Retreat at Barton Creek formerly Barton Lodge Apartments

3816 S Lamar Boulevard, Austin, TX 78704
512-444-1471 WEBSITE save favorite

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recommended by:
25%

overall rating:

2.5

3.3

Parking:

2.6

Maintenance:

2.7

Construction:

2.8

Noise:

3.1

Grounds:

2.7

Safety:

2.4

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01/07/2012

Expect OVERCHARGING and ZERO consideration on move out

1.0

Says last unit available in the entire complex to get you in asap Pay for pool and location only, small and way overpriced Added 2 full months of rent to final move out statement, re-rented 1 month after Responsible for ... more

11/22/2011

One of the Worst in the business

1.0

The management here is the worst. There is one or two leasing people that are nice but that is it - they are given no power to actually change anything. The pool should be closed down as they permit dogs ... more

09/30/2011

Some good, mostly bad

3.0

I've lived here for three years now. This place is not awful, but I can't really recommend it either. PROS Location is great Price was good (before rates skyrocketed) Generally quiet Problems with the water seem to have be addressed, so I give them ... more

08/19/2011

If you want lazy and incompetent staff, this is the place for you!

1.0

Like previous posters have said, the staff at this place is awful! They do nothing about noise complaints, and maintenance requests have to be submitted multiple times. On top of that, I go out to relax at our lovely pool, ... more

08/09/2011

Pool is a madhouse

1.0

I have enjoyed my time at the Retreat for the most part, but the pool is a nightmare. It essentially becomes white-trash-bash everyday. Apparently residents are supposed to wear wristbands (this is what they told me when I signed up), ... more

08/08/2011

Leaving on a good note

YES

3.0

08/05/2011

You Pay For Location, That's It.

2.0

07/07/2011

Love it here!

YES

4.0

05/17/2011

Three years is long enough

2.0

05/16/2011

Very Disappointing

2.0

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Retreat at Barton Creek is an apartment community located in Austin , TX . It has also been known as Barton Lodge Apartments . The following apartment communities are located nearby: Fountainhead Apartments ( 0.3 miles), Camden Woodview (formerly Autumn Woods Apartments) ( 0.3 miles), and The Quest Condominiums ( 0.3 miles).

