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Montebello Apartment Homes: Home (Recommending!)

2009-01-16T10:55:25-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived in my place for over 5 years and I will not move out until I am ready to buy a house. My rent does go up slightly each year but there is nothing else in Kirkland I would live in, believe me I have looked around. If ... [click to read full apartment review]

Montebello Apartment Homes: NOT safe for kids (Not Recommending)

2008-07-29T23:18:55-06:00

From -Anonymous-: really really really really really small. Even for a 2 bed, 2 bath. 950 or 980- square feet. Plus, if you care about your kids, the only transportation that is available (besides you) is the public bus! The school's around this area do not offer school buses, and the traffic ... [click to read full apartment review]

Montebello Apartment Homes: Please think twice before you live here... (Not Recommending)

2007-10-24T22:09:47-06:00

From lindzlea: I lived in Montebello for one year. I moved out in August, and believe me, I couldn't wait! The apartments are large and have beautiful windows in the living room, but that's about where the pros stop. We were shown a beautiful model and decided to sign a year lease. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Montebello Apartment Homes: Good, but going downhill (Recommending!)

2007-09-28T11:54:32-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I've lived here for a number of years, and for the most part it's been a nice place. But they don't keep it up like they used to. Lights all over the complex stay burnt out for weeks if not longer, the sidewalks are in serious need of a power-washing ... [click to read full apartment review]

Montebello Apartment Homes: Rent Raised (Recommending!)

2007-08-17T16:51:28-06:00

From -Anonymous-: After an 11 month lease we were just informed that our rent would be raised $200 a month. If we wanted to go month to month, that would be an additional $250 a month! They force you to either sign a new ridiculously high lease, or pay a ridiculously high ... [click to read full apartment review]

Montebello Apartment Homes: BEWARE - NOISY, DIRTY & OVER PRICED (Not Recommending)

2007-06-28T16:35:06-06:00

From -Anonymous-: JUST MOVED IN, PLACE WAS DIRTY AND YOU CAN HEAR EVERYTHING UPSTAIRS. FLOORS CREAK REALLY BAD. ALOT OF THINGS DAMAGED AND FOR THE PRICE? IT'S TOOO MUCH!CAN'T JUSTIFY WHAT THEY CHARGE FOR WHAT YOU GET.TOO MANY DOGS! AND PEOPLE DON'T PICK UP AFTER THEM. SMALL GYM, SMALL SHALLOW POOL AND ... [click to read full apartment review]

Montebello Apartment Homes: Spacious Apartments and Great Service (Recommending!)

2007-05-15T14:48:01-06:00

From happyres12345: I lived at Montebello for two years and I actually lived in 2 of their apartments. 9 foot ceilings, floor plans with huge bedrooms and double headed showers. I have moved many times over the past couple years, and they were still the best apartments I have ever had. The ... [click to read full apartment review]

Montebello Apartment Homes: The worst apartment community I've ever lived in (Not Recommending)

2007-04-24T22:15:21-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I moved into Montebello after leaving Avalon Juanita Village [which is beautiful, clean, well constructed and all together amazing] which was the BIGGEST MISTAKE I EVER MADE.

Not only are the neighbors ridiculously rude, only one person has EVER said hello. The dumpsters are overflowing, the hinges around the dumpsters ... [click to read full apartment review]

Montebello Apartment Homes: Sounded Great at first glance. Heh. (Not Recommending)

2007-04-18T14:24:22-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Moving in was fine, Price was right at the time. After our first 10 months, the price was raised $190 / mth. The Employees treat you like you are inferior and unimportant. Upon moving out we were charged almost $1000 for "A Dirty Apartment" The sound travel from one unit ... [click to read full apartment review]

Montebello Apartment Homes: Great but noisy if not on top floor. (Recommending!)

2006-07-03T23:46:11-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I just moved in 2 weeks ago. The apartment is beautiful, spacious, light, in great condition, and the high ceilings really help make it. I also have a wonderful courtyard and big wrap around deck which is fabulous. However, I chose a floor plan that wasn't available on the top ... [click to read full apartment review]

Montebello Apartment Homes: Nice apt but........... (Recommending!)

