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Padre Gardens Apartments: shithole of a place (Not Recommending)

2009-09-04T10:17:48-06:00

From -Anonymous-: be very careful when moving into this apartments, the staff are bullshitters and tell you hat you want and when you move in they dont give a f**k. The apartment model had new matching applicances and nice bathroom lighting, mirrored closets in the bedroom, the leaser told us that our ... [click to read full apartment review]

Padre Gardens Apartments: Efficient, responsive, courteous staff (Recommending!)

2009-05-08T02:09:33-06:00

From peripatetic_mojo: I stayed there just 6 months 'cos I got in on a really high rent n then the prices were cut. Never got any real move-in special although the balloons were flying from before I moved in to after I moved out ! Apartments facing the big parking lot (mine ... [click to read full apartment review]

Padre Gardens Apartments: Very Noisy!!! Go somewhere else! (Not Recommending)

2009-02-11T11:27:26-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Very noisy college students. Tend to be noisy from around 11pm to 3am on most weekends. The next morning there's almost always broken glass on the path below their balcony. The glass never gets cleaned up and I can't walk my dog through there. Cars have been stolen and broken ... [click to read full apartment review]

Padre Gardens Apartments: The advertised "silver lining" of these apts, is really only tin foil (Not Recommending)

2008-11-03T14:37:23-06:00

From -Anonymous-: We moved in here during 2007-08 and did a full year lease. The potential perks of this place (cheap/location/room size) were destryoed by all the issues that come up. Staff seems to be bi-polar at times depending on why you are stopping by the office. This might not be another ... [click to read full apartment review]

Padre Gardens Apartments: Awful...very,very noisy (Not Recommending)

2008-08-11T16:37:27-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I tried to think of some nice way of describing this complex, but the only word I could come up with is simply "awful." The management is trying and has made some improvements, but my neighbors are horrible. Last night I awoke to guys running down the hall yelling things ... [click to read full apartment review]

Padre Gardens Apartments: Best kept secret in Mission valley.... (Recommending!)

2008-07-01T18:30:52-06:00

From williamguerin: Not sure what the negative reviews are about. I have lived here almost 2 years and am very happy. I have a 2 bedroom overlooking the pool with a garage....the leasing staff is pretty much my personal concierge service. They all know my names and even walked my mom to ... [click to read full apartment review]

Padre Gardens Apartments: Fantastic customer service!!! (Recommending!)

2008-07-01T13:24:23-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived here 3 years ago until I was transferred out of State. When I moved back to SD I moved back into Padre Gardens because of the fantastic location, fair rent, great floorplans and customer service. If and when I did have an issue the prop mgr would send ... [click to read full apartment review]

Padre Gardens Apartments: You can find a better place (Not Recommending)

2008-12-22T15:45:25-06:00

From MissyRocks: I lived at Padre Gardens from 7/2007 to 10/2008. At first it was great, close to the trolley and freeways, my building was pretty quiet (there are 4 buildings). The apartment was of decent size and at $1115 seemed reasonable for a 1-bedroom in Mission Valley. Since my husband and ... [click to read full apartment review]

Padre Gardens Apartments: Dishonest Management (Not Recommending)

2008-06-02T11:43:56-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived at Padre Gardens a little over a year and have experienced nothing but dishonesty, a lack of integrity and intelligence from the management at this complex. If there was better management who valued their tenants, I probably would have continued to live at Padre Gardens. Any problem I ... [click to read full apartment review]

Padre Gardens Apartments: STAY AWAY!!! (Not Recommending)

2008-05-11T16:29:03-06:00

From -Anonymous-: THE BAD:Padre Gardens is like a fake watch. It looks great at first but once you look more in detail you notice it is a piece of crap! The parking is ridiculous!!! Try and find a spot at night when you come home. When there is an event at quallcomm ... [click to read full apartment review]

Padre Gardens Apartments: resident for 4 years (Recommending!)

