Royal Palms Largo, FL

I went to Royal Palms. I would not recommend it to anybody. It was way more expensive than the other facility. They would throw you out if you can't pay your rent because it's a rental. It was very shabby, and I didn't like it. As soon as I walked in, I wanted to leave. The apartments are very small and not modernized. Nothing was modernized. I didn't tour the whole place because I was so turned off by it. I did see parts of the place. I saw an apartment, and the hallways had stains on the rugs. The elevators were old and just really dilapidated. I did not want to live there. They need to improve everything.

My mother stayed at Royal Palms. She loved it. It's a beautiful building, and it's well-maintained. The staff was wonderful, very good, very friendly, and very helpful. She always raved about how good the food was. They had cards and little parties. They did a lot of things prior to COVID, but it's all been halted. They had beautiful flowers and beautiful fountains, and it's all well-maintained. The value for the money was good.

The Royal Palms in Largo was beautiful and it was very nice. They had screened balconies, they had a nice pool, and it was also very, very big. It's very attractive, it looked very clean and very well-kept. The staff, Kimberly, who showed me around was excellent. The dining area was very nice. They have a speaker in everyone's room for when it's time for you to go down to dinner which I did not like. Because there are so many people there, they have to stagger their meals all the time to get the right number of people to the dining area. Once you get a big facility like that, you're going to need to do that. I didn't really like it. I remember that the place was in a really nice area though.

My mother is at Royal Palms Active Retirement, it was really good, we’re very happy with it, and it worked out well. The food is quite good. I would highly recommend it, it’s a very nice community, she’s only there a week, and she’s very happy. The staff is very good. The cost is a little expensive, but acceptable.

My friend (her past life as an actress from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London) decided on Royal Palms Independent Living seven years ago. Ergo, I do think that thespian offerings need to be added to the list of activities AND the opportunities to serve the larger community as a volunteer to our local theatres, Hospice shop, etc. With a RP=provided golf cart ride to tennis or either Largo community center and a stunning outdoor pool on the RP campus, with much shade and perfect temp' Jacuzzi, exercise from yoga to boxing, cards, games, dancing, Royal Palms is a LOCATION! LOCATION! haven. With its manicured grounds, RP is where you choose to really LIVE, not die (as I have seen adult children mistakenly place parents here and become awed by "the new person" that resident evolves to be when offered so much to do since the basic needs are so well addressed and doc' appointments and meds delivery are overseen). Safety, nutrition, singing, holidays festivities,,, entertainers come in, family visits are encouraged. Add day trips, hotel level service re my friend's room (bed change, sheets and towels weekly services). One bill only unless the resident chooses to add others (hairstyling at the salon, massage at Bonsai Spa?) I see concerns mentioned out here about the RP chef? I dine often with my friend here; I ALSO would like to see creative flavoring added by the present chef: ginger, turmeric, lemon sauces, other spices? Salt is seldom added due to residents' BP restrictions but food can be very tasty without much salt at all. The soups are excellent! All in all, because of the "no initial $$ huge payment," and the 30-day lease-type living, this is the BEST "bang for your buck," the choice for many academicians or retired professionals of diverse ethnicities and religions. Truly. "cruise living on land," as advertised. Kudos to the grand staff that continue the Goodman traditions keeping the pleasant formalities, that many enjoyed prior to having to consider assisted living. "The beat goes on"?

Despite the fact that many apartments are very small the decor of Royal Palms is beautiful. The staff are wonderful and friendly., There are numerous interesting activities, to suit most people, cards, art classes, exercise of all types amd outings to many interesting places. Yje biggest downfall is the food. It is classified as fine dining. This is false. When we first moved here one year ago it was fine dining but it has deterioated ever since. We used to have filet mignon every week/ We regularly had huge shrimpand occasionally freshtuna and huge scallops. We had great home-made cheesecake, key lime pie and other tempting desserts. These haven't been seen for ages. Where this chef learnt to cook I cannot guess; he serves vegetable combinations you wouldn't see anywhere else.. Don't let anyone try to convince you he is award-winning. He won a competition between 3 chefs of adjacent properties, one of whom was disqualified.

The apartments at Royal Palms were tiny. Only two meals a day were included, and one of them had to be breakfast and the other one either lunch or dinner. The breakfast was just like a continental breakfast, so it's like getting only one full meal a day. The place is much more expensive compared to the other places, but it was a beautiful place, like a 5-star resort. The common areas were gorgeous but once you get inside your own apartment, it was very tiny.

Royal Palms was beautiful, wonderful, and spectacular. The one-bedroom was a little small, but the one-bedroom deluxe on the first floor was very nice because it comes with a screened room or a patio. I have a dog, so I have to have access to the outside. The staff treated us like kings and queens. We had two lunches and then went down for a special event. They have everything, including a holistic spa.