2 Fenwick Road, Hampton, VA 23651
4.5
(15 reviews)
"The Chamberlin is wonderful. It's a beautiful place. I would recommend it, but I wouldn't recommend it to anyone who is still vibrant because the community is old. The people are old. They are not social, and they are set in their own ways. They have a beautiful dining hall. They offer you 30 meals a month in the cafeteria to use anytime you want to. They have a piano bar and an indoor pool. They have different amenities, such as a pet groomer. They've got everything. If it's just more of a younger group or atmosphere, I would consider it. There is a beautiful view of the Chesapeake Bay. All the ships that come into the harbor go right past it, and if you're into photography, you can take pictures of ships. There is even a little school of dolphins in the summertime that lives nearby that you could see. For what it is, it's beautiful. I've got to be stimulated. I've got to have a community. I've got to have an intellectual conversation. I've got to have people that are willing to live and not waiting to die. That's the only feeling I didn't get good about The Chamberlin. They were accommodating in that, for any apartment that I chose, they were going to change the bathroom from a bathtub to a walk-in shower. They're only doing it by request at no extra cost. They're all ready to converge, but if they don't have to converge, then they won't. They're all ready to change that for me, and I was very well considering it. I can't say anything wrong about The Chamberlain. I recommend it to anybody who wants that type of living and if that's what they're looking for. That would be a place that I would want to move to and spend my later days. It's clean. It smells well. It doesn't smell like Geritol or Vicks. I got two people who toured me. One man was from maintenance and the other lady was from rental, and they were both wonderful. The guy from maintenance said, 'You point it out, and we'll fix it that day,' and he guaranteed it. The girl was in the office for the leasing; she was just as pleasant as she could be. They gave me a full tour, and I think they're looking for a few younger people in there such as myself. I can afford it. It's no big deal, and it's $3,200 a month, and with what they offer, it would be worth it. They offer meals, they offer entertainment, and they offer different things. It's a beautiful complex, but the atmosphere just wasn't there for me. Everywhere I looked, there was somebody on a walker, somebody in a wheelchair, somebody needing assistance with a private nurse. You're as old as you feel, and you're as old as your surroundings, and I'm just too young to feel that damn old. They walked me all through it and showed me everything. We had lunch there. The food was restaurant-style food, if not more. Two ladies prepared the food in the eating kitchen area, but then they had a whole staff that staffed the dining area. You can come down and have a meal, or you can have a meal in your room, and they'll cater it to you, to your room, whatever. They leave no stone unturned. It's an excellent place."
$3,245