Apartment Ratings | Island Club Ratings and Reviews

Island Club: Below Average (Not Recommending)

2009-11-30T13:01:24-06:00

From roosterjon: Our 2 year stay at the Island Club was not the worst living situation I have encountered -- but when you join the Navy you sorta expect some misery on a ship. Really - my ship was more comfortable and cleaner. The model that we were shown was beautiful! We ... [click to read full apartment review]

Island Club: Not your average apartment complex (Recommending!)

2009-09-29T22:29:10-06:00

From Bam09: I was transeferred to the San Diego area for work about a year and a half ago. The only place I'd really ever been before was downtown so I didn't know where to start. I had no idea where I wanted to live let alone which apartment I wanted to ... [click to read full apartment review]

Island Club: Active duty stay away- (Not Recommending)

2009-09-20T12:42:01-06:00

From -Anonymous-: My opinion and experience" follows: The maint. guy Jay says they "paint over everything including dirt and whatever"There are burglaries (notes on our doors telling is to beware because another breakin happened)and constant solicitors,seedy characters knocking on doors.These apartments are infested with mold, cockroaches, spiders and other creatures. When you ... [click to read full apartment review]

Island Club: island club (Not Recommending)

2009-08-18T15:14:20-06:00

From -Anonymous-: my husband and i have not even lived here for 6months and we are already looking to move we have delt with roaches flea's brown recluse spiders and mold. aside from that not only is the manager unpleasant but the entire staff. they provide a internet cafe and i have ... [click to read full apartment review]

Island Club: Hated it there (Not Recommending)

2009-07-31T17:08:20-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The manager is the most unfriendly person you will ever meet, the maintenance staff sleeps with residents, the apartments are "upgraded" but your powerbill will be through the roof because they still have the windows from the 1960's... Avoid them. They are more worried about whether or not your patio ... [click to read full apartment review]

Island Club: Decent, but keep looking. **EDITED: AWFUL!!!!" (Not Recommending)

2009-11-05T12:14:39-06:00

From -Anonymous-: ***EDITED TO ADD: I wrote my initial review a few months ago and have since changed my opinion entirely. I wouldn't move back to Island Club if you PAID me to live there. They completely jack you out of your money once you move out! Though they were supposed to ... [click to read full apartment review]

Island Club: overpriced (Not Recommending)

2009-07-08T11:35:19-06:00

From renter2433: I have lived at Island Club for 1 year now. Since we been here there have been car breakins and motercycle theft as well as breakins almost every month. I am not from california but i've heard that the crime in oceanside overall is pretty high. Since we moved in ... [click to read full apartment review]

Island Club: Nice place to live overall (Recommending!)

2009-06-30T14:57:02-06:00

From happyrenter0120: My husband and I lived there for a couple months last year. We had an amazing least agent? named Melissa and she was extremely helpful with everything and helped everything run smoothly. This was especially helpful because i lived out of state at the time i was searching for apartments. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Island Club: Island Club and loosing Deposits (Not Recommending)

2009-06-18T22:20:51-06:00

From jasonparks1@hotmail.com: I moved into IC in July of 2007 and stayed until May of 2009. I had very few problems while living there. Mostly minor things to include maintenace requests being handled slowly, and a lack of upkeep of the backside of the apartments trees and bushes. Not anything to really ... [click to read full apartment review]

Island Club: BEWARE! Do your homework before leasing an AIMCO Apartment (Not Recommending)

2009-04-22T16:34:11-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Beware - renting from AIMCO, a corporate behemoth will cause you nightmares, bad credit and lost security deposit. The vast majority of the positive ratings on this site are written by their shills in the management office. Read and ask your self, what tenant would write this? The sales person ... [click to read full apartment review]

Island Club: (Recommending!)

2009-04-19T21:17:55-06:00

From IndyAnna: I enjoy living here. I like the kitchen and the fact that i can have my cat. the washer and dryer in the apartment is a plus too. but i've looked down the list of reviews and i do agree with some of you. i guess i am kind of ... [click to read full apartment review]

Island Club: Very Happy Tennant (Recommending!)

