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The company, Roomster, exhibits a polarized reputation among its users. Positive feedback highlights the platform's user-friendly interface and a variety of affordable listings, with some customers successfully finding suitable rooms. However, significant concerns overshadow these strengths, including deceptive practices regarding message visibility, a lack of genuine leads, and inadequate customer support. Many users express frustration over payment models that feel exploitative, alongside reports of scams and unresponsive service. Overall, while some appreciate the platform's potential, the prevailing sentiment suggests a need for improved transparency and customer care to enhance user trust and satisfaction.
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I had a roommate who sold my dog. I came home one night, and my dog was gone! She didn’t tell me where he went. Apparently she told my mom he bit her and my mom came over to get the dog. My roommate listed the dog on Craigslist and told the buyer to go to my mom’s house to pick it up… We ended up getting the dog back after a long and confusing discussion with the lady who bought my dog. After this crazy ordeal I moved out of that apartment and found a great room to rent on Roomster. They had tons of listings. Found a really affordable rate for a room in a nice building. Lets hope my roommate doesn’t turn out to be crazy! I met up with them a few times and they seem normal enough so fingers crossed!
I was recently getting my apartment renovated and I had planned to do a full gut renovation of the space. Because of the extent of the work that I was having done I would not be able to live in the space while the construction was being done which was going to take at least six months so I knew I had to find an alternative for the interim. A friend of mine was telling me that they used Roomster to find a roommate after they had gotten into a fight with their previous one and had only good things to say about it. I’m usually very skeptical about these types of services but it came highly recommended from a trusted friend so I decided it was worth the risk. After creating a profile and purchasing a subscription, which was pretty reasonably priced, I was looking through the various listings and features of the site. They offer a bevy of tools that help pinpoint the best possible place for you. I settled on a nice one-bedroom place not too far from my current place and it was extremely affordable. The whole process went without a problem much to my surprise.
I just took a freelance job at a clothing company in Norway who brought me on to redesign one of their existing menswear collections. I was going to be there for about a year working on the project. The company said they would handle my living accommodations while I was there so that was great. When I got there I was taken to my new place and I was amazed how nice it was. I asked my boss where they found the place and they told me they found it on Roomster. I’m not familiar with the site but the place they found me was absolutely spectacular and I couldn’t be happier with their choice. And I’m sure it was affordable because I doubt they would spend a lot of money on this.
What is there to say about Roomster? ONLY GOOD THINGS! I had a terrible experience with a roommate that I found through my college forum and Roomster rode in like a knight in shining armor to save the day. Long story short I was living with a sadistic twisted man who like to torture animals. I was unwilling to live in that kind of environment and not only did I report his actions to the authorities but I moved out immediately to stay with a friend until I found a suitable alternative. One of my professors recommended I try Roomster to find a relatively affordable room to rent with other students. I checked out the site and decided to give it a try. So happy my prof told me about this site it was amazingly intuitive and easy to use and before I knew it I had secured a great room to rent for a very reasonable price.
When I graduated from college one of my dreams was to move to New York City and become a journalist. I knew that once I made it to the big city I would do whatever I needed to do to make my dream career a reality but first I had to overcome the initial hurdle: finding an affordable place to live in NYC. I come from a small rural town in South Carolina and you can get by for very little so I knew I was in for an increase in living expenses but I never realized just how crazy the real estate prices were in NYC. I called several brokerage firms and they all told me the same thing, that I would be charged an arm and a leg to sign a new lease and on top of that I would need to pay a brokers fee on top of that which would equal over a month’s rent. I was like “are you kidding me?!” I knew I needed an alternative. I went online and did some research and found Roomster. It was extremely easy to create a profile and their functionality is well above par. And the best part is they have an abundance of rooms across various budgetary needs so you can really zero in on something that is perfect for you and your situation.
