Roommates.com

Waste of time. You can't view any messages unless you pay. Even if the person you're sending messages to/receiving messages from has already paid. The website is doubly greedy and provides nothing in return. There are equivalent websites that don't require you to pay. DON'T BOTHER.

I have been on for a few months as a paying member. Only got one real response, who stood me up, and a fake response from a girl from Germany saying that she worked for The International Labor Organization and they would mail me a check for the rent and deposit before her arrival. So she is telling me she is willing to send me, a stranger, $2000, sight unseen? Also Germany withdrew from the International Labour Organization in 1935. I put up a blog about her as a present and now she is threatening me, so I contacted a couple of fraud reporting sites. I reported her to Roommates.com, I am only going to stay on a few more days to see if they take her down. And no one ever responded to any of my emails.

This was my first time signing up on your website to help me find the right people to rent the rooms and all it took was less than a week for your site to find the best suitable roommates based exactly of my expectations and paying the fee was well worth and i tried other websites but this was the best as once your website found someone i was able to connect with them directly and not lose money - totally superb! Will never use any other website - thank you for all your help and the some $19 fee was well worth!

I would highly recommend this site because of the privacy situation of looking for a roommate and being able to view several possibilities before committing to actual contact. Also, I feel that the price for a 30 day posting is very reasonable.

I paid from $20-$30 least 4 times, and to say the least, I don't have very good experience with this. I feel they some how discriminate and so that you will not reach others. I will write more on this another time. But really, my experience with this for more than a year doesn't allow me to recommend it.

It's a waste of time. There are few individuals on it, that's assuming they are real profiles. You can't message anyone to find out because you need to pay for all contact with anyone. It's not free. It's not useful. Use Facebook, Craigslist for roommates. Both free both more chances of finding someone.
This is the 2nd time I tried using this site. I have never received a message. I get 10 a day or more on Facebook.

You'll create a profile and then see a bunch of others. Most of them are lame, no surprise, but some people put real effort into creating them. If you want to read messages or reply to them you have to pay. I paid $10/mo and have now messaged about 50 people. I wondered why nobody replied, but then I realized they would have to pay to reply. It's basically a scummy scam of a website. This pricing model sucks, and it makes it nearly impossible to actually use the site. They should at least give paying users a way to filter to only see other paying users, if those are the 1% we'll actually be able to contact.

So I was sceptical at first, but after all was said and done I am happy with my experience here. It was easy to understand and they wont just keep charging you after what you pay for expires. Which is a huge plus for me, cause I get busy and forget.

Utter waste of time and money. Thankfully, I only lost $20.00. Nothing worth paying for on this site. The free sites gave me more choices, matches and information. I knew better, but still fell for the "pay" to view more info on my matches ploy!

As the rating says: "Doesn't get any worse than this. Stay away!". I have been now for days trying to get a refund issued back to my card for a 60 day subscription to their service and they keep on trying to up-sell me...
I've told them many times, but they just don't listen.

Don't waste your time AND MONEY on this site. Now... I want my refund!

I had a wonderful experience with Roommates.com last year. I had a roommate that was very thoughtful and kind. We hit it off from the very beginning. I would hope that all roommates were as great as Paula. Sadly, we had to move as our lease was up and she decided to get married. I recommend "roommates" at least as a starting place if you are looking to share expenses.

I've used Roommates.com 3-5 times in past years and up until now (2019) it was fine. But they've changed it and severely watered down the search criteria. Aside from what I say in my profile, if I simply want to conduct a search on my own, I cannot narrow it down to "female" for example nor can I narrow it down to a particular dollar amount for the rent or a particular age range. If I'd known about these changes, I never would have spent the $20 this time. Also, when I play the role of someone looking for a room (I am offering a room) and do a search that SHOULD turn up my posting, it does not show up!

I feel that sometimes it might take a little longer, but by far the best way to find someone to share your home with. Thank you roommate for your program, being a senior it is difficult to know who and what you might be getting, This program gives the opportunity to ck people out and end up with someone very special.

Inviting someone to share your home is stressful and risky for both parties. This is a nice way to get to know a little about the person without letting everything out all at once. This was my first experience with finding a roomer. Now, I have the extra funds I need to keep my household above water, and she has a safe comfortable place for much less than extended stay. My only small complaint is you must register every time you want to open a prospects profile. Not a big problem but it seems a little unnecessary.
Overall, this company reached the people who might be interested in renting where I live. I will use them again.

I'm a very picky professional - I recommend Roommates.com as it is easy, efficient and has good quality members. It is well worth the $30 to help with such an important area of our lives! Customer service was very responsive, too when I couldn't log on once

Waste of time. You spend some time making a profile to list your available room, get excited about it, but you can't actually see messages from interested tenants without paying? I feel they should make it more obvious from the get-go that you have to pay to actually read messages. Thank you for wasting my time.

I've used Roommates.com twice in the past year, and have had excellent success both times. Yes, there are scammers. (Just use your common sense.) Yes, it costs money. ($20 is a great investment to find someone you're going to be living with for a year!) Yes, it works. I would highly recommend it. Not everyone you email will respond, and not everyone who responds to your post will be someone you emailed. But by using the website's mail feature to communicate with potential roomies before giving out any personal information, you should be able to find a great match. It's worked for me twice, and I'll definitely use them again when the time comes! Good luck, be safe, and enjoy your new roommate!

Roommates is a great quick service if you are looking for a roommate/s. We have used it 2 times and have been successful both times. We have been fortunate to find good drama free roommates. Like everything else, you need to be careful and interview prospective roommates and renters as well thoroughly. When in doubt, don't rent it out or other way around.

Once again, Roommates.com was an awesome help. The last roommate I found through this site three years ago still is very responsible, mature and easy to get along with but her company is moving and now so is she. My new roommate certainly seems to be the same and I found her within two weeks. Much better "selection or roomies" - I'd hesitate to write that but we both felt that way - than with the free online ads. Thanks for so improving my life; for turning what could be a nightmare process into something of a breeze.

Step 1: Make a profile. If you want to go to Step 2, you have to pay. Would be nice to get a few free messages to try it out. I have a feeling some of the emails I'm receive are from fake accounts trying to contact me, so I will pay for roommates.com's upgraded services to read the messages. The term "upgrade" should really be "basic" services. You can't even view other members enlarged profile pictures. This is the only review I've ever made on a service. I feel that this business model is sooo poor, I had to comment. There have been so many complaints about this and the company still hasn't changed it's business model. Shows what Roommates.com really care about. $$$

Every day or so I get a "match" with a name, gender maybe age, nothing else. I've gotten other "matches" from those who don't read the description and want to apply even though they are a couple and the lease only allows one person. I've a paid member. Won't renew for the 2nd month and will never use again.

A free account is great for everything (except actually communicating with potential roommates or looking at pictures - you have to pay for that). Outdated site, no mobile app, limited abilities... and when I deactivated my account by selecting "Not satisfied with Roommates.com" I received a congratulatory email wishing me luck with the roommate I definitely didn't find on their site. Horrible site.

I started off my search with a free account at roomster.com and almost did not sign up for this site. Roomster was not user friendly nor did it turn up half as good results as roommates. I got a half off deal and it was well worth the full price. I found my roommate and will be moving in about a month. Thank you to all the designers, it was a wonderful experience.