2009-03-31T11:58:18-06:00

From Just666: I have lived at the Island Club for 8 months and I must say I am very happy. From the start the move in process went smoothly I was able to move in the same day I applied. They also accepted my dog Ted a Black Lab most other places ... [click to read full apartment review]

Island Club: Do Not Bring Your Dogs Here!! (Not Recommending)

2009-01-24T23:53:00-06:00

From devilpup@comcast.net: My husband and I fell for Island Club's little show, they showed us around, and told us that it was further from base, so there were not many marines who lived there, and all that ass kiss stuff, well the day we signed the lease, they had the maintance girl ... [click to read full apartment review]

Island Club: PLEASE DO NOT THINK OF LIVING HERE! (Not Recommending)

2009-01-24T11:48:08-06:00

From -Anonymous-: My husband and I lived there for only three months last year and we had to move out because when I walked out for only two minutes to take my dog outside some guy hiding right outside our apartment ran into ours and stole my purse that was sitting on ... [click to read full apartment review]

Island Club: horrible!!! (Not Recommending)

2008-12-20T11:41:02-06:00

From jya2005: there is no type of security here, i lived there for ony 3 months and 3 motorcycles were stolen, one from my husband, and the staff didn't seem to care. the manager started arguing with me because we had to end our lease due to my husband deploying. you can ... [click to read full apartment review]

Island Club: Most positive reviews are anonymous, probably management (Not Recommending)

2008-12-04T17:30:51-06:00

From AnneOnimous: I can't think of anything good about this place except that it did give you ONE assigned parking spot. That alone doesn't merit this place the one star that I am forced to give it... ... [click to read full apartment review]

Island Club: AWESOME COMMUNITY TO LIVE IN! (Recommending!)

2008-11-06T12:42:02-06:00

From misshappygolucky: I have never in my entire life been so astounded! And I agree that everyone is entitled to an opinion so here is mine:I came onto this website to actually commend the staff and the community on what a wonderful place it is to live in and I felt compelled ... [click to read full apartment review]

Island Club: Be Aware of What You Get Yourselves Into.... Please Read (Not Recommending)

2008-10-31T03:35:07-06:00

From thesresaj2051: This will be a very long post, reason being: the truth needs to be heard.This will be a VERY long review and took a while to complete but I don t want anyone to get into the same problems I did. While I lived there, I had to deal with:-Non-Resident ... [click to read full apartment review]

Island Club: rats, ants, spiders, mold, hair painted on paper thin walls...NEVER again... (Not Recommending)

2008-10-31T01:42:24-06:00

From angryNfrustrated: i absolutely positevely reccommend you stay away from theese apartments. i was interested because rent seemed to be withing our range according to an ad. the person that spoke to us in person agreed that was the right price.low and behold, first rent comes in and its 100 dollars more!! ... [click to read full apartment review]

Island Club: Island club truth (Not Recommending)

2008-10-22T13:51:35-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I will never recommend to for someyone to live in this apartments. There are sevral problems in this buildings sarting with parking. If you have more than one vehicle it is impossibel to find parking you only get one parking spot assign the other vehicle would have to be park ... [click to read full apartment review]

Island Club: Over 10 years... (Recommending!)

2009-03-01T21:37:41-06:00

From luckicharmz4ever@yahoo.com: I have lived here in this very apartment. There are residents that have lived here twice as long as that. When I moved to IC, it was from a very bad neighborhood in Vista. Having grown up in North County my entire life in a middle income type neighborhood, I ... [click to read full apartment review]

Island Club: I would never reccomend living here (Not Recommending)

2009-10-01T13:26:41-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived at the Island Club for a year and at times, it seemed like we had no problems. But now that I no longer live there? I look back and am so thankful we got away. First, forget parking. If you get home after 7pm, and you already have ... [click to read full apartment review]

Island Club: Bad apartments, WORST management! (Not Recommending)

2008-10-06T15:30:20-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Apartments are full of mold, fleas, and roaches.Maintenance takes too long to get done. If there is a problem, requests for repairs need to be made over and over and over. Maintenance crews enter apartments without permission even after specifically being told I didn't want anyone in my apartment when ... [click to read full apartment review]

Island Club: Exceptional AIMCO Service (Recommending!)

