We lived for 5 years and to deal with a very bad mold problem. Although the management was quick to respond they kept insisting that it was due to our apartment being too warm which wasn't the case. Also water leaking into our kitchen through a light fixture. Future tenants should use caution. Also they allow huge pit bull dogs to reside there with no muzzles required.... read more

Ipo really works hard to make this place something special. I truly enjoy living here!! The units are laid out nicely. The dog park is amazing. It's a great place to live! read more

Ipo, the property manager, has made this experience so easy and enjoyable. She is a professional, and I notice that other residents love her. Big reason I'm here! read more

One star so the review gets posted: This place was TERRIBLE!!!! DO NOT MOVE HERE! They are criminals and will steal your money. They move you in under the false idea of 'affordable ' rent but the minute you move in they stick you with tons of Condo-like fees. Add an extra $500 to the price of what they are asking for rent. There were five different building 'Managers' within the span of 7 months. Something is VERY WRONG with this place. Once we finally realized they were criminals and decided to move they lied about past rent that had been paid in full and Stole our deposit. There is a lawsuit against this company!!! They are a mainland company that are gorging off of innocent people. BEWARE! DON'T GET SCAMMED!! read more

Just moved in but it's definitely nicer than most places you'll find for this price. RARE to find central A/C so that's a plus! A little difficult furniture shopping because of the small space I have to work with but that's all places in Hawaii for the most part. Walls are thin, you will hear people stomping, knocking on doors, etc. Manager is extremely helpful, was a little skeptical about them not doing tours of the units before you sign your life away but she was able to squeeze me in me for showing. You can only get one internet provider and it sucks and it's way overpriced. Overall it's good for this price range. read more

I have no idea what everyone is complaining about. Of course people always something ridiculous and negative to say. But honestly? I love living here. My wife and I tell each other that every day how much we love our place. Gosh, appreciate what you have and stop complaining about every little thing. The gardens are simply beautiful. We enjoy walking our dog every day because of the beauty we get to enjoy. They're all one bedroom apartments, which is perfect for small families. The rent is affordable. The location is close to everything in Kapolei. They did an excellent job at renovating the buildings and grounds! Growing up on Oahu and knowing what these buildings looked like before and what it is now - such a big difference! I'm thankful each day for being able to live here. Our Property Manager, Amanda, is simply amazing. She's very sweet and has a lot of aloha that makes you feel right at home. read more