I used to date this girl who was what you might “eccentric”. At first I loved that about her. She’d surprise me with the most bizarre and spontaneous things. One day she shows up to my place wearing a helmet and goggles and tells me she booked us for skydiving lessons on a whim! I love adventures so for me I thought this was a perfect match. We had some really amazing times together but things started to take a turn for the worse after her father passed away. I know it might seem insensitive of me but after her loss she became extremely irritable and moody to the point where she was constantly depressed and perhaps even suicidal. I knew that this was a very unhealthy relationship so I begged her to come to counseling with me so that she could get the help she needed. She refused to even consider the fact that she might need professional help and I was not sure what to do. The final straw came when she showed up outside my building at 4am one night screaming about how she wanted to kill me for not being there for her in her time of need. This continued for a few days until I finally got a restraining order against her. Unfortunately she didn’t care and would continue to harass me at my home. I knew I had to move. I found Roomster online and thank god I did because I don’t know how much longer I could have dealt with that craziness. The site was so easy to use and I found a really great place with very little effort. Lets hope my next girlfriend isn’t nuts!
Roomster helped me find a really nice room to rent when I was studying abroad. It was always my dream to study the culinary arts in Europe after experiencing some of the best cuisine of my life there. One particular chef in Italy inspired me so much with his passion that I knew I wanted to embody that mentality. After securing an apprenticeship with a respected chef in England I started looking into housing solutions and different options. Most of the stuff I found was extremely expensive and at first I was very worried that I would not find anything reasonable enough to fit my budget. After I found Roomster that worry was gone! They have so many listings that I’m sure there is something there for anybody no matter what their financial situation is. I found a really amazing deal to rent a room in a flat in Shoreditch in the East End and I’m beyond thrilled to begin this next chapter of my evolution!
Roomster charged $90 from my credit card without any notification! Stay away, stay away...
I used Roomster to find a new place to live because I had a horrible roommate that I found through craigslist. We met online and met up for coffee to make sure we were compatible to live with each other. At first everything seemed normal but slowly my roommate started showing their true colors. It started with simple things, dirty dishes left in the sink, lights not being turned off when leaving the house, and then it got worse. My roommate apparently had a bad drug problem and started having all these really shady characters come thru the house at all hours of the night. One night I found one of their drug buddies passed out on the bathroom florr1 after calling an ambulance to take them to the hospital I knew I needed a change. That’s when I found Roomster. I was really happy with how easy the site was to use, I found a great roommate through the site and I couldn’t be happier.
I just got accepted to my dream college and I couldn't be happier. The only catch is that the tuition is already astronomical and I'm not sure how I will afford to pay the tuition and living expenses. My family is not particularly wealthy and they are already going to be spread thin to pay for the tuition determined to figure out a solution I went online to see what options I could find for alternative affordable housing. I ended up looking through a bunch of listings and decided this was a great resource. I signed up for a 30 day subscription and immediately started messaging people to find the right listing for me. After about two weeks I settled on this really nice room that was really close to campus. I'm so relieved that I found this site it enabled me to attend my dream school without breaking my budget!
I am so happy with my Roomster experience! I never post reviews online but this site was such a lifesaver. I had been living with two other roommates in a really cramped apartment and it was already expensive but when my lease came up for renewal my landlord wanted to increase it so much that I knew I wouldn’t be able to afford it. At first I was freaking out because I didn’t know what I was going to do. I started going through all these scenarios in my head of where I was going to live, would I be homeless, would I have to move back into my parents house. I was stressing like crazy and it was affecting me very negatively. A friend of mine told me that they found a great deal on a place on Roomster so I checked it out. First off the site looks great, super clean intuitive interface. After easily setting up my account I started looking through the listings and eventually found an amazing deal on a room well within my budget! So happy I found this site it really saved me.
Was perusing the Internet and stumbled upon Roomster. I’m not even in the market for a room but I was very impressed with their site it was very user friendly and they had so many rooms available. I know this will be my first stop when my son needs to find some roommates after he graduates college this semester.
When I first graduated college I moved to Nashville to work at a recording studio, I write and produce a lot of pop-rock and country music. Initially I was crashing at the studio when I first got there but I was looking for a place to live full time. One of my first nights there I went out with the guys from the studio and I met this amazing singer who I really hit it off with. We started dating casually but things were going so well within a month I was living with her at her place and we were going steady. Things seemed to be going extremely well but slowly she started getting a little crazy. I would start to get numerous calls in the middle of the day from her asking where I was and whom I was with and what I was doing. Being a studio engineer I could be holed up in a control room for 18 hours at a time and you really need to be focused and not disturbed so this constant nagging was not going to cut it. I ended things with her and went online to look for solutions. I came across Roomster and immediately felt like it was the right place for me.
