Fort Lauderdale Beach Palace Hotel and Suites, Fort Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale again

Advantages: Lovely Climate
Disadvantages: Easy to find your way around

How boring to go back to the same place again, but nonetheless, having spent two summer holidays based in Fort Lauderdale, I feel (slightly) qualified to assist you in choosing this as your next holiday destination. We flew to Miami from Heathrow with British Airways for just under £300 (end of April 2001). Last year we struggled with the Tri-rail commuter train to get us to Fort Lauderdale (only $5ish but we still needed a cab once we got there). This year we took the Super Shuttle (minibus-taxi hybrid) at $31 per person. My other half was attending a conference, so I had plenty of time to get myself aquainted with Sawgrass Mills (huge discount shopping mall on the outskirts of town) and The Galleria (smaller regular priced mall in the centre, close to the main beach area). Besides the extensive cheap shopping, there are several ...

Hilma 28.05.2001 · Read full review
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5 days in Fort Lauderdale

Advantages: Beautiful beaches, beautiful weather!
Disadvantages: Too hot in the middle of the day!!

We had an absolutely lovely time in Fort Lauderdale, just relaxing and 'chilling out', although the weather (early October 2002) was very hot!! We stayed at the DoubleTree Hotel on a special discounted rate as part of a package holiday to the Bahamas and Orlando. The beach was 10 minutes walk and was lovely and sandy. There is also a river at the back of the Double Tree, and a water taxi services the hotels along its bank. A big park is also nearby, which is also beside the river, and it is worth a walk round. You can see the millionaires' houses on the other side of the river bank!! The water taxi is also a good way of seeing how the other half live. There is also a boat called the Jungle Queen which does food and music and is a good night out. A fantastic place to visit, and even more so if you get a special offer like we did. My ...

CarolB 26.06.2003 · Read full review
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Shopping! where to shop in Ft Lauderdale

Advantages: Lower cost shopping and great fun
Disadvantages: Have to be able to drive

I go to Florida to go shopping. As we all know the prices in America are alot cheaper than here in the UK. I love coming back with suitcases of new clothes and knowing that I will be wearing clothes to work that are different to anything that anyone else is wearing. I have always stayed inland about half an hour from the beaches. I have three favourite malls, one is a huge discount mall and the other two are the American equivalent of our High street shopping centres. Sawgrass Mills: Sawgrass is the discount mall and is huge. I found it generally takes a day to go round. The shops are a mix of everything, clothes, luggage, shoes, sports wear, house wares, electronics goods etc etc. It is a good idea to shop around as the different stores all carry similar stocks to the others. The only problem is remembering where you saw ...

TKJ1977 26.07.2000 · Read full review
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