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Wellington Apartments: (Recommending!)

2009-11-15T11:58:17-06:00

From -Anonymous-: We have been living here for only a month and a half, and today was our first maintenance call. Our hot water heater went out, and today being Sunday, I definitely did not expect for this to be resolved until the next business day. To my surprise, the maintenance guy ... [click to read full apartment review]

Wellington Apartments: So far, so good.... (Recommending!)

2009-10-21T20:07:12-06:00

From grace0482: I am going to be renting an apartment here soon and I am looking forward to it. I worked with Jill in the management office and she was amazing! Always called me back right away, was friendly and upbeat and willing to show me several units and help me find ... [click to read full apartment review]

Wellington Apartments: Rude Leasing Staff but Fair Facility! (Not Recommending)

2009-09-13T18:39:27-06:00

From -Anonymous-: We moved in 2009, The Apartments Overall outlook appears to be nice and clean. However, Except for Jane (leasing consultant) everyone is very discourteous and does not take any complaint seriously without following up several times. Specially the one young female (the only young female in Staff) is remarkably unprofessional ... [click to read full apartment review]

Wellington Apartments: I love this complex! (Recommending!)

2009-09-08T11:48:22-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I dont know what all the fuss on here is all about. I have lived here now for going on three years, I have had no major problems with anything or anyone! Maintenance has always came in in a 24 hour period of me calling in any work orders. And ... [click to read full apartment review]

Wellington Apartments: Management RETARDS! (Not Recommending)

2009-08-23T15:12:23-06:00

From apbtmentality@gmail.com: Lori Young is the property manager, with her 3 week internet course degree and countless cigarettes, she seems to lack people skills as well. That is if you can distinguish what she says through her 'Kermit the frog' smoker voice. She will treat you like a step child and shun ... [click to read full apartment review]

Wellington Apartments: Great location (Recommending!)

2009-06-24T17:31:10-06:00

From -Anonymous-: *Centrally located, grocer and other services close by (Westbrooke Plaza, Dahl's, Ace Hardware, Timbuktuu)*Management-responsive and friendly; it is standard for turnover time to be 2 weeks for repair of major appliances.*Grounds littered profusely with dog feces (thanks to non-compliant tenants. They've created a 'dog-feces-is-just-fine' culture).*If you are renting here, do ... [click to read full apartment review]

Wellington Apartments: If you like ants this is the place to be (Not Recommending)

2009-05-03T20:47:52-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Everywhere I look there are dang ants. Bathroom and Kitchen. If you have lived there for sometime they will not paint your apartment until you move out. In the past Maintenance has come into my apartment at 8:30 p.m.. I was pissed. I was in bed. Please, everyone leave a ... [click to read full apartment review]

Wellington Apartments: DO NOT LIVE AT WELLINGTON (Not Recommending)

2009-04-30T13:11:16-06:00

From -Anonymous-: My husband and I settled on Wellington as we were looking to move to the West Des Moines area to be close to our jobs. We moved to Wellington because they seemed to be pretty decent and included a washer and dryer. Having not lived in an apartment before, I ... [click to read full apartment review]

Wellington Apartments: Keep Looking for Quality (Not Recommending)

2008-11-24T18:40:03-06:00

From -Anonymous-: After looking all around West Des Moines, Wellington seemed to be the best value. A great part of town with lots of bike trails and shopping. However, I've lived here six months and have had to call maintenance at least six times. Plumbing is absolutely terrible and have been forced ... [click to read full apartment review]

Wellington Apartments: Dont do it (Not Recommending)

2008-08-19T15:18:35-06:00

From -Anonymous-: After looking at several apartments in the area, this one seemed to be the best value. WRONG! When we moved in the place was disgusting. It took us hours to clean and even had to rent a carpet cleaner since it was nasty. I have only been here a couple ... [click to read full apartment review]

Wellington Apartments: This Place is Great - if you like ANTS! (Not Recommending)

2008-08-18T22:31:25-06:00

From -Anonymous-: If your child drops a cheerio on the floor, and you don't see it right away, it will be pounced upon by hundreds of ants within minutes! Unbelievable.The sidewalks never got completely (or even partially) cleared of ice - a few handfulls of salt and a snowblower - a few ... [click to read full apartment review]