2006-05-29T03:44:26-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The apartment was very nice. Good sized rooms, plenty of space. Noise usually not too bad, although we could hear people & pets walking around upstairs. Major complaints came when something needed to be fixed. It took months to have a pretty serious problem resolved. Office staff friendly but frequently ... [click to read full apartment review]

Montebello Apartment Homes: expensive, noisy (Not Recommending)

2006-02-22T23:27:26-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I thought the place would be nice. clean when i moved in, nice and cool in the summer. don't hear much from the outside. But you can hear every...little...noise from the neighbors. The management, while nice, flat-out lied when I asked what the noise was like. They said the building ... [click to read full apartment review]

Montebello Apartment Homes: Lived there 6 years and finally got out. (Not Recommending)

2006-01-22T17:26:23-06:00

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Montebello Apartment Homes: One of the better apartments (Recommending!)

2005-12-07T17:21:45-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I gotta say my stay so far at Montebello has been nice. My wife and I have been here about 4 months now and rent one of the larger units that are 2 stories (on the 3rd and 4th floor), so aside from the long hallway into our apartment, we ... [click to read full apartment review]

Montebello Apartment Homes: Inadequate parking; unavailable office staff (Not Recommending)

2005-04-26T16:59:29-06:00

From -Anonymous-: We've lived here for nearly two years and I get more irritated every day. The parking in completely inadequate, and seems to be getting worse. I have to hike up a huge flight of stairs to get to my garage. I've talked to management about getting an assigned spot on ... [click to read full apartment review]

Montebello Apartment Homes: Beautiful at first, but unbareable after the first month!!! (Not Recommending)

2005-03-23T00:30:40-06:00

From ihatemontebelloapts@hotmail.com: My roomate and I moved into what we thought was a beautiful second floor with an amazing view and great features. Then our neighbors came home. Upstairs, downstairs to both sides... you could hear walking, sex, dogs, and toilets!... Thier were three places on the carpet in the entire apartment ... [click to read full apartment review]

Montebello Apartment Homes: A Beautiful & Quiet Community (Recommending!)

2004-11-17T15:04:54-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived at the Montebello for 6 months now and have not had any problems. In fact, both the maintenance and office staff has been nothing but helpful and friendly. With great views, beautifully kept landscaping, plenty of parking, and clean and spacious rooms the Montebello had everything we ... [click to read full apartment review]

Montebello Apartment Homes: Definatly worth it (Recommending!)

2004-11-02T14:34:42-06:00

From -Anonymous-: All I can say is that I love living here and it is definatly worth paying the rent that we do. We have lived here for a while now and plan to stay for a few more years. I recommend this place to anyone who is looking for a beautiful, ... [click to read full apartment review]

Montebello Apartment Homes: They'll screw you!!! (Not Recommending)

2004-06-28T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Apartments are great but a bit noisy. Not very well constructed. Definatly get an upstairs apartment. I had a great apartment with a mountain view. Beware of the lease especially if you plan on going month to month after completion of lease. The lease states it will cost another $50 ... [click to read full apartment review]

Montebello Apartment Homes: Couldn't be Happier! (Recommending!)

2004-05-17T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: My Husband and I have lived here for a year now. We love it! The apartments are beautiful, the landscaping is gorgeous and the Management and Maintentnce is Great! There has been a few changes to the Management in the past 8 or 9 months, but it has only improved. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Montebello Apartment Homes: Move Here! (Recommending!)

2004-04-28T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Montebello Is the best place to live. I have lived here only a short while, and I love it. IT is beautiful and the office staff and maintenence are awesome!
I highly reccommend living here! ... [click to read full apartment review]

Montebello Apartment Homes: The Best Place to Live! (Recommending!)

2004-04-06T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I Have Lived at Montebello since August and I absolutely love it! It is a beautiful property and I feel like I live in a home; thats how beautiful they are! Everybody that works at the office is really nice and helpful. The Maintenance team is AWESOME and they are ... [click to read full apartment review]

Montebello Apartment Homes: (Recommending!)

