Water Park Towers is the second apartment building where I have lived in Arlington, VA, and it is by far the better building. The unit and amenities are up-to-date and well-maintained. The staff, both the front desk staff and leasing office staff, are fantastic. Plus, the building's location cannot be beat; the building is close to a pharmacy, grocery store, many restaurants, a movie theater, several shopping areas, and the WMATA metro. I highly recommend this building if it falls in your budget.

Expensive but generally a good place to live.

It's a pretty new and clean apartment, but it takes some time to grocery store or the metro, and a little bit far from school.

I recently moved to the DC area to go to grad school at Georgetown and before making the move I looked at 20+ apartment complexes in various neighborhood of DC and Arlington. Water Park Towers came out as the best combination of price, amenities, and location for me. The building itself is fairly old (built in the 80’s) but all of the residential floors (hallways and apartments) have recently been renovated and are modern. There is also currently a project going on to renovate the lobby and whole first floor which is supposed to look very nice once completed. My one bedroom apartment is pretty spacious and has a balcony, hardwood floors (carpet in the bedroom), new kitchen appliances, and in-unit washer/dryer. The building has a free gym which is decent and the outside pool is very nice. Although I wish I knew ahead of time that when it is open during the summer season, it only opens at noon (or maybe 11). Garage parking is pretty affordable at $90/month and the other people living in the building are very nice- combination of some students and older people working in the area, everyone is pretty quiet. My biggest and only real complaint about the building is the shared utilities. All utilities used by the building are pooled monthly and then split up and billed to everyone based on apartment occupancy. So far, for 2 people living in a one bedroom, utilities have averaged between $150 and $200 per month (not including cable/internet) which I think is too high. Otherwise, I’ve enjoyed living in the building. There are many restaurants and Whole Foods within walking distance and the Crystal City metro station (blue and yellow lines) is a 3 minute walk away. Getting to Georgetown is a little rough, but otherwise it’s a very convenient location.

I like the apartment because its right next to the metro, which has tons of shops and eateries in it. Plus there are tons of great bars and restaurants near. You can see the memorial from the building and have great walking paths, so if you have a pet it's great.