bathroom, and one on a shelf inside my room. A few months later, I also found one under my bed. While all three were dead, it was still a very disturbing sight. I appreciate the suite style bathrooms that I am able to share with a smaller population, but there is either mold or mildew above the shower along with what look to be water damage in there. Additionally, the previous tenant of my room left multiple hooks in the walls, and one of them tore a small patch of paint off of the wall when it fell out. I contacted Housing about this, but never received a reply. While this hall is not the cleanliest or the most efficient for multiple people, I do not have any other problems here. The staff is so very kind and maintenance is extremely fast. I appreciate the opportunity to be here, but I would likely not come back to the same hall next semester.

The DeVargas Hall is very clean, and is very quiet. There are no problems with any of the other students or staff. Everything is cleaned every day and with COVID, the safety guidelines are followed and enforced.

Walls are very thin between single rooms. Typically there are 24 people per floor in each house and I can see this getting incredibly loud. The first floor does not have a lounge but the others do. Each house is connected by the basement.

The rooms are a bit outdated. The air smells a bit stale and the lighting fixtures are dim. The kitchen is nice but the microwave isn't too reliable. Overall a nice room and common area for the price.