First off let me say I absolutely am disappointed by this management company and complex in total. I have rented several times before and this has been the worst. This is LONG. SORRY. BUT READ BEFORE RENTING!!! We moved in July 2015. They have had the billing messed up since we moved in. We have never received a water bill and have asked multiple times. They have not sent out notices or any type of communication to the tenants. We were told it would be fixed. To this day- we are still not being billed correctly. The day I put up a wreath and doormat I got a notice telling me it was a forbidden item and if not taken down would prompt eviction. There is someone on the same hallway who has NOT taken theirs down. I HAVE NOTIFIED THE OFFICE 3X AND THEY HAVE YET TO BE REMOVED. So they are bias I guess on who is allowed to do what. First- the parking is stupid. They put forms up ONLY IN THE LAUNDRY ROOM (which I only do 1 times a week) and on the drop off rent box (which I pay online) that our cars would be towed. They put the form up 1 day prior to them starting towing processes on cars that did not have decals. When I found out (luckily the day of) they gave me a sticker for my car which was parked in the PAID RESERVED parking (extra 75 dollars per spot). And 1 for my husband who was not home at the time but parked in the residents lot. She implied that it need to be on both cars but they were only towing cars that were in the reserved lot with no decal. My husband got home after I was already asleep and because of this he did not get the sticker. Apparently the resident lot is considered RESERVED because our car was towed that night. It was towed to Honolulu and cost us $280 TO GET OUT WHEN IT HAD ONLY BEEN IN FOR 3 HOURS. Which we discovered at 5am when my husband went to go to work. They office covered half of the bill even though it was their blind instructions that caused it to be towed. 3 weeks later the first floor flooded due to a leak in a water heater. During specific times that hallway was shut off so you could no enter not leave the hallway. The laundry room is only open til 10pm. If your stuff is in after 10pm then it is in overnight- THERE IS NO SIGN POSTED ABOUT THE HOURS. EVEN THOUGH YOU NEED A KEY FOB TO ACCESS ANYTHING. Gym and rec room and lounge close at 10 too. SURE THE BUILDINGS have DOORS WITH KEYFOB INDICATORS that YOU SWIPE to give your access and open the door- fat lot of good that does when the doors are ALWAYS open and never properly secured. THE PROPERTY IS HARDLY SECURE BY ANY MEANS. Our power goes down at least two times a month. In fact- the last time was 7 hours the time before that 17 hours. They did NOT NOTIFY the tenants as to what was going on nor did they compromise our rent. Instead we were allowed to write a "written and itemized statement" of goods that spoiled during the outages. They DO NOT communicate to their tenants at all and asking Tai in the office will do nothing because she can't do crap without Monica. The ladies are nice but do NOT make up for the lack of communication, improper billing, or days spent without power where you can't use your own apartment all night OR LIKE LAST TIME 50% of your freaking weekend. There has already been a property theft in the lot. Nothing is secure. The door looks on the rooms are a joke and no dishwasher. Having no dishwasher is OKAY but the sink is a single tub. So you have to wash and rinse in the same sink at the same time instead of having one side to wash in and one side to rinse. Cable ans internet can only be gotten from one company- SANDWICH ISLES COMMUNICATION. You can not remove homephone or cable or internet seperately. If you get one- you get all. It is supposed to be included in your monthly bill from the complex. Ours has yet to show up. That is a 75 fee for the last 6 months that we have YET TO BE CHARGED. THOUGH I ASKED SEVERAL TIMES. To get faster internet (50down/5up mbps) you have to pay an extra 22 bucks. Which gets paid to the cable company who do not allow you to pay online but rather must send a personal check each month or have it autopay from a debit card. 100 a month split two ways. Yep. It is stupid. Maintenance guys are nice. If your car is in the front lot- the sprinklers cause hard water spots. Management does not care about it either. Also- THE WALLS FROM BELOW AND ABOVE ARE SO THIN. SO IF THEY HAVE A DOG WITH NAILS OR A CLUMSY KID or alot of sex- YOU HEAR IT ALL. You can't wash your car here or any car maintenance on the lor- not even a small oil change. No overhead lighting so you have to have lamps and no fans on ceilings. Electricity is charged single unit but the water is split beetween the whole complex- though again no bills recieved on that part. OVERALL- HATE IT AND WANTING TO MOVE. read more

Wakea Garden Apartments - Yeah that 17hour power outage. Wet laundry? Too bad. It soured. Middle of dinner? Too bad. - Apartments Near Me - Kapolei, Hawaii

Recently there have been a few things that have been upsetting to me and other residents. If these issues are fixed, future residents have less to worry about, it not, at least you have the knowledge prior to renting. -parking lot lighting has been poor. The lights are ran by solar, and the reasoning I have heard is that the batteries are not holding the juice to keep the lights on for so long. So by 4 am (one time I noticed at 11:30pm), majority of the lights are off in the parking lot. Management is aware of the situation and claims to be having it worked on. There is a security guard, but it's still very dark . This jeopardizes personal and vehicle safety throughout the night. -fire alarms! The building fire alarm is deafening. Yes, it's great to have that system in case anything were to happen, but it has been going off randomly. These last two were around midnight and, a week later, around 4am. It will definitely wake you up! When the security guard called the fire department, they said there was a malfunction of the buildings equipment. Hopefully this will not be a regular reoccurrence because if there is ever a real fire, people will probably not take it seriously. read more

We have been living here since August 2016. We are enjoying living at Wakea Gardens. Amanda, the community manager is very knowledgeable and down to earth. She always answers the questions we have for her which makes living here very easy. Engel, the maintenance technician is always here to help with any fixes that we need in our unit. The landscaping around the buildings are well maintained and very nice. Overall, we enjoy living here! read more

