It’s a high-quality College Station cottage community designed especially with Texas A&M students in mind. The Retreat features a variety of spacious, furnished cottages plus a full set of community features such as a resort-style pool, impressive clubhouse, 24-hour fitness center, study and game lounges, and much more. All just minutes from campus.
The Retreat at College Station is a privately owned and professionally managed community. Click here for more information about the management and ownership.
You can select your roommate(s), or you can apply on your own and we can match you with other students. Applicants answer a short list of lifestyle questions to help in the matching process.
Instead of requiring all roommates to sign a joint lease, each person at The Retreat at College Station has their own individual contract, with one person per bedroom. This means you are only responsible for paying for yourself — not your roommates. Even if a roommate moves out or other bedrooms in your cottage are empty, you only pay the rate for your bedroom.
Each resident at The Retreat pays a flat rate that includes:
The spacious accommodations at The Retreat are available in 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 bedroom floorplans, with a private bedroom-bathroom suite for each resident. Select cottages also feature an additional ½ bath.
The Retreat offers an optional furniture package for an additional cost. The furniture package includes a full-size bed, desk and chair, dresser and nightstand in each bedroom; the living area includes a sofa, coffee table, TV and entertainment stand, and the kitchen includes a dining table, chairs and barstools.
The standard term is August 18, 2022 to July 31, 2023, with payments made in 12 equal installments. Limited alternate dates are available; please inquire with our staff. Click here for a sample agreement.
After a Housing Agreement is signed, each resident is required to secure their financial obligation in one of three ways: by providing a qualifying guarantor (often a parent); by pre-paying the final two installments; or by purchasing a third-party guaranty from our partner, Leap. In limited cases, we may also waive the requirement for a financial guaranty if a resident has sufficient income of their own.
Yes. Residents can pay online 24 hours per day, by credit card or ACH electronic checking. The Retreat at College Station also offers automatic payment by either credit card or checking account — just fill out one page, one time and payments will be made automatically. Convenience fees apply for credit card and debit card payments.
Your living costs at The Retreat can be covered by financial aid, just like on-campus housing. Any available financial aid funds, after university charges are satisfied, are released to the student for non-institutional expenses, such as off-campus housing. These funds can be used to pay charges at The Retreat. Normal payment deadlines will continue to apply.
Nearly all the residents at The Retreat are students at Texas A&M University or Blinn College. The per-person contracts are also designed with students in mind. Nonetheless, The Retreat is an Equal Opportunity housing provider and welcomes applications from non-students. Family members are welcome as well, subject to occupancy limits. Because of the need to match student roommates, non-students must apply together with enough roommates to fill the desired residence.
Homes at The Retreat come with an electronic key system and individually locking bedroom doors. Community courtesy patrols are also provided at select times. Management staff are available 24×7 and can be reached by a 24-hour phone number.
The Retreat at College Station is a pet-friendly community, subject to limits on animals and breeds. The community is smoke-free in all indoor and adjacent spaces. Guests are welcome at all times, subject to the consent of roommates and security considerations. Overnight guests are welcome, with limits on the number of days and guests.
The Retreat at College Station offers free on-site parking for residents and guests. Reserved covered parking is also available for an additional cost.
The Aggie Spirit shuttle bus stops right across The Retreat’s front entrance and makes multiple stops on the TAMU campus, running every 15 minutes on weekdays, from 7am to midnight when school is in session.
Yes. Please request an appointment for a personal tour, or just stop by to see us and we’ll be happy to show you the community.