2008-04-10T17:36:24-06:00

From teresa_collantes@hotmail.com: My fiance and I have been living here at Padre Gardens for more than four years now and I consider their price to be very cheap for its location. Mission Valley is a very nice neighborhood and Padre Gardens is the most affordable one we could find. Their two bedroom ... [click to read full apartment review]

Padre Gardens Apartments: Average (Not Recommending)

2008-04-06T16:40:41-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived here for about 7 Months. Advantages:Rent was cheap for a one bedroom and lots of space. Air Conditioning worked great in the hot summer. Location was pretty good.. charger games are only 8 times a year.. not a big deal. Laundry room works great, and they re-did the ... [click to read full apartment review]

Padre Gardens Apartments: Naval Officer Denounces Living Here (Not Recommending)

2008-03-07T22:04:34-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I just moved out of Padre Gardens. I am an Officer in the U.S. Navy and I have to admit that after a year of living at Padre Gardens, I have been extremely disappointed. There are three things that should make you never consider living at Padre Gardens:1. NO PARKING ... [click to read full apartment review]

Padre Gardens Apartments: HORRRIBLE HORRIBLE HORRIBLE (Not Recommending)

2008-01-19T15:24:57-06:00

From -Anonymous-: THIS PLACE IS HORRIBLE. EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS PLACE SUCKS. THERE IS NOTHING GREAT ABOUT IS AT ALL. THE FRONT OFFICE PEOPLE ARE RUDE. LENA, THE ASSISTANT MANAGER IS RUDE, HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE SKILLS. THE ONLY REALLY NICE ONE THERE IS LISA AND THIS ONE GUY. THAT IS IT. DO NOT ... [click to read full apartment review]

Padre Gardens Apartments: Wouldn't reccomend (Not Recommending)

2007-10-28T19:09:53-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I moved in earlier this year & have not been too impressed. Rent is cheap but you get what you pay for. Managment can be very rude at times & not care about your concerns. In the last 2 weeks, 2 seperate cars have been put on blocks & the ... [click to read full apartment review]

Padre Gardens Apartments: Decent Place (Recommending!)

2007-07-05T13:01:27-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have just moved out from Padre Gardens, as I moved out of the state, otherwise I would not mind staying here for another year. The property is OK for the price. Never had problems with the parking, noise or commuting, the place is nestled between two highways. The new ... [click to read full apartment review]

Padre Gardens Apartments: Tread Lightly... Check other Avenues before saying okay. (Not Recommending)

2007-06-20T17:44:04-06:00

From -Anonymous-: This complex is a double edged sword one... I moved here under the impression that these were nice sized (which they are) low cost apartments which may have a few bumps and bruises, but still a good deal. I had a an acquaintence who used to rent here also. I ... [click to read full apartment review]

Padre Gardens Apartments: A Good Place (Recommending!)

2007-06-19T14:34:52-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have been living here for a year and wasn't thinking about renewing a lease, as this property was constantly downgrading. However, under the new management, things are getting better; they finally fixed the water pressure and replaced all the boilers, so the water temperature can be adjusted, as it ... [click to read full apartment review]

Padre Gardens Apartments: Don't live here! (Not Recommending)

2007-05-13T16:25:55-06:00

From monkey300: We have lived here for almost two years and really don't like it. The water turn offs are becoming a huge issue. Just the other day they told us the water was being shut off from 10am-10pm on a Saturday! We had no notice. Over the past few weeks the ... [click to read full apartment review]

Padre Gardens Apartments: Management is Getting Better!!! (Recommending!)

2007-04-27T21:37:02-06:00

From Sdrealtor@yahoo.com: We have lived here for 3 years and we were thinking of moving. Ever since the New Manger got here, we are pretty happy with the improvemnets the property has seen. We have better response on work orders and they seem to be fixing things up alot. The parking is ... [click to read full apartment review]

Padre Gardens Apartments: Some clarifications.... (Recommending!)

2007-04-15T12:41:22-06:00

From agent_happy@hotmail.com: Parking which is everyone's HUGE concern.

1 Bedroom, 1 parking space.
2 bedrooms, 2 parking spaces.

You can get an extra parking space (underground) for an extra 45 dollars a month. You can get a parking garage for 85.