We have lived here since day one and have been very pleased with our accommodations. Management is very informative and helpful. Central a/c is the best. read more

I love this place! The place is just right for our family of 3- 2 adults and 1 toddler. The rent is pricier than what we paid for our 2 bedroom, but the apartment itself is very beautiful. I love that there is a ceiling fan already installed in the units so we dont always have to use the central ac. With the fan, we are able to save some electric costs from ac usage. It is spacious. A lot of cabinets in the kitchen for storage, the built in above the toilet is super cool too so tenants do not have to buy extra stuff to store their bath towels and hand towels on. The shower is pretty small but it works for us! I love the $80 flat rate foe internet, cable and home phone! It is a great deal! I also love it that the unit comes with its own microwave. The ground floor has a dumpster room in the building. I love that too so that women dont have to feel afraid or worried going out at nite to take the trash. The hallways are cleaned every other day of the week so thats a good thing. The paint color for the hall way is pretty it lightens up the hallway even more in the day even through the night. It is true that the lighting in the parking lot needs improvement, but I am very thankful that we have honest security guards on site every nite. The guards arent like guards at other properties who just sit on their asses. No, the guards at Wakea regularly roams the site, the parking lot inside and the parking on the streets too to ensure no crazy people are doing crazy things to our tenants vehicles. I pray they remain this honest and hardworking. The laundry rooms is spacious. There is a waiting room or lounge where you can watch tv while you do laundry. There is also a vending machine for snacks and drinks there in the lounge- with great prices. The recreational room for gym and with a hockey table are pretty too even though very few tenants seem to be taking advantage of them. There is an area outside where we can BBQ or at least grill- it is nice, breezy, and welcoming. There is a drop box for rent payments, if you are paying with a cashiers check or a money order. Best of all, the landlord Grace. She does a great job answering tenants questions. When she isnt in the office, she does do a great job keeping in touch via email. She works super hard to make this place feel like "home." She is very down to earth, fun and very understanding, not like other landlords who think they are so high up there that you cannot ask them any questions. I love Wakea Gardens! read more

Wonderful new mgmt co. Amanda onsite Mgr takes excellent care of the apartment community. Engel onsite maintenance is on top of things. Cute 1 bedrooms with central AC. Pet friendly with plenty of grass for walks. Friendly little community. Thank you Amanda & Engel for going the extra mile! read more

Well it appears ALL the bugs have been worked out because this has been an incredibly friendly place to live. I am quite pleased with this home having Central AC is a bonus. Amanda and Engel tend to go above and beyond, and there is someone here 5 days a week cleaning community areas. Above all things is the fact my fur baby is with me, as we all know it is hard to find pet friendly homes. It is nice and quiet and the stars are pretty spectacular as well. read more

So I've decided to post my review, we moved in July of last year..We have had nothing but hassles since. Constant blackouts, the first time was 12 hours, than 17 hours, and so on...When we called the after hours emergency number we were told not to call about the power outage...Then it was the fire alarm screaming at all hours, we were told that the call box to enter the building was gonna be fixed, one year later still unable to let your guest in via the call box...it was also advertised that there was gonna be a resident bathroom between the laundry room and the lounge, oh there's a bathroom, but not for residents. No additional storage in back like I was informed there would be!!!Nothing was, or is as it was advertised...The trash room is filthy, big black spiders just hanging out with the trash, the hall ways smell like animal urine, someone put boogers on the wall in the hall way 6 months ago, and it's still there..We were told that we would get notice to renew or terminate our lease just before our lease is up and we weren't given that option...Those who moved in the same day as me received emails, when I called to let them know that we were moving, I was told it had to be in writing, when I asked why we weren't given the option to renew or not she said it didn't matter...Now they want to charge me an arm and a freaken leg just to move out...They crazy....This place is not worth moving into...if u can find a cheaper more honest place to live, than do it...you're better off living somewhere else..THIS PLACE IS A RIPOFF!!!!RUN, RUN, RUN.... read more