Drew is an amazing drum teacher! He brings unmatched enthusiasm and energy to every lesson. Drew was extremely supportive of my son and helped grow his love of the drum set. He is always positive and caters each lesson to the student’s progress and skill set. Whether you’re picking up drum sticks for the first time or are diving back into a dormant hobby, Drew will make you better and you will love every moment of the time you spend playing alongside him!
Drew creates a very positive and fun atmosphere. His expertise coupled by his sense of humor puts his students at ease. His ability to breakdown the most complex tasks into bite sized steps accelerates the learning process. Five stars for Drew Connor’s School of Music .
Drew Conner and his school of music are top notch! The school is focused on forging lasting relationships with children/students that creates a fun environment for learning. Both of my children, ages 10 & 12, have been with the Conner School of Music for several years and love going every week. The teachers are not only focused on providing professional music instruction, but they teach the cirriculm in a way that relates to the world around them. So, if you are looking for some lame, old school, boring music program with teachers that don’t care if your child ever catches on, be warned. This is not the one for you.
3. First Pawn Jewelry & Loan
Address: 889 Arpt Rd S, Naples, FL 34104 , East Naples , Florida , United States
Incredible staff, nothing but helpful, super on point and do nothing but try to work with you and help make sure you’re taken care of.
The repair gentleman named Kim is truly an artist in his field. He went over and above to repair a very special pendant that belonged to my father. I’m so impressed and happy to have found someone as skilled as he is. Thank you Kim for doing an excellent job on a very treasured piece of jewelry. Pricing for repairs are great as well. Very friendly staff always available to help you. I will always use First Pawn and Loan as my jewelers.
I showed up there at 545 on a Saturday, to retrieve my firearm dealt with Lisandra and she was more than patient with me as I had never retrieved a firearm and didnt realize it would be such a confusing situation screwed up twice and even that late on a Saturday was patient as a store manager in my business i can say keeping that patient can be difficult at times will continue to shop there regularly
The employees were very helpful! You should ask for Juan. He was really quick in answering any questions that i had and he knew what he was talking about! I will definitely go back!
This place is great for turning in things you don’t use around the house. Juan serviced me, very friendly and welcoming place. Recommend for jewelery and other things around the house you want to get rid of.
Nice pawn shop with great service however not a place to get a bargain unfortunately. Pricing for used goods was almost the same as new for a lot of items and I even found a few prices higher than new. I can’t comment on how flexible they are with their prices though, I ended up leaving without purchasing anything.
I drove down from bonita springs because the guy on the phone gave me a price on a specific Xbox model over the phone. When I got there I was told it was $100 more and the sales guys could care less that I was told wrong. I said I was told on the phone a certain price and the guy just said “nope”. I’m not a conformational guy so I didn’t even say anything about it. I told them Microsoft just slashed all their prices and they were selling them for almost brand new cost. They brushed me off and wouldn’t even help me out when asking about models and pricing. They just came off as really rude and could care less if they made a sale. I went over to capital pawn and they were extremely nice and helpful and they got my $225 with a 6 month replacement warranty. I won’t come here again.
Went in with a limited edition, 1 of 50 SIGNED poster with 8 of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history. 2 years ago I paid $4,500 for this poster, I needed some last second cash and was offered a hundred dollars for the poster. I took the SAME poster to Captial Pawn down the street and was offered $1,100 for it. Take your business down the street to Capital Pawn, much more knowledgeable and kind staff.
Very disappointed in this store for violating my trust. I have been a customer at this store for more than a few years. Unfortunately yesterday I went to pick up a pawn on a firearm. After I returned home and read my pawn slip I was very upset to realize that someone had kept my extra magazine for my firearm. It’s a nice store with a nice staff but unfortunately I will not be returning. Very disappointed in this experience with this company.
4. Christman Music
Address: 2081 J and C Blvd, Naples, FL 34109 , East Naples , Florida , United States
My son and I popped in this morning to get his alto sax fixed and ready for his school’s winter concert. One of the keys was not returning back up. We were greeted by a nice young man who very quickly assessed the issue and fixed it right away. Something wrong with the spring. We were in and out. Accuracy and speedy service with a smile is always much appreciated! Thank you!
Buen servicio y muy necesario. Gracias.
Craig Christman is a true professional- he has bailed me out with last minute repairs on several occasions (sorry Craig) and he always does impeccable work.
We’re so lucky to have him here in Naples!!
Ansel Norris
Assistant Principal Trumpet
Naples Philharmonic
Very helpful people and very far price’s
They had kind staff, but weren’t helpful at all.
Friendly, helpful staff. A little tresure-trove of a music shop
No rating. Christman music stole my money. I knew nothing about microphones and speakers. My husband loves to sing so as a birthday gift from me to him I googled and found Christman music. Rated 5 star. I purchased… what I was told to be blue tooth and could play any music through this speaker. All lies! So sad. I was truly trying to help out the mom and pop business. I should’ve went to Walmart or Best Buy.
I drove a hour to this store to buy a fender speaker that was clearly sitting right next to the counter but for some reason was told i couldn’t purchase instead they took my number and said they would which they never did…it’s sitting out on the floor price tag and all so i know i was turned away because the color of my skin because i sent my brother in law a hour later and the was ready to rang it up for him
I absolutely hated the wait, and the quality of the shop. I most definitely do NOT recommend this to Naples.
5. Naples Park Music
Address: 9331 Tamiami Trail N, Naples, FL 34108 , East Naples , Florida , United States
I went in and left quickly with an amazing new guitar at an extremely good price. The owner was very pleasant to talk to. Way better than other stores in the area in my opinion!
I wandered in to the shop on my first visit and was greeted by the owner, Denny Scott, a charming and gracious musician who offered me a smoke’n hot deal on a gorgeous guitar. He even included some accessories and a free lesson! I’m stoked!
Owner Denny is very knowledgeable
Terribly signage, couldn’t find it.
Misadvertised, too small and doesn’t have basically anything
I went to guitar center to get a quote on how much it would cost me to get a pick up swapped out of my guitar and replace it with a seymor duncan jb humbucker. bc i dont have a soldering iron to solder to pick ups in myself. Guitar center quoted me 79$ for the pick up installation and the 70$ to carve out the wood to make room for the pick up. Now this isnt a difficult task if youve done it a few times so i looked online to see opinions on this and people were saying what a rip off the guy i go to charges 40$ for the pick up installation. So i decided to call Naples park music to get a quote hoping it would be less expensive and i could give a locally owned business some money. Plus naples park music is where i took guitar lessons when i first began playing in 2005. Well right when i asked about the project the man on the phone sounded annoyed like it was something he really didnt want to do, then when i asked how much it would cost roughly he said a couple hundred dollars.. idk im just upset and dissapointed, i really hope my mom wasnt getting ripped off when i took guitar lessons their when i was a kid. So it looks like im just going to buy a soldering iron and see if i can borrow a router from a friend. If not ill go back to guitar center even though im a big advocate on supporting our local businesses. I Was really hoping naples park music would charge around 100$ for the job though.
6. Parker Polyphonics
Address: 5731 Cypress Hollow Way, Naples, FL 34109 , East Naples , Florida , United States
I’m glad you’re getting ready to open here soon, after all that SWFL is recovering from.
Great store, lovely knowledgeable musician staff. See you soon.
Got my guitar’s pickup swapped out and my volume pot moved down to where the tone knob is, Playability has improved massively and my tone is now balls to the wall disgusting , Will be visiting with other guitars in the future
My EBMM JP6 guitar needed a switch (3 way) repair and a standard set-up. Mr. Bobby Proietto, the guitar tech, did a marvelous job taking care of my guitar. He fully restored it to its original state. The tedious custom switch repair, intonation, action, set-up, and tremolo adjustment he did were phenomenal. I was extremely happy with the outcome. The playability and tone was just as fluid as it was when I first purchased my axe 20 years ago from Ernie Ball/Music Man. If you are in the Naples, FL area and in need of precise/quality work for your guitar, please take it to him. You will not regret it! Thanks Bobby.
I have to say the staff was much more wanting to help then any other time we have been in the store. I hope they can keep it up.
Came here for the first time. We were greeted at the door when we first walked in. The place is very organized and clean, mainly because it’s brand new. Inventory was well displayed.
Very helpful staff. They were able to guide my purchase with expert advice.
If i could give no stars i would! The worst customer service ever! Seen they were opening soon in north Naples, i thought great close to my house etc.went in this past Saturday went to ask an employee to look up an item to see if was in stock, right up front not 1 but 2 employees are there talking amongst themselves neither one acknowledged me and walked away literally, i couldnt believe what had happened anyway i went behind the 1 of them ask what i needed and he did but like i was bothering him then he said yes to what i was looking for, so then you would assume he ( chris) would say let me show you but no nothing! I said are you gonna take me to the item, his exact words were well you will be doing the same thing i am. like go find it yourself, long and short of it no way to treat a customer, i will never spend another $ in that location ,i will drive all the way to fort myers where they appreciate your business
Decided not to trust the other reviews and go check it out for myself. Tried to sell a guitar that they have for sale for over $600. Was literally told by the employee that the other guy made a mistake, this guitar is only worth $400, he knows what he’s looking at.
Got passed around by 3 or 4 guys just to get the most ridiculously lowballed offer I could imagine.
This location brings shame to the guitar center name. They don’t care about musicians. Don’t go here and get a bad taste in your mouth, drive to Fort Myers and get the guitar center experience you deserve!
What a nightmare of an experience. Went to the grand opening event and signed up for lessons in order to get the free guitar. What they didn’t tell me was that the charges would be recurring. After being charged for the 2nd month without my consent I went in to discuss the matter. I was advised that I did sign off on that although they could produce no documentation. After being advised that my money wouldn’t be refunded, I cancelled the “membership”. But since I had already paid for March, I went ahead and scheduled lessons for my son. Well lo and behold he went in today for his 1st March lesson and they advised him that his lessons were cancelled at the end of February. This place is very poorly run. I’ll be headed down there tomorrow and will update.
8. Steinway Piano Gallery
Address: 10353 Tamiami Trail N #1, Naples, FL 34108 , East Naples , Florida , United States
Great! Staff were nice, and although they knew we weren’t interested in buying they still gave us a full tour and were very friendly. Great shop!
Awesome customer service and assistance with choosing the right piano.
Grant was great to work with! He’s extremely knowledgeable and really cares! Anyone looking for a piano this is the place to go.
Pricey, but to be expected at a sales showroom. They add delivery as an extra expense as well. Bob is helpful and professional without being too overly pushy. He would be a good “go to” if you are looking for something specific!
Saw this place driving by, stopped in because I’m looking for a new instrument for my home. Walked through the door and greeted by a cranky man who said they weren’t open yet only a soft opening by appointment only even though the doors were unlocked nobody else was in the store and no sign saying appointment only. The lighted sign said open on the door. Wouldn’t even let us walk around because it was a “liability issue” He said there’s not even a sign up because of permitting issues (there’s several piano store signs up) but those aren’t our signs. I was ready to drop CASH on a Steinway. I don’t know if you were in a bad mood or what but if someone comes into your totally customerless store looking to drop over 30k on a piano I wouldn’t turn them away.
Do not do business with Grant Billings. He is extremely unprofessional and has screamed at me on more than one occasion. I recommend going ANYWHERE else outside of this company.
9. Freedom Fine Cigars & Lounge
Address: 2260 Tamiami Trail E, Naples, FL 34112 , East Naples , Florida , United States
Awesome atmosphere with friendly and knowledgeable staff. New hangout for me and my friends especially on Friday evenings when there’s live music. The lounge is inviting and airy and the owner is friendly as can be. Must stop for good cigars at good prices.
I visited the lounge with my dad and brother intending to pick up a couple cigars to go, but we ended up staying to enjoy on site and are glad we did! Great spot with a warm and welcoming staff, and some great cigars.
Found this place due to the other 5-star reviews and they are spot on. Great selection of cigars, reasonable prices and free WiFi. Great place to hang out for a couple of hours and smoke.
Nice and cozy shop with lounge area
I dig the place. I would spend more time and money there, but it is hot as a sauna in there sometimes. Especially when they first open.
Nice shop,knowlegable staff,good selection of cigars. Thanks for your help George.
I have been smoking cigars for 20+ yrs. Typically I like Ashtons and Griffins. While staff & patrons were friendly & helpful, I must say I am very disappointed with the product. I purchased 3 cigars & all were horribly dry. I honestly did not see a humidor. Possible I missed it but the cigars I picked were in a box on a shelf where a large selection was kept. None were in a humidor. I’ll not return. Sorry but I could not smoke them at all. The 1st one practically crumbled as I removed it from the wrapper. The second could not stay lit. I didn’t even try the 3rd.
I had been piano shopping around South Florida for several years before finally purchasing a piano from Euro Pianos. This was the best piano buying experience I could have imagined – before during and after the sale. The showroom contains a wide range of pianos but the highlight is the Fazioli piano which many consider the finest instrument in the world. It’s a rare treat to play this piano which is exceptional in every possible way.
5 out of 5 stars when it comes to customer service. Truly impressed by the team here.
A pianist for over 65 years and still playing my 51 year-old Yamaha Grand (a fabulous instrument), I just could not bear another winter in Florida (I am from Canada) without playing the piano every day. My decision to buy a piano and the subsequent search was quite exhaustive. I covered 7 piano outlets from Cape Coral to Ft. Myers and finally Naples.
From the time I entered Europianos, I knew I had found THE place to purchase my piano. Not only was there an extensive selection of pianos with prices to accommodate almost every budget, but more importantly, all the personnel are pianists. Indeed, 2 are Julliard graduates. How can you sell a piano if you are not a pianist yourself and can understand the subtle differences between each of the pianos?
With the help of Raniero, the fabulous Fazioli piano expert, I was successful in finding a new piano with which I am totally delighted and satisfied. Raniero did not sell me a piano, he assisted me in choosing a piano which had the action and tonal qualities I was looking for. I did so appreciate his professionalism (and his patience). What a contrast with my experiences in other outlets where I felt the salesmen were just that – salesmen. (It would not have surprised me to find them selling cars on their off days!)
I really cannot recommend Europianos too highly.
Frederick Chapman Mus.Bac, M.Ed., A.R.C.T.
PS. Europianos does carry digital pianos as well
11. My Favorite Guitars
Address: 2377 Linwood Ave STE 204, Naples, FL 34112 , East Naples , Florida , United States
Super nice, super knowledgeable folks! It’s clear that they know & love guitars and are serious about helping you find just the right instrument!
I love My Favorite Guitars! Jon and Sharon’s customer service is unmatched. My MFG Martin GPCPA4 is beautiful, and has helped me become more comfortable as a performer on stage. It fits my style perfectly, giving me the clear, full-range sound I was looking for. I highly recommend calling Jon and Sharon if you’re in the market for a new guitar!
I contacted Jon online in regard to playing a 00-42SC. Martin customer service advised me that he may have one in stock. I learned that he had sold that one but had another one on order. I asked him to please keep me informed as to when the guitar was scheduled to arrive as I was almost certain I wanted to purchase it but really needed to play it first to be absolutely sure. Jon was amazingly responsive to any email I sent asking questions and continuously kept me up to date on the status of the guitar. He kept me posted once the guitar had shipped and passed on updates letting me know exactly when it was scheduled to arrive. I had an eleven hour round trip drive to purchase this guitar from Jon but the service was so good that now I can’t imagine purchasing it anywhere else. I am retired now but I was in the retail business for over 30 years and can tell you that the service Jon offers is second to none. Not only is he incredibly attentive but his prices are great as well. He understands the passion that others have for their guitars because he is so passionate in regard to his own. A great musician I was fortunate enough to get a chance to play with, and a great business man who understands the importance of customer service. Thanks Jon, I love the 00.
Phil Levy
The owner, Jon Garon, treated me poorly when I received a guitar he ordered for me from a different store. The guitar was shipped to me and there was a hump on the 13th fret causing major fret buzz; this needed major work to repair. It was an expensive Martin signature model (000-45S). Instead of asking me to send this new guitar back to him so he could resolve the matter easily for me (it was a day old and brand new by the way), he was curt with me and told me to call the Martin factory. He wanted nothing to do with the after-sale service of this brand new guitar stating that somehow him having obtained it for me had something to do with his disposition towards service on this particular guitar. I will not do business there again; I cannot offer anything redeeming about the deal we made.
The man who helped me was very rude. I was asking him a simple question and he kept cutting me off and telling me to stop talking. I could not believe the service. Would not recommend this place.
12. Morningstar Music
Address: 7795 Davis Blvd STE 207, Naples, FL 34104 , East Naples , Florida , United States