2008-09-19T18:57:41-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I've been a tenant for 5 years in Island Club.I have never had a problem w/ service members or front office. Office manager (Jill) and maintenance manager (George) are the 2 best manager's we have had. They always make you feel special and at home. Whenever I've had a maintenance ... [click to read full apartment review]

Island Club: DONT MOVE THERE (Not Recommending)

2008-09-12T11:02:03-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Island club is the worst apartments I have ever lived in the only reason why I am still there is because they want to charge us a large amount of money to break our lease even after we been broken into twice. This last time we got broken into May ... [click to read full apartment review]

Island Club: this place is a joke (Not Recommending)

2008-09-09T19:04:06-06:00

From -Anonymous-: this place is a freaking joke!! i would never recommend this complex to anyone ever. ALLL they care about is money. They will find anything and everything to charge you for. Myself as well as numerous neighbors receive flyers on our doors CONSTANTLY for painting or "lock checks" pretty much ... [click to read full apartment review]

Island Club: Happy Resident (Recommending!)

2008-09-03T07:04:43-06:00

From MommaFrey: I love this complex so much that I have lived here twice. Once from 2000-2001 and again from 2006-present. Management is wonderful, they address issues as soon as it is brought to their attention. Maintenance work is usually completed the same day the request is put in. My daughter loves ... [click to read full apartment review]

Island Club: Worst place ever! (Not Recommending)

2008-11-06T19:28:55-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived there 2 years ago, with my wife and 1 year old daughter. During that time, a neighbor of ours had put some duct tape on a hanger and started pulling mail out of the mailbox. Well, he pulled out one of my wife's checks, took the account number ... [click to read full apartment review]

Island Club: military BEWARE!!! (Not Recommending)

2008-07-22T17:42:52-06:00

From -Anonymous-: My husband is a marine and he is being discharged.they say that they respect the soldiers and sailors act which clearly isn't true.we went in and gave them his orders THE DAY WE GOT THEM, but because we had to give them a 30 days notice, they want us to ... [click to read full apartment review]

Island Club: For those looking, please read this... (Not Recommending)

2008-07-08T12:33:12-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I don't think that It's entirely the management's fault but they honestly go on here to up their ratings. The only people who will ever go on this site are:1) Those who rent there/lived there and are unhappy2) Those who are looking for an apartment and need to read reviews ... [click to read full apartment review]

Island Club: Anywhere but Island Club (Not Recommending)

2009-01-03T09:12:34-06:00

From islandclubcomplaints: Hi there!My fianc , our ex-roommate and I lived at Island Club from June of 2007 to June of 2008. They tried to charge us with a bunch of bogus charges when we moved out and then tried to intimidate us into paying without ever seeing a single receipt, meeting ... [click to read full apartment review]

Island Club: Loyalty means nothing (Not Recommending)

2008-06-21T22:36:10-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived here for over 4 years. Management of the property changes at least twice a year, so you can't believe what you're told ever, even if it's in writing. Rules change daily it seems. More than that though, you would think that they would want to take care ... [click to read full apartment review]

Island Club: thumbs down (Not Recommending)

2008-05-31T16:56:02-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I feel like I was suckered. I wish I could break my lease! All the negative reviews are true ... [click to read full apartment review]

Island Club: Make sure you know your information about this property (Not Recommending)

2008-05-21T19:55:03-06:00

From -Anonymous-: This place looked very promising. If you're relying on a call center or a rental site to give you correct information don't get your hopes up. The Island Club forgets to list some information on the sites. Unforunatly online says they have 3 and 6 month leases for rent. The ... [click to read full apartment review]

Island Club: An Honest Review... (Not Recommending)

2008-05-18T07:15:54-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I had high hopes for this apartment. I truly did. I am writing this review to tell the truth about how I feel about these apartments. It may be different for the people who have lived here for years or maybe in a different area of the complex. But I ... [click to read full apartment review]

Island Club: STAY AWAY from --Island Club (Not Recommending)

2008-05-13T11:50:03-06:00

From scubaguy90250@yahoo.com: This place is the WORST apt I have ever rented, in nearly 20 years of apt life...The management is terrible.RAMPANT CRIME WAVE HERE <<<<<<<<<<<<

Island Club: A terrible place to live (Not Recommending)

2008-05-01T09:57:26-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I am on a short team lease and it's the worst apartment I've ever lived in. The management doesn't care about you once you sign the lease and doesn't care about sticking to their promises and commitments. They are immoral and don't care because they are getting your money. What ... [click to read full apartment review]

Island Club: Needs to Be a Gated Community (Recommending!)