Since they starting enforcing the towing a few months ago I haven't once found ... [click to read full apartment review]

Padre Gardens Apartments: WORST Place EVER!!! Trust me. (Not Recommending)

2007-02-22T12:12:45-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Let me start off by saying I had two mushrooms growing in my closet. Sounds weird huh..well when their is water leak in your bathroom that is connected to your closet that forms fungus that in return can grow things.
Honestly this is the worst place that you could choose ... [click to read full apartment review]

Padre Gardens Apartments: SUCKS!! (Not Recommending)

2006-12-03T20:20:45-06:00

From -Anonymous-: DO NOT MOVE IN HERE. hopefully if people realize how much of a shit hole this is maybe maybe this place will go out of business and can get my lease terminated. Pay the extra $200 or get a room mate or get a better job, save your money and ... [click to read full apartment review]

Padre Gardens Apartments: Very Poor (Not Recommending)

2006-11-01T19:49:09-06:00

From cayres1955: I have lived at this location for two years. When I first moved in the management was good, they enforced the rules, and kept things in good condition. Now, two management changes later, we have our water shut off for repairs on an average of twice a week. There is ... [click to read full apartment review]

Padre Gardens Apartments: renter beware!!! (Not Recommending)

2006-10-23T23:43:26-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I signed a year lease and have 2 more months to go and I can't wait to get the out of here. Here are the reasons why I didn't like it here...
APARTMENT
1. there's no water pressure.
2. sometimes there's no hot water, so good luck taking a nice hot shower.
3. no ... [click to read full apartment review]

Padre Gardens Apartments: The parking lot needs repaving is true... (Not Recommending)

2006-08-04T21:47:17-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The reason for that is because of the number of times the damn TOW TRUCK hauls off its residents'/guests' vehicles! ... [click to read full apartment review]

Padre Gardens Apartments: Do you like bugs? (Not Recommending)

2006-08-02T19:14:01-06:00

From -Anonymous-: If you are a fan of living with cock roaches the size of california, then go ahead and move in. I think I may have the cleanest apartment in the enitre complex, and yet there are still roaches coming in. Finally I figured out how, they crawl through the AC ... [click to read full apartment review]

Padre Gardens Apartments: Two things (Not Recommending)

2006-07-25T16:46:28-06:00

From -Anonymous-: First, be careful about which apartment you choose. Padre Gardens is right up against I-15 and although they'll describe all of the apartments as far enough from freeway noise, many aren't.

Second, being so close to Qualcomm Stadium they are maniacal about parking enforcement here. Even if you have a resident's ... [click to read full apartment review]

Padre Gardens Apartments: Single Women Beware (Not Recommending)

2006-07-16T16:59:35-06:00

From -Anonymous-: This was the scarriest place I have resided at in years. The security was horrible. The noise level was extremely loud and the parking lot was terriably paved and lit. Not to mention, on the day that I move in, the carpets had yet to be cleaned, blinds were missing, ... [click to read full apartment review]

Padre Gardens Apartments: (Not Recommending)

2006-06-08T15:30:35-06:00

From -Anonymous-: maintenance is very lousy, take long time to fix a problem,other residents are noisy too, no guest parking, staff not efficient. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Padre Gardens Apartments: Enjoy Life as it should be...YEAH RIGHT! (Not Recommending)

2006-05-03T17:44:47-06:00

From -Anonymous-: While driving home today I saw a Now Leasing sign posted to the side of Padre Gardens and a nifty slogan that went with it, Enjoy life as it should be& The first thing that came to mind was you have to be joking! Only if you believe enjoying life ... [click to read full apartment review]

Padre Gardens Apartments: Not even worth $300 /month!!! (Not Recommending)

2006-04-29T20:03:18-06:00

From -Anonymous-: All the negative reviews you read are all true. We've only been here for 5 months and we're ready to go! We moved in with two big noticable stains in our carpet. They did nothing about it. There were 3 times that we didn't have hot water, without notice. They ... [click to read full apartment review]

Padre Gardens Apartments: Nothing Good About Padre Gardens (Not Recommending)

2006-04-21T14:35:30-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I moved from NY and two weeks before my move I called to ensure there would be no move-in surprises and everything would be in order. On that call I spoke with Rachel (now fired) to find out if I could pay with my out-of-state check on move in day. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Padre Gardens Apartments: Stay Away (Not Recommending)

2006-04-03T19:48:29-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I've lived here since 2001. Maintenance has gone in steady decline. We've had our sink overflow sewage into the livingroom at least 3 times. Maintenance never gets there in time to fix it (before the overflow). Our airconditioner never works every summer, and it takes at least a month to ... [click to read full apartment review]

Padre Gardens Apartments: (Not Recommending)

2006-03-24T15:41:27-06:00

From -Anonymous-: ... [click to read full apartment review]

Padre Gardens Apartments: No complaints here.. (Recommending!)

