Got a room here for a night before our flight back to NY. Paid $48 for a 2 Queen bedroom which I feel was a very good deal.

This hotel may not look great from outside (a motel feel, right on highway, old elevators), but rooms were done up very nicely and seems newly renovated. They had a fridge, microwave, safe etc which is very good on that price. Though we found the nearby area bit shabby, we did not have any safety issues.

Would recommend if you're just looking for a decent and cheap place.

Arrived at 3 am due to delayed flight and slid my pre-paid receipt through the window. The receptionist told me she had almost cancelled my reservation, even though I had pre-paid. I had requested the quietest room. We got a room so noisy from the traffic that it was impossible to sleep. The next day I called the office and requested a room at the back. After an hour they told me to come down to the office, that they had only booked me for one night. I replied that I had given them a copy of the reservation for four nights. They said they didn't have it. I showed it to them on my computer. Still, that was not good enough. They told me to call the booking agency. After about 10 minutes of fussing around, I told them that I was a travel agent and had booked it myself. Suddenly, everything was OK and they gave me a quieter room at the back. Room was OK but no HBO, internet worked fine. Wouldn't stay there again. Too noisy from Amtrak.

I stayed here about 3 years ago when I first visited fort lauderdale and did not have a great stay. I guess they renovated the hotel because all I can say now is WOW!!! Chatting with the front desk staff I found out that the hotel has new owners. Great rooms, everything looks new and perfect condition. Staff all dressed professionally and were really friendly. Awesome breakfast and very cool lobby. They were actually just finishing up some of the renovation efforts in the lobby when I was there. The hotel is located besde I-95, but it is only 3 miles from the beach - so, for the $$$ you cant beat the value for price paid (in my opinion). I look forward to coming back to fort lauderdale in the future and if there are rooms available at the day inn oakland park, trust me, I WILL be staying with them again!!!!

The staff was friendly and the room very neat with frig, safe, and microwave. But I felt uncomfortable checking out of my room outside of the lobby. The style was more like a Motel 6 instead of a Days Inn. The parking lot was dark and the lighting outside of the front desk was dim.