I have mixed feelings about Destinations Pueblo after 6 yrs…read more
I moved into a 1-bedroom, 2nd floor apt.( 4/2018) and physically moved out Xmas week 2023, almost 6 yrs later but my lease wasn't up till 3/2023.
My first 15 months was fantastic! Made tons of friends, all races and different backgrounds and they were great with a few exceptions. I enjoyed trips to stores, board games, restaurants, Walmart, Smith's, Mt. Charleston & an incredible brunch & boat ride on Lake Mead! I spent most of my time at the lovely clubhouse, enjoyed their amazing dinner parties for Mother's Day, etc, and the pool and hot tub were also great. The food was unlike anything I had ever experienced even though it was 99% unhealthy and extremely fattening! I gained 10 pounds in no time, but that was my fault! :=(
Then the PLANdemic hit (3/2020) and everyone disappeared into the woodwork. It was horrible!
Thankfully, I had a steady boyfriend by then who also lived at DP and we had been together 9 months by the time the plandemic hit.
Eventually it ended but things never returned to normal again. New people moved in but they were NOT the same type of people who lived there in 2018 and I didn't relate to them. Soon afterward, I stopped going to the clubhouse and participating in the special events and trips. I just hung out with a handful of lady friends I had made pre-plandemic at their apartments.
Then 2 yrs later, my BF and I got engaged, rented a single family home in Sun City Summerlin and moved just before Xmas 2023. Because I was "breaking" my lease, however...I had to continue to pay January, February and half of March to avoid legal issues from Greystar! I gave a 60-day WRITTEN NOTICE, but that didn't matter. I still had to pay for my empty apt. for Jan-March 15, 2024.
When I moved , I spent $150 having professionals clean my apt. so I'd get my deposit back, but then I found out....they never had any intentions of refunding it to me in the first place! WTF???
Apparently when you live there 6 yrs, your apt. should look like it did the day you moved in! There was NO DAMAGE...just normal "wear & tear" but they insisted on keeping my entire security deposit and added $9.11! I told them what they could do with their $9.11 and never heard from them again.
So, I ended my 6 yrs at DP on a sour note. If you're a NON-white female, you get your way on everything, but if you're a white...good luck!
They my BF he would NOT get his deposit back either and when he fought them, they increased the amount to $5K! His apt. was the same as mine, one bedroom, 2nd floor! He also had his unit professionally cleaned but they kept his entire deposit anyway.
He got a free lawyer who handles rental problems for seniors and when they were done with Greystar & DP he got most of his deposit back and did not have to pay the $5K either! He lived there 5 1/2 yrs & is a disabled veteran, but none of that matters to these people!
Neither of us had any pets or smoked!
So, if you move there be prepared for some nasty surprises. Example: The hard-wired SMOKE DETECTORS are up on a high ceiling so when the batteries die, they sound off and won't stop till maintenance comes with a 6-foot ladder to replace the battery, normally the next day after 8am! It's an ear-piercing sound so forget about sleeping! To my ears...it was torture.
Then once a year, the fire dept. has a full day of testing smoke alarms which is another nightmare I hated because they have to come into your apt. during these hours so you need to be there! Your alarm goes off every few minutes from 9am-5pm! It's a nightmare!
It's also VERY NOISY there, but not because of the tenants! There are landscapers who come every 2-3 days with their blowers and stay for hours at a time! They use cranes to to trim the tops of the palm trees and after they fall to the ground, put them in the wood chipper! Unfortunately, the landscapers are there most of the time year round and start around 7 or 8am!
So, as you see, I started out great there in 2018, but after that things took a turn for the worse till we both got out of there! It was much worse for my BF, however as he had a dog below him that never stopped barking!
Now we're in a lovely home and enjoy total peace & quiet 24/7, privacy and real security! You have minimum security at DP also. DP had a double murder (2018) by an outsider who never should have been there and had a man living on site 5 months who was homeless! ("London")
My first 15 months were truly wonderful, however and I wouldn't trade that for anything! The old management left but the new one is actually worse!
If you have a car, you can rent a space, but if someone else parks there, you have to wait 2 days for it to be towed! INSANE!
Hope this helps you make an informed decision before you move there, but it's still the best option for apts in Summerlin.
Submitted: Sept. 2024