accommodation at fort pierce florida ?

[muck-savage]

Hi,
Has anyone rented a room in a shared house near the fort pierce airport or acquired digs in this area,could you please post the relevant details.

Thanks

[VFE]

Fort Pierce is a dive. Be careful where you stay. There was on site accomodation at Pan Am but I don't know if that is still there. Failing that get a hotel and not a cheap one.

VFE.

[p.savage]

Why do I keep hearing this about Fort Pierce?

It's very unsettling! I am told to stay in Vero Beach, but you will need a car because there is no public transport.

Paul

['I' in the sky]

My 2p for what it's worth.

Ft Pierce is not a dive but it did when I was there have a bad area, specifically that around the infamous Avenue D. Vero Beach didn't really have a bad area as it was inhabited primarily by geriatrics.

Downtown Ft Pierce and South Hutchinson Island were certainly more pleasant surroundings than anything Vero had to offer. I can't actually think of anywhere 'close' to the airport where you are likely to find the type of shared accomodation you are referring to. Wherever you end up you are likely to need your own or shared transport.

Do none of the schools out there have apartments they rent to students anymore? If not, can't they provide accomodation lists, ie people they know that could put you up. I would be wary of just going out looking for digs unless they had already been recommended.

If you're going to be there for more than a couple of weeks I would consider staying in a hotel to be unsatisfactory. The option of eating out everynight soon becomes expensive whatever anybody might tell you. You might be lucky and get limited cooking facilities i.e. you could live off microwave meals. I have done a lot of flying in Florida over the years and as a student was always able to live in a house or apartment rented from the school or somebody connected with the school, and shared only with other students. I would have considered that the only way to do it and see no reason to view it differently now.

Come on guys, look after your customers.

[wingworker]

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Hi All,

I did both my CPL and the first part of my JAA IR with EFT at Ft Pierce and stayed in accomodation via the school both times.

First time was late last year and we were sharing "luxury" (ha, ha) flats with some pretty life challenged people. Nonetheless they were unfailingly friendly and really didn't give us any probs.

Earlier this year went back and the accom offered by EFT has now moved about 10 mins drive Nth of Ft Pierce, very close to V Beach.

This time the accom was excellent; brand new villa style bungalows with full house air con, washing machines, tv and so on.

I'd have no probs recommending it if that's where you're going. At the time rental was $25 per night, all in + you buy the food.

Never had any trouble in Ft Peirce myself.

Enjoy!

Wingworker