My husband and I stayed here over Memorial Day weekend. This was our 3rd stay within the past 3 years. Overall the we enjoyed our trip. Definitely book an executive suite. It is worth the extra money. Be sure to request a view which doesn't look over the parking lot.

It was a very busy weekend and there were lots of children. The resort is geared towards children. Breakfast in the Soda Shop was great. Very friendly staff. The pools are ok, but the beach is fabulous!

The workout room leaves alot to be desired. There was only 1 elliptical machine. We had several spa treatments. They were great, but I would recommend booking ahead of time.

Overall it is a nice hotel. It is certainly not a Ritz or Four Seasons, but there are very few hotels right on the beach in Ft. Lauderdale and this is your best option if you want to be on the beach.

We originally planned on staying at the Lago Mar for just 2 nights, spending the rest of our trip down in the keys for some fishing. We had a great time in the spacious executive suite overlooking the pool. My teenage boys spent the entire day in the pool or playing the mini golf course. Unfortunately our trip to the keys was cut short by hurricane Dennis. Luckily the Lago Mar was able to put us up in an even nicer room with a better view for the same price as before. I have only one complaint of this fine property... they automatically include a 18% tip on anything from the Tiki Bar or restaurants.

We just returned from our Vacation. We stayed two nights at Lago Mar before we cruised out of Miami. We just fell in love with the Lago Mar. Our room was just so beautiful, very clean. The staff there was so polite and very helpful they made us feel so comfortable.
The place looks just like paradise! The pools are very refreshing, the beach was awesome.
We liked it so much we canceled our hotel in Miami for our two night return from the cruise and came back to Lago Mar for two more nights. This time we got an Oceanview room. I have to tell you the view is breathtaking. I would recommend this resort to everyone.
Can't say anything about the restaurant we ate out someplace different everynight.

Wife and two boys (7 and 10) stayed at Lago Mar in mid march. Stayed in a 1 Bedroom/1bath suite, which the room is pretty small with the kids