Apartment Review for Residence At West Beach - Galveston, TX

You can do MUCH better for your money on the island!!! -The apartments are tiny (the bigger ones are well over $1000 a month) -the maintenance is slow -the office is very inexperienced with frequent turnover -the appliances are new but very cheap, the berber carpet is very cheap and horribly installed with threads hanging loose -black mold (look at the front doors!), roaches (pantries), silverfish (closets), and spiders run rampant, despite keeping a very clean house and wiping the windows down. Pest control only came ONCE; and it was ineffective. -rooms facing the courtyards get no sun, and are always very dark -Stairways, balconies, etc were not replaced, just painted over -handicapped accessibility is EXTREMELY limited on this property; and the elevators are closed off and no longer in use -The sidewalks are very narrow, full of steps up or down, and horribly paved with rock-imbedded concrete; if you happen to trip on it, you will be bruised and bleeding. READ YOUR LEASE completely BEFORE signing. The don't follow TAA rules and guidelines (but use TAA paperwork) or state laws! KNOW YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS before moving in anywhere!!!! ALL pet owners get stuck with an enormous carpet replacement bill upon move-out...friends of ours are battling this issue right now with the management. And don't expect to get any of your deposit back!