2004-04-02T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have been living here for 4 months, and I must say this is the best place I have ever rented.
The stuff initially seemed to be a bit shaky, yet, I didn´t have any reason to come back and see them again.
Maintenance is just fine and convinient - a ... [click to read full apartment review]

Montebello Apartment Homes: This Place is the Worest Place T Live (Not Recommending)

2004-01-04T00:00:00-06:00

From vzwire: I have lived here for four months and this is by far the biggest dumb. The front staff is complete morons. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Montebello Apartment Homes: If people only knew . . . (Recommending!)

2003-11-13T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived at Montebello since 1999, and for the most part I really like it here. Yes, parking is challenging, but most of the residents aren´t using their FREE reserved parking spots. It seems to be easier to pull into an uncovered spot thats closer. I use to be ... [click to read full apartment review]

Montebello Apartment Homes: I should have kept looking! (Not Recommending)

2003-10-06T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I moved into Montebello in spring and everything seemed great. I got a good deal on the rent and they even waived half of my deposit. My apartment is nice enough, and I was pretty happy.

But...things have changed. The grounds have really gone down hill. (I mean trash and ... [click to read full apartment review]

Montebello Apartment Homes: I would not return (Not Recommending)

2003-09-29T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The apartments are beautiful and spacious. The rent is through the roof. Sound insulation is non-existent. Parking is worse. Looks can be deceiving with this well manicured complex. The place looks amazing, but it was one of the worst complexes in which I have lived. The staff (back then) was ... [click to read full apartment review]

Montebello Apartment Homes: (Not Recommending)

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

From -Anonymous-: The insulation is good side to side however with the floors above you it is terriable. Guests always ask what on earth is going on upstairs that to me is the biggest drawback, you just can´t relax being pissed off at the noise all the time. Construction is shoddy at ... [click to read full apartment review]

Montebello Apartment Homes: GONE DOWN HILL (Not Recommending)

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

From -Anonymous-: I have been living here for about 2 years now and it seems that this place slowly goes down hill. They seem to get worse and worse managers (that care less and less) and the buildings themselves are looking older and more worn every day! This is such a beautiful ... [click to read full apartment review]

Montebello Apartment Homes: Pretty Overall- but a fishbowl (Recommending!)

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

From minagrrrl: I am surprised that no one mentioned the fishbowl effect you get here. When you look out the windows (on most apartments you are ither looking into someone esles apartment or accross the parking lot into someone else´s apartment.

I didn´t have a prob. with noise but I was on ... [click to read full apartment review]

Montebello Apartment Homes: Very Happy Here! (Recommending!)

2003-03-22T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: My husband and I are now going on 2 years here and we love it. They are quiet, spacious, and the lanscaping is so pretty. I love the location (we are both within 10 minutes to about anywhere..Redmond, Kirkland, Bellevue, etc.) Most of the neighbors we have met are very ... [click to read full apartment review]

Montebello Apartment Homes: Run away...RUN FAST! (Not Recommending)

2003-03-12T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Yeah, they look nice. Yeah, the staff cheerily woos you in. Yeah, there are some amenities. Yeah yeah yeah.

Noise in these apartments is absolutely obnoxious. Management claims they can "do nothing" even though the terms of the lease clearly outline noise issues. We´ve been complaining about noisy neighbors for months ... [click to read full apartment review]

Montebello Apartment Homes: Will renew my lease!! (Recommending!)

2003-02-08T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: My lease is ending soon and I will be renewing my lease here. What I find refreshing is the fact that since I am paying close to "going rate" on my current apartment home here, the staff, before I could even get the chance to ask for a reduction, offered ... [click to read full apartment review]

Montebello Apartment Homes: A great place to call home! (Recommending!)

2003-01-18T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: My experience at MonteBello has been wonderful! I love my apartment and donﾴt plan on moving for some time.

The office staff/maintainence does a great job, considering they over 200 apartments to take care of. I only wish everyone treated them better. If the people that lived here werenﾴt so hard ... [click to read full apartment review]

Montebello Apartment Homes: (Recommending!)

2003-01-09T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I would highly reccomend Montebello as a great place to live.

