“Great location, housekeeping needs to step it up”
Excellent location. Walk out the door, cross the street, and in less than a 5 minute walk you are on the beach. This motel is located on the town line of Ft Lauderdale and Lauderdale by the Sea. 8 blocks to the right is the public bus stop @ $4 day pass you can go many places. 10 blocks to the left is Lauderdale by the Sea where there is plenty of local touristy shops and a great selection of restaurants. The beach is unsupervised, so not the best for small kids, but great for couples, singles, and anyone who wants a great beach day. No beach rentals available so be prepared to bring your own chairs, etc. This hotel has a great pool, inexpensive great cocktails, so/so free breakfast, tile floor in the rooms (no damp carpet smell), and a friendly staff. The room could have been cleaner and the daily housekeeping was lacking. Overall a great stay, great location, and we would stay again. Two single ladies, mid 30's, had a great time. Cab ride around $25 from FLL if you tell the cabbie to take the big bridge and to NOT take the highway. Nearby bank is Bank of America. Nearby chain is Dunkin Donuts, Mc Donalds, Dominos. Great sushi at The Grille in Lauderdale by the Sea=1/2 price happy hour. yay! This motel has a great little restaurant for burgers and fries and ice cream, reasonably priced. Jan's candy shop is approx 4 blocks and has homemade fudge and chocolates with free samples! We stayed the week of June 20, 2011 for reference.