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Pelican Grand Beach Resort
2000 North Ocean Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33305
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A great beachfront hotel in Fort Lauderdale

Pelican Grand Beach Resort

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5 of 5 stars
logcolb 37 contributions
Washington D. C.
Dec 1, 2007 | Trip type: Couples
5/5 found this review helpful

We spent 4 nights at the Pelican Grand Hotel in November 2007. It is an extremely attractive hotel, a cut above the typical cookie cutter beach hotels. The lobby and other common areas have a nice tropical resort feel, and the hotel has a terrific covered porch facing the ocean loaded with rocking chairs and outdoor dining for the restaurant. One of the nicest features was the close proximity of the ocean, only about 100 feet from the porch or your balcony. The drawback to closeness of the ocean is that the beach is fairly narrow where the hotel is located. Personally, I'd rather have the ocean close and had no problem with the narrow beach. While the hotel was not crowded, there was plenty of room on the beach for those who wanted to sit there. The hotel has four computers in the business center and free internet access. The rooms vary in view and bed size. Get the ocean front suite. It is well worth the additional cost. The suite has a wall of glass french doors between the living area overlooking the beach and the sleeping area. The fact that the wall between the two is glass makes the sleeping area bright and the separation works well for providing a living area separate from the sleeping area. The rooms are very large, nicely decorated and very clean and comfortable. The suites have two TV and a mini fridge. The bed was very comfortable . The pool and lazy river are not extensive, but are perfectly fine for the size of the resort. The lazy river is a very token effort, don't be expecting King's Dominion. It's fine for adults and children, but teens will probably be disappointed. My only complaint about the pool is that it is in the shade of the hotel at different times of the day, and if you want sun, you may need to move during the day. The staff was extremely friendly and the location is close to everything, yet not in the heart of all of the beach touristy area. If you are looking for a beach front hotel this is a great place. Many of the hotels in Fort Lauderdale are across the road from the beach and far from the water. If you are considering other hotels make sure they are actually on the beach. We stayed at the Marriott a year ago and found the Pelican Grand much nicer and more personal. We ate at the restaurant and the pool for lunch and the food was just average. The nice thing about the restaurant is dining on the covered porch overlooking the ocean. This is a very attractive and comfortable hotel with a very friendly staff. The beach front location can't be beat in Fort Lauderdale. All in all, a great place to stay.

  • Liked — Great atmosphere and location
  • Disliked — Pool in shade
  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
    • 5 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
  • Date of stay November 2007
  • Visit was for Quality time with family
  • Traveled with Spouse / significant other
  • Age group 50-64
  • Member since July 15, 2007
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? Yes
  • I recommend this hotel for An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Families with young children, Tourists
  • I do not recommend this hotel for Young singles, Great pool scene
  • I selected this hotel as a top choice for Beach / Sun
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Nice hotel, great view, huge rooms

Pelican Grand Beach Resort

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5 of 5 stars
Axeman21 36 contributions
Stuttgart, Germany
Nov 28, 2007 | Trip type: Business

I have been there for 5 nights for a conference we had in one of their larger suite. Very good place to do that.

Rooms are really huge with two queens size beds and a separate living room. You have an awesome view to the ocean and the sunrise. The hotel is directly at the beach so you can hear nothing than the ocean at night. Great!

I highly recommend to have a room level 3 or higher since on level 2 you don't have a privat balcony and all other guests on the same level can look through your window. From level 3 on you have a private balcony!

Friendly staff, food at the restaurant is good.

Good place for runners, you can start and run on the beach or at a sidewalk facing the beach.

