The location within the Fort Lauderdale area was very ideal for getting to the Beach, Riverwalk, Freeway, etc. However... the unit backs up to a parking lot that should be empty in the evening hours as well as a Papa Johns pizza store. There are two bedrooms on this side of the unit, and the windows are PAPER THIN. You can hear EVERYTHING that goes on in those parking lots and on several evenings there were several people "hanging out" in the lot into the late hours of the night. One night must have been a bad pizza night because someone went off on a foul mouthed shouting rant around midnight, and another night a lone vehicle was parked across from the unit was BLASTING foul mouthed music at 2 AM! I literally jumped up out of a dead sleep. After two nights all three of my kids who were sleeping in the two bedrooms on that side of the unit were too scared to sleep in them the rest of our stay. I ended up sleeping in one room while my two of my kids slept on the couches and my other child slept in the master bedroom with my wife. Also, the apartment complex trash bin is located about 10 feet from the bedroom on the corner... and trash pick-up was Monday & Wednesday at 6am during our stay. That being said, we did not get much rest during our trip which is unfortunate because we chose this place so our 17yr old could have a room to herself and the two younger ones still had their own beds. I will say that I did not fear for our safety and that the area in general appeared to be a safe area. Also, our experience is no reflection on the owner as there is nothing she could have done. But be advised, if you stay hear you will hear everything that goes on in the lot to the north of the building. Outside of the noise issues that we had, we found out the hard way that the complex laundry was broken. Dawn was very quick to respond when I brought this to her attention and offered a reasonable refund to compensate us for having to seek out a laundromat. Aside from the noise issues, the unit was comfortable but the bathrooms could use some updating/repair/cleaning.