AVOID THIS TRAP! Don't judge a book by its cover...what may look appealing on the outside can actually be quite detestable on the inside....
AVOID THIS TRAP! Don't judge a book by its cover...what may look appealing on the outside can actually be quite detestable on the inside. Never in my entire life have I lived in a dwelling where cockroaches were abundant and the the conditions were so poor! If you didn't know where you were you would assume that you lived in an run-down subsidized housing unit. Where do I even start? When I first moved in the apartment looked as though someone had cleaned it while in a rush, with a foul odor permeating from the sink and knife marks all over the kitchen counter... and then came the insects! Within a couple of days I began noticing cockroaches crawling throughout the kitchen and the entire apartment. Still, they continued to be a problem despite numerous complaints to the leasing office.
As for the exterminators - they were about as useful as cars without engines! To make matters worse, the screens in the windows were warped and didn't fit properly, which resulted in a colony of horrid insects coming into the aprtment. When I contacted the leasing office about the condition of the screens, they promply informed me that they didn't have the funds to replace them - IMAGINE THAT! Considering this was summer, I figured I could rely on the AC... THINK AGAIN! The AC barely squeaked out any cold air even when left on for an hour, so I was forced to keep the windows closed and as such had a miserable summer. This too was well beyond the competency of the maintenance crew, who never fixed it despite multiple requests. Lastly, the kitchen was perhaps the worst area of the apartment as it seemed to be the source of the cockroaches, which emerged from everywhere.
Collectively, this place left me with a very bad taste in my mouth due to the abhorrent conditions under which I was forced to live as well as the blatant failure of management to rectify these problems. Furthermore, for the prices that they charge, you get very little in return and are left with little recourse if you want to move out. Sadly, the personnel in the leasing office seem resigned to the fate of the complex and can do little in the way of adequately addressing the persisitent and chronic problems that plague Hidden Lakes.
Final advice: DO NOT MOVE HERE - YOU'VE BEEN WARNED!