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The Park (formerly Colonies of Arlington Apartments): DO NOT MOVE HERE (Not Recommending)

2007-06-05T11:23:38-06:00

From -Anonymous-: PLEASE don't make the same mistake I did! If you care about your home you will not move here. ROACHES since day 1!!! And no matter how much you clean and fumigate they'll never go away. The apartments are old. Neighbours are loud. Some have kids who they scream at, ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Park (formerly Colonies of Arlington Apartments): OK if you just need a cheap place to sleep (Not Recommending)

2007-04-11T11:44:06-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived there for six months when I first moved to DC and didn't really know the area. Really, it's not a great place to live - for a recent college graduate without much money, it worked out OK, but I wouldn't recommend it for any families. The apartment was ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Park (formerly Colonies of Arlington Apartments): Month-to-Month Leases During Renovations?! (Not Recommending)

2007-03-27T13:26:19-06:00

From -Anonymous-: They are advertising month-to-month leases on Craigslist, but what they don't tell you is that you will be moved out when your apartment undergoes renovations, which started a couple of weeks ago. You have the choice of accepting a 30-day notice to move (do they pay your moving expenses?) or ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Park (formerly Colonies of Arlington Apartments): JUST SAY NO! (Not Recommending)

2007-03-22T15:39:29-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived here for 1.5 years and can I say it was the worst! Lets see where to start. Day 1 I had roaches, the hot water was down at least 2 days a week. There are people outside standing around ALL the time no matter what time of day ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Park (formerly Colonies of Arlington Apartments): Use to be Great for the Price (Recommending!)

2007-02-02T20:41:36-06:00

From goingforcheap: Staff is friendly. Just like in any business, if you are a reasonable customer, most things will get fixed on time. Roaches are a problem and until recently things have been mice free.

I am now moving since they are renovating the apartments. If GHA does not turn this place ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Park (formerly Colonies of Arlington Apartments): Save your money...NOW!!! (Not Recommending)

2006-11-27T16:07:53-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Ok, if u can imagine everything that could possibly go wrong with renting an apartment, come here! First, the roaches, i consider myself very clean, but the roaches don't seem to care! one morning i woke up and found roaches on my son's night stand, in the shaower, all over ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Park (formerly Colonies of Arlington Apartments): What not bad to say? (Not Recommending)

2007-10-09T11:23:23-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Everyone is right except for the one who left a positive note back in August of '07. They must have been smoking crack just like at least 50% of this community.This place is owned by GHA Properties. Some of the same issues are going on with the other properties that ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Park (formerly Colonies of Arlington Apartments): The Worst Management I Have Ever Encountered! (Not Recommending)

2006-09-25T15:56:26-06:00

From earl801@hotmail.com: I have to admit first that they are reasonably priced for the area, aside from that this place was a nightmare from the start. It is very true that the apartment was constantly infested with all kinds of bugs, many of which I'd never seen before. The maintenance department is ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Park (formerly Colonies of Arlington Apartments): yes (Recommending!)

2006-08-30T16:57:14-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I dont know what planet the worters were living on when they wrote thsoe terrible reviews. Yes management can be slow to respond or shoudl I say maintenance. Parking is not optimal those both of us are the lease we can only park one car?
They told us up front about ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Park (formerly Colonies of Arlington Apartments): Very poor management (Not Recommending)

2006-08-25T14:32:40-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I had moved into my apt...place was not clean, cock roach infested, cupboards and doors painted shut.
I had to request for maintenance to come over and take care of a list of over 20 items that needed to be fixed. They arrived over 5 hrs later.
Requested for the exterminators to ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Park (formerly Colonies of Arlington Apartments): Colonies of Cockroaches (Not Recommending)

2006-08-02T16:24:44-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived here and I would never go back. It was a terrible experience, the worst I've had in the DC area. The staff are rude, and run the place like they think they are prison wardens. The person below who said it was a good place was probably one ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Park (formerly Colonies of Arlington Apartments): Are you kidding me?? (Not Recommending)

2006-06-09T17:17:20-06:00

From DRivera81: Arlington's best kept secret??? Well I wish someone would have never blabbed the secret to me. This place feels like a low level deserted prison. I hate coming home everyday to the noise of yelling people, screaming kids, and LOUD music. DO NOT LET THE NICE ATTRACTIVE APARTMENTS beside this ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Park (formerly Colonies of Arlington Apartments): Poorly Run (Not Recommending)

2006-06-08T13:46:48-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived in the Colonies of Arlington for one year, and after the first month I was sorry I had signed the lease and couldn't wait to get out. My problems began with a cockroach infestation that existed when I was shown the apartment. Nothing was said about this problem. ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Park (formerly Colonies of Arlington Apartments): DON'T MOVE HERE! (Not Recommending)

2006-05-11T18:04:55-06:00

From -Anonymous-: My husband and I moved in here one month ago. We thought we were getting a great deal on a year's lease. Turns out they tricked us into signing a six month lease so that they can kick us out to do renovations! We did NOT ask for a 6 ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Park (formerly Colonies of Arlington Apartments): Persistent Rodent Problem (Not Recommending)

