Rice University - Area Immediately Around Campus

Rating	Posted By	Comment
4 - Very Good	COLUMBIAANDAZUL April 13 2012	The immediate area is full of upper class residential homes,shops, hotels as well as mueseums. [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	kaleidotroph March 12 2012	The Texas Medical Center is basically a stone's throw away from campus, and the Rice Village provides a lot of off-campus recreation/dining. [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	FallenAngel9 April 10 2011	Some very wealthy subdivisions surround the campus, and the medical buildings and restaurants and things are just a short walk away. [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	cdz512 May 09 2010	Herman Park is gorgeous. There's even a train ride for little kids. There's wonderful museums to visit and the Texas Medical Center is right there. [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good	Delos November 01 2009	The humongous Texas Medical Center is to the east; Rice Village shops and restaurants and nice residential areas to the west, south and north. [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good	Caffni August 19 2009	downtown [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	slik nik July 08 2009	Can't ask for a better location... it is next to the world's largest medical center, a zoo, a big park, and Rice Village shopping area. It is about 5 miles from downtown Houston. [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	pyles_m December 05 2008	Rice seems to be in a very nice area. Nice mansions show-case old money in the area. A short walk from the campus, there is the Rice village which features shops and cafes as well as shopping venues [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	catherinexcc November 03 2008	Houston is great. Rice is only 10 minutes from Uptown Houston. So many things to do. [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good	ignatius July 16 2008	The Rice Village area (older homes, shops, restaurants) - great! Medical center across street - busy. [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good	inthemistylight June 26 2008	I don't really remember. My taxi ride there was a bit uncomfortable. [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good	frogster April 13 2008	Light rail access. Nice neighborhood, not the normal rundown college neighborhood. [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good	pedrossi March 26 2008	The Rice Village commercial area has a lot of shops and restaurants, and Downtown Houston is only a few minutes away. Rice is also located in a very safe, attractive area of Houston. [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	Kpearson502 March 20 2008	Rice Village has practically everything. I recommend Cafe Brioche, El Meson, Brown Eyes Blue. Also, there are shopping and entertainment districts north of campus. Check out the museum district! [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good	embroglio August 25 2007	There is a lovely residential area right behind and around rice. An art museum is in the near vicinity and the medical center is across the street. It is a well kept area with much construction. [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good	Charmelody August 23 2007	Looks very nice generally. Near the medical district. Rice village is nearby(lots of shopping and such) [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	poozislove July 27 2007	The area around campus is Houston. It's right in the city. The residential areas farther out are average income homes but the ones right down the street are in much better quality. [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good	dally November 19 2006	Nice residential area. [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	Father of the Boarder August 10 2006	Like a Palo Alto or Coral Gables, this is a university surrounded by an A+ bedroom community. And, you just a hop away fromt he football stadium and old Astrodome. [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	kathryn07 August 05 2006	The campus is in Southwest Houston and the area surrounding it is mostly old historic-looking neighborhoods. On the other side of the campus is the park and the Texas Medical Center. [View Full Report]