This is not “student housing.” It’s mismanagement, negligence, and disrespect packaged as accommodation.
If you’re considering moving into one of Plazas complexes, think twice. Although there is limited housing in the Netherlands and you should take what you get, this company is one of the worst ever. The price is excessive (1,200 Euro P/M) for what are ultimately poorly managed and unsafe buildings. Plaza’s communication is genuinely some of the worst ever experienced. Tenants are constantly ignored, dismissed, or given contradictory information. Concerns are not taken seriously, no matter how urgent or legitimate they are.
Non-residents frequently enter the buildings, urinate in common areas, openly take drugs and offer them to residents, harass women, hang around in stairwells, smoke indoors, steal, damage property, loiter outside and make tenants feel unsafe, especially women walking alone. Despite repeated reports, Plaza does nothing to address it.
Recently, in De Flier, the entire common area flooded and the company refused to deal with it the same day, leaving foul, dirty water everywhere. This level of neglect is not unusual, it’s the norm here. Rats and mice are also frequently spotted indoors and plaza does nothing about it as apparently its 'normal'.
Studios are handed over in poor condition, black mould in vents, excessive dust that never goes away, maintenance takes ages, and staff often respond with unprofessional or dismissive remarks instead of solutions. The attitude seems to be: ignore it until it goes away.
The neighbourhood where De Flier is located is also far from safe, which makes Plaza’s lack of security and lack of care even worse.
Overall, the communication is awful, the management is unresponsive, and tenants are treated as an afterthought. For the amount of money people are paying, this is completely unacceptable. This is not “student housing.” It’s mismanagement, negligence, and disrespect packaged as accommodation. For the price they charge, the quality and safety, do yourself a favour and look elsewhere.
3 November 2025
Unprompted review