2006-03-21T14:27:20-06:00

From -Anonymous-: So far I'm very happy with Padre Gardens.. The parking isn't as bad as some have previously stated but then again, I live in the front building so I'm always able to find a spot ..the noise isn't bad either ..I sometimes here my neighbors upstairs walking around but not ... [click to read full apartment review]

Padre Gardens Apartments: About what you would expect (Not Recommending)

2006-03-20T18:51:06-06:00

From -Anonymous-: We have been living at Padre Gardens for about 8 months now. It has a fairly high student population, which means the usual Fri/Sat noise pollution and occassional weeknight raucus. All in all, its pretty mild noise wise. The grounds are well maintained and the pools are pretty decent. The ... [click to read full apartment review]

Padre Gardens Apartments: it is pretty good (Recommending!)

2006-03-16T14:12:16-06:00

From -Anonymous-: great location, well maintained units, young people around and not that expensive ... [click to read full apartment review]

Padre Gardens Apartments: WATCH YOUR VEHICLES (Not Recommending)

2006-03-14T19:55:52-06:00

From surfcurlgrl@lycos.com: Whether you are a resident or just visiting a resident of this apartment complex, be forewarned about the very strict parking policy they have on the premises. Actually it isn't the parking policy you must beware of, but the fact that they have a contract with WESTERN TOWING, to allow ... [click to read full apartment review]

Padre Gardens Apartments: Stay the hell away! (Not Recommending)

2006-02-05T19:09:47-06:00

From Lisa861: Padre Gardens is terrible! The staff is unresponsive, no one answers the phone, there is no parking for you or your guests, loud noise from your neighbors, broken gym equipment, broken washers and dryers... Need I say more?

When I moved in, my refridgertor wasn't even cooling the food. When I ... [click to read full apartment review]

Padre Gardens Apartments: Yes and No (Not Recommending)

2006-01-12T20:51:54-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Ive only lived here for about 7 months and its okay i guess. But there are homeless people who dig in the trashcans outside which is scary. The noise here sucks because people are always out on their porch smoking weed or drinking..basically being inconsiderate of others who are trying ... [click to read full apartment review]

Padre Gardens Apartments: Stay Away (Not Recommending)

2005-11-29T21:45:03-06:00

From amazonred: This place stinks. Now i know why theu gave me such a good deal at move in, because they can't keep their residents. The place is a mess. Staff and maintence sucks. My AC was broken for 3 weeks and i had to stand next to the maintance guy and ... [click to read full apartment review]

Padre Gardens Apartments: (Not Recommending)

2005-10-28T13:38:29-06:00

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Padre Gardens Apartments: Sucks (Not Recommending)

2005-09-24T14:45:56-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I agree w/ the last reviewer. We have new management now and they have made it to where it's 1 car for parking lot and the rest have to park on the street which sucks when there is a game. You cannot have a BBQ on your porch b/c of ... [click to read full apartment review]

Padre Gardens Apartments: Don't do it.... (Not Recommending)

2005-09-08T12:14:11-06:00

From -Anonymous-: They don't take care of anything...they have taken away all guest parking and no BBQ at ALL... this place is like one step up from jail. don't live here. car breakins all the time. and only one spot per o bdr..couples and roommates are screwed and traffic sucks when there ... [click to read full apartment review]

Padre Gardens Apartments: stay away (Not Recommending)

2005-07-19T10:38:29-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Where do I start? Well, the new management here is horrible. First thing they did was raise the rent, second thing they did was take away community features.
The fitness room is pathetic. The apartment is located right next to the 15, so you walk out the door and thats ... [click to read full apartment review]

Padre Gardens Apartments: Not worth the price! (Not Recommending)

2005-03-21T15:57:47-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Safety: if you're a girl living alone, you probably don't want to live here. Everybody, including tenants and staff, leave the doors wide open, open halfway, or propped open. Anybody can get into the buildings because there is no access control gate. I've also seen people from nearby buildings/apartments jump ... [click to read full apartment review]