When you are a college student it is easy to find an apartment by the college, but when you have a family you do not want to live in an apartment with a bunch of loud partiers. Cedar Trails Apartments have a great quiet atmosphere but it is not much than a mile from University of Texas in Tyler.

The apartment buildings are older but they are very nice. New houses are being built all around the apartments. One thing when look for when I am looking for a place to live is I see if there are a lot of people walking outside, and if it is safe. While we were looking at these apartments many children were playing basketball in there parking lots, and kids were riding there bikes up to the small play area, which need to be redone.

The apartment complex is extremely safe, and it was surprisingly affordable. Out of all the apartment complexes this was our cheapest option, and it was the closest to the college.

We have been living here for a few months now and, of course, we have had things to complain about, like our refrigerator decided to die when we brought home a couple hundred dollars worth of food. But those things will happen anywhere you decide to live but many apartments will not do anything about it for days or even a week. We called about it at around 10 o’clock at night and they came first thing in the morning.

They happily replaced my refrigerator. One thing I hate about repair men is that they come into your house and not say a thing to you. It makes me feel uncomfortable to have stranger in my house in the first place. But here the maintenance men were very friendly and polite.

The complex allows the people that live there to own animals for a monthly fee. The apartment is very strict about how people manage their animals and that they are not disturbing to neighbors.

The pool is kept really clean and has not been over crowded by half drunks or rough children. The play area is really small and my two year old can not climb up the ladder, and it is pretty scary that there are not very good railings. But there is a great park about a mile away.

Cedar trails has a small workout room, with a few different workout machines, including treadmills and stair masters. If you want to have a different workout out in the great Texan sun, they have a great tennis court.

Cedar Trails has one, two, and three bedroom apartments. Some have laundry machine hook-ups in the hallway closet, but the apartment complex also has a laundry room only for the use of the attendants.

The offices are opened every weekday and every first Saturday. They have many different ways to pay rent each month, and you can talk to a member of the staff if you have any questions. The women that work in the office are very polite and helpful. They are really nice and are great sales women.

Each apartment has a lot of storage space and closet space. And had a lot of room for the money that you are paying. The apartment just started letting the attendances has satellite dishes. The apartment really makes you feel at home in a quiet and safe environment.

I recommend this complex, especially if you are a student at either UTTyler or Tyler’s Junior college, TJC. Also if you are looking for a great location in Tyler it is near great restaurants, Brookshires, Wal-Mart, and many fast food restaurants.

If you are looking for an affordable apartment with great staff, if you are a student or if you have a small family, Cedar Trail is