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04/05/2011	DO NOT MOVE IN HERE!!	NO	1.0
12/30/2010	Do Not Live Here	NO	1.0
05/18/2010	No as bad as some might have you believe	YES	4.0
03/23/2010	Great deal	YES	5.0
03/04/2010	Hello Retreat Team	YES	4.0
01/04/2010	letter to Texas Attorney General and Better Business Bureau	NO	1.0
11/18/2009	water water everywhere but not a drop to drink and The BOOMing is not thunder	NO	1.0
11/02/2009	DO NOT LIVE IN BUILDING 26!!!	YES	3.0
09/04/2009	Not Worth It	NO	3.0
08/05/2009	Best deal in town!	YES	3.0
07/27/2009	DONT RENT HERE	NO	1.0
07/27/2009	IF YOU LIKE RUNNING WATER, DON'T LIVE HERE!!	NO	2.0
07/08/2009	NO THE LOCATION IS NOT WORTH YOUR HASSLE!	NO	1.0
06/19/2009	Longest Lease of My Life	NO	1.0
06/08/2009	bugs! mouse named george	NO	3.0
05/17/2009	WORST APT EVER!!!!!	NO	2.0
05/15/2009	pain in the butt apt	NO	1.0
05/12/2009	Overall So-So	YES	2.0
05/09/2009	Retreat at Barton Creek -- Water is off AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!	NO	2.0
05/09/2009	Overpriced, cheap, unsafe, loud, inconvenient	NO	1.0
04/22/2009	Seeing some positive changes!	YES	3.0
02/16/2009	This place SUCKS!!!! RUN RUN RUN!!!!	NO	1.0
02/11/2009	AWFUL	NO	1.0
02/02/2009	im supposed to move here in march! what should i do?	NO	3.0
01/29/2009	False Advertising!	NO	2.0
11/01/2008	I like living here.	YES	4.0
11/01/2008	Really?	YES	5.0
10/31/2008	Crummy Place To Live	NO	2.0
10/20/2008	No bad review could do it justice	NO	1.0
10/17/2008	Horrible choice	NO	2.0
10/08/2008	no title	NO	2.0
10/06/2008	Stay far away	NO	2.0
10/05/2008	Look Elsewhere	NO	2.0
10/05/2008	MADNESS	NO	1.0
10/03/2008	Website Documenting Apartment Problems	NO	2.0
10/01/2008	Avoid at all costs!	NO	1.0
09/29/2008	DO NOT RENT HERE!	NO	1.0
09/11/2008	It's pretty good	YES	4.0
08/18/2008	keep looking	NO	1.0
06/27/2008	Look Elsewhere!	NO	2.0
06/17/2008	Old, water off a lot, rent inc. by $250 PER MONTH upon renewal, will "lose" your deposit.	NO	1.0
05/15/2008	To be fair...UPDATE	NO	3.0
05/02/2008	You can find far better apartments for the same price in Austin	NO	1.0
03/28/2008	Retreat at Barton Creek formerly Barton Lodge	YES	4.0
03/04/2008	Horrific customer service. Didn't get better with a name change Still owe me money	NO	1.0
02/19/2008	The Retreat at Barton Creek	NO	1.0
12/15/2007	barton's lodge is great	YES	5.0
12/07/2007	dont move here!	NO	1.0
09/16/2007	It's What We Make It	YES	4.0
08/26/2007	Run!!!!	NO	3.0
08/24/2007	Management is a constant pain in the butt	NO	2.0
08/22/2007	Poor maintenance	NO	2.0
08/07/2007	It's a shame that such a nice place is run by a bunch of TOOLS!	NO	3.0
08/03/2007	And they screw your credit!	NO	1.0
06/18/2007	Pros and Cons	YES	4.0
05/16/2007	Don't Fall for it like I did!!!	NO	1.0
05/09/2007	If you want know the truth.	YES	4.0
05/07/2007	BL hasn't changed in 3 years...	NO	1.0
05/01/2007	avoid this place	NO	2.0
04/27/2007	Been here over a year	YES	4.0
04/25/2007	Deceiving place to live	NO	3.0
03/19/2007	moving soon	YES	3.0
01/27/2007	Beenhere10years	YES	5.0
01/04/2007	DON'T LIVE HERE	NO	1.0
01/01/2007	Pros and Cons	YES	4.0
12/22/2006	No-one broke into my car- it was the staff who robbed me.	NO	1.0
11/10/2006	Current Tenant. Moving here = bad idea.	NO	2.0
10/11/2006	Beware	NO	2.0
10/06/2006	Honest Review	NO	3.0
09/06/2006	Impressive Apartments, Great Location!	YES	5.0
09/06/2006	GREAT!	YES	4.0
08/19/2006	great place	YES	5.0
08/05/2006	location	YES	5.0
08/05/2006	its like family here	YES	5.0
08/04/2006	no title	YES	4.0
08/04/2006	Please be careful in this complex--I got robbed!	NO	3.0
