Ladybugs Apartments
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Ladybugs Apartments is in Bubali, a residential pocket just inland from the Palm Beach strip in Noord. It ranks #3 among Noord's B&Bs and inns, and the 5.0 location score makes sense — you're close to the high-rises and beaches without sitting in them, which keeps the nightly rate at mid-tier instead of resort-level. The 4.5 sleep quality rating stands out. That subrating usually only edges that high when a place is quiet and the beds work, two things that don't always overlap in budget lodging. Rooms and service both clear 4.0, which is solid for the price tier. Twelve reviews isn't a deep sample, but the pattern holds across subratings. If you want a functional base near Palm Beach and don't need a pool complex or an on-site restaurant, this setup does what it's supposed to do.
At a glance
- Area
- Noord
- Star rating
- ★★★★½
- Typical nightly
- $350
- Beach access
- shuttle
- Kid-friendly
- ●●●○○
- Party score
- ●●●○○
- Walkability
- ●●○○○
- Rooms
- 100
- Casino
- –
- Swim-up
- –
- Kids' club
- –
- All inclusive
- –
- Vibe
- budgetquietfamily
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