Wellington Apartments: hardwood floors? (Not Recommending)

2008-07-19T11:26:24-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I can tell you I live here and you don't want that floor! It's like wallpaper it peels up if it gets a drop of water on it! ... [click to read full apartment review]

Wellington Apartments: Bad Management (Not Recommending)

2008-07-06T16:31:48-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The apartments seem nice at first but with the horrible management this is a place to stay away from. Unprofessional office staff and irresponsive maintenance staff can make this place a nightmare if you have any issues. It took multiple complaints before maintenance would take care of problems with my ... [click to read full apartment review]

Wellington Apartments: so far not good (Not Recommending)

2008-06-19T18:36:03-06:00

From onefastintegra: we were scheduled to move into wellington in just a couple days. first off when my finace and i first went to look at a few apartments they had we liked one in particular, it had hardwood floors in the bathrooms, marble countertops in the kitchen,and a bar style kitchen. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Wellington Apartments: Seemed really nice at first. (Not Recommending)

2008-01-17T05:10:56-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I rented here for about two years after moving from Nebraska. The price seemed good for what you got. I was able to keep my dog and had a washer and dryer which was really nice to have. Upon arriving at the complex to pick up our keys for the ... [click to read full apartment review]

Wellington Apartments: worst apartment experience ever, no lie (Not Recommending)

2008-01-12T09:28:33-06:00

From -Anonymous-: We talked with the leasing office and were scheduled to get in after 6 on the 3rd which is why my friend (who also lives at the complex) was picking up our key. That way we could still get moved in. The leasing agent also stated they would start our ... [click to read full apartment review]

Wellington Apartments: Trust the reviews (Not Recommending)

2007-12-26T01:12:17-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Horrible place to live. Don't get sucked in! ... [click to read full apartment review]

Wellington Apartments: Absolutely not (Not Recommending)

2008-07-20T06:05:23-06:00

From -Anonymous-: My wife and I have lived in Wellington for the past six months. At face value the apartments appear nicer than others we looked at, however, we have discovered problem after problem. Our air conditioning was broken when we moved in and was not fixed for three months. The temperature ... [click to read full apartment review]

Wellington Apartments: We love it! (Recommending!)

2007-07-02T10:52:15-06:00

From -Anonymous-: We have lived in Wellington for a little over a year now (2006-2007) and we just renewed our lease with them. I love that wellington is so close to everything, we haev grocery stores, banks, wal mart and target, two malls all within about a 5 minute radius of us. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Wellington Apartments: don't waste your time (Not Recommending)

2007-05-11T21:45:40-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I moved into this apartment complex about a year and a half ago after moving from out of town. I chose this apartment complex because I needed a washer and dryer in my apartment, and this was the cheapest one that seemed decent in the area. Not knowing the area ... [click to read full apartment review]

Wellington Apartments: Update from my 4/5/07 posting (Recommending!)

2007-07-26T08:34:22-06:00

From Prepstar28: I have been here 4 months and everything has been great. My dryer broke down and they came over and imeddiatly replaced it with a brand new washer and dryer. I called about my garbage disposal and they had it fixed within a day and a half. Very friendly management ... [click to read full apartment review]

Wellington Apartments: Don't Expect A Lot (Not Recommending)

2007-03-18T22:21:51-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I've lived at Wellington for 2 1/2 years now and am moving out soon due to buying a new house. I've enjoyed the location of this apartment complex, the rent is fairly reasonable (if you get one of their specials), the apartments are fairly spacious, and you get a washer ... [click to read full apartment review]

Wellington Apartments: Crap (Not Recommending)

2007-01-26T11:29:44-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived in Wellington from Nov 1999-Nov 2000. I know it was awhile ago, but it looks as if things haven't changed much in 7 years. When I was there they would never plow the snow...we had to shovel our own walkways! At that time they had 1 piece of ... [click to read full apartment review]

Wellington Apartments: STOP! unreasonalbe, irrational, unstable manager (Not Recommending)

2006-08-17T03:41:09-06:00

From nankouri@netzero.com: I moved in with high hope, yet realistic ones. Parking, neighbors, noise are all part of apartment living and I have been very patient and understanding. Although the tenants are not good, you might expect that from a stranger. There is simply NO excuse for the management though!! Repeated phone ... [click to read full apartment review]

