West Palm Beach, FL is a vibrant and lively city located in South Florida. It's known for its sunny beaches, exciting nightlife, cultural attractions, and luxurious shopping. Visitors to West Palm Beach enjoy the year-round warm climate and variety of activities to do. There are plenty of activities for families, couples or solo travelers to experience. From art galleries to nature preserves to amusement parks, there is something for everyone in West Palm Beach.
Reviews of West Palm Beach are overwhelmingly positive with many visitors remarking on the great weather, lively atmosphere and fun activities available. People also appreciate the city's focus on safety and cleanliness; the quality of public transportation; and the friendly locals. Restaurants are abundant offering a wide selection of cuisines from all over the world. Shopping is excellent with high end boutiques located along City Place as well as waterfront markets offering local goods. Hotels range from affordable beachfront resorts to luxurious 5-star accommodations providing plenty of lodging options for any budget size. All in all, West Palm Beach offers a memorable experience that can be enjoyed by anyone seeking to relax or explore in sunny South Florida.
based on 51 ReviewsGet to know West Palm Beach with the latest comments and reviews from people who live in or have visited West Palm Beach
They Want Our Money But Don't Want Us-Buyer Beware - 8/30/2008
I have lived in West Palm Beach for a year and moved here from NY state. All you New Yorkers: DO NOT MOVE HERE!! Call this fair warning. They hate us here and make that known everywhere you go. The workplace is a joke with pays that are obscene. I was making 45.00 an hour on Long Island but was offered 12.00 for the same job. This is an "At Will" work state. They fire and hire workers in a seemingly indiscriminate way higgledeepiggledee without fair warning or within reason. Permanent jobs are almost nonexistent. This is a hustler's state.
In addition make no mistake about it this is a racist, homophobic, sexist part of the world. Blacks still live a segregated life here and are treated more than badly. The treatment is both subtle and blatant.
Crime is very high here although I have not run into any of it personally. People in houses have had problems with home invasion and theft in my neighborhood.
Security companies are made up of mostly
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WPB Devoid of Culture - 8/24/2008
For anyone thinking of moving to WPB it is NOT an exciting place to live. I have been in FL all of my life (30 yrs) and in West Palm Beach for the last six years. Summers are horrible: it is as hot and humid as a sauna, everything slows down because it is not the "season", and it rains every day. Throw in the possibility of hurricanes too.
As far as nightlife and culture, you can find some but there is lack of class, sophistication and there is level of "cheese" accepted that would not fly for a second in a more urbane setting like San Francisco or Manhattan.
Learn to speak Spanish too and be ready for the slow pace that comes with some of the cultures that permeate this area.
All in all, WPB is banal, homogenized and completely devoid of interesting culture.
PS-I've been trying to sell my home and move out of FL forever! WPB is okay if you're into the suburbs and having to drive 20 minutes to get anywhere half way
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Housing - 7/25/2008
Some residential properties are substandard and all are over-priced for sale.
City services to this neighborhood are delivered poorly as compared with other neighborhoods in West Palm
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Looking to get out - 7/12/2008
My family and I are looking to get out of Florida it is too crowded and congested. People don't know how to drive, and unless you have money there is no nice places to live. Yes, the beaches (Jupiter Beach) are nice and the SUN is HOTTT. My husband is born here in West Palm and has watched it get way over grow. Well that is just our
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West Palm Beach - 6/9/2008
I've lived here a year and a half. I moved from Chicago, a world-class city, to be closer to my family. It's pretty here and most of the year the weather is nice. However, it's also a lot of boring suburban sprawl with little culture and a lot of closed minded people. I'm looking to get
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Fun Things To Do In West Palm Beach - 5/17/2008
The list is endless. We have an incredibly diverse cultural, recreational, and arts community. Our convention center is relatively new and very modern. We are soon getting a hotel connected to the convention center as well. Our downtown is undergoing a "renovation". The new City Center with the ultimate library will be finished next year. The new waterfront project, which will open up the intercoastal for recreational use, has been started. We have several "neighborhood" theatres, an enormous shopping district which combines the 1950s style of downtown shopping on Clematis Street with the modern concept of a pedestrian shopping mall at City Place. We have weekly street festivals and concerts and the several huge venues throughout the year including the Palm Beach Boat Show, Sunfest, Mardi Gras Festival and First Night. This is truly an exceptional place to
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gorgeous - 12/12/2007
For anyone who loves warm (hot) weather, this is the place to
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Pretty but unaffordable - 8/31/2007
West Palm Beach has beautiful views:lakes, fountains, nice parks, places to bring your kids to(zoos, museums, theaters).NO SNOW! Love the weather, I'd rather be a little hot than be cold. We don't have 100 degrees like in other states. Pretty decent driving distance to work, not a lot of traffic compared to other major US cities. Fresh air. Lots of golfviews. Wildlife.I love this place but I got to move out. The housing prices are ridiculously overpriced--fueled by greed in the real estate, but income has stagnated. I'm also concerned about the increase in crime and and all these gangs spreading around like cancer. Not enough good
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Contrary to belief. . . - 7/26/2007
I grew up in West Palm Beach my whole life, Crime has actually gone down. You generally know where to not travel if you want to stay away from the crime. Obviously, you don't want to be caught on a street like Tamarind Ave. downtown, but I've got lost when I was younger there, driving around in a Range Rover, and no harm came to me at all. The people are very nice, even though they may look a bit scary. You can't judge the people with where they live. Downtown for example, you have low income housing and 2 miles east you have multi-million dollar houses on the Island of Palm
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