I just moved to New York City to work as a yoga instructor at my friends studio in SoHo. I fell in love with this city the moment I arrived and knew that this next chapter in my life would be full of adventures and exciting things. When I first arrived I was staying with my cousin but it turned out to be too much of a hassle because he was always getting home very late and I didn’t have a set of keys so was forced to wait for him. I started looking into getting my own place and I found Roomster. At first glance the site is really nicely laid out and they have a bunch of features that are extremely useful, especially the Maps feature. After about two weeks on the site I found an amazing room to rent super close to the yoga studio! So excited for what the future holds, thank you Roomster!
Thanksgiving is usually a time to spend with family, being grateful for their existence and stuffing your face with food. This year I had a very different experience. My roommate is from Colorado and initially he told me he was going to be going home for the holiday to be with his family. Knowing I’d have the place to myself I thought it a perfect opportunity to host Thanksgiving for the first time. I invited the whole family and was really looking forward to hosting. The day before Thanksgiving my roommate was supposed to fly home but he got super wasted and missed his flight. I woke up the morning of Thanksgiving to find him unconscious in a pool of vomit on the living room couch! Literally dumbfounded as to what to do my family showed up a few minutes later while I was trying to clean up/wake my roommate up. We ended up leaving the apartment because the smell was too much to bear. After this whole ordeal I moved out and found a great room to rent on Roomster. Their site was really helpful and their prices were relatively reasonable.
I am an orthopedic surgeon and I just opened up a new office for my practice. Initially I was going to commute back and forth from the two locations but they were pretty far from each other so I decided it made more sense to get a place I could rent for low cost near the new office. I found a great little place to rent online through Roomster after a friend of mine recommended it to me. He used it after he had a roommate dispute to find a new place. Really happy he told me about the site it made it super convenient to have a place to crash so close to the new practice!
My boss recently had his cousin from Spain come in to work at our company. We run a shopping mall. The cousin was going to lead a new mobile division and I was tasked with finding him a place to stay when he got here. I used Roomster to find him a room to rent in a beautiful place a few minutes away from our offices. The whole process was super easy and painless and it was super convenient when he arrived we were able to get him setup in his new place right away. Great site, great service. Extremely simple and easy to use. Highly recommend.
Scam, spam garbage, frustrating stain on the internet.
My boss recently had his nephew from London come in to work at our company. We run a digital ad agency and are a full service advertisement solution. The nephew was going to lead a new mobile division and I was tasked with finding him a place to stay when he got here. I used Roomster to find him a room to rent in a beautiful place a few minutes away from our offices. The whole process was super easy and painless and it was super convenient when he arrived we were able to get him setup in his new place right away. Great site, great service. Extremely simple and easy to use. Highly recommend.
I’ve been writing this book for a few years now and I really felt like I had hit a creative block and was unable to finish the project. I decided it might benefit me to move away to finish the project and get a new perspective and find some new inspiration. I heard about Roomster through a friend of mine who’s used it and I was impressed with how their site was setup and the range of rooms they had across so many locations. I ended up fining a place to rent in northern Maine that was a really great environment to finish my novel!
Answer: We do not post on Craigslist and do not spam or send any messages like this.
Answer: Roomster has a 24/7 fully staffed Help Desk. Please login to your account and you will receive excellent customer service.
Answer: Roomster has a 24/7 fully staffed Help Desk. Please login to your account and you will receive excellent customer service.
Answer: These are untrue statements. We have asked our many satisfied customers to post their positive experiences about Roomster to counteract the negative, and mostly untrue statements posted about us. If you notice that Sitejabber has negative reviews of almost every company doing business in the united states. If it was all true, there would be no business left and everyone would be out of work. People never write good reviews, people love to be negative. Its sad.
Answer: Hi Aminah, Roomster did not post that ad on Craigslist, we did not create that link and there fore we can not offer support for it. This looks to be one of our affiliates, who should not be doing this. We will be removing this person from our affiliate program. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.
Answer: That makes little to no sense. Undeleted? What does that even mean? N you want to create an account after you deleted it? Go ahead.
Answer: Roomster has a 24/7 fully staffed Help Desk. Please login to your account and you will receive excellent customer service.
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