The apartment: For the most part the actual apartment is nice. The closet space is nice and they have shelves built in on the sides. Our apartment has vaulted ceilings which I enjoy because it makes it seem bigger. The appliances all match well and look nice. There are some problems with paint chipping on seams of the wall. Also cheap windows that continue to leak even after it has been fixed by maintenance. There is only one air conditioner in the apartment located in the living room. This cools the living room fine, but does not always cool the bedrooms sufficiently.

Outside: The actual landscaping is okay. Though they don't pick up garbage, they just mow over it. The parking area also has a lot of trash laying around. The garbage facilities are not well maintained. At some points there is one trash bin for three buildings and when it is full people tend to throw the garbage where ever it may land in the trash area. Broken glass near trash area is common and usually takes a few days to clean up. The ponds are not kept up. There is garbage all around the pond and has a green scum over the top. Have had some vandalism in the parking lot.

Laundry: The laundry facilities are usually maintained well. Also there is a laundry card system that is very useful. It also saves you money.

Extras: They say they have an electrical gaurentee, but beware. It is only for the first year. Also, if you only live there for a year it doesn't always add up to what they consider a year. You sometimes need to have 13 billing cycles.

Over all Sun Prarie is alright, but I would look else where. There are a lot of apartments around the West Des Moines area with lower rent and much better perks. You just have to look.

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