Viking Gardens Apartments, bellingham-wa

This is probably the worst place I have lived in my life, the whole place smelled and there was mold all over the place, $800 per month is good for a normal apartment, but this isn't a normal apartment. When I told people where I lived they didn't say "thats so cool" but they actually said "oh I'm sorry". There are issues with the water every other week, there's no proper space to hang out besides your bedroom. (so if your in introvert this place is perfect). Josie was amazing but she was the only one who was a decent human being, the other one was very rude to me and my brother. Not to mention the parking lot is awful, you cant back out anywhere, and there is a 50% chance someone will hit your car in that parking lot. The Landry is too expensive and Half of the washing machines, and dryers don't even work. We were also promised another apartment in the complex with a balcony and a living room, the day before we moved in they told us they had to switch us because a door was broken (I moved in January, and that same door was not fixed in June) and also they still charged us for the more expensive place. If you're a college student and value your happiness, DO NOT LIVE HERE..

Rent is pretty cheap here, and management and office staff are super friendly and helpful! The rooms are decently sized, however the main space is on the small size! It's perfect for students or people who are a bit more on the introverted side!

The apartments are extremely small. The WiFi stops working VERY frequently. Laundry is expensive. The bathrooms have silverfish (I know it's not just mine since I've talked to other people). The walls are flimsy and paper thin. The main advantage is that it's really close to WWU and is nicer than the dorms (not exactly a high bar to clear), and maintenance has been very quick to respond in the past which I've been grateful for.

I don't currently live here yet but I plan to! The tour I went on was very informative and the places are super cute. The rooms look nice and I like the layout.

THIS PLACE IS A SCAM! DO NOT MOVE HERE I BEG YOU! This place is an absolute nightmare, and was before we moved in, and continues to be. I couldn't scratch the surface of how bad this place was, but to give you context it was about $800 a month per person, and we lived there for about a year. -AWFUL communication from the multiple people who owned the property (I think there were 3 companies that owned in in less than a year). The emergency line (on multiple occasions) went unanswered, they just really don't care. -The apartments themselves SUCK. Not only are they small, but the design makes no sense. We had no living room/living space, and had no openable windows in the main area. -There is no upkeep to the property. This place is the definition of "don't fix it, paint over it". In the winter, there was a broken waterpipe that made accessing the parking lot dangerous -they didn't fix it for weeks. -No one who works there has any clue what they're doing (expect for Carl and Niko, who are awesome). Probably due to the management constantly changing, no one is ever able to give you a straight answer on anything -that is if you can even reach them. You call, you email, you can visit the office. Most of the time, they will not answer your calls (even if you leave a message), and are almost never at the office during office hours. -My roommates and I were tricked and lied to when it came to our lease. When we signed the lease, we were signing a lease for 5 bedrooms. AFTER we signed the lease, they told us no 5 bedroom apartments were available, so we ended up having to split up. We were totally tricked/trapped. -The security deposit was $200. After emailing and calling SEVERAL people, I finally got my deposit back about a month after moving out. When I got it, they had taken out $85 for maintenance and cleaning. WHAT?? Not only was the apartment FILTHY when we arrived, we also deep cleaned it before leaving. There was absolutely no damage, so there is no reason that money should've been taken out. -For weeks in the Winter, and Spring the fire alarms would go off for minutes at a time. Everyone would have to pack up themselves and their pets to move out into the parking -only for the fire department to tell us that there was no fire, but faulty equipment. THIS HAPPENED PROBABLY 10 TIMES ALTOGETHER. -Consistently bad wifi, no place to set up cable or internet in the main area -No circulation (food goes bad pretty fast) -Laundry cost $4 a load. The machines are disgusting and never get cleaned, same with the dryers that usually don't dry your stuff properly. It's ridiculous we have to pay at all. -Of course, rent is expensive everywhere, but to have the audacity to charge so much money for such an HORRENDOUS place to live is criminal. Please don't move here, I promise you'll regret it.