Aside from noise and the pool not being available to guests staying for less than 3 months, the apartment was comfortable and great value compared to more modern buildings in the area.
Pros:
- top floor
- excellent mattress (Helix memory foam)
- lovely landscaping and private complex park with trees to walk through and tennis court
- nice redwood tree view from the bedroom (its branches ensure privacy)
- 2 large-screen 4K TVs
- very large couch (not the one in the photos when I booked)
- 10 minute walk to the Safeway grocery store and the Rivermark plaza
- pretty fast stable Wi-Fi
- nice balcony next to redwood trees, can sunbathe during the morning
- Amazon package delivery hub next to the gym building
- mail delivery worked fine, you'll be provided with a mailbox key
- extension cord, USB charger, toolbox provided
- the Brita water filter was a nice touch
- quiet at night.
Cons:
- LOUD APPLIANCES. The fridge compressor was making a horrible noise (hint: flip switch #17 in the electrical panel if you need to cut power, e.g. during a conference call). The A/C units are both also very loud (thankfully you only need them for a July - August in the Bay Area).
- The bedroom faces into some sort of a courtyard, and a lot of neighbor noise is easily amplified. There's one neighbor with a kid that often yells, and another one who often talks loudly on the phone. When the garbage truck comes twice a week, it's 5 minutes of ear-splitting clanking noise. But at night, the area is quiet.
- Due to Covid, the pool was available by reservation only, and Zeus told me the pool was only available for guests staying longer than 90 days.
- Despite the complex being gated, there was some bicycle theft, so all residents were advised to take things inside from the balconies
- Neighbors like to leave their shoes on shoe racks on the hallways. This looks a bit unsightly and haven't seen it anywhere else yet.
- The workdesk is pretty useless for any serious work - extremely narrow, and the chair doesn't fit under it. I just worked at the dining room table.
- The dining room chairs need felt pads, because they make a loud noise if you drag them across the tiles.
Communication with Zeus was overall good, with some issues but they were mostly solved. The apartment is good value for the money if you don't mind the neighbors noise, and the grounds are really nice to walk through.