1. Great Value for Price.
2. Large floorplans.
3. Wonderful Location.
4. Helpful Management.

I have honestly enjoyed my time living here and plan to renew my lease when it is up this summer. It seems like a safe area and I ... [click to read full apartment review]

Montebello Apartment Homes: A wonderful place! (Recommending!)

2002-12-14T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I am a fairly new resident to Montebello and I have to say that I really like living here. I hated shopping for apartments and when I found this one, I jumped on it. The 2 reasons I rented here are: the location (close to 405 and everything else) and ... [click to read full apartment review]

Montebello Apartment Homes: On Average, a good place to live (Recommending!)

2002-11-20T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have been at Montebello for a few months and have for the most part had more "good days" here than bad. The grounds and clubhouse are beautiful. They (BRE) also has a HOME plan that I thought was a great idea. (I did not sign up for it, but ... [click to read full apartment review]

Montebello Apartment Homes: Great Value for the $ (Recommending!)

2002-11-16T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have been at Montebello for a little over 3 years and I cannot find anything better around Kirkland for the money.

The landscaping is amazing! The Cabana is beautiful, the location is great!

The Manager and assistant are wonderful. They are always sweet and helpful.

The leasing staff is another ... [click to read full apartment review]

Montebello Apartment Homes: Maintenance Bad - Management Good (Not Recommending)

2002-11-16T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: My husband and I moved into montebello about 2 years ago and have been so dissapointed with the Maintenance service. The never seem to get our items fixed right the first time and we are always calling back to have them come in again.

I happened to read the other ... [click to read full apartment review]

Montebello Apartment Homes: Hit and Miss (Not Recommending)

2002-09-24T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Moving in was quite a nightmare nothing worked we were given the wrong keys openers etc...management is nice but not very proactive. There were a few items that I specifically asked them about prior to moving in, which they basicaly lied about to get us in I am sure.
The apartments ... [click to read full apartment review]

Montebello Apartment Homes: The good and the bad (Recommending!)

2002-09-24T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The Bad:

I am absolutely LIVID to discover that our water bills are divided amongst the rest of the residents in the building. This fact in and of itself is enough to make me want to leave.

Regarding the staff, I agree wholeheartedly that BRE lost an amazing maintenance person in Ramon. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Montebello Apartment Homes: Noisy,overpriced, not worth it (Not Recommending)

2002-09-05T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Lived here for 6 months, building and apartment look great but construction is poor at best, can hear everything. water bill is pro-rated amongst the entire building so even when I was out of town on business for a month, my water bill was alway 35-55.00. What a rip off. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Montebello Apartment Homes: I miss the Maintenance Guy (Not Recommending)

2002-05-02T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I live at montebello and I lived next door to the Maintenance Guy Ramon he was the greatest and my husband and I will miss him.
We have been triing to figure out how they would let someone with that warm and courteous charm go . We moved to another unit ... [click to read full apartment review]

Montebello Apartment Homes: Bad maintenance (Not Recommending)

2002-02-21T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have had terrible luck getting anything repaired here, even simple things. They did leave my rent the same when the lease expired, but it was already pretty high. Also, if you have two nice cars and want two garages (even if you are willing to pay for it) you ... [click to read full apartment review]

Montebello Apartment Homes: unhelpful management (Not Recommending)

2001-12-02T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: i lived at montebello for 6 months and the new management in the last month has been unavailable and unhelpful. I would not reccoment this place to anyone who wanted a nice place to live. The repairs in my apartment took over two months to fix. The trash is all ... [click to read full apartment review]

Montebello Apartment Homes: Excellent Place to Live (3yrs and counting) (Recommending!)

2001-10-17T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived here for three years, living in a total of three units. I have been extremely satisfied with every unit I have lived in. In addition, the staff is very friendly and courteous and goes out of their way to make your experience exceptional. Definately worth the $$. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Montebello Apartment Homes: Noisy (Not Recommending)

2001-09-08T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: At first I was impressed by the buildings and the office. The model is pretty impresive. After moving in I discovred how noisy it was. I complained to the office several times about problems I was having with noice and what bothered me even more was that the office didn´t ... [click to read full apartment review]