08/01/2006	l like it here	YES	5.0
07/27/2006	bait and switch	NO	2.0
07/21/2006	My Experience	NO	3.0
07/19/2006	I like it here.	YES	5.0
07/12/2006	Good Apt's; Poor Management	NO	3.0
07/12/2006	So far...	YES	4.0
07/08/2006	Very Nice	YES	5.0
07/03/2006	Better now new management!	YES	5.0
06/14/2006	Ready to Get Out (repost)	NO	2.0
06/14/2006	cool place	YES	5.0
06/14/2006	Yuck!	NO	1.0
06/13/2006	Great Place/Mind Numbing Mgmt (UPDATE)	NO	3.0
06/12/2006	Truth from the begining	YES	4.0
06/03/2006	no title	NO	1.0
05/09/2006	great place	YES	5.0
05/01/2006	Adequate	YES	3.0
04/22/2006	this place is cool	YES	5.0
04/08/2006	Pretty Good	YES	4.0
04/07/2006	Awful. Management is a nightmare. Don't Live Here!!!	NO	1.0
03/18/2006	Dishonest Management	NO	1.0
02/10/2006	Management is inept, unhelpful, and dishonest.	NO	2.0
02/10/2006	no title	YES	4.0
02/09/2006	I have lived here two and a half years and have enjoyed it	YES	4.0
12/02/2005	Great Location, Good Apartments, Lousy Staff	NO	3.0
11/30/2005	Run, Run fast!	NO	1.0
11/22/2005	Only Move Here If...	NO	2.0
09/26/2005	it's not that bad.	YES	3.0
09/12/2005	I Love Living at Bartons Lodge	YES	4.0
08/24/2005	You are definitely taking your chances	NO	2.0
08/16/2005	TERRIBLE! This is the WORST place I've ever lived!	NO	1.0
08/16/2005	treated terribly during move-in and move-out	NO	2.0
08/14/2005	Good price and location as long as you keep to yourself	NO	1.0
07/20/2005	Don't Live at Barton's Lodge	NO	1.0
07/15/2005	I wouldn't move back	NO	3.0
07/07/2005	It's fine!	YES	3.0
05/29/2005	Tricky!! Prices, pets, crime, service	NO	2.0
04/27/2005	great location!	NO	3.0
04/05/2005	Most Defnitely NOT!!	NO	2.0
04/02/2005	It's OK	YES	3.0
03/16/2005	No. Never. Nada.	NO	1.0
02/18/2005	AFTER 2 YEARS....$150.00 RENT INCREASE	NO	4.0
02/07/2005	Warning: Don't move into Barton's Lodge	NO	1.0
02/04/2005	Barton's Lodge is a horrible place to live!	NO	1.0
12/01/2004	Barton's Lodge..well i got in cheap	NO	3.0
11/27/2004	My report of this community	YES	3.0
10/14/2004	Incompetent leasing staff	NO	2.0
10/04/2004	Not worth it!	NO	1.0
09/29/2004	I wish I didn't live here!	NO	2.0
09/17/2004	The new management is BAD	NO	2.0
09/15/2004	document everything	NO	1.0
09/14/2004	If you like running water Barton's Lodge is not the place for you!!	NO	2.0
08/05/2004	no title	YES	3.0
07/20/2004	Mixed Emotions 2: I agree with Rent Increase!	NO	2.0
05/01/2004	Where is she?	NO	1.0
04/30/2004	Retired lawyer shut up	NO	1.0
04/29/2004	To Rude Awakening - Nothing to do with Apartments	YES	4.0
04/27/2004	I´m ready to move out...	NO	2.0
01/07/2004	Rude Awakening	NO	3.0
01/05/2004	Horrible management	NO	3.0
12/30/2003	Eh.	NO	1.0
09/15/2003	Horrible management, incompetent, convicted felons	NO	2.0
09/07/2003	Nice and Inexpensive	YES	4.0
08/25/2003	A great place to live!	YES	4.0
06/08/2003	Good for the price	YES	3.0
05/28/2003	Very poor, silverfish, scorpions in room.	NO	1.0
04/04/2003	This place is low quality living	NO	3.0
02/11/2003	no title	YES	3.0
01/01/2003	words cannot describe how bad this place is	NO	1.0
12/12/2002	Stay Away	NO	1.0
11/08/2002	Staff is AWFUL, but apartment in okay!	NO	2.0
08/21/2002	Couldn´t be worse	NO	1.0
08/09/2002	One of the worst places in Austin to live	NO	2.0
07/12/2002	I totally agree with all the comments posted by the previous tenants.	YES	2.0
05/13/2002	DO NOT RECOMMEND	NO	1.0
12/10/2001	Very high crime rate!	NO	1.0
04/30/2001	Not well managed, in a state of decline	NO	3.0
03/12/2001	Too noisy, not professionally managed	NO	3.0

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