Westfal Apartments (Portland, Sherwood: hotel, university, living)

[alaskagirl201]

Hello!

I am moving to Portland in August to get my Masters in Writing: Book Publishing, and I got a ping from a Westfal Apartment representative that a 1-bedroom, 1-bathroom unit opened up. It's super close to the university so I'd like to apply for it, but I haven't found any reviews on the place.

Has anyone lived there/had friends who lived there before? And if so, would you/they recommend living there again?

Warmly,
alaskagirl

No real experience with the place, but it does look reasonably well maintained from the outside.

[alaskagirl201]

Thanks for the reply, Jason!

I hope to get some more information on the Westfal Apartments, but the lack of responses here and the lack of reviews worries me.

[Sherwoody]

I would take this lack of reviews as a good sign as most people don't review great places.

[topaz420]

I think it's worrisome when there are absolutely no reviews (nothing on Google Places, Yelp, or ApartmentRatings). People are more likely to review when they have extremely positive *or* negative experiences.

[alaskagirl201]

Hmm, see I'm flipping back and forth about it, too.

Has this ever happened to either of you?

[Sherwoody]

Although he only posted once to the forum perhaps pdxguy80085 still looks in from time to time. Try sending him a DM you never know. Regardless, this post seems pretty positive.

I lived there for almost two years and i loved it.

http://www.city-data.com/forum/28975633-post5.html

[oldtintype]

I know someone who lived there. She liked it but said it was over priced. And if you have a car the parking is very expensive.

[alaskagirl201]

Originally Posted by Sherwoody

Although he only posted once to the forum perhaps pdxguy80085 still looks in from time to time. Try sending him a DM you never know. Regardless, this post seems pretty positive.

http://www.city-data.com/forum/28975633-post5.html

Yup, I searched and found that comment, too! I've sent him a message.

[alaskagirl201]

Originally Posted by oldtintype

I know someone who lived there. She liked it but said it was over priced. And if you have a car the parking is very expensive.

Yes, that's the one downfall. The car parking lot is expensive, but it's comparable with a bunch of other apartment parking lots I've been finding, too. So maybe parking in Portland is just... expensive? Having only visited there once two years ago, I didn't really find that to be so, but I also stayed at a hotel and didn't really drive around all that much, preferring walking instead.