The Bella teeny is the kind of place you wish you could retire to with access to a five star city…read morecleaner clean food and a private executive Towncar to take you pretty much anywhere you want to go on demand. This is not the place you want to go to if you need 24 hour medical attention visa vi dementia ward type care but if you do need a round the clock care taker they offer that as well. If you want to maintain a sense of executive ownership of your own transportation they have private valet included as well as to restaurants for food and transportation that simply tailored to your desires. The staff checks in with you every day and there are constant intercommunity activities as well as be able to schedule your own Uber black style private town car for transportation pretty much anywhere in Bellevue. There is also a weekly transportation trips into Seattle up to Everett and up to Kirkland if you want to make a weekly Costco trip for normal supplies. The staff here is pretty much specifically instructed to dote on you and spoil you and help you out with things and that is so nice to see the facility that really looks to serve its residents individual needs. Full disclosure I am one of the weekend drivers at this facility and I've taken people to dozens of different kinds of locations and we're really there to serve the residence. I'm super happy to work here part time for a company that solves transportation needs for the Belletini residents and staff.

This is not your 'usual' Retirement place. This is a resort to retire to! Jamie Winter and staff go…read morebeyond expectations. My parents because of COVID 19 restrictions had to celebrate their 60+ anniversary in their room. They went out of their way to safely make them feel like a KING and QUEEN. I am truly confident in their saftey precautions and rules that my parents are in the BEST hands possible. My Parents? They too are blessed and tell me.." They know what they are doing, and we will follow what they have to say". Covid 19 has changed everyone's life. Being safe and still having g a fantastic living facility is what Bellitini has given my Parents. If there were 10 stars I'd rate them that. Thank you Bellitini, we truly appreciate all you do!!

I'm disappointed that many of the other reviewers leave one-paragraph anecdotes and fail to give a…read morecomplete picture. Worse, Yelp seems to arbitrarily choose which reviews contribute to the rating and which don't. I'll take the risk and actually attempt a complete review. First, some context. There are two distinct portions of this facility to consider, with distinct amenities/features and depending on where your loved one needs to be you should evaluate them separately. The upper two floors are independent and/or assisted living facilities. The lower floor is a memory care facility. My mother moved in to the Memory Care facility after we considered many other options. From a value perspective, this was hands down the best option. I visited at multiple different times during the day and interacted with most of the staff there, and every single one of them was an outstanding, patient professional doing their best. As others have noted, for patients who should not be left alone (for safety reasons, like frequent falls) they are frequently together in an "activity room" where the smaller number of staff is capable of watching them. However, what other reviewers have NOT noted is that this is part of dementia care, establishing routines. They are not "left unattended". In my case, I knew my mother would feel more comfortable in her own room surrounded by her own things, and paid extra for someone to come just sit with her. The savings over other facilities enabled me to afford this; you just have to set your expectations on what a facility is able to do. During my frequent visits I also chatted with many of the "upstairs" residents. These were frequently well-educated people... retired aerospace engineers from Boeing. Senior management at tech companies. Master's degrees. Doctorates. They knew value and they moved here from other facilities and were happy with their choices. Sure, not everything was perfect here but they knew that, and still considered it better than other places they'd come from. Now, the reason this is 4 stars instead of 5, is that despite being full of great staff, there simply aren't enough of them. Maintenance requests have a multiple-week backlog (unless it's an emergency). It took over 3 weeks just to get a cable box/tv hookup. They need more maintenance staff. While there's always someone on call at the front desk, typically they can only write something down and call/email someone else. There's supposed to be an on-call manager every day but it frequently took me over an hour to get in contact with them. Communicating by trying to actually meet someone was rare; I got the best response via email. That's not how it should be. Not everything was perfect at Overlake Terrace, but I still think it was better than any other alternative I considered and would choose to go there again -- and would recommend it over many specific alternative places I visited. Is it the best? Probably not. Is it the best value, and flexible enough for you to translate your savings into customized care for your loved one? Absolutely.

Very small rooms, food is sub par like most assited living I think. They don't really give…read morechoices to make or get food you feel like / want to eat in your end days. They say they provide activities which they do but they are not really encouraging to get residents to participate or start new groups. Plan way ahead for more care as it is Not available within a day or two. The front end staff / maintained are very nice and try really hard to give support with out suport/ training from the head staff. It dose seem like there is a lot of turn over. There actions dont represent there words. After my Mother passed I did give suggestions for improvements but I'm not very encouraged.

