Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort

I own three units in this resort ! and its hard to beat! The annual fees are heavy but with all the new construction Exterior and interior it's easy to understand why. The entire Staff here is wonderful... extremely accommodating and The staff from the Ramona and staff at the front Desk and even the house keepers are so Friendly.

all the units and furniture are getting old and should be upgraded

But this Resort has it all ... Plus if your intent is to Buy or Rent ! get ready for the best time of your life ! This resort is a block into the ocean or a short walk over bridge intracoastal to the galleria Mall .There are two New resturaunts Blue Martini and P.F. Changs both Fabulous. also, a food court in the mall great shopping! And several restaurants within the block of resort The bluefish is a fun sports bar and the pizza place on corner Primanti Brothers Pizza is to die for out of this world and great sandwiches with coleslaw and fri's on them. Lots of near by Brand new Publics Market in walking distance Great new Pool and sun deck with whirlpool and sauna.it just gets better If you like to Gamble coconut creek casino about 20 miles north of sample road Seminole casino and Hardrock casino are minutes away! also Para sailing on the Ocean ECT ECT ECT What a Place. Everglades Boats and rides avalible 15 min away and Fishing Boats everywere. The world Greatest Flea market and world famous Las Olas Blvd for shopping top of the world. Bill White Peabody Ma.

We traded for Ft Lauderdale Beach Resort about ten years ago and ended up purchasing a one bedroom unit before we went home. The location of the resort, being one block off the Atlantic Ocean, is nice because there are shops, restaurants and bars located on your walk to the beach. The views of the Atlantic Ocean and the Intercoastal waterway are just about unreal …. they're so fantastic. You stand in the living room and think Wow !!

We love to watch the cruse ships/cargo ships going in/out of the Port of Ft Lauderdale which is about 3 miles away. We also enjoy watching all the yachts/boats go up and down the intercoastal which is a block away on the back side.

We recently retired and purchased 5 more units/weeks !! The location of this resort is excellent, the workers are very pleasant and helpful. The resort is not brand new but they do a very good job of keeping after it and the fees are reasonable considering where you are staying/located.

We are writing a review because we like reading reviews when we go places and there are not any current reviews on Ft Lauderdale Beach Resort. We are happy with the resort and want people to know that it is a very nice place.

Barry and Debbie

This is a wonderful resort with excellent service and friendly staff. The oceanviews and intercoastal views from floors 5 and above are stunning. The pool area is charming and quaint and very well kept. Best of all, is the convenience this location offers in an uncongested area, just a short stroll to the beach, with resturants and shops along the way. Since it is sandwiched between a state park to the north and The Bonnet Grounds (naturally maintained historical estate) to the south, you are surrounded by natural beauty and are not in the middle of a busy cluster of high rises. My room was clean and well maintained. While the room decor is ready to be updated, I understand the plans are a full interor renovation in 2006. I plan to go back and am looking foreward to my next visit.

Loved coming here for years until I bought a condo. Great vacation spot. Beautiful view

Spacious condo w/oceanfront view. One block from the ocean and a half block to the famous Parrot Lounge. Cheapest price for a condo like this in the dead of winter.

I have been a multi-week timeshare owner since 2003 at FLBR and have personally used my units each year. The staff is always helpful when assistance and information is requested. Cleanliness and updating of units and the building itself is always 5 stars and is what I have personally experienced over 20 years.

Our family of 4 (2 adults, 2 kids aged 12 and 14) stayed at this resort for a week in July. We had fantastic weather the entire week. While the odd shower blew through the area, it never rained on us. Most of the time it was sunny. While hot and humid this time of year, it was not as bad as we expected.

The ocean was warm (estimated mid 80s) and very calm all week -- almost dead calm in the mornings. This was a big change from around the same time last year, when we had a week of roaring surf just up the road in Pompano Beach. I guess it all depends on the winds and weather at the time of your visit.

