We just stayed 4 days at the pelican beach resort and loved every minute of it. Rooms were great and totally coomfy. Staff excellent. Prices high on bar drinks-martini $10! Lazy river incredibly small, but still fun we are going back in 2 weeks for business and can not wait! I love being right on the ocean and everything from towels to lounges provided for you at no addtional charge!

We stayed at Pelican Beach 6/15/05-06/18/05. It is a nice resort for Fort Lauderdale! Right on the beach! There is alot of beach erosion, so you cannot compare it to places further north. The water was beautiful and the view from the porch was breathtaking. There is nothing really within walking distance, so be prepared to spend some money! Food was mid priced, large portions, drinks are overpriced and tips willl really add up! But remember you are in Fort Lauderdale and it's not cheap. Valet parking was good, car was always there within minutes. Staff was very accomodating, even ordered pizza one night and they came to get us on the pool deck. Overall a great stay. It will be better when ice cream parlor opens for the kids, but I'm sure it will be pricey!

My partner and I just finished a 3 night stay at the Pelican Beach Resort. We were looking forward to a "Sit on the beach/at the pool" vacation! The resort is beautiful, and the suites are roomy with AWESOME views of the ocean.

Because the resort is not in the neighborhood of shops/grocery stores/restaurants.... we had to take EXPENSIVE taxi rides. BUT- at no time did the staff at the hotel let us know that a city bus would take us directly to the shops/grocery stores/and restaurants for only 1 DOLLAR each way. We had to figure this out for ourselves. Get a bus schedule and it will take you right up and down the main street.

We loved the lazy river & the clean beach. You don't need to pack towels because the hotel has them there for the guests. The front porch with rocking chairs & fresh popcorn was very nice as well.

Another suggestion- The hotel should have room service menus in the rooms with other food options as well (take out pizza, chinese, etc.)

I had the opportunity to stay in Fort Lauderdale twice in the past 6 months, and I'm very glad we did it right the second time with the Pelican Beach Resort.

The first time we went down, we didn't realize that the majority of hotels in Fort Lauderdale are not actually on the beach. We stayed at the Yankee Trader the first time down and were really disappointed in that hotel. This time going down, we knew we wanted to be on the beach and it was a decision between PBR and the Marriott. After reading both hotel reviews, PBR seemed like a better choice. If you take a look at some of the photos I've posted, I think you'll see we were happy with the decision (these are views from our balcony - we were upgraded from a city view to an oceanfront suite. SWEET is the appropriate word!)

We have stayed at some nice hotels, traveled to Hawaii for a honeymoon and the views from our balcony were among the best we've seen. The patio in the back of the hotel as well as the pool area deserve kudos too. Really beautiful.

Rooms were spacious, and one thing I liked about the bathroom was that the shower curtain rod was curved - it sounds like such a minor detail, but it felt as though you had tons of room in the shower/bath.

Other nice things - valet service. All you had to do was place a call from the room when you wanted your car and you would walk downstairs and it was ready. I can see where if you had to go out a couple of times a day it would get tiresome, but we spent the whole time on the beach and only went out for dinner really, so it was great.

We didn't find the staff to be overly friendly as in other reviews, but the service was adequate. We also found some "leftover" things from previous guests as in another review (a grape by the television) so I think it's accurate to say that the maid staff isn't 100% incredible. But the room was very clean otherwise and we enjoyed it immensly. Two TV's and an incredible balcony made up for the grape.

I would definitely stay here again and would recommend a dip in the lazy pool for anyone in need of relaxation. A definite grade of "A" in my book.