If you are looking for student dorms in Denver, you will find that you can do no better for Denver metro student housing than The Regency. The Regency has the look of a university dorm, but it is a privately run building and has no connections to the three schools closeby, namely Metro State, Community College of Denver and the University of Colorado Denver.

The Regency is one of the Denver metro student housing and it houses 41 000 students close to the Auraria Campus. The Auraria Campus was a commuter campus for 29 years, but for the past year and a half it has changed to a residential campus after The Regency was converted to student dorms. This created a sense of community and increased student retention for the campus.

The Regency opened as a student dorm at the end of August 2005 and has since become one of the more popular Denver metro student housing facilities that is available in the area. A full range of foods are served, ranging from vegetarian dishes to steak and students can make use of one of the meal plans which ranges from paying per meal or making use of the three meals per day plan.

The students prefer living close to campus as commuting took up a lot of their time. More time is now left to studying and enjoying life. Students prefer Denver metro student housing that does not require them to spend a lot of their waking hours commuting to and from the campus. The prices compare well to other apartments close to campus.

Students are looking for Denver metro student housing that gives them a traditional college experience on campus. The Regency provides them just that and they are able to cook meals in their dorm room if they do not want to make use of the kitchen facilities.

Auraria campus used to be the largest campus in the U.S. without student housing. The campus consists of Metro, UCD and the Community College of Denver and more Denver metro student housing was much needed before The Regency was converted to student dorms. The Regency is the only totally private dorm close to the Auraria campus as it was developed by private developers although it is owned by nonprofit groups.

There has been a great demand for more Denver metro student housing before The Regency was converted into student dorms. It is a mere 5 minutes walk from the Auraria campus. There is a free shuttle service between The Regency and the Auraria campus. It is reported that Elvis Presley stayed at The Regency in it’s former years when it was still a hotel.