Question
Do you have any
parks in or near the 33417 zip code that has slides or swings or play
equipment?
Answer
Two that come to mind are Coleman Park
and Gaines Park (both have playgrounds for the
kids). More
info about these and other West Palm Beach Parks can be found at www.
cityofwpb.com/parks/index.html
Question
Are there any type
of extended stay type places in West Palm I could stay for a week or
possibly longer while I research real estate in the
area?
Answer
Studio 6 is a nice place located at 1535 Centerpeak
Dr which is around 3 miles from the
West Palm Beach International
airport. Weekly rates there range from around $250 -
$550
depending on the time of
year.
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Question
I
am coming to West Palm Beach with my boyfriend for a weekend. Any
suggestions for a
place to hang out on a Saturday night that has nice
restaurants and shopping?
Answer
You should definitely give
CityPlace a try (located on Okeechobee Blvd, just east of I-95).
This
place has shops and sidewalk cafes in a European Town Center atmosphere
complete
with beautiful fountain shows. There are also free music
concerts on weekends. Their
website is
www.cityplace.com.
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Question
How
is the bus service in West Palm and is there a bus that goes along the
beach?
Answer
The 41 bus travels along the beach. If you
want more transit info, (e.g. route information)
you can call
PalmTran which operates the Palm beach County transit system at
1-877-930-
4287.
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Question
Can
you recommend a fun activity for kids? I am coming to West Palm Beach with
my 8
and 12 year old.
Answer
Lion Country Safari is a
popular place. They bill themselves as America’s first drive-
through cageless zoo. You can read about all their activities at
www.lioncountrysafari.com
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Question
What
is the best hotel to stay at that is on the beach where I can play
golf?
Answer
If money is no object, I would suggest The
Breakers, which is an internationally acclaimed
luxurious oceanfront
hotel with 2 championship golf course. Their website is www.
thebreakers.com
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