I am a New Yorker, and travel to the South Florida area beaches four times a year. This was my first stay at a Ramada. I usually stay in Miami Beach, but chose Ft. Lauderdale ths time around due to business reasons...huge mistake!!! The management at this hotel lacked hospitality skills, the pool area was cluttered with cheap, moldy beach chairs, and the valet department was completely inattentive and unprofessional. As the other writer commented, the rooms are full of ants, and the carpets have not been changed since the days of disco. We had three rooms, and one of them had a hole in the wall (maybe from a disgruntled guest). I would highly suggest renting next door at the Ocean Manor. The outside may not be as "pretty" as Ramada's, but their pool area is much nicer, and they have a "party" atmosphere all day long.

We stayed in this hotel for two nights after returning from a cruise. The rooms have apparently been updated although I think it was a few years ago as they are showing signs of wear. The rooms do not face the ocean although if your room is high enough you can catch a side view. The rooms are clean although the maid service is something to be desired. The beds are soft and comfey which is a plus. The restaurant was expensive and the service was very, very slow. The pool area is large with an outside bar and large hot tub. Lots of room to tan if your into that. I would not stay here again. The attraction was the cheap room rates but as the saying goes "You get what you pay for"

My girlfriends and I recently stayed at this Hotel. When we checked in our room the washroom had not been cleaned and we had to phone housekeeping immediately. The rooms are quite run down and need some updating. We ordered a cot and blankets we received were well worn. One thing we were impressed with was some very courteous and helpful staff. William the Concierge was so helpful. He assisted us in booking a day trip and helped us with booking our many golf tee-offs. George from Valet parking was also very helpful, especially the many times we had to pack up the car with golf clubs. Overall the hotel was moderate and because we were so busy all the time we were hardly there. If you are planning to spend a lot of time at the Hotel I would suggest you check out other options.

I stayed at the Ramada back in February for a few days of relaxation at a moderately priced hotel by the beach. I wasn't looking for anything very fancy; just a clean comfortable hotel by the beach. The beach is certainly very nice. As for the hotel, well, that's kind of another story. I had a feeling I was in trouble as soon as I checked in, when I was asked for my drivers license. Showing it was not enough---"can you take it out of your wallet, sir?" They took my license back to the office so they could make a photocopy of it. I felt like I just got pulled over for speeding.

The hotel lobby appears to have been updated within the last few years, but that's pretty much where it ends. The rest of the hotel is really tired and in desperate need of renovation (or better yet demolition). The rooms, as another poster said, are pretty gross. I won't go into the details since it would trigger post traumatic stress disorder, but let's just say that I have a feeling that there are more attractive homeless shelters. I don't recommend bringing young children here as the balcony is not only an eyesore, but a hazard.

The pool area faces the beach and is passable, but if you want towels they require that you sign a form each time to make sure you bring them back, or they will charge them to your room. On some days towels were not offered by the pool and you had to trek back to the lobby to get them from the conceirge (and sign the same goofy form).

Business travelers would hate this place. The phone jack is on the other side of the room from the nearest accessible electrical outlet, making it really awkward to go online with a laptop. As for leisure travelers, here are my 2 cents: don't waste your hard earned vacation time and money at a place like this. You will go home annoyed. Spend a few extra dollars and go someplace you will enjoy. You might want to check out the Best Western Pelican Beach Resort which is about a mile or so south on A1A. Just one heads-up...there is a brand new building and another older building. The new building and the adjoining pool area looked promising. Another place that looked promising was a small resort a couple of miles north near Commercial Blvd called the "High Noon Resort." They have small apartments for rent with full kitchens. I asked the manager if I could see one unit, and I found it was just renovated, spacious, and really very nice. Both of these places would be a far better choice than the Ramada, and I plan to try one or both of them on future trips.