I would not recommend this assisted living community to anyone seeking quality care or…read moreprofessionalism. Communication is consistently poor, and concerns are routinely dismissed rather than addressed. The facility itself is run-down, offers virtually no amenities, and provides little to no meaningful or consistent activities for residents. Morale among staff is visibly low, which is not surprising given the extreme staff turnover--faces change so often it's impossible to know who is responsible for care at any given time. This lack of continuity directly affects the quality and consistency of care residents receive. Dining options are another major disappointment. When food is edible, the best description would be subpar cafeteria-style meals, far below what should be expected for the cost of assisted living. The most troubling issue, however, is being charged for care that is not being provided. Safety checks are billed every two hours, yet during visits lasting 4-6 hours, no staff members come to check on my mother. When asked directly, my mother--who does NOT have dementia--confirms that no one checks on her every two hours. When this is brought to staff or "management," the response is simply that someone signed off on it, so it must have happened. There is no investigation, accountability, or concern--just continued billing. As for management, I use that term loosely. From top to bottom, no one has demonstrated professionalism, accountability, or leadership. Concerns are deflected, documentation is treated as fact over lived reality, and families are left feeling ignored and frustrated. This community charges premium rates while delivering substandard care, poor oversight, and an overall disappointing experience. Families deserve transparency, dignity, and reliable care for their loved ones--none of which are present here.

Poor response time from caregivers limited so called activities. There have been three executive…read moredirectors in the less than 2& 1/2 Ty I've been here and none of them have been effective. Food is inconsistent as the ding room wait staff. All in all a poorly run operation. If you truly love you loved one do not move them here .

This is the kind of living in downtown Bellevue I'd love have, from the valet team to the chef,…read moreservers, and management, the service was flawless. You can just feel how well the residents are cared for here--it's the kind of place anyone would be lucky to call home. I couldn't resist snapping the gorgeous views and the chef's spread for our group of CFOs... trust me, it tasted even better than it looked!

Absolutely wonderful facility!…read more Did some extensive research on options for Gma about a year before she moved in, June of 2025. Wanted a quality place where she would feel at home and be able to make friends and socialize and stay busy. The Executive Director, Madelyn, is absolutely fabulous to work with, you can tell she really cares about the residents and has a passion for what she does. The support staff and activities team are all so welcoming, smiley and overall great to be around and provide a very warm and welcoming vibe for residents and visitors! We did some extensive research into assisted living facilities and this was by far my #1 choice for reasons I will list below: 1. The amenities - activities galore and always changing, well thought out and the activities staff are friendly and are proficient in social engagement for the elderly and cognitively impaired. They do a good job of offering lots of engagement opportunities for residents. 1.a. - Addtl ammenitites - attached bistro that is open to the public, resident key required for entry from bistro into the facility. Nice for a little change of scenery 1. b. - Addtl - salon on site! Addtl fee, but there is a hair salon ON SITE ... I believe they might do nails as well but not sure... but this is SO convenient for those that don't drive and don't want to hassle with booking the resident shuttle LOVE LOVE This! & it's right off the entry way so it has a nice window view to the street 1. c. - Addtl - shuttle! The resident shuttle can be booked to take vehicle-less residents to their doctors appointments, or any other places within a 5 mile radius that they need to go! They typically have a weekly grocery trip on the activities calendar as well, so there's a pre-planned trip that everyone can go on for any grocery needs. 2. The facitity itself - always clean, very beautifully decorated, love the small touches of real flowers on the lunch tables when they have them as well as holiday decor, little snack and treats in the lounging area with some fresh water, apples and cookies, great layout of the facility, good location with a decent flat walkway right out front that residents can go for easy walks. Elavators with key required access to go to up resident floors. Location is RIGHT down the street from Overlake hospital, which is convenient, we did have to go there one evening when gma was having dizziness and vomiting and it only took a few minutes to get there. VERY convenient for healthcare reasons. 2. a Rooms - rooms are somewhat small but are perfect size for one or two people that are mostly going to be out and about in the facility the majority of the day. Each room has decent views so that is very nice (we looked at several different options of rooms before choosing). The bathrooms are large and perfect for safety for the age range of target residents. Linens and house keeping are provided once a week!!! Yay!!! 3. Care & safety - The assisted staff bring meds in the AM and they do nightly safety check rounds, call button lanyard for each resident and emergency safety pulls in each restroom in the facility and in each private resident restroom. RN on staff with 24/7 staff on site who can call the on-call RN if needed. Concierge staffed desk during the open hours of the facility, which is so nice there's always someone monitoring who is coming in, check in required with name badge. Resident key required for elavators up to floors! 4. Food & dining - the food is excellent and a well thought out rotating menu. Some of the same, regular items available, but always a new highlighted daily menu with new and exciting items. The food is clearly quality and cooked well, they didn't hire just anyone, the chef is a real chef! The dining room is open access all day from AM until dinner time, I think they close up at 6pm. 5. Staff - how the facility chooses their staff and what type of staff they have on site says a lot. All the staff during my visit seems welcoming, pleasant, smiling, helpful and overall enjoyed being at their jobs. The long term care sector can be one that is overlooked and underserved and we were not going to choose a place that hires people that don't want to be at their jobs because caring for loved ones is a very important role and this was a huge factor for us as well. 6. Price - price is expensive but honestly is similar to other facilities yet far exceeds in value above and beyond the others that we looked at. We visited this place about a year prior to moving Gma in, they allowed us to come for a complementary lunch and activity to get a feel and be shown around and all that. Mom and I visited, did the tour and looked at rooms and a later date I brought Gma for lunch and an activity. I was very pleased with the experience and recently visited Gma in Oct of 2025, a few months after she moved in, for about a week and a half. The experience was nothing less than the prior visit! A+++ would HIGHLY recommend!

