Solano Apartments

We love living here. We’ve been here for about a year and a half now. Management is very friendly and responsive. The grounds are kept very clean, the pool and gym are great, and our neighbors have been very friendly with every interaction we’ve had. I look forward to living here until we buy a home in the area (likely a couple years out). The only downside is that I don’t have a washer/​dryer in unit. Otherwise, my patio, my space, my bedroom — everything is awesome. We love it, and I’ve recommended the apartment complex to anyone looking.

The location is great and close to all necessities. You will hear the freeway in the distance. Solano might want to invest in the property regardless of the fact that renters are looking for management that actually cares for the families that rent and the maintenance of the property. Large trees were removed and the area has been left for months with no tree replacements or foilage replanted. Which creates not only an eye sore but a dusty mess! Mostly the property is not maintained well. The common areas are neglected. The major construction adjacent to the property creates major noise starting 7 am — 5pm. Jack hammer and trucks backing up will be your alarm in the morning. It also makes it difficult to have a phone conversation during this times at home.

This is a great place to live. It’s in the more desirable part of Mountain View, close to the main drag of El Camino but yet seemingly far enough away that the grounds and street always seem very quiet. The grounds are lush and the fitness center is awesome. My 2 bedroom apartment is large and light filled and in general I like how spaced out all the buildings are. Only complaint is I wish it was cheaper. Rent rates are on par though with the surrounding area so that’s why I didn’t take away a star.
Overall, it’s a nice place to live basically smack in the middle of Silicon Valley.

I lived here for a year and was really sorry we had to leave. Management was great, i’ve been living in apartments on both coasts for about 10 years now, and Bill was by far the most responsive, professional, and sincere property manager I’ve encountered.
I agree with the previous review that the kids running around became tiresome as our patio faced one of the courtyards, but that’s not a property issue.
Great location, if you can afford Mountain View, I highly recommend solano.

I’ll do this review in bullet format for easy skimming:
Pros:
–Close to things (e.g., Castro St, 85, etc.)
–Good management (go Bill!)
–Fauna
–Dog friendly
Cons:
–Lots of kids running around – it’s like anarchy from 5pm to dark (where is my beatstick?)
–Next to pool hall – this is a shady place that seems to have Bass Subwoofer competitions when one is trying to sleep every weekend.
–Pricey: to be fair, this is more of the market than this apartment
–Militia of gardeners, roofers, repairmen, and other types of works wondering about the place: Seriously, at times it seems as though there are more handymen around here than tenants. This is odd because so many things are broken and untrimmed. There are tons of plants that need trimming. Also, the roofer guy has been here at least a year… wtf is he doing?
–Constant construction (i.e., you will hear buzzing, hammering, and Spanish)