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I'm new to the Palm Beach County area and looked at some apartments in Palm Beach Gardens, Juno Beach and Jupiter areas and wanted to see if anyone had any input on these places. These are the names of the apartment complexes I checked out (looking for a 2-bedroom apt.):

Juno Beach -- The Villas of Juno -- It's a small development but it seems like it would be pretty quiet, although the rent is a bit high. It's on US-1 in Juno so I don't know how safe it would be but that area seems quiet.

Jupiter -- Floresta and The Vintage at Abacoa -- They both seem nice but I like the apt. layout a bit better at The Vintage because you don't have to walk up any stairs like the Floresta, which has a townhouse layout in the apts. I looked at.

Palm Beach Gardens -- San Merano at Mirasol -- This place was probably the nicest although a two bedroom apt. is more expensive here than the ones in Jupiter. It's a bit more secluded than the other apt. complexes and is surrounded by a nice area and expensive homes.

The woman I spoke with in the management office at San Merano suggested I avoid The Vintage at Abacoa because there's a lot of activity in the area because of the restaurants/bars, etc. at the shopping center in Abacoa. She seems to think the neighbors in the apt. complex at The Vintage would be a bit noisy/rowdy.

If anyone has any input on the above apt. complexes I would greatly appreciate it. I'm just hoping to find a nice place to live without a lot of noisy neighbors. The place I'm staying in West Palm Beach for the month of January is very noisy (car alarms, barking dogs, loud music, etc.) and that's exactly what I'd like to avoid when I find a long-term apt.

Thanks for your help. :0)

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I went to a website called apartmentratings.com and found some reviews for some of the places I listed. After reading so many of those negative reviews, I'm afraid to move anywhere now. Maybe I should live out of my car for a while.

[julielynn7196]

Having worked at an apartment complex I can tell you that the ones who post on those sites usually have an axe to grind. Sometimes representatives from competitive complexes even make false postings. When people are content they don't usually bother to post positive comments. Fear not. Go to the complexes at night and observe activities and ask for info from the police departments.