Wear your sunscreen if you are a pale white northerner like I am. I did, but still got burnt in the late afternoon after reading on the beach for an hour following an ocean swim.

The ocean itself was nice for swimming but otherwise uninteresting. Close to shore it is all sand. To see anything with a mask and snorkel, you have to go farther out than the lifeguards (9AM - 5PM) will allow. There are other beaches in the area with snorkeling closer to shore. Showers are available at the beach entrances for washing off salt and sand.

The resort is located at the very northern end of the Fort Lauderdale beach wall, which is lit with a colorful neon rope light at night. The resort is a short walk from the beach, with shops and restaurants lining the route. There was some covered parking, but most of the time the covered spots were taken and we ended up parking in the sun. The resort has a restaurant and bar which we didn't use (we only tried on Wednesday, the one day they are closed). There were no BBQs for guest use.

The pool was a very plain rectangle with a maximum depth of 6 feet. The water was warm and clean and our kids enjoyed playing there. There was also a hot tub on the sun deck above the restaurant.

We stayed in a 2 bedroom ocean view lock off unit on the 6th floor. The larger side of the lock off had a full kitchen, living room, dining room, bathroom, king bedroom, sofa bed, Murphy (wall) bed, and balcony overlooking the pool area and the ocean in the distance. The smaller side of the lock off was more of a studio, with a partial kitchen, king bedroom with dining table by the window, and bathroom. The air conditioning kept the unit quite comfortable. The internet speed was adequate, but just. The unit had a fairly roomy safe for locking up valuables (mandatory weekly fee applies). We were happy with the furnishings and appliances in the unit and everything seemed to be in working order. There seemed to be far too few dishes for our party of 4, however. I can't imagine how 8 would have fared.

These units had no laundry facilities. Laundry could be done downstairs or in a laundry just up the street towards the beach. We used the on-site laundry at $1.50 per load for the washer and $1.50 per load for the dryer (total $3 per load of laundry).

There seems to be quite a bit of renovation going on. Weekdays we heard quite a bit of construction noise: hammering, hammer drills in concrete, etc. That's fine during the day, but one morning, the noise started before 8 AM, much to our annoyance.

We attended a sales presentation for Vacation Villages Voyages, an RCI-like timeshare exchange program that promises better availability than the standard RCI membership. We had doubts the post sale availability of units would be as good as they suggested so we didn't buy. Plus we hate the "buy now or never return" high pressure sales (the sales lady actually wrote "no return" on our interview form to underscore the opportunity we were blowing). From what we understood, this wasn't a timeshare ownership, but more of a very costly club that would give you the right to book vacations through them. The cost to join was about $12K, dropping to about $8K if you have a current or former military or government employee somewhere in your family tree. They gave us $55 and breakfast for our time. The staff person who signed us up for the presentation assured me it would only take an hour. In actual fact, it took over two before they took our "no" for an answer. The sales lady said "we ate breakfast" and that didn't count towards the hour. I should have went with my gut. Two hours of our time on vacation was not worth the $55 remuneration.

The elevators were very slow. On Friday, it seemed the whole building was checking out between 9 and 10 AM and every elevator that passed us in a 20 minute interval was chock-a-block full. In desperation, some people just took multiple trips on the stairs or got onto "up" elevators on lower floors, which no doubt stopped at every one of the 17 floors to the top before stopping at every one of the 17 floors again on the way back down. At the suggestion of a staffer who sympathized with our plight, we used the service elevator at the end of the hallway. My suggestion: fully pack on the eve of your departure and move most of your stuff down to your car very early on departure day.

We thought this was a nice resort in a nice area. We felt it deserved its RCI Silver Crown rating and we would be happen to return.

The Resort is in a perfect location. Just Flip Flop to the beach, the Mall and restaurants. No car needed. Large 1 Bedroom, sleeps 6 with full kitchen. Secure your Vacation. E-mail BuilderAl@aol.com