Shorten Your Walk by Choosing from Student Rentals Near the Bars

There’s nothing like having to walk a half hour uphill to get home after an evening in uptown Athens because your student housing is so far away. Or maybe you’re trekking from campus all the way to your three-bedroom student rental home far out on the east side. Either way, that’s a lot of walking, and it’s of uphill walking that you wouldn’t have to put up with if you only lived closer and had Ohio University housing that’s right near campus. Krause Rental Properties has a variety of Athens uptown rentals to keep you close to the uptown action and campus, as well as an assortment of apartments in Columbus near the OSU campus and the High Street bars. The nightlife in both Columbus and Athens is unparalleled and having a cool rental home close to the action puts you in a great situation to where you don’t need to worry about finding your way home up hills in Athens or busy city streets in Columbus after the bars close.

Spend more of your time hanging out with your friends and making memories, and less time scaling the heights and perilous sidewalks to get to and from uptown Athens. We have one to four bedroom apartments on Court Street, which also means these rentals are close to OU. Put yourself in the middle of the action, where you’ll never be too far from campus, a good meal, cup of coffee, stores, and of course, the variety of uptown bars and live music venues. An apartment in Athens near the university’s campus is worth its weight in gold simply for the convenience of being centrally-located close to classes and right next to all the best spots in town for when you and your friends want to get together. And the same goes for Ohio State—nothing beats being able to turn the corner from some of the most popular campus bars and restaurants and already being back at your student rental apartment.

Build Memories with a Conveniently Located OU Uptown Apartment

Simplify your life by renting one of our uptown apartments or rental houses near coffee shops, bars, restaurants and more, not to mention the entire Ohio University campus. Your housing for Ohio University is just as much part of your college experience as the classes, friends, and memories are, so why would you want that experience to be tarnished by the seemingly-insurmountable hills scattered around Athens? Make it easy on yourself, and make the most of your off-campus years at OU by living right smack in the middle of one of the highest-rated college towns in the USA. The best housing to rent for students are the ones right in the heart of it all in uptown Athens, only a hop, skip, and step away from Ohio University’s campus and all the exciting things to do in the city.

It’s hard to beat the convenience of a Court Street apartment. Whether you’re looking for a quick bite to eat, a cup of coffee or a beer with a friend, you’ll never have to go far. Uptown Athens is an incredibly walkable area, and the best part is that it’s all mostly flat terrain. Plus, you’ll be saving a ton of time not having to haul yourself and your backpack across town to that two-bedroom rental all the way over on East State St. Think of the productive things you can accomplish with all that time that you’d otherwise have to spend slogging back and forth to campus and uptown. And if you oversleep, at least you know you’re five minutes from class rather than 20 or 30. Or, better yet, you’ll be able to take all the 8am classes in the world that you want, and you’ll still be able to roll out of bed sometime after 7am and still have plenty of time to make it to campus from your rental apartment before that class starts. We all know the dread associated with 8am classes, but they’re completely painless when you’re shacking up in a rental home right around the corner from campus.

If you’re renting one of Krause Rental Properties’ apartments in Columbus, within easy walking distance of the Ohio State campus, you’ll also be a short walk away from not only student-oriented bars but a variety of restaurants and businesses that cater to Buckeyes. If you’re also up for a quick ten-minute walk from your rental home in Columbus, you’ll find yourself in the Short North Arts District, one of the city’s most popular and happening areas—all conveniently located right by our portfolio of houses for rent in the area. At the same time, none of these Columbus rentals are more than a few minutes’ drive from the freeways that bisect Columbus. You can be heading out of town – home or road trip! – quicker than a Buckeye scat-back sweeping right. Given the centrality of the area in relation to everywhere else in Columbus, it only makes sense to find a rental apartment that’s right down the road from Ohio State’s campus. The entire city of Columbus is filled with fun activities and things to do and see, so making the most of your time at Ohio State by living right in the middle of the city puts you at an immediate advantage.

How to Pitch an Uptown Athens Rental to Your Parents

Sure, telling your parents that you need to rent an uptown apartment near the Crystal, J-Bar or Jackie O’s might not go over very well. Telling your parents you want a prime piece of Ohio University housing so that you can hit up all the local bars with your friends at nighttime is sure to elicit certain kinds of reactions and annoyance from your parents, but it really depends on how you phrase it. Tell them you want to rent an apartment near campus so you’ll be closer to the library, classroom buildings, and your favorite professor’s office. It’s still mostly true—having a student rental home basically across the street from campus allows you to be on campus much easier, and that’s also part of the equation… just not the most exciting part. Being close to campus also means you won’t be putting as much stress onn your legs throughout the day by walking up and down hills to get to classes. You’ll have a shorter walk to class, which not only saves on your legs but saves time. 

So yes, living close to uptown can be good for your GPA—being on campus more frequently does tend to correlate directly with performance in classes and receiving better grades. Though of course a bit of studying can’t hurt either. And if bringing a car to campus isn’t a sure thing, living uptown means you’ll have less need for one since you and the off-campus student home you’re renting out are centrally located, putting you in walking distance of convenience stores, shops, and all the main attractions around Athens. The same arguments should work equally as well if you’re lobbying for a rental near the bars in an OSU off-campus neighborhood.

Living Uptown Isn’t for Everybody

Not everybody is made for the fast-paced and bustling life of living in uptown Athens, however. If you need a quiet living environment, the late night clamor that comes with living in an uptown apartment for rent in Athens Ohio could be a deal-breaker. Thankfully, there are plenty of two, three, and even four-bedroom rental homes that are pulled away from campus and uptown, nestled in more residential neighborhoods, meaning you’ll get a lot more peace and quiet there. Looking to live by yourself and still maintain a sense of serenity? We’ve got plenty of one-bedroom rental houses for students in quiet areas too! And who knows—you might even luck out and wind up with a sweet rental home with a large backyard. Those uptown rentals will have nothing on you!

You know yourself better than anybody, and if you realize living uptown isn’t going to work for you, there’s plenty of other rental alternatives on the Krause Rental Properties website. That’s the great thing about Krause: They give you plenty of options to suit your own preferences and lifestyle. The same applies to apartments for rent in Columbus, where Krause has rentals available in some of the quieter off-campus neighborhoods. Still close to campus and High Street, but with shady, tree-lined streets more reminiscent of a small town.