My husband and I LOVED living at The Pines! We were there for more than 2 years while he was at seminary and it was so wonderful! First of all safety is a big priority for me. What somebody else said is totally true that the pines is in West Escondido which is by far one of the safest and best places of San Diego. The pines is also gated, which was a big plus to me. My husband knew 3 or 4 people from Westminster Seminary who were living there at the same time as us and I made some lifetime friends there!
The couple who own/manage the pines are sooo nice and they always took good care of us. It really was a wonderful Christian environment and sooo family friendly!
The apartment was beautiful and central A/C was nice during San Diego summers :) The only thing I would have wanted was a gas stove for cooking! :( But seriously...do your homework and make sure you aren't moving somewhere dangerous!! Check the crime maps online first! I did and there was NO crime at all when we lived at the pines! I know it was probably stupid but we always left our windows open and left our stuff outside! I would highly recommend the pines and I wish we didn't have to move out!!
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