I did my FAA Cpl with clearwater in march 2002. I found it excellent. The instructors were very good and couldn.t have been more helpful or friendly, the location is great for beaches, although I didn't have time to visit any, but they looked great from the air. and they had new cessna 172's, and more on order.
The biggest problem I had when I was there was concentrating as my my main instructor was gorgeous.
Send me a PM if you want more info.
gdn