The Oceanside was very nice, clean and resonably priced. Every morning, there was a complimentary, full breakfast. The hotel is very close to the beautiful beach and an ideal location for anyone who needs a room before or after cruising. Very close to cruise terminals. All in all, I would recommend this hotel for anyone looking for a clean, safe, ideally located Fort Lauderdale hotel who is not going to spend their entire stay in the room.

My beautiful wife and I from Pikesville, Maryland stayed at this lovely hotel near the beach at the end of May,08. for 6 nights. We picked this place based on other trip advisor reviews and from driving by some years ago when looking for a good location. The hotel is charming and very convenient to the beach.The rooms were clean and we were very happy. The front desk was friendly and professional. An added feature was being able to order pizza and icecream from the bar at night. The pool was very clean and we enjoyed our swims. The parking garage has a number of pillars but posed no problem for our rented Ford Taurus. It was nice to come into the hotel from the parking lot without getting wet. Yes, the $5.00 charge daily was no suprise but for what we got overall, we will absolutely tell our friends and return to this lovely hotel. Also, there is a Mariott within 5 minutes of walking that has excellent dining inside for a change of pace.
The beach was beautiful and one could see their feet while in the
ocean. We had pelicans dive for fish near us. Overall, it was a great experience.

We chose this for our precruise motel and hated to leave it! The rooms were gorgeous and very modernly decorated! Great deal through travelocity! Would highly recommend this one! Would love to go back just to stay at motel for a vacation. Kids loved the pool and a very short walk to the gorgeous water!! Walking or driving distance to hot spots but far enough away that its not too loud or wild with kids! We had a great stay!

We chose this property because it was very close to the beach and it was in our price range for what we wanted to spend. we arrived at Ft Lauderdale airport and stayed two night here before our Carnival Cruise.
We took a taxi from the airport to Best Western Oceanside Inn (about $23.00). The hotel was typical for an older renovated Florida hotel close to the beach. Style was old and if you really looked you could see the layers of paint etc. but for us it was fine. We made our own arrangements direct with the hotel. (Rate was $161.00 for Thursday night and $215.00 for Friday night) The beach was a five minute walk for us. The room had microwave, refrig, safe, hairdryer, iron and ironing board. Everyone from the desk to the housekeepers was wonderful and helpful. The have a free computer in the lobby connected to the internet. They have free Wi-Fi but location is a problem as our room was right across from the Sheraton and we could only pick up their secure network that we could not sign into. We did not bring an Ethernet cable which would have given us the free internet. (we mentioned something when we checked out and were told they would have lent us one - I would bring one if you have your laptop so you can get the free internet easily.) Food is pricey in this area but we ordered pizza delivered the first night and went to the marina (very close by) for dinner the next night. There is a trolley bus and water taxi available at the marina across the street. There was a FULL breakfast in the hotel lobby that was as good as the buffet on the ship and served from 6:30am-10:30am and they were still replenishing the eggs at 9:45am. We really liked this hotel and would definitely stay here again.