Hello,
I'll be sending this out in e-mail to registered cruise passengers as well.
During my last trip to the JREF, I looked at some of the local hotels. There's one that stands out as the best value, and I thought I'd share it with you.
It's the
Comfort Suites Airport & Cruise Port
1800 South Federal Highway Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
If you book through http://www.hotelkingdom.com (no affiliation with anyone) you can get a room rate of about $75 a night including taxes. The standard rate for this time of year starts at $110, so this is a great deal.
Hotel details are here. It's 8 blocks from the JREF on a dog leg.
And, they offer FREE transportation to/from the airport and the cruise terminal.
I visited the hotel. It's not a Motel 6 and it's not the Ritz. If you were at the Stardust in LV, it's comparable (without the casino and shops). It seemed old but clean, with standard hotel rooms (I sneaked into one. The couple in bed didn't seem to notice.) There was a refrigerator.
Other than the price, the other thing this hotel has going for it is location. you CAN walk to the JREF from here if you can stand a 25 minute walk in 90F temps with high humidity. I still recommend a taxi. However, this is the closest hotel to the JREF and it's also very close to the port and dozens of local restaurants. I will probably be staying here.
I'll be sending this out in e-mail to registered cruise passengers as well.
During my last trip to the JREF, I looked at some of the local hotels. There's one that stands out as the best value, and I thought I'd share it with you.
It's the
Comfort Suites Airport & Cruise Port
1800 South Federal Highway Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
If you book through http://www.hotelkingdom.com (no affiliation with anyone) you can get a room rate of about $75 a night including taxes. The standard rate for this time of year starts at $110, so this is a great deal.
Hotel details are here. It's 8 blocks from the JREF on a dog leg.
And, they offer FREE transportation to/from the airport and the cruise terminal.
I visited the hotel. It's not a Motel 6 and it's not the Ritz. If you were at the Stardust in LV, it's comparable (without the casino and shops). It seemed old but clean, with standard hotel rooms (I sneaked into one. The couple in bed didn't seem to notice.) There was a refrigerator.
Other than the price, the other thing this hotel has going for it is location. you CAN walk to the JREF from here if you can stand a 25 minute walk in 90F temps with high humidity. I still recommend a taxi. However, this is the closest hotel to the JREF and it's also very close to the port and dozens of local restaurants. I will probably be staying here.
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