Saturday, July 18, 2026

260718 Viewing the interior of Hampton Manor

My good friend and mentor Kevin had urged me to go into the Manor and ask if I could see a one bedroom apartment.
That’s exactly what I did this morning.

I walked into the building, I had seen two trucks outside, so I figured there would be two men working in there. I heard them working, but didn't see them.

I walked by the counter that would be manned with a person giving directions or answering questions for visitors. I looked down at the carpeting, it was a hideous dark brown. I was hoping the rooms would not have the same.

I turned and started walking down a hallway. The first 3 rooms were locked and had a paper saying the room was ready for occupancy. The 4th room was open and I walked right in. The hideous carpeting apparently is the same everywhere.
I went to the bathroom first. It was gorgeous, with a walk in shower. The toilet was diagonally across the room. I wondered why they used 25% of the entire apartment for a bathroom that was mostly empty? My bathroom in the apartment is 8x5 and more than adequate.

The bedroom was 10x13, but the closet in the room took 2x8 feet, making the bedroom 8x13. I didn’t care for that. My bed is 6 feet, leaving only 2 feet to walk around it. My things I would need for living would crowd the room dramatically.

The living room is 10x10, the rest of the room to the entry door is not what was advertised. It had a huge sink at the entry door that takes up a lot of space and why? There was supposed to be an added closet, not a sink.
The opposite side was supposed to have a mini kitchen with a small refrigerator and an electric stove and a cabinet, but there’s nothing there.
516 square feet sounds okay, but put a few things I will need in there and it’s very crowded.

I’m not ruling the place out, but it’s not looking good.