Thursday, July 05, 2007

Metro Roommates: More than Apartment Rentals

At first glance, Metro Roommates seems to be geared more towards leaseholders looking for roommates rather than those looking to rent an apartment. However, once we were on the site for a few moments, we found the link that allowed us to search for a room.The search feature was very straightforward.

We just entered our search criteria and in just a few seconds, we were presented with a list of possible matches. Navigating our apartment rental service search results was also easy and the listing details included pictures, as well as a detailed description.

6StarReviews was disappointed that we would have to pay for a 90-day subscription if we wanted access to all of the Metro Roommates listings. With larger competitors offering free, full access searches, we can't believe Metro Roomates maintains such a loyal following.

  • Receive new listing updates by mail.

With many apartment seekers unwilling to pay for a service that is often free, we can't give high ratings for effectiveness. We will say that the site was easy to use and had it been a free service, we would have ranked MetroRoommates higher.

We must admit that they do offer phone support, which is a huge plus in our eyes. However, our questions weren't answered in a manner we like and expect out of telephone support. We give MetroRoommates 4.0 Stars.

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