Florida really sucks for basic flight training: It is all flat and at sea level, weather is too nice,
Sure, weather is too nice
In case you never heard even if you are working on your IFR ticket you need good weather.
BTW, for someone who hates flat terrain Arizona certainly has beautiful landscape and very favorable weather for flight training, even USAF has extensive flight training facilities there. Embry Riddle aviation university is in Prescott, Az.