Can you imagine an affordable apartment just outside the DC area with a living room that is over 14 feet wide and more than 22 feet long? We rented a two bedroom place at the Palisades at Manassas Park. We had looked for apartments for rent in Manassas Virginia for about a month, and we actually had the Palisades on our list to tour toward the bottom. Well, as soon as we saw this apartment, we were signing a lease at the end of the tour. We could not wait to move in. It had everything we wanted.

This is our first apartment with so many community amenities. We finally have an on-site fitness center that is new and has all the gear we want. The pool is like swimming at a five-star resort. I no longer have to tote my inflatable lounger to a pool. This one has super nice loungers on each side of the pool that are in shallow water about a foot deep. Perfect for relaxing in the water and reading. Our days off are at the beginning of the week, so we pretty much have the pool to ourselves a lot of times because so many people are still on the Monday through Friday schedule.

Probably the coolest thing that everyone who visits us in our apartment notices right away is that we have a fireplace. It is great for the chilly evenings in the winters of northern Virginia. It is very cozy and romantic when it is just my wife and I. We sit and talk and watch the fire rather than the TV. It really helps in winding down after a busy day. The entire complex here is new. This is not just a renovated place, it is all new. I am happy we got in on this at the beginning.