As previous reviewers note, this is a great hotel to stay at before or after a cruise. It is not, as another reviewer noted however, a great place to stay if you want to easily see Fort Lauderdale. Stay somewhere else for that.
We drove from DC to Florida and arrived Saturday mid-afternoon. Our room -- a double queen suite with pullout couch -- was ready as planned. It could easily sleep six as the website suggests.
The room was very clean and spacious with granite countertop on the bathroom sink, big color tv and dvd player. The room also had an easy chair and table with chairs. The outdoor pool was clean with many chaise lounges. The hotel also had a mini-7/11 in the lobby to buy things and a Winn Dixie was across the street.
The hotel gave us a coupon book at check -in which we used that night at dinner at the nearby Old Heidelberg down the street. This restaurant is a great place to go if you like German food and music. It is within waking distance about a block down from the hotel. The food and drink is great and it had live German music that Saturday night.
Sunday we got up and had the complimentary continental breakfast (which was fine) and headed for the cruise port about 11am. Since we drove our own vehicle, we drove down to the port which is about three blocks down the street from the hotel.
As the hotel clerk told me, make a right out of the lot and keep going straight until you literally run into the port. There was quite a crowd standing out at the front door waiting for cruise shuttles, att the time we left so it did not seem to well organized.
I was glad we had our own vehicle. You can park at the hotel while on cruise for $10 a day - about what they charge at the port. Entry to the port was easy and parking was right across from the pier from where the ship left. All in all, it was a pleasant experience. Thanks again to Trip Advisor for a great find!