Laguna Woods Village

former prisoner

Let me give a little background. Laguna Woods Village (originally known as Leisure world, but incorporated as city a few years ago to de-stigmatize the community.) is a gated senior community . On the surface it is a well maintained and visually attractive community. Most of the homes were built in the late 60s or 70s and from my experience were built rather cheaply. If you enter into a renovation on a unit you will find asbestos, aluminum wiring (a fire hazard) ancient electric radiant he...

Kerry

Laguna Woods Village is a very large community, with 20,000 residents. There are amenities and about 300 clubs, and there are all kinds of events taking place all the time. I have a 2-bedroom, 2-bath unit, and it's beautiful. I enjoy sitting on my porch with my dog looking out at my water fountain. My room has been fully upgraded, so it is beautiful. I have what you would consider an atrium with skylight, which is now my office. There are 16 gates to get into the community. I couldn't ask for a ...

lenaswede

Laguna Woods is not worse or better than any multiply living situation. It's the cheapest place to live in, in Orange County - but the HOA increases yearly - and they make 'improvements' that sometimes benefits the residents. I've found that it depends on what gate you live in so chose wisely and ask around. Lots of grouchy miserable people - so that's something to take in consideration especially if you have a dog. We are not retired yet, but they do have a lot of activities for the happy retir...

Edith

Laguna Woods Village has independent living houses and there is also a tower for the assisted living. It's a beautiful place with plenty of activities. We have classes from the local college, orchestras come in, there are country western bands, string ensembles, square dancing, round dancing, ballroom dancing, tai chi, horseback riding, and bicycle classes -- there are about 200 clubs here. We have everything you could think of except for a bowling alley. We have a restaurant, three golf courses...

mildred831746

I’m in Laguna Woods Village. It’s wonderful. You have your own house and your own car; you cook and clean. I live here just the way I would in an ordinary house. It’s a big community. There are several thousand people living here. My apartment is a little house with 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a front and back patio, and a nice little garden in the back that I take care of. There are about 5 swimming pools and 3 golf courses. There is a ton of tennis courts and lawn bowling. Whatever you can thin...

Susan702128

I could be very happy at Laguna Woods Village. There are units of all different prices, and the activities that they offer are incredible. I would be interested particularly in art classes, and they just have so many classes. They seem to have great facilities and art labs -- which most places really don’t have. Their facilities are really incredible. They have aerobics classes several times a week. I just like it. It is huge, and there are a lot of people -- lot of people to meet and people of ...

Wendy784315

Laguna Woods is beautiful. There are lots of trees, and it is a very nice community. It is all gated, and you feel really safe and secure here. The staff comes and takes care of things -- not anything really major -- but they are very pleasant people. It is a nice living experience here. There are so many activities that you can participate in. They have all kinds of entertainment and stuff, there are different clubhouse groups, and they provide entertainment in some of them such as movies and l...

Carol580750

My cousin lives in Laguna Woods, and to me it’s an ideal, great place for people who are retired. There is a hospital a block away, and they’re about 10 miles away from the beach. My aunt and uncle had a large living room, a kitchen/dining space, a nice set up, and a reasonably sized bedroom. My uncle used one room as an office-type thing, but it had room for a sofa bed, so it could be used as a guest room, and I used it in on many occasions. It has two nice-sized bathrooms, and their car was in...

Janice388326

We are going to buy a home at Laguna Woods Village 55+ community. It is owned and operated by the residents, so any increases would be minimal. We’re still active. You buy your home, pay around $600 a month, and they take care of everything outside. It’s a gated community, and within half a mile there are three hospitals, assisted living places, memory care places, and shopping. There’s a free bus service that tours you around wherever you want to go. It meets our needs, and it’s perfect for us....

Lenora1

Laguna Woods is a gated community, so I feel very secure, and they also have a nice service. When I came home from the hospital, I didn't have my keys -- and they keep keys on hand just for emergencies -- and they came and opened the door for me, so that I could get into my home. Also, whenever I have a problem and I dial 911, I not only get the fire department and the ambulance service, but people from the security as well to let them into the house in case the door is locked. So the service is...

Caring85477250

I am a resident of Laguna Woods Village. It is a very nice place. It has a lot of nice senior citizens. It is excellent, and I enjoy it. I will recommend it to people who can afford to move in, who can go ahead with interview that they have, and if they meet the financial responsibilities.

caring100514150

Laguna Woods village is a guarded, gated community. It is an old building, and the rooms are more like hotel rooms. My room is a studio. Most of them are wheelchair accessible. It has 5 swimming pools. Any activity that you want to do is there. They have a sewing room, workshop, studio, and jewellery making. Everybody is nice, pleasant, and helpful. There are a lot of volunteer workers also.

Caring77171850

My mom just moved to Laguna Woods three weeks ago. It is a nice and big place. We liked it. The staff there is helpful. The facility is well-maintained and clean. It's a very big community. They have lots of activities and services. They have different sizes of rooms. The 1-bedroom that my mom has is a good size, too.

Audre1

I am currently staying at Laguna Woods Village, which is actually a little City on its own. It is close to where I am living and I have another friend who is living near in this village too. There are 12 gates into the village and I live in gate 10. It is very welcoming. The neighbors are friendly and it is a very pretty community. I have two bedrooms, two baths and everything is remodel before I move in. So, everything is brand new with all new appliances and it is very nice. I have meals on wh...

Henry3

What I like about Laguna Woods Village is the variety of activities and the fitness facilities. The general ground is very quiet and very enjoyable. I would absolutely recommend this facility to others.

Yvonne4

We rented her a place at Laguna Woods Village for about three years. She had a little kitchen where she made her own breakfast and lunch, and came down for dinner. The inclusions were dinner every night, maid service, cable and she could use the buses that went to any of the clubhouses. They had some activities within the building as well as outside.

Jacob Brown

My grandmother is living in this faculity. and when i came to visit her i realized how bad a place it actually was. you have to pay tons of money every month as well as a huge fee at the begining and also you can only have guests for 60 days out of the year if you want to have guests come more than 60 times a year then you can't stay their. they also make it really hard for your guests to come to you, you have to either give them a pass or you have to call them in which is a huge hassle. also th...

Michal Smith

They had very bad amenities and facilities if the resident wanted to bring a friend they had to pay a huge fee . and also they only allowed you to visit for a very short time the staff were really old and did not really know anything. also it was a locked down place you had to call someone in or give them a pass if you wanted them to visit you. the only nice thing i could find about the Laguna woods retirement community is that they gave free buses for the resedints also they had golf places whe...