  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
    • 4 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
  • Date of stay November 2007
  • Visit was for Business
  • Traveled with Business colleagues
  • Age group 35-49
  • Member since September 02, 2005
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? Yes
  • I recommend this hotel for An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Great pool scene, Tourists
  • I do not recommend this hotel for Young singles, Pet owners, Families with young children
  • I selected this hotel as a top choice for Beach / Sun, Business meeting / Event
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Pelican Grand Beach Resort

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2 of 5 stars
OhioCandid1 1 contribution
Ohio
Nov 26, 2007 | Trip type: Family
2/11 found this review helpful

This is a beautiful facility but does not accurately reflect the availability of the facilities or the compassion of management on any web site including the hotel itself. I have a child with disabilities and we specifically selected this facility not only because of the quality, but because of the lazy river and the pool because it is therapuetic for our son. Upon arriving at the location we were notified that the hours of the lazy river and the pool were restricted to 5:00 p.m. When I pointed out that this was not mentioned anywhere the management could care less. I mentioned my son's disability but they had no interest. We subsequently checked out 4 days early and they refused to provide a refund for the balance.

We lost over $1,200 dollars due to their failure to properrly disclose their facility restrictions and their unwillingness to accomodate our son's disability. All we wanted was for the swimming facilities to be open until 7:00 p.m. or 9:00 p.m. which is relatively standard.

  • Liked — Cleanliness and beauty
  • Disliked — Hours of availability of facilities
  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
    • 5 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
  • Date of stay November 2007
  • Visit was for Quality time with family
  • Traveled with Family with teenagers
  • Age group 35-49
  • Member since November 26, 2007
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? No
  • I recommend this hotel for An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Tourists
  • I do not recommend this hotel for Young singles, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Great pool scene, Families with young children, Families with teenagers
  • I selected this hotel as a top choice for Beach / Sun
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Relaxing weekend

Pelican Grand Beach Resort

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4 of 5 stars
qualitybox 2 contributions
qualitybox
Nov 24, 2007
2/3 found this review helpful

My wife and I have been to The Pelican twice this year. Both visits we have enjoyed the laid back feel of the resort. We love having dinner outside with the ocean as out back drop. Sitting on the rocking chairs in the evening, enjoying a cocktail is wonderful.

  • Date of stay October 2007
  • Member since November 24, 2007
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A wonderful stay in a beautiful setting

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4 of 5 stars
DeniseMortimer 1 contribution
London
Nov 11, 2007 | Trip type: Family
3/3 found this review helpful

The Pelican Grand Hotel is as stunning in real life as it is in the online photos. We stayed for 4 days prior to a cruise, and I didn't want to leave to go on the cruise.

The staff were all excellent, witht he exception of a waitress in the bar who forgot to bring us our lunch one day, and then brought the wrong order. She didn't seem bothered about her shabby service either. Perhaps she was just having a bad day.

Other than that, we recieved a very warm welcome when we arrived after a nightmare flight from London that delayed us by 5 hours.

We got to our room freshened up then needed feeding- the restaurant staff were very accomodating, even though it was 9:50 and they were about to close...... I was ravenously hungry and the delighful waiter brought me a lovely shrimp cocktail to hold me over until me food arrived.


Our ocean view was fantastic. This hotel is such an idyllic spot to visit. Ft Lauderdale is a delightful and elegant place- we were captivated by the canals and yachts along the way...

I am not sure why they have valet parking at the hotel, it felt a bit difficult- do I tip the valet every time he brings me the car.. or do we tip them at the end of our stay? It seemed a bit uneccessary to have the valet parking.

The buffet breakfast was a real treat, as was the lazy river.

If you are travelling from England, the prices are all very good with the exchange rate right now. So go now!!! Peical Grand is a cut above the others. A real treat for the whole family.

We travelled as a party of 3 with 2 adults and one 15 year old boy. My son would say everything was good, but probably more 15 year old girls needed on the at the hotel to make it more interesting for him. Oh! and free internet access from the business centre. Very nice touch....

  • Liked — The comfort of the queen suite
  • Disliked — the waitress who failed to deliver our lunch!
  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
    • 5 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
  • Date of stay October 2007
  • Visit was for Quality time with family
  • Traveled with Family with teenagers
  • Age group 35-49
  • Member since November 11, 2007
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? Yes
  • I recommend this hotel for An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Great pool scene, Families with teenagers, Tourists
  • I do not recommend this hotel for Young singles
  • I selected this hotel as a top choice for Beach / Sun, Outdoor / Adventure
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Address: 2000 North Ocean Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33305