Roomie Match Reviews

(based on 59 reviews)

30 of 61 people found this review helpful

RoomieMatch sent me email about a gal named Helena. They said that Helena lived in Cambridge, MA and that she had a job as a bicycle repairman. I did a search and I found five bicycle shops in the Cambridge area so I sent them the following message:

"I am trying to locate someone. Do you have a young lady working for you as a bicycle repairman? She goes by the name "Helena". If you do, could you please give her my email address ([email protected]). I'm interested in renting a room from her."

A week has now gone by and I have not received any email from either Helena or any of the five bicycle shops. In conclusion, any of the presentations you get from RoomieMatch are complete phonies.

In summary, I would not recommend Roomie Match to a friend.

67 of 123 people found this review helpful

The repetition of each applicants' answers to questions is incredibly monotonous! Having an email address and the phone number to reach the person is the most useful aspect of the site. Because my house is 21 miles west of Orlando, this site may not have been good for me to use because most people were looking to rent in the city of Orlando. Returning an email response was too tedious and I failed to do it correctly many times. I just gave up on highlighting the appropriate areas for the response and moved on to the next person!

In summary, I would not recommend Roomie Match to a friend.

75 of 137 people found this review helpful

Don't sign up for this crappy roommate service. You'll get dozens of emails per day of potential matches that are barely a match, and none of them reply to emails or phone calls. And that's for a PAID account! And it's almost impossible to get them to stop sending you dozens and dozens of email "matches" per day.

In summary, I would not recommend Roomie Match to a friend.

73 of 140 people found this review helpful

You submit your info and have bots send you 5 potential roommates per day (all as separate emails) that you can't contact unless you pay. Waste of time and a garbage service

In summary, I would not recommend Roomie Match to a friend.

91 of 161 people found this review helpful

Setting yourself up on this site is easy enough. You just specify what you're looking for. But once you do that, you're FLOODED with emails. I think my highest count was about 54 in one day but I've seen others who got much more. And if you decide to cancel by selecting that "Unsubscribe" link in the bottom of the email? Forget it--it's not there. Trying to contact them thru the web site is pointless. Even forwarding one of their emails to [email protected] didn't help. There is absolutely no visible way to disable these emails. You'll be inundated with them daily. And if you think the emails will at least be what you specified when you set up a profile? No. Your preferences are simply ignored. This is without a doubt the worst web site--of any kind--that I've ever signed up on. But after a lot of searching, I did find a phone number. Leaving your email address on this voicemail is the ONLY way to stop this service. The phone number is 206-706-5926.

In summary, I would not recommend Roomie Match to a friend.

181 of 255 people found this review helpful

After paying my $19.95 and receiving the email addresses of those who interested me, I sent them each a lengthy description of the apartment and area of my home plus information about myself. I waited days and heard back from no one. I thought this was odd, so I did my research (obviously, in reverse order) and began reading the word SCAM a lot. I contacted my credit card company (Chase Bank) and their FRAUD department already knows about this outfit!!! They've pretty much guaranteed me a refund.

DO NOT USE!!!

HOWEVER, their questionnaire is excellent, so you might consider signing up, copying some or all of those questions for interview purposes, but NOT paying RoomieMate one dime.

In summary, I would not recommend Roomie Match to a friend.

101 of 236 people found this review helpful

I like Roomie match because it sent me the emails that matched somewhat with what I filled out. I didn't have to post anything online. And I say "somewhat" because it's not an exact science and RM could only send me prospects for me to read and either ignore or email them back to connect me with that person. And then I didn't have to pay until then! I thought this was great. I found the situation I was looking for and it's working out fine. (I'm in my 60s, female, and I wanted to rent from or room with someone - female preferably- over 50.) And RM sends lots of information - food preferences, political leanings, neatness level - more than I saw on other sites - and I didn't have to deal with the scammers or people not actually serious about finding a roommate.

In summary, I would recommend Roomie Match to a friend.

80 of 146 people found this review helpful

The website asking lots of question which some of the question really does not do with renting. After going through, without reason, my profile was rejected. I was tried to find roommate genuinely. If my profile is rejected which is real one, I am wondering how many potential renters are lost in the website. The business practice really does not work as far as for landlord or person who is looking for roommate because there may be lots of potential renters are eliminated for no reason.

In summary, I would not recommend Roomie Match to a friend.

78 of 153 people found this review helpful

This site is full of greedy price gougers who want more for their crappy little rooms . You can rent an apartment or house cheaper. This site totally blows. Btw no private bathrooms. Completely pathetic and lame. Don't get took by a crook.

In summary, I would not recommend Roomie Match to a friend.

82 of 162 people found this review helpful

So yes there are a lot of question to answer when making your profile. And I didn't like that I could not look through profiles and try to find a match they send them to you. But unlike craigslist I sucked it up and paid the $20 which is cheaper than many of the other sites. And the people I contacted were people and not scams which is what I got with 98% of the responses on craigslist. I found a roommate within a month we at least I think I did she is moving in next month. Right now I could not be happier The woman they matched me up with has many things in common and I believe we will get along well.

In summary, I would recommend Roomie Match to a friend.