Brown University - Area Immediately Around Campus

Rating	Posted By	Comment
5 - Excellent	wrldtravlr September 05 2011	Nice area within walking distance with all kinds of restaurants, shops, etc. A mix of low-end and high end. We ate at a very good Greek restaurant 2 blocks from campus. [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	bpsbgs January 03 2011	Good food up by Thayer or down by the River or in downtown. [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	bpd123 November 20 2010	It was pretty much integrated with the city- a few of the buildings intermingled. But there was definitely a distinctive campus. It was very nice. [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	1012mom October 19 2010	Fun area. [View Full Report]
2 - Fair	SWHarborfan December 20 2009	There seemed to be one street aligning campus that was home to the coffee houses, restaurants, shops, and clubs. A real let-down after living in a college town and visiting Boston. [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	sans_souci August 27 2009	Downtown Providence is only a short walk from Brown's campus down (or UP) a hill. It is purely accessible for pedestrians. Mostly suburban atmosphere in the immediate area however. [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good	yos July 23 2009	There's many brick houses around the university and it's in a good area. It's on "College Hill". [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	sak09 July 10 2009	Providence is a nice little city that has everything you need. Thayer St., which is located right near Brown is a great place that has a row of quirky shops and cafes. Also, RISD is fairly close by... [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good	HobeyBaker77 June 30 2009	Shopping, restaurants very close and nice. Walk down the hill to downtown Providence and train to NY or Boston. [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	tetrisfan May 05 2009	Residential committee, removed from the downtown area. Seemed perfectly fine. [View Full Report]
3 - Good	swissmiss3 March 07 2009	It looked fine around campus, but parking is absolutely horrible. We got there early and managed to find a spot that was only 4-5 blocks away and in shade. [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good	momonthehill December 22 2008	The area of Providence surrounding Brown looked fine and well-maintained. We felt comfortable there. Unfortunately, we didn't have enough time to explore the shops on Thayer St. [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good	DelendaEst August 08 2008	Thayer street was great. the RISD kids seem nice. It's a really steep climb up college hill... [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	lantern45 March 30 2008	Chilly in March, but in a good part of town. [View Full Report]
3 - Good	Sectumsempra January 03 2008	Thayer Street is overrated in my opinion (although I come from Harvard Square, so I might be a little spoiled)... [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good	catsushi August 31 2007	Thayer street has a lot of shops and small places to eat. The store owners are really friendly--the owner of the Indian goods store always gives you free rings and bracelets just for coming in. [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	MovieBuff August 27 2007	could not be more quaint! [View Full Report]
2 - Fair	MLeigh June 24 2007	Okay, but not much to do. Greater Providence would have more, but then it's really not a huge city. [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	smv May 02 2007	Two words: Thayer Street. [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good	cocoapunk December 08 2006	Pretty decent; there is a cool shuttle bus from the airport that stops everywhere in Providence for about 1/5 the price of a cab. Nice big mall in providence, relatively safe city [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good	MSMDAD September 03 2006	Thayer Street, the main commercial drag adjacent to campus, had a nice variety of shops/cafes/restaurants. Other areas adjacent to campus seemed very safe. [View Full Report]
3 - Good	Musikalgeak August 30 2006	Very confusing. It took my mother and my godmother an hour to find Brown. LOL [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good	atnay August 20 2006	Nice, safe, places to eat, places to shop, suburbanish w/houses. [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good	senioritis42 August 12 2006	Brown's on the top of a rather steep hill, so what's within reasonable walking distance is somewhat limited. There's a strip next to the campus that is geared toward college students, and seems like it would suffice for daily needs: runs t [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good	machiavelli August 12 2006	Providence is right there! It's a quaint and cute city/town. And Thayer Street lacks very little (in terms of what a college student needs anyway!) The upkeep needs a little work (think cracked sidewalk, random contents of Dumpster out and about) [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	ivyracer August 11 2006	I love Providence and the areas surrouding the campus. The area is not so intense and crowded that it makes you feel like you've stepped into a completely different environment, but it definitely gives you the feeling that you have undoubtly stepped [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good	ConfusedHSJunior August 10 2006	Plenty of restaurants, movie theatres, and stuff to do. Only problem is that downtown Providence has about the cleanliness of NYC. [View Full Report]