Princess Towers

I came on a year ago to look at a apartment that I thought was available but apparently you gave it away to someone else the same day I was supposed to look at it. Glad I didn't get the chance . As soon as I walked in the lobby, it smelt so bad I wanted to gag. When the lady at the desk mentioned how small the room would of been I was very dissapointed. I can get bigger size apartments for the same price! You guys just enjoy ripping people off by charging them tiny apartments. The place needs to be shut down and have new owners. Clean the place up and renovate. Have bigger rooms with a full kitchen, then maybe you will get better reviews. Seeing pictures of the apartment was disappointing.

Im only here for the reviews and make sure to check them every other month for great entertainment , although I dont think the owner should be posting former tenants information on a public forum such as this review board.I have lived here for a year and the room was fine, enough room for two people in the one bedroom. The hallways did occasionally smell of smoke and marijuana , students also didnt take the best care when disposing of their garbage. Staff was always friendly and helpful.So in closing my actual review for the building is 3/5 its fine, as far as Kingston goes the rent is fair especially for the location. Room was fine (judging from other reviews maybe we just got lucky but still ) Mr.Owner-Man please keep the great responses coming your witty banter and level headedness is always a ray of sunshine in my life.Edit: Fight me coward

Such a shame that the manager here called herself young and slim"

Couldn't ask for a better location. 5 mins 2 Queen's U and across the street is a grocery store. Building is a little dated but has everything you need and the ladies in the Admin office are great. Best views in Kingston!

This is such a great place to stay! It is in the heart of the city, with everything right at your fingertips. Great restaurants, shops and parks all within walking distance. The building staff are some of the most helpful and kind people you will ever meet. Love this place!

I lived on the 10th floor facing Princess Street. After the windows were washed, the view was amazing. The windows were filthy when I first moved in, but after requesting to have them washed, they were clean the next day. This place isn’t fancy, to say the very least, but I needed a bachelor apartment to study while in the Queen’s mechanical engineering program, and for the price, you can’t beat it. Really close to all my classes. Just make sure to carefully check over the unit you’re renting ahead of time, and have things fixed/cleaned before you move in, because they won’t do it without a request.I’d like to add a photo from my window, but there doesn’t seem to be an option here…

If you’ve ever wondered WHAT IS UP with the architecture at Princess Towers,there is some method to the madness. It’s Brutalist architecture from the 60’s that prioritizes function over style. It’s no Habitat 67 but it has some neat features.For example, my apartment spans the full length of the building and so there are a few steps (needed to go over the building’s hallway) to the bedroom and bathroom at the back. This design gives the apartment two levels as well as north and south-facing windows in the same apartment (which is rare in an apartment building and makes for both morning and afternoon sun). I have a balcony and there isn’t a roof on it, just sky! Other apartments have sitting/ reading “capsules” that stick out from the building (the building was designed as a Queen’s student co-op after all)I’ve been really satisfied with my experience and apartment after 2 years. It really depends what criteria you’re after. My bedroom is spacious with high ceilings (I have a couch, king bed and space to spare) and a big closet. There’s a storage room. All the windows are large.It seems like there have been a lot of upgrades in the last decade. My windows and sliding balcony door can’t be more than 5 or 10 years. The fridge is new. There is a modern laundry room in the building. There is a key card entry system and security cameras.It’s 50 meters from Metro. All of downtown is at your fingertips, really. I can see a dozen restaurants from my apartmentMaintenance has been cooperative and punctual.There’s underground parking.I find it very quiet. Either because it’s a few floors up from ground level or the windows are high quality but I find the outside noise from students completely insignificant compared to when I lived on ground level in the student district despite there being bars around here.It is a dog friendly and smoker friendly building (in one’s own apartment only). The building is FAR FROM NEW and it is quite sterile/ plain. The flooring is boring tiling etc. If you’re looking for fancy, this is not what you’re looking for.It’s been great for me.

Can't ask for a better location, walk score is 97%. Aside from cringing every once in awhile at the buildings exterior and dimly lit hallways, the apartments are actually quite nice. My roommate and I get along well and the ladies at the front office are have always been friendly and accommodating everytime I've dealt with them. Overall, a good place as a student or young professional and for the location a great value.

For nearly three years I lived here. I enjoyed the privacy I was afforded from both staff and tenants. There were, of course, many issues over the course of these three years, that I won't bring up, as I do not believe they were the fault of management through either sheer negligence or willful neglect. I will say though, that these issues were addressed and rectified within a reasonable time frame. My unit was affordable, and though it is my natural inclination to distrust everyone, I believe I was treated fairly, and I believe that this is a fine place to live.

Stay away of this place. Rooms are small and very old and the price is high. U can find better places in Kingston.The building is full of insects and mold. in addition, it is FREEZING in the winter. stay away at all the costs.