Wellington Apartments: Very poor excuse for an apartment complex (Not Recommending)

2006-08-10T15:11:59-06:00

From brownie2006: Had a crack in the ceiling before we moved in that they said they would fix. After asking them to fix it over and over, we left over 2 yrs later and they never completly fixed it. I had 5 pink tickets where they wrote up a repair sheet, but ... [click to read full apartment review]

Wellington Apartments: (Not Recommending)

2006-08-04T11:18:25-06:00

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Wellington Apartments: THE WORST APARTMENTS I'VE EVER BEEN IN! (Not Recommending)

2006-06-24T11:09:44-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I LIVED AT WELLINGTON FOR 3 YEARS AND EVERY YEAR THINGS GOT WORSE. I HAD BROKEN WINDOWS THAT WERE REPORTED TO MANAGMENT, CALLED THE POLICE AND STARTED A REPORT. IT TOOK 9 MONTHS FOR THEM TO FIX MY 2 BEDROOM WINDOWS THAT VANDALS DESTROYED!!! THAT WAS EVEN DURING THE WINTER!!!!!!

THE ... [click to read full apartment review]

Wellington Apartments: improving! (Recommending!)

2006-06-22T18:20:33-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived at Wellington for about a year now. The office and maintenance staff have been courteous, helpful and competent for what I've needed. I think they always try to do their best. Since Knapp took over management, a lot of positive changes have occurred with advertising, landscaping, etc. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Wellington Apartments: Nice view, great neighbors, good times! (Recommending!)

2006-06-20T22:22:06-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I can sincerely say that I enjoyed my stay at Wellington. The office staff and maintenance personnel were both competent and very friendly.

I will admit that one evening my water heater did stop working. However, the next morning I contacted Cori in the office and she coordinated with the ... [click to read full apartment review]

Wellington Apartments: no way (Not Recommending)

2005-09-29T22:34:26-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived here for a short period and even though the location is good, it felt like I was living in a ghetto. The multi-colored buildings, bashed up garages and mail shelters are a joke. Don't plan on getting your mail if you live here. Spend your hard-earned money elsewhere. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Wellington Apartments: (Recommending!)

2005-08-03T19:56:21-06:00

From LucasB: In the two years that I was a tenant of Wellington there were never any major problems, of course there were the minor thing that would need to be fixed as would in any rental property but the maintenance was done in a timely fashion.

I thought that the rent ... [click to read full apartment review]

Wellington Apartments: funny (Not Recommending)

2005-08-03T13:50:55-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I went on this sight to seriously voice my concerns with the complex since the management does not listen, nor do they care, but after readying through all the comments, I think that there are a lot of people that feel the same way. There has been a rumor going ... [click to read full apartment review]

Wellington Apartments: these apts are really nice (Recommending!)

2005-07-30T08:41:44-06:00

From -Anonymous-: sure there was a rough time with this complex but alot of it had to with changing management companys not the staff. the grounds are back to being well kept and the pool is open and it's clean. my heating and cooling bills are so low that i cant hardly ... [click to read full apartment review]

Wellington Apartments: Let's Be Real (Recommending!)

2005-07-29T01:02:39-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Reading these reviews makes me wonder what is driving these bad reviews???

-Are these people not happy because they aren't paying rent? or They expect you to pay rent.

-Come on people. It's not room service, it takes some time to get things done.

I've read a couple reviews about the lawn and ... [click to read full apartment review]

Wellington Apartments: affrdable apartment great location (Recommending!)

2005-07-22T17:02:13-06:00

From td.luckett@mchsi.com: ... [click to read full apartment review]

Wellington Apartments: TOTAL NIGHTMARE (Not Recommending)

2005-07-19T13:21:13-06:00

From -Anonymous-: No one should rent from this complex. The management is totally incompetent and it is the worst experience I have ever had with a company in my life. I have lived in a number of apartment complexes in my days and never have I dealt with a complex that has ... [click to read full apartment review]

Wellington Apartments: Look at the reponse to the last review (Not Recommending)

2005-07-15T16:38:21-06:00

From oldemanager: I'm a former Manager, read my reponse and get a feel for what it is like to work at this place. Thanks. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Wellington Apartments: To the Manager: (Not Recommending)

2005-07-05T13:36:26-06:00

From wdm_renter: I don't know how you can sleep at night much less look at yourself in the mirror. The condition of this apartment complex is inexcusable. You let the water bill go unpaid and our water was shut off by the city of West Des Moines! If I call with a ... [click to read full apartment review]

Wellington Apartments: Don't move into Wellington!! (Not Recommending)

2005-06-15T17:58:08-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Management has changed 3 times in the 9 months that my roommate and I have lived here. Management sucks in general. They do not know what they are doing. They have asked us to pay rent twice because the couldn't find our check even though we had a receipt. Overall...this ... [click to read full apartment review]

Wellington Apartments: DO NOT MOVE TO WELLINGTON (Not Recommending)

2005-06-08T22:02:39-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I do not recommend Wellington to ANYONE. They charge too much for what you get with these apartments. The management staff is incompetent and does not follow through with anything. You have to call them several times to get a response. The building are poorly built and do not heat ... [click to read full apartment review]

Wellington Apartments: The manage broke in through my window! (Not Recommending)

2005-05-13T16:03:13-06:00

From DisappointedAndDisrespected: Although I could write a novel on the poor management and experience that I have had over the past two years living in this dump, I will only share my most recent experience.

I recently bought a house and moved most of my belongings to my new home. Since I ... [click to read full apartment review]

Wellington Apartments: In Response to the last review..... (Recommending!)

2005-02-19T10:35:03-06:00

From karleehen: In response to your "expert" advice. In fact, Managament companies do have the right to evict you a month after the rent is due. This is because any payments you pay on your account whether it be in the Month of November or December, will back date to any amount ... [click to read full apartment review]

Wellington Apartments: for the gal before me (Not Recommending)

2005-01-19T14:49:46-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I just wanted you to know that you can't be sent a 3 day notice for November rent in December. If you could have shown proof of rent it December, they would have no legal right to come after November rent. They were not diligent in the month of November, ... [click to read full apartment review]

Wellington Apartments: (Not Recommending)

2004-12-28T10:41:14-06:00

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

Wellington Apartments: A little (true) story about Wellington Apartments (Not Recommending)

2004-12-24T19:40:55-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Everything that is in other reviews about the dog poop and the grass not getting cut is true, but I am not going to write about that.
I have lived in Wellington Apartments since March 1, 2003. I first moved into a 2 bedroom with a roommate and we were so ... [click to read full apartment review]

Wellington Apartments: Not impressed! (Not Recommending)

2004-12-10T11:51:57-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I heard about this place from a friend and had told me that they were having this fabulous special! I went and met with the staff and they were great but I took a look around could not beleive the quality of this place, For a West Des Moines property ... [click to read full apartment review]

Wellington Apartments: Things are looking up! (Recommending!)

2004-11-19T11:34:05-06:00

From jdeegan: I have been a Wellington apartment tenant for a little under a year now. Prior to the arrival of new management, I would have considered moving to a different complex. Recently we decided to move into a two bedroom prior to the termination of our lease. The transfer policy and ... [click to read full apartment review]

Wellington Apartments: Good Place to call home (Recommending!)

2004-11-11T14:57:18-06:00

From -Anonymous-: This is certainly a good place to live.

The units are spacious, the utilities are realistic and they offer great specials. The office people are friendly and the maintenance staff tries to help in every way possible.

I moved away from here after being here 3 years, to a brand new complex ... [click to read full apartment review]

Wellington Apartments: New management is perking things up. (Recommending!)

2004-10-20T20:18:28-06:00

From -Anonymous-: This property has had it's problems! I've been here a year and plan to renew with the new Manager. Property care and Maintenance responses have GREATLY improved with new staff. Location is perfect and the price will work for almost everyone. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Wellington Apartments: I happen to like living here VERY MUCH (Recommending!)

2004-10-11T15:29:09-06:00

From amant_de_chat@hotmail.com: Im suprised about all the bad reviews in here. For all of the 19 people that wrote in here, thats only 19 people of over 400 (thats how many apartments the lady said there were) that live there that have something bad to say.

I moved in about two months ago, ... [click to read full apartment review]