No more Naples (Palm Beach Gardens, Parkland, Palm Beach: housing, rent, vacation)

[Nancy Lynne]

Hello! Well, as many of you warned me and predicted: my move to Naples didn't last very long. In fact, it has been just 4 months and I am packing up.

I've learned alot from my experience that I would be happy to share with those considering a move...to anywhere...but especially to the Naples FL area. Saying that it is "different" in Naples is an understatement. Naples may visually look like paradise...but as the saying goes, "beauty is only skin deep". I felt like I was on a different planet! I do not want to say anything negative...but it just wasn't for me. I would be happy to share specifics and experience if it can help someone.

[JimKing]

Good luck with your move. We were considering Naples because it has a tennis academy our daughter was looking at. We were steered clear by many on this forum. We are choosing Palm Beach Gardens or Parkland/Boca instead.

Hey...look a few threads down. Someone is looking for advice on Naples from Wisconsin...you could save them some trouble!

[macguy]

Originally Posted by Nancy Lynne

Hello! Well, as many of you warned me and predicted: my move to Naples didn't last very long. In fact, it has been just 4 months and I am packing up.

I've learned alot from my experience that I would be happy to share with those considering a move...to anywhere...but especially to the Naples FL area. Saying that it is "different" in Naples is an understatement. Naples may visually look like paradise...but as the saying goes, "beauty is only skin deep". I felt like I was on a different planet! I do not want to say anything negative...but it just wasn't for me. I would be happy to share specifics and experience if it can help someone.

I don't want this to be a bash Naples thread, I only want to hear your thoughts. From reading your posts what changed that caused such a 180 degree turn around? What is next for you?

[Tarastomsgirl]

I'd like to hear your thoughts, I lived there for 23 years and couldn't get out fast enough or far enough away.The joke in Naples is that its not reality. People don't really live like that. The people are rude, the weather is horrible, the bugs are nasty, the housing is expenisve and hard to find epecially renting.. Please share your thoughts on the "paradise" that everyone defends here so religiously.. You leaving at a good time, season will be starting soon so you know that horrible traffic and construction, its about to get a thousand times worse.. But people don't listen, no offense we've all done it ourselves, and they think one visit there is enough to be sold on and thats not so.. Its not paradise when you have to work, pay bills, commute, shop etc. Its a whole nother thing to vacation and sip drinks of the beach for a week and take cute trolley rides through town. The truth is its a great place to vacation and visit but not to live. My entire family lives there and I literally have no desire to go back and see them because that would require me to go to Naples

[INeedAChange]

I'm not telling you what to do, but is 4 months really enough time to see if you like a place? Isn't it expensive to up and move across country again like that?

[hiknapster]

Yep. Classic example of someone dying to move to the area, with stars in their eyes, and plenty of warning from people that have been there done that, but went there anyways.

Well, I wasn't exactly chomping at the bit to move to southwest Florida, but I landed there anyway. Horrible experience, whether you want to move there or not.

I'll say this for Nancy Lynne, at least she has the gears to admit her mistake. Typical northeast girl, she tells it like it is.

The scary part, Nancy Lynne, is you were not even there for snowbird season, when things get so much worse. Really. Run for your life, girl!

[House4Sale]

What was wrong with Naples? I'd like to know. Only visited twice and one time it was nice the next we got very rude service from the waitresses even though we were the only ones there. Not like they were busy doing anything.

[121804]

Best of luck on whatever direction the next path in life takes you.

We are leaving SW FL due to many reasons, one primarily being this is an awful place to raise young children.

You tried. Hope the next stop works better for you!

[BlueWillowPlate]

Sorry it did not work out for you, Nancy.
Don't be afraid to tell it like it is, you have had the experience there, however brief, and people would like to hear from you.
OTOH
Florida is a big state, and I don't think north Florida has quite the problems that SW Florida has. What are your plans now? We love Fernandina.

[HockeyMom72]

Originally Posted by Nancy Lynne

Hello! Well, as many of you warned me and predicted: my move to Naples didn't last very long. In fact, it has been just 4 months and I am packing up.

I've learned alot from my experience that I would be happy to share with those considering a move...to anywhere...but especially to the Naples FL area. Saying that it is "different" in Naples is an understatement. Naples may visually look like paradise...but as the saying goes, "beauty is only skin deep". I felt like I was on a different planet! I do not want to say anything negative...but it just wasn't for me. I would be happy to share specifics and experience if it can help someone.

I envy you. I really, really do. Count your blessings that you CAN leave. Our move here was not by choice.