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I am looking for a good pre-cruise hotel in the Fort Lauderdale area for
November. Anyone have any good suggestions for a hotel in that area?? Preferably with airport/ cruiseport shuttle?? Thanks, Debbie |
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"Deb" wrote:
I am looking for a good pre-cruise hotel in the Fort Lauderdale area for November. Anyone have any good suggestions for a hotel in that area?? Preferably with airport/ cruiseport shuttle?? There are several near the port that frovide free shuttles, like the Hampton Inn - Ft.Lauderdale Airport, Holiday Inn Express - Air/Sea Port, and Sleep Inn & Suites - Ft.Lauderdale Airport. There are several good resort-hotels nearby, like the Hyatt's Pier 66, Sheraton's Yankee Clipper or the Bahia Mar that do not, but taxis are only $10-15. |
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We recently stayed at the Bahia Mar Hotel in the beach area of Ft Lauderdale. The cab fare to the port was only 9.70 plus tip. I wouldnt let the shuttle be my deciding factor on what hotel or what area I stayed. You can get great deals in the beach or downtown area on priceline. "Deb" wrote in message news I am looking for a good pre-cruise hotel in the Fort Lauderdale area for November. Anyone have any good suggestions for a hotel in that area?? Preferably with airport/ cruiseport shuttle?? Thanks, Debbie |
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In the past, i have used Ameri-suites . They do have a shuttle to the
port. The rooms are large and have a small sitting area and a mini kitchen with microwave, fridge, sink and dishes. large Tv, visible from bed and sofa aand of course, PC connection. They offer a full breakfast with pastries, juice, eggs and wafles. We have paid under $100 per night There are several restaurants nearby. Within walking distance. ~~DORIS~~ **________*/*/___/*/___/*/_________ *\::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::/ *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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On May 20, 7:19 am, Deb wrote:
I am looking for a good pre-cruise hotel in the Fort Lauderdale area for November. Anyone have any good suggestions for a hotel in that area?? Preferably with airport/ cruiseport shuttle?? Thanks, Debbie Embassy Suites (Hilton) offers free Happy Hour Bar with snacks and free breakfast (hot and cold items cooked to order). The rooms offer seperate livingroom & bedroom (each with a tv) frig & wet bar. One side of the hotel looks over the port of Ft. Lauderdale. The do offer free cruise shuttle to the pier but not back. No airport shuttle. They have a nice swimming pool and on site restaurant. |
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On 5/20/2007 7:19 AM Deb exclaimed:
I am looking for a good pre-cruise hotel in the Fort Lauderdale area for November. Anyone have any good suggestions for a hotel in that area?? Preferably with airport/ cruiseport shuttle?? Thanks, Debbie Although a little older, I like the Sheraton Yankee Trader. The place recently had a makeover and upgrade in some areas. It's right on the beach and has an elevated walkway from the pool to the beach. It is within walking distance of several restaurants. There are free airport and cruise port shuttles. Although you can also take a cab to the cruise port for only a few dollars. This part of thee beach is very close to the 17th Street bridge. The entrance to the cruise port is about one block away from the 17th street bridge. The sister hotel, Yankee Clipper is even closer to the cruise port, and you don't have to navigate A1A to get to the beach. The only downside to the Yankee Clipper is that it's a bit more of a hike to get to some of the restaurants. You end up taking a cab. -- ________ To email me, Edit "blog" from my email address. Brian M. Kochera "Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once!" View My Web Page: http://home.earthlink.net/~brian1951 |
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I'm booked there for June 16th. They charged me an extra $6 for the shuttle.
Since there are 4 of us it's only $1.50 each. Bill Bill,. I found out on my first stay at this hotel that the shuttle is free. Yet they do offer rooms with the "extra charge" for the "free" shuttle. Live and learn. All you have to do is reserve space on one of the many shuttles when you check in. |
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On May 21, 2:10 am, Brian K wrote:
On 5/20/2007 7:19 AM Deb exclaimed: The sister hotel, Yankee Clipper is even closer to the cruise port, and you don't have to navigate A1A to get to the beach. The only downside to the Yankee Clipper is that it's a bit more of a hike to get to some of the restaurants. You end up taking a cab. I stayed here last Dec. and don't think I would stay at the Yankee Clipper again. The rooms are very old and in need of some major work. The entire hotel has a musty odor. The only plus is its right next to the Marriott Harbor beach where we ended up using their pool deck duing our stay. We also ate the Harbor Beach. The only other closest restaurant is about a 10 minute walk away. I really don't suggest the Yankee Clipper unless you don't mind run down hotel properties. The price is not bad @ $125/night in season. |
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wrote: On May 20, 7:19 am, Deb wrote: I am looking for a good pre-cruise hotel in the Fort Lauderdale area for November. Anyone have any good suggestions for a hotel in that area?? Preferably with airport/ cruiseport shuttle?? Thanks, Debbie Embassy Suites (Hilton) offers free Happy Hour Bar with snacks and free breakfast (hot and cold items cooked to order). The rooms offer seperate livingroom & bedroom (each with a tv) frig & wet bar. One side of the hotel looks over the port of Ft. Lauderdale. The do offer free cruise shuttle to the pier but not back. No airport shuttle. They have a nice swimming pool and on site restaurant. I agree with Rick about the Embassy Suites being a very good choice. Their hot breakfasts are very good, but we weren't thrilled with their restaurant. It is also within walking distance of many good restaurants, all price ranges. The only downside is price, we have only stayed there using points. My second choice is the Marriott Renaissance hotel. No free breakfast, but very comfortable and great staff. Again very pricey, we did this with points. Here are some pictures of both hotels: http://travel.webshots.com/album/547737061Aqlayp sue |
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