Bay Palms Apartments

I wish there was a 0 star option. Look at all these reviews, there almost all fake. Like someone before me said there are MUCH better options around here and for cheaper. These apartments get HOT! I saw someone else mentioned that as well, when I say hot I mean scorching. There were days when the temperature inside was over 100 degrees (we were on the second floor). Just walk through and you’ll notice everyone has fans in the window.
They updated most of the apartments, but it’s done extremely cheap. Most everything is ikea quality. It started off bad and only got worse, the day we moved we got a call from the property manager saying we owe $ 30 for SDGE, he showed us the dates on the bill and they were for the two weeks prior to us moving in. He also pointed out some bad patch jobs that were not painted over yet, he said he’d have someone come soon to paint over. About a month later I called to remind him (to make sure they didn’t take it out of our deposit later) but he never returned my call and sure enough we were charged for the patches and paint.
There was a stretch of about 4 months where our power would suddenly shut off, it usually came back on after an hour or so. However, I came back from a trip to find the power was off, I went to my neighbors to see if there’s was off too but theirs was fine. When I called Maryam, the landlord, she basically said I was a liar because if mine was off my neighbors would be off too (why the hell would I lie about my power being off). I had to go down to the breakers, which were unlocked and wide open to the alley, and fix it myself.
Another thing that happened was there was a huge hole on the side of the apartment building, a bird had got into the wall and was stuck. We could hear him flapping around for two days, again we called Maryam who did absolutely nothing. The flapping stopped after about 4 days, so there’s a dead bird in the wall.
I lived here for 15 months and everyone who moved in after me moved out right when their lease was up. Out of 16 apartments in our building only 3 had stayed beyond their lease. That should tell you everything.
Consider most of your deposit goodbye right when you move in, we were charged 75% for the new carpet. She sent me the bill from a carpet company based in Beverly Hills, which makes no sense to me.
I will say the landscape was cool, but youre not living outside so dont let that affect your decision.

Not only is this place the best value for your dollars, but also the owner/​manager is the best person we have worked with!

There are definitely cheaper and better places to live in PB. Due to the place being close to the 5 and right on grand, things get loud. It nice being close to the highway for work, but I prefer not getting woken up by Vin Diesel and his gang of Hondas everyday.
Also if you are in an upstairs unit in the spring, summer or fall it gets unbearably hot at around 11 and stays that way til after 9. The place is literally a sauna. It’s horrible. If you aren’t living by yourself parking is going to be an issue after 5pm.
I will say that the interior of the apt was well designed (wood floors, a gas stove, and nice table tops). FYI there are no dishwashers
Management was no issue to deal with until it came to moving out. When trying to get the right paint codes to do touch up on spots where we had hung pictures, MGMT was unwilling to give us the proper paint codes and then proceeded to make out like a bandit on our deposit. The manger is an alumni from USD Law so fighting with him is useless. Someone recently contacted me through Unilocal and say that they also had deposit issues.
Don’t waste your money here!
Update: READ THE FILTERED REVIEWS!!! Some how all the negative one have screened. When looking over all the 5 star reviews it’s clear that someone is gaming the system. All you have to do is see that review has the same number of useful, funny, and cool ratings even if the reviews aren’t remotely funny or cool.
Update ⁵⁄₁₃: Someone went through the old reviews and changed the ratio of useful, funny, and cool. Sound a little suspect? I think so… Definite shady business practices going on here.

I was recently relocated from Hawaii for work, and had absolutely no time to visit San Diego to look at apartments. So, I was forced to do choose an apartment through pictures and talking with people on the phone. I had no idea what a good area was, what to expect, or anything like that. And every manager I spoke to was very short and just wanted to get me to rent from them. Then I called Bay Palms Apartments, and the gentleman I spoke to, Mike, was completely different. He spent over half an hour with me answering all of my questions — not just about Bay Palms, but about San Diego in general and the different areas in the city. He provided me with so much information, and at no point did he try to sell his own building.
Simply based on how comfortable I felt from that conversation, and how nice the apartments looked in the pictures, I put do0wn a deposit and took the apartment. Eight months have passed and I can say that I made the best decision! This place is everything I was hoping for. I have no complaints and am extremely happy living here.
If you’re looking for a beautiful apartment at a very reasonable rate, this building is for you. But beyond that, having a manager that really cares about you makes all the difference in the world. I give Bay Palms an A+++

Great management! Beautiful apartments! Gorgeous landscaping! Really a one-​of-​a-​kind place to live! Definitely a 5 star in my book!
I lived at Bay Palms for nearly 3 years before I had to move out. I had nothing but a great experience there, as did all of my neighbors at the time. Some of us are actually still friends.
I had everything I wanted from an apartment, hardwood floors, a nice bathroom, and a nice kitchen. The apartment was large, and the building itself was beautiful. There was rarely ever anything wrong, but when there was, it got resolved very rapidly.
I am a very honest Unilocaler, and can say with 100% honesty that I would and do recommend Bay Palms to anyone looking to move in San Diego. I have sent at least 4 of my friends there since I’ve moved out, and 2 of them are still living their happily.

