Catalina Palms

Now, this is not exactly a pretty apartment complex. The houses look a little run down from the outside, there isn’t much going on in terms of flower beds, nicely trimmed hedges, etc. But apart from the looks, I had good experiences living here.
The staff is very friendly, uncomplicated, and competent. Maintenance requests are processed promptly. Also, about a month before I moved out, I got a pet. So technically I would have had to pay a pet deposit. However, since I was going to move out in a month anyway, they waived the deposit for me. I thought that was pretty cool of them.
There is a pool and a playground for children but I hardly ever saw anyone use them. In general, it seems people who live here stick mostly to themselves and some don’t seem to leave their houses much. If you want to become best friends with your neighbors, this community might not be ideal for you. But it’s not like people aren’t friendly. They’ll say «hi» and «how are you?» and make limited small talk.
There is ample parking, you will never have problems finding a parking spot right by your house.
The apartments are not super pretty inside but they’re also not terrible. Only issue I had was that the water coming from the faucets was a bit milky/​white. I used a water filter on the kitchen faucet, which made it better. At some points, my roof was leaking but the management quickly sent someone to fix it. A little later, it started leaking again, upon which the management decided to get completely new roofs. So the leaking should not be an issue anymore, once the new roof is on.
I had a two bedroom/​one bathroom place for roughly $ 550 (not including electricity or internet). It’s pretty spacious compared to some other 2-​bedrooms I have seen. Especially the kitchen is much bigger than in some other places. Lots of cabinets to store kitchen tools etc., lots of counter space, and a big breakfast bar. There is enough space that two people can work in the kitchen at the same time. Small bathroom, though.