2008-03-20T06:44:41-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I haven't had any problems. I do feel everyone's concern about safety. About a week ago, a car was broken into. Since then, I've been a little worried. Many of the vehicles that are here are mostly mid-priced cars. Also the parking here is minimal. I believe that that they ... [click to read full apartment review]

Island Club: Get Real (Recommending!)

2008-06-03T03:18:49-06:00

From ucrnak1: Don't let the bad reviews discourage you from seeking a home in these apartments. I like living here and cannot complain about much. It seems that most people that are complaining did not bother to look and understand their contract, could not pay their rent, or something in that ballpark. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Island Club: A decent place, however not worth the money (Not Recommending)

2008-03-07T13:50:02-06:00

From jcberb@hotmail.com: The apartments are far too expensive for the square footage. My particular unit is far too antiquated, although they are doing upgrades to certain buildings. I had a serious pest problem, which has yet to be resolved. Granted the exterminator would make weekly visits, the problem still persist. And legal ... [click to read full apartment review]

Island Club: They Don't Support Military Tenants (Not Recommending)

2008-03-05T17:33:42-06:00

From J_JM: We have had nothing but problems since we moved in such as the unit not being ready the day we were scheduled to move in, a broken garbage disposal and non-working air condition. This was all within the first month! We are now trying to leave because of deployment orders ... [click to read full apartment review]

Island Club: Great Place, I love it! (Recommending!)

2008-02-21T16:21:54-06:00

From laportesa1@hotmail.com: I love it. The grounds are always kept up and painted, the swimming pool areas are clean, and the little trash that sometimes makes it out is always picked up in the morning by the grounds keepers. Most of the staff is curtious. If you get the one that seems ... [click to read full apartment review]

Island Club: AWESOME MANAGEMENT & STAFF (Recommending!)

2009-10-05T09:00:18-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Hello. I am a 7yr resident of Island Club Apartments, an Aimco property in Oceanside, Ca. In the last 7yrs I have been here this property has been through different management as well as changes to the property. Our current management team and staff deserve an A . Jill Dorfingler ... [click to read full apartment review]

Island Club: Know your Rights (Recommending!)

2007-10-17T19:05:11-06:00

From POinRB: I just moved out of Island Club after a short term lease. They tried to charge me $160 for cleaning although I left the apartment spotless. They backed down when I quoted California civil code 1950.5 (Mark this down somewhere). The tenant cannot be charged for cleaning for normal wear ... [click to read full apartment review]

Island Club: Abosolutely TERRIBLE (Not Recommending)

2007-09-26T13:14:05-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Im in the military and i leave alot for training and DEPLOYMENTS, and every time im gone the tow my vehicle, even if its in my assigned spot and regersration is current. it has cost me a 1000 and the rent is ridiculous for the size of the apartment. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Island Club: Neighbor Stole My Car, Fleas in the Carpet (Not Recommending)

2007-07-26T02:42:50-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I just moved 2 months ago and to begin with I had fleas in my carpet, it took almost a month to remove, the management team were not very slow at taking care of this issue, thinking that I was lying, then the pest control came in and officially called ... [click to read full apartment review]

Island Club: Robbed at gun Point (Not Recommending)

2007-01-09T22:23:59-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I do not recomend this place to anyone. I was robbed at gun point, at 11:30pm ... [click to read full apartment review]

Island Club: WORST PLACE IN THE WORLD (Not Recommending)

2006-12-06T19:30:05-06:00

From Kevin0121: There staff are nasty and rude. There internet look of the apartments are false. There rooms are to small, my sink is outside my bathroom!!!!!!!! Not only that they are not pet friendly at all! I would not recommend this place to anybody. Not even as a last resort. I ... [click to read full apartment review]

Island Club: Pleasurable Experience (Recommending!)

2006-12-05T19:12:27-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have never had a problem here.. I've lived here for three years since I joined the military. My wife and I have enjoyed watching our daughter grow here. Recently we had a problem with our washer and dryer, maintenance resolved it as usual in a timely manner. The office ... [click to read full apartment review]

Island Club: Horrible Rip off (Not Recommending)

2006-11-20T22:11:16-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The apartments are way to small and the "show" apartment they show you is NOTHING like what you get. We were broke into and the company did nothing about it. Apartment covered in fleas ... [click to read full apartment review]