This is a great place for a loved one to live if they are active and independent. My mother lived…read morehere for a year, and as her health declined, she needed more assistance. I would visit once or twice a week, but not at meal times, and when I inquired at the end of a month how many meals she had eaten, they informed me she had only had 2. I really think there should have been some way for the staff to know that and inform me (her contact person). Then when you add another level of care to the program, it is always another exorbitant amount added to your bill. I moved her out shortly after this occurrence.

Independent living, assisted living, and perhaps memory care. A nice facility, close to…read moreshopping-groceries, garden supplies, urgent care, Costco, more. Priced higher than places outside the high ended east side. One meal a day, or use your "points". On site and garage parking-for a fee. Staff seems friendly. Front desk manned 24/7, which is quite good. On staff RN, and LPN, and other care staff. Make this one of the places you check out, and compare to others.

I looked for an independent living senior retirement community for about one year. Most all were…read morevery expensive with a large cash buy in. I reached out to Solista Bellevue and was assisted by Tabitha and later Nikki as well as the Executive Director, Gina. They made me feel very welcomed when I toured the property and I was impressed at the light and bright facility as well as the friendly residents I met along the way. I was shown a spacious "cottage" that would fit my needs as I was downsizing from a large three-bedroom apartment. The floorplan was lovely and it was on a special "Spotlight" discounted pricing. However, I had a lease and would incur big penalties to break. This is where Gina came to my rescue; telling me about a law that allowed folks in my age group (over 65) to break leases. That, along with a free month's rent, sealed the deal for me. Since moving to Solista (3 months ago) I have enjoyed a carefree lifestyle with inclusive chef curated meals three times a day in the lovely dining room, weekly housekeeping service, multiple daily activities and parties, snacks, coffee, and fruits available in the coffee center, and transportation options (although I do drive and have my own vehicle). On site management, maintenance, chef and kitchen staff and housekeeping teams are extremely friendly, responsive and motivated to serve the residents. In just a few short months, I have made very many new friends and acquaintances. While I am on the younger side, all the residents have embraced me and added a warm and enriched experience. I look forward to my daily encounters with my many new friends and I am treated as a valued member of our community. Solista's location in Bellevue, Washington, is one that provides safety, diversity, and convenience. Bellevue is rated as one of the safest cities in America with top rated police, fire, and ambulance response times. The community reflects a widely diverse population that enriches the community. Finally, Bellevue is located in close proximity to Seattle and all it has to offer in the way of recreational activities, shopping, and dining experiences. Bellevue also offers the same options in a more laid-back suburban setting. Just one mile from Solista is a vibrant shopping district with every selection of stores, entertainment, restaurants, banking and needed services. Additionally, the area is served by multiple world class medical centers including the University of Washington Medical Center and Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. Lastly, Solista can be my long-term home. While it is an independent living setting, as my needs for care change, I am able to contract for individualized care while remaining in my current residence and community. This provides me with peace of mind as I look forward to my senior years with confidence and security. It is my enthusiastic recommendation that if you are considering senior community options, Solista of Bellevue should be at the top of your list!

