I will give it three stars for a quiet and non-bothered living experience, as it is located far…read moreaway in the north of the city. I will withhold the other two stars, as I have been ok with all but two major things at Villa Risa.
First, the manager, Callie, needs improvement in customer skills. There is no doubt that she is responsive and available, which I do appreciate, but I think she occasionally messed up with the tenants both in her words and tone of voice. (I think at least one Google review (by T. Thomas) 4 months ago corroborated it.) I think she needs to be cooler and show more patience to those tenants.
Second, there is a Mexican maintenance guy named Tony, who always claims to be nice and friendly to tenants. It might also be true that, as he told me, some ("all", in his words) tenants do like him. I question that for all tenants. You have to be careful dealing with him: in my opinion, he is very petty, presumptuous, and often expects you to stop and greet him as if he were the King of Villa Risa. My experiences dealing with him tell me that he is sensitive and easily offended. Be aware that he sometimes turns confrontational, and one time he did it to the point where I almost felt that he might pull a gun on me. I do not feel comfortable when he is around, though I do not think he dares to hurt me. I will repost this with richer details on him once I move out.
Overall, here is my point. Villas Risa is still my choice despite these complaints. I know I could face some other issues living somewhere else. There is no perfect place at this price point. So sad, but it is worldly. I do not need to deal with the above-mentioned annoyances every day; then it is still ok for me. For other people? I do not know. Do the research to dig out all the info you need, and choose what's best for you. Make sure to check out all reviews before moving in.
Here is my response to the guy who claimed to know how at Villa Risa and who attacked my review below: my review is absolutely honest. Living for 16 years? Wow, good for you, but it doesn't make you a god to judge other people's opinions at Villa Risa! Stay tuned, and I will release the details on Tony when I move out. Then confront him with them and see what he would say. A good thing to do in life is to refuse to be blinded by what you saw and never cast your experiences and judgements over other people's heads, or one simply becomes XXXXXX (think about this word, lol),