Yelp's reviews are why we chose Cali Pools, so I figured I should leave a review myself.
Design:
I spent months envisioning how I wanted my pool/yard to look. Marv really listened and did a really great job of putting that into his design. Marv was a pleasure working with.
I won't throw another company under the bus, but I had probably the opposite experience with another reputable company in town - that company came back with a design that wasn't even close to what I described. I then tried on two more appointments to let that company fix things. Second appt - I physically drew all over their proposed design, and then on the third visit when I could basically assume that person had thrown my sketch and notes in the garbage and was even farther away from my vision. (I wanted to walk out of their office on the spot but my husband wanted a second quote to make sure we didn't overpay).
Price:
The other company tried to make their pool seem cheaper by cutting out a lot of things I wanted, using cheaper materials, and by making the pool 30-40% smaller (all while repeatedly telling me their pool is 'huge').
When both quotes were adjusted to the same size and materials they would've been within 1%. I personally really liked the honesty of cali pools.
Project Manager:
Kevin is very good at his job. (I hope they pay you well, Kevin - you deserve it!) Kevin always responded timely - sometimes late at night and weekends with any question we had. He does an amazing job of keeping contractors on schedule. Our pool started two months AFTER our neighbors and finished one day BEFORE! Our pool is also bigger and has a more complex design.
Summary:
Our pool was completed two months ago and we couldn't be happier!