I have been part of the Bellewood community for over a year - and it has been life fulfilling. A…read morekind and accepting community, new and engaging activities each week, varied, excellent food - it is everything I had hoped to have. This is a place for independent living, and some residents hire help to assist them during the week. This may seem small, but I delight in being in a place that is all flat - no unexpected steps.

My folks moved into Bellewood nearly two years ago, and it has been a great place for them. The…read morebest thing is the community. The staff and the residents are all very supportive. Everyone on the staff seems to know each resident, and have personal connections with the people who live there. Residents range in age from their 70s to over 100. There are movie screening rooms, music performances, community meetings, a pool table, a regular bus for shopping and errands, etc. You can do as much or as little as you want to. My mom was in a group that took a watercolor class away from the building, and they got the community bus to take them to and from class. It is convenient to I-90, on the Sammamish plateau. Note that this is NOT an assisted living facility. This is for people who are self sufficient but don't usually want to bother with cooking. One meal a day is provided, in a very pleasant dining room, and very light apartment cleaning once a week. That means a good meal with friends every day, and the vacumning and dusting are done (bed made too if you want). Beyond that, you do whatever you like to do. When my dad was diagnosed with cancer & was in and out of the hospital, everyone there was very supportive of both of them, and of me. When he died my mom and I were able to provide hospice in the apartment, and a neighbor would check in on her way to lunch to see if my mom wanted her lunch brought to her. But the staff cannot and will not try to provide any medical assistance. There are fancier places being built in the area, but what makes a community work is the people, not the counter tops and carpeting. Living at Bellewood is putting spring in my mom's step and adding years to her life. If you or someone you love is in mid to late retirement and wants to take it easy and just do the fun stuff, check it out. Bellewood - Retirement Living 3710 Providence Point Drive S.E. Issaquah, Washington 98029 http://www.bellewood.com/index.asp

My mother lived at The Terrace, which is the memory care unit, for almost 2 years until she died…read more The care there was absolutely wonderful. They were very sweet with her, and they always made her look so pretty. There were appropriate activities all day long. The residents were not forced to participate, but they were able to participate if they were interested. Covid came along after my mother moved in, so I couldn't visit for quite a while, but the activities director allowed me to email notes and photos, which she printed out for my mother to see. The nature of my mother's dementia meant that she didn't notice my long absence, nor did she notice anything else unusual. Meanwhile they just kept on taking very excellent care of her. I would highly recommend this memory care unit to anyone else looking for such care. I can't speak highly enough of it. Debbie B., Bellevue, WA

My father lived here for several years. There are many great features here for the residents, as…read morementioned in the other reviews. The food has changed: Initially the food was delicious and creative. After that chef left, it has been a series of mediocre meals. Main dishes are overcooked and under seasoned. Cooking without salt, using varieties of herbs can result in great food. This food now is blah. The joke at desert when pie is served, is the table mates try to cut the crust by stabbing it with a spoon. It is so tough, they are afraid to bite it with their teeth. The lobby is filled with expensive art, like Chihuly glass. The residents would be better served if the glass was sold and the proceeds were used to hire a great chef. The biggest complaints come when a resident needs extra services. They promise different levels of service options when you take the tour and sign the lease. They represent that they can handle needs ranging from med management, to much more assistance for people with much greater needs as their health declines. In our experience, the meds have been dispensed incorrectly several times, or not refilled in a timely manner such that none were available for a PRN. Also when people return from the hospital, the medication changes and new orders are not always done correctly. The biggest surprise was how few services they actually DO offer. If a person has poor balance and needs constant reminders to use a walker or cane, this won't happen. If help is needed getting out of bed, or off the toilet, that won't happen. This building is basically a lovely apartment home for high functioning people who can manage to live independently. Which works until there is a health event. If you spend a day and watch the elevators, and the lines of people for meals, you will notice private caregivers. Many of them. This is because if your parent has fallen, or weak after the hospital, or forgetful, they will tell you that the need for help is too great for them and they can't provide what you need. Then they threaten to discharge unless you are willing to hire your own personal care helper. That means you pay the full Gardens price , plus the price for the extra one on one private care. It's a very nice building. The director changes almost annually. Most are nice employees, good activities. Be aware that if an illness or a fall change the status of your parent's health, you will be facing much greater expenses, and a lot of extra work, if you want them to continue to live there.....