Bellevue Woods

I had only been at Bellevue Woods once, and I looked at one apartment. The apartment was very nice; it was also a good size. I didn't see anybody except the person who showed me the apartment. Bellevue Woods was a very nice place. The facilities were very nice.

Bellevue Woods is a good place; I'm very impressed with it. They don't have any vacancies, so I'm on their waiting list. Everything is impressive. They have a dining area, which is very clean, and different kinds of activities. They have church service, Bible studies, a hair salon, a swimming pool, and a shuttle that takes the residents shopping.

Bellevue Woods is completely independent living and owned by Bellevue Baptist Church. They have 1, 2 and 3-bedroom individual apartments with washer and dryer. They have a bus that takes you to grocery shopping twice a week.

We are sure that that this must be a nice complex, because of the appearance of the grounds and the apartments we were shown. However, the leasing manager seemed very uninterested in dealing with us--she was not friendly at all , to the point of being cold and rude. She also told us that they would accept younger people as residents--even 18 and up -- if they met the salary requirements. This seems quite out of kilter with the description given Bellevue Woods as a retirement residence for "mature adults". When we questioned her about this, she said, "Well, how many 18 year olds would want to live with older people ? That shouldn't be a problem." We were impressed with the apartments we were shown, but the lack of age restrictions and the attitude of the leasing agent definitely gave us many negative feelings.