2006-04-14T10:04:27-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have had an ongoing problem with mice in my apartment for more than 3 months. Neither management nor maintenance have been helpful or responsive in dealing with this issue. I would absolutely never recommend this property. I moved here to save $$, but in the end I would have ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Park (formerly Colonies of Arlington Apartments): Lots of mice and roaches (Not Recommending)

2005-11-28T20:58:53-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Lot of mice and roaches, well, this says everything... It is disgusting to live in a place like that. Also it is pretty dangerous for female. Watch your back. ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Park (formerly Colonies of Arlington Apartments): Terrible (Not Recommending)

2005-10-05T17:40:31-06:00

From -Anonymous-: My airconditioner/ heating unit has been broken for 4 weeks and there is an animal living in the attic... and management/maintenence has done NOTHING! I am horrified that I have to spend another 5 months living here. ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Park (formerly Colonies of Arlington Apartments): Never again (Not Recommending)

2005-08-21T23:43:13-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have been living in the Colonies since June and I have had nothing but problems. There are roaches EVERYWHERE. They came and sprayed but I had to move all my furniture into the center of the room and then I still had roaches all over the place.

The Colonies ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Park (formerly Colonies of Arlington Apartments): Arlington's best kept housing secret. (Recommending!)

2005-01-28T16:54:17-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Overall, the Colonies of Arlington has far exceeded my expectations in almost every way possible.
First, I moved from the Warwick House on S.Eads, a brand new luxury apartment and thought the apartment would take some getting used to. I was completely wrong. My apartment is immaculate. The floors in the ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Park (formerly Colonies of Arlington Apartments): Cockroaches problems (Not Recommending)

2005-01-27T13:21:35-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I moved there last year and I was not impressed because later that FIRST night, I woke up and wanted to drink water so I went to the kicthen and saw TONS of roaches walking around on the counter and wall. It was so disgusting to see them walking around, ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Park (formerly Colonies of Arlington Apartments): Too many Problems (Not Recommending)

2004-07-01T00:00:00-06:00

From mcardiff4242@comcast.net: I lived here for two years and there was CONSTANT construction while I lived there. They had to dig up the same water main that burst three times in a row an dwe eventually had water leaking through the walls of our apartment (which damaged a fair amount of our ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Park (formerly Colonies of Arlington Apartments): A Mixed Bag (Recommending!)

2004-02-10T00:00:00-06:00

From bigmeeks: Let´s look at the good:

LOCATION - The Colonies is in an almost perfect location. It´s five minutes from downtown, Old Town, and Georgetown. My girlfriend has an insanely easy commute into DC, while my commute to Reston usually takes around 35-45 minutes depending on traffic. There is a gym and ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Park (formerly Colonies of Arlington Apartments): worth for what you pay $$$ (Not Recommending)

2003-12-31T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived here for 6 months .. got a good deal

-- parking is a problem (thats arlington)
-- lot of immigrant community (but friendly or atleast no trouble)
-- a/c or heater is very primitive
-- luckily my unit was close to the road
-- nice staff/management
-- it was close to my office ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Park (formerly Colonies of Arlington Apartments): Gotta Love It! (Recommending!)

2003-06-24T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived at the colonies for almost 3 years and i love it the staff is great and everytime i have had a problem jazmine has helped me so well. i have had a few problems with maintance but they solved them in a timely manner. The place is ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Park (formerly Colonies of Arlington Apartments): A lot of problems but a good value. OVER ALL 7 Stars (Recommending!)

2003-05-29T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Well if you would of asked me to rate the apartment 2 days ago I would have told you that the place just SUCKS, but I now believe that the community is a good value.

You see they had a little hot water problem in our complex just before we ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Park (formerly Colonies of Arlington Apartments): Response to the rating of the "Don´t believe the hype" entry (Not Recommending)

2003-04-07T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The person who gave a rating of 4 for parking does not live at the Colonies of Arlington. They more than likely work at the Colonies of Arlington. If you arrive home after 6:00 pm...you might as well put on your hiking shoes...it will be long walk back to your ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Park (formerly Colonies of Arlington Apartments): Not good (Not Recommending)

2002-12-09T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have stayed here for almost 2 years.
Positive side :
The management staff´s are really nice. They are friendly. The manager is a very very caring and respectful person. Adjustant to shopping complex. Cheap rent. Maintenance service is OK.

negative side :
very small size. (640 sq.feet). often water problem ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Park (formerly Colonies of Arlington Apartments): Don´t do it!!! (Not Recommending)

2002-08-31T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived there for a year and it was my worse nightmare. ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Park (formerly Colonies of Arlington Apartments): Dont believe the hype (Recommending!)

2002-06-17T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I live at the Colonies of Arlington. I read the last summary. I think its sad. If as a Anglo person youd prefer to live with likewise, then you neednt live here. Colonies has 1 year leases so why was this person there 2 years if it was so bad? ... [click to read full apartment review]

The Park (formerly Colonies of Arlington Apartments): Colonies of Arlington is like a Third World Nation (Not Recommending)

2002-02-19T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Colonies of Arlington is like a Third World Nation in the midst of an upscale development trend in Arlington that has passed it by. Live alone? It´s okay, you´ll always feel like you´re part of a large family because you can hear your neighbors most of the time. Even at ... [click to read full apartment review]