The Aqua Courtyard Suites — Hotel in Pasadena

It took forever to get an appointment to see the one unit they had available due to the narrow frame of hours available to view the property, and because nobody mans the phones. When I arrived, I noticed the rusted balconies and concrete in need of painting. When I went inside, the office worker with whom I had an appointment barely made eye contact, and barely talked to me. If anything it was a self guided tour.

The unit was a shoebox in a dark little corner of the prison-like building COMPLETELY lacking in personality or life of any kind. There was only one window- a sliding glass door that faced an intersection. at ground level. The room itself is the size of a closet and at best you could uncomfortably fit a futon or a single into the space, but your kitchen would basically be your bedside table. The cabinets were beaten up, which is not a good look for ikea- style cabinets.

WHEN I OPENED THE CABINET UNDER THE SINK THERE WAS A GIANT ROACH CANNISTER IN IT. I am extremely allergic to roaches, and so I asked if there had recently been roaches there, and she said there had but that they fumigated... Not O.K.

Also I was shown a laundry room which housed three washing machines. THREE. I asked how many people live in the building and the office worker said 85. Hmmmm...

All in all, I was very creeped out by this apartment building, there was nobody in the breezway style hallways, and I cannot imagine how depressing this place is in the rain.

Visiting this apartment felt like I was in some dystopian future where everyone wears beige or grey, eats nutritional loaf, and is assigned a number instead of being named. It was worse than any dorm I have ever seen, and I went to a state school.

After all of that, the real estate agent said somebody had an application in the works... and that I should call back next week.

Unless you are exceptionally apathetic about life, and living in a reasonable situation, I would give this sad apartment building a miss. Its not like it is inexpensive for the...

Clean and efficient. Very quiet and most of the neighborhood is professional or attending either Pasadena City College or CALTEC. Only complaint would be that there is not enough insulation between units and can hear way too much of what's going on in...

They have apartments on their site listed as being available, but when you inquire about them you are contacted by an outside agency that try to sell you other apartments that are way out of your price range. Very shady bait &...