This is a little treasure in big Florida. Stayed here for a few days after a cruise. It was great.
The owners who live on-site are very accomidating. We left the boat and showed up at 9am Sunday; while the owners were not expecting us so early, they still let us into the room to leave our luggage.
The one bedroom units are large with a full kitchen including basic cooking equipment, a dining room, living room and bedroom. The bath is right off the bedroom and also a large closet. The room is very clean, updated nicely and the bedroom has a TV, besides the big one in the living room. All units have A/C. The one bedroom units still have original kitchens & baths, but have been kept up extremely well. The furnishings are all new and modern.
Since the villa is small, you don't have to compete for deck chairs or the large pool. There is also a large gazebo to eat under or just relax at night in and there are BBQ's for your use.
The location is not bad if you are going on foot. The oceanfront is about 15min. walk and the strip inland is about a 20min. walk. If your there for just a few days, a cab will be ok for the once a day you may need it, but if you are staying longer, I would recommend a rental car.

We booked at the Kira-Mar following the reviews on Tripadvisor. We normally stay at big chain hotels, but these guys could earn a fortune running customer care seminars for the big boys ! This is where the strength of this resort lies; the people rather than the property itself.
The resort has everything that one could reasonably want, and if they haven't got it, our experience was that the hosts would do their utmost to ensure that you will get it - in our case they moved mountains to organise a private trip on a yacht owned by one of their friends. They also let us stay in our room way past our check-out time which was a great help.
I can only echo the sentiments of the previous reviews and can fully recommend this resort.

We stayed here for a week and loved every minute. The pool was beautiful, the view over the marina is lovely, and they have a huge gas barbecue available for guests. We used this several evenings and sat out by the pool. It was very serene. Also, our room was always cleaned each day, though we never once were interrupted by the staff. It was like they had a sixth sense and just knew when we were there and when we were out.

The "finger isles" (of which Hendricks Isle is one) are a short walk from Las Olas Blvd, the main street in Fort Lauderdale, so you don't always need to drive everywhere.

Can't recommend this place highly enough!

i have just returned from 2 weeks holiday in the usa spent 10 fantastic days in fort lauderdlae florida, where do i start on the kira-mar. lovley location great accommodation, good continental breakfast, managers very friendly and helpful. not too far of a walk to the beach.only 5 minutes to las olas shops and great restaurants. on site washing machine and dryer was great.cant reccomend this spot enough