If I could ask one thing of driving schools, it would be this: treat your students like paying customers. Between the convoluted, unforgiving refund policies that seem to be standard across the industry, you have about thirty seconds to realize you've made a mistake before you're out $700. After that, you're stuck. My experience with Paradise was miserable from beginning to end. I genuinely tried to be a good student. I listened, stayed agreeable, and wanted to learn. My instructor, Dwight, made that nearly impossible. He regularly took personal phone calls during lessons— sometimes scheduling other students, sometimes chatting about weekend plans or the news— while paying very little attention to me or the road. He also made frequent comments about politics, women, and me that ranged from uncomfortable to just plain ignorant. I usually let them slide. Then one day he criticized the way I drive in a way I thought was ridiculous. I laughed at him— yes, at him— and pushed back. The conversation escalated quickly. I never intended to offend him, but I clearly did. Honestly, he seemed embarrassed. His attitude changed immediately, and he told me to make a U-turn and drive home. Just like that, a lesson I'd paid good money for was over because I'd bruised a grown man's ego. After that, scheduling the rest of my lessons became virtually impossible. Paradise has no consistent receptionist as far as I could tell. No online scheduling, and no administrator you can contact directly. Every scheduling call goes straight to your instructor. Whenever I called, Dwight would answer while it seemed he was at a party or in the middle of another conversation. The moment I identified myself, he'd tell me he'd call me back— and he never did. After enough attempts, it became obvious this wasn't an accident. He was freezing me out. I was being punished. That isn't just one instructor behaving badly; it's a systemic failure. A student should never be completely dependent on the goodwill of one instructor just to schedule lessons they've already paid for. If a personality conflict— or simply disagreeing with your instructor— can result in them effectively locking you out of your remaining lessons, something is fundamentally broken. Combined with a refund policy that leaves customers with virtually no recourse, you're left choosing between accepting poor treatment or walking away from hundreds of dollars. If you're reading this, don't assume my experience was a fluke. And here's one piece of advice I wish I'd followed: if a driving school in 2026 still requires you to call or text an instructor every single time you want to schedule a lesson, or requires that you schedule your lessons in increments rather than all at once, or is inflexible in both availability and refund policy, run in the other direction. It is a recipe for disaster and the driving school itself knows this. A professional business should have professional systems. The most important thing you learn behind the wheel is CONFIDENCE. Be confident enough to say no to bad service, poor organization, and instructors who make you uncomfortable. Don't convince yourself it'll get better because you've already spent the money. If, three lessons in, your gut is telling you something is wrong, listen to it. Paradise won't. Or, even better: listen to me and DO NOT get involved with Paradise to begin with. They will work harder to keep your deposit than they will to keep your business. Take your time, your money, and your trust somewhere else. Read Less

Most of my lessons were with Tony and the last couple with Dwight. I had lessons with a different driving school in the Bx about 7 years ago (where one instructor watched shows on his phone while I drove) and without a doubt, Tony and Dwight were great instructors- attentive, patient, kind, honest, and motivational. I appreciated the flexibility and willingness to work with my atypical work schedule and other issues that arose during my time completing the 10 class package. They're working with numerous humans all with varied schedules and they made it work and were communicative when something didn't. I had 2 lessons a week most weeks because I kept in touch with the office regularly to schedule and the only gap was to help accommodate my last few lessons near my road test. By the time that day arrived, I was more confident in my driving skills than I recalled being during months' worth of lessons with that other school many years ago. And I passed my exam! Absolutely would recommend. Read Less

The worst driving school ever. Paid fully for classes but they show up when feel like it, cancel or ignore you. 6 months now and still can't finish 5 lessons plus driving test. This is the worst driving school ever. If I was you, go somewhere else and save yourself the headache and hassle. Remember you have been warned, I beg you to go somewhere else. Unbelievable!!! Read Less