Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Oakwood Review #20

Which property management company did you use?

Oakwood Corporate Housing

What was the approximate START date for your stay?

September 2014

What was the approximate END date for your stay?

July 2015

You stated that you used Oakwood Worldwide.  Where was your apartment located?

Archstone at Ballston Square

Overall Satisfaction
On a scale of 1 to 5, please rate your level of satisfaction with the following:
Overall, how satisfied were you with your location and direct billing option?

Satisfied

How likely would you be to choose the same direct billing company next time?

Likely

Basic Questions
How much notice did the direct billing program (Oakwood, BOQ, NCH) give you for your housing assignment?

1 week to 1 month

How many family members (including yourself) were on your orders at the time of this housing assignment?
Number of Adults (age 19+): 1

Number of Children (age 0-4): 0

Number of Children (age 5-12): 0

Number of Teenagers (age 13-18): 0

How many bedrooms did your apartment have?

1

How many pets stayed with you?

1

How much was the pet fee per pet?

300

Tell us what your apartment complex and neighborhood had to offer.
Please check each amenity provided by your apartment complex.

swimming pool, work-out facility, covered parking, business center, transportation to and from FSI or Main State, weekly maid service

Please check each item that your neighborhood offered within close proximity to your apartment.

playground, library, restaurants, grocery stores, convenience stores, coffee shops, Metro or bus stop, car share program (such as ZipCar), Capitol Bikeshare

How far is the walk to the nearest Metro station?

0-5 minutes

How far is the walk to the nearest ART bus stop that runs to FSI?

0-5 minutes

How far is the walk to the nearest Capitol Bikeshare station?

0-5 minutes

How far is the walk to the nearest car share program (such as ZipCar)?

0-5 minutes

Was the nearest grocery store within walking or driving distance?

6-10 minute walk

What school(s) (if any) did you send your kid(s) to during your TDY?

none

Satisfaction Questions
On a scale of 1 to 5, please rate your level of satisfaction with the following:
Size of apartment for your family size

Satisfied

Storage Space

Neutral

Quality of "Welcome Kit" provided

Satisfied

Please share what items were included in the welcome kit.

Towels, sheets, blankets, silverware, vaccum, mop, bucket, brooom, tv, dvd, player, knife block, scissors, trash can, 4 wine glasses, 4 coffee cups, 8 water glasses, large spoon, slotted spoon, spatula, large fork, spaghetti spoon, tongs dish towels, potholders, cookie sheet, small glass rectangle pan and covered round glass pan, peeler, corkscrew, grater, can opener, cutting board, 4 salad plates, 4 dinner plates, 4 bowls, 3 glass mixing bowls, liquid measuring cup, toaster, 3 pots (small, medium large), 2 large frying pans, salt and pepper shakers, butter dish, tupperware container, obligatory ugly oakwood vase

Quality of housekeeping services

Neutral

Please name the closest Metro stop.

Ballston

Proximity to FSI

Very Satisfied

Proximity to grocery store(s)

Very Satisfied

Please list the grocery stores near your building.

Harris Teeter, 3 blocks, CVS, across street, Giant, about 6 blocks

Responsiveness of program (Oakwood, BOQ, NCH) to service calls

Satisfied

Please share any comments you might have regarding customer service and responsiveness of the program to service calls.

Mattress is very hard, let them know and they did not replace it, but they did immediately replace the pillows which were lumpy.  Otherwise no problems so far.

Experience with local school system.

Neutral

What school(s) did your child(ren) attend?

none

Please elaborate on why you were or were not satisfied with the school(s).

no children

How many times have you stayed with each of the directly billed apartment programs?
BOQ: 0

NCH: 0

Oakwood: 2

If you have stayed in this particular housing before, was this a deciding factor for you to return and why?

Couldn't figure out whether the others had one time pet fee or periodic, so as I was relatively satisfied with Oakwood, just stayed with them.  Also they immediately respond to my inquiry on availability and the others took a few days.