Camelot Apartments

My apartment smells like a motel from the 1970’s where several hookers were murdered. My closet in my apartment smells like a cat box (by extension all of my clothes do too.) It doesn’t matter how much I air the dump out or whatever kind of candles I burn or wax I put on a burner, it just stinks. The carpet is a kaleidoscope of stains and filth from the past 30 years. They insist on making you pay through your bank account online and if you mess up your routing number they charge you a $ 100 late fee, acting like you are some kind of bum. They offer up the pretense that they make you do this because they are run by a company firmly rooted in the future (looking at the cottage cheese ceiling, they are firmly rooted in the 80’s), but it is a desperate attempt to keep their drug dealer problem from getting out of hand. You cannot simply pay with a check. The 30 year old air conditioner is inefficient and will cost you beaucoup bucks. They will spontaneously turn your water off without warning, (hope you didn’t have to take a dump in the next 24 hours!) The big fat pig girls (in all fairness, most everybody in Yuma is morbidly obese) who work in the front office do not have sticks up their butts, it’s more like two by fours up their butts. They think they are representing a Manhattan penthouse apartment complex and not just another bug ridden dump in the armpit of America. I had a scorpion in my place the day I moved in. Seriously, if you have to live in Yuma, go cheaper than this dump because they are all the same. I know of a teacher who is being charged in excess of $ 9,000 by these slum lords because of some issue with her lease. For shame, you dirt bags. Maybe you can save enough elsewhere and never come back to this hell hole called Yuma. Just don’t take the job in the first place. Something better will come up!

Pros:
–The maintenance crew is always trimming trees and picking up around the complex
–Leasing office staff is friendly
–Apartments are clean and in good state
–Square footage is decent
–Rent is affordable
–They have washer and dryer hook-​ups
–The laundry room is clean
–Work orders are done in a timely manner
–They have a courtesy officer in case emergencies arise
–On-​site gym, amenities for other apts in Yuma do not compare
–Pet friendly, doesn’t cost an arm and a leg to have a pet
–Good location
–3 pools with jacuzzis
Cons:
–The kitchen cabinets are extremely old and break all the time (that’s my experience at least)
–Appliances are all very old, the oven in my unit only works on broil, although I did get a new appliance so that’s a pro
–My apartment has termites, they have come a few times to fumigate but they are still coming back
— electric bill has been exorbitant for me for 800sq ft apt

I’ve lived at Camelot Apartments from Aug.’09 — Aug. ’12. It’s a good apartment complex to live at. It’s clean and neighbor friendly. It’s an older apartment complex so don’t expect new appliances or a kickass bathroom or kitchen room. I’ve lived in the big cities of Los Angeles and San Diego and have been through my shares of upscale apartment rentals. If you’re coming from these types of properties, be prepared to step back a lot. Yet, it’s still a safe and friendly apartment complex. Management strives to maintain your needs, and they do a great job to make you feel at home. Maintenance will work on your repairs and never complain during the hot or cold weather conditions… good people. If you’re looking for dog friendly, budget conscience or a property that’s not filled with snobs (working class/​military/​border patrol/​police/​teachers etc…), stay here. The only drawback is that sometimes, electricity goes out:-(from desert lighting storms. And, in the hot desert heat, this is nightmarish. Just sleep buttnaked till they restore power in Yuma (like some of y’all have never done this;-).

This is the second apartment complex I have stayed at while in Yuma, Arizona. The first was El Encanto.
Apartment complexes here in Yuma are not exactly what you would call cream of crop, but Camelot has surprised me. Here is the break down for Camelot.
Grounds: This is worst category for Camelot. The grounds are typically clean but from time to time you can see trash floating around. I typically remove trash from my yard once a week or so. The grass is normally nice and they keep the trees trimmed.
Parking: This is what got me. There is assigned parking, one spot per apartment. Along with that there is guest parking all around. The one thing you need to be reminded of is that most people have more than one car so parking here is very tight if you have more than one car. We have only one person take our assigned spot but if someone takes your then you can call the office and they will tow the car for you. :)
The Building: This is the best part of Camelot. The apartments here range from 600 to 950 sq feet. We rented the Cambridge apartment which is a two story townhouse. They have other styles which vary in sq feet. Their web site is now updated to show you the other styles and current prices. We Love the Cambridge style apartments. It is two stories so you don’t have to worry about people above you.
Cost: cheap to moderate, its price to sq feet ratio is very good. Our 919 sq feet cost us 700 a month. It makes it a nice place to stay while getting ready for a house. :)
Support: Every work order I put in for them to fix something has been satisfy. They just added a web portal so submitting work orders are easy and relatively fast. If your house is flooded you may want to call. :) (it has happened, but that is what renters insurance is for. :-D) Also they give you good 2^nd year incentives to stay with them. For us they gave us a free carpet cleaning along with 400 dollars off the first months rent.
Extras: They dont have a gym on the grounds so instead they give you the option to pay 5 dollars a month to go to World’s Gym. Now the deal is only 5 people from Camelot can be in the Gym at a time. This isnt too much of a problem for us because of our schedules. If you like working out at odd hours then 5 dollars a month for a 40+ dollar membership is great. You simply give camelot 5 dollars every month and they give you a card good for one month to go work out. I would recommend you at least take a look at the Gym, it seemed very nice to me but that is another review. :)
In a nut shell:
Pro: nice about of sq feet for the price, washer and dryer hookups and quiet neighborhood. cheap Gym.
Con: You need to meet some criteria to rent here. 1.) you need to make 2x the monthly rent per month. 2.) You need 2 year previous renters history 3.) I don’t remember the third. but if you make the first 2 the rest is easy. Also parking is not great. So if you have friends over make sure they know the guest parking locations.