Where do I start? I moved to Bay Palms about a year and a half ago into a 1 bedroom. My friends all loved the apartment so much that they wanted to move in also. So, we talked to the manager and they moved into a 2 bedroom together. We are very happy living here, and honestly can’t say enough about this place!
The inside of the apartments are so nice. They’re not like any other apartment that we’ve seen in the beach area. Everyone who comes over compliments us on how nice the apartments are.
Walking around the building is very nice and relaxing. The only place I’ve seen like this is on big beach resorts. Palms trees and plants everywhere — it feels really nice coming home.
My neighbors are all awesome! We are mostly all friends and get along really nicely. The building is generally pretty quiet, and everyone seems to respect each other here.
And the manager, Mike, is fantastic. We have a problem with our garbage disposal, so I text him asking him if someone could look at it. He responded that someone was on the way, and I swear, before I could respond and say thank you, there was someone at my door. We’ve asked him for many favors in the past 18 months — above and beyond what a manager needs to do, and he’s always been willing to help.
Anyone looking for a great and beautiful apartment, I would honestly recommend Bay Palms. I love it here, and so do my friends!

As a young professional, I can say this has been the perfect beach location for me. Bay Palms has the nicest landscaping and interior design out of all the PB locations I looked at. Easy management and cool laid back neighbors.

I Lived here for about a year and a half and the only reason I moved was for school if I could have I would have stayed! As soon as you walk in to the Bay Palms you instantly feel like you’ve been transported away from the traffic heavy streets of PB to a tropical paradise. The entire center area of the complex is lusciously landscaped with huge ferns and beautiful trees all that give you a very private feeling, and very great vibe to the complex as a whole. Once inside the apartments you’ll see that the attention to detail doesn’t stop at the exterior but the interiors are equally beautiful, With wood floors and tile in the kitchen and bathroom the place really shines, the tile work is beautiful and seems to be tied in to every aspect of the apartments. Not only is the location itself Fantastic but its location in relation to everything else around couldn’t be better! It’s close to PB shops and restaurants. On some days I would just walk three blocks and get one of the best burritos in town! And if Mexican isn’t your thing then no big there is literally every kind of food you can think of within 10 miles of this place, and the best part is 90% of them DELIVER!!! Not only do you have access to mass amounts of good food but your also extremely close to the beach! (2 – 4 miles) On top of that its right at the edge of PB so you have an easy 2 – 5 minute trip to all local major freeways and don’t half to get stuck in all the terrible PB traffic. This place has all of the pluses with none of the downsides! Also This place is small not some huge 100+ company complex and The owner and manager lives on premise. This is a HUGE plus and I mean HUGE. Every time I’ve lived in a bigger complex you just get forgotten about, apartment upkeep never gets handled promptly or even properly for that matter and over all can just be a huge disappointment. This is not the case at Bay Palms, The manager and owner of this place put simply rocks. After a few minutes with the man you can really see how much of himself he has put in to his building and how much he cares about it and its tenants. I have countless occasions I can mention in witch really went above and beyond as a manger for the tenants in his building. For example while living there one day my fridge decided that its cooling coil no longer wanted to work :-(As soon as i found out I gave the manager a call he promptly answered and I explained to him what I was experiencing. He thanked me for the call and told me he could be over sometime soon to check out the problem if that was OK with me. literally 5 maybe 10 minutes latter there he was knocking on my door! He came in checked out the fridge and knew what was wrong immediately and right that instant he and I headed to the local appliance store and he had it replaced that day!!! No other apartment complex has a manger, owner, or any other person on its staff that is as committed and skilled at there job as this guy is. Hands down best apartments to live in In PB if not all of SD and Even the USA!!!

This place is awesome! If I could give it 10 stars, I would! I’ve lived in PB for years and years, and I can tell you from experience that these apartments are the nicest in the area!!! At first, I thought there was a catch or a mistake in the advertisement, but it’s true — you really get this incredible apartment for a really reasonable price! Mike, the manager, is great. The gardens are out of this world. I love living here! I’ve only been here for 3 months and I already extended my lease!!!

The apartments here are beautiful and the landscaping is very serene. The management is also great!

This place is outstanding, especially for the price. Good people around here and pretty good amenities. Checked out many places, and clearly this place stood out as a bargain. I look forward to the rest of my time staying here!

When you think of Pacific Beach Condos or Apartments, you think of a rundown or dirty «beach bum» place. I must say when I saw the units at Bay Palms Apts., I walked away very impressed. The units are very modern and remodeled way beyond what you expect out of an apartment rental. I was really impressed with landscaping and vibe that I got with the place. You truly felt invited and walking into a paradise like residence. The service and management is on top of everything. Highly recommended! You won’t be disappointed!

This is seriously one of the nicest apartment buildings in the entire Pacific Beach area! The landscaping is in a different world and the attention to detail in each of the remodeled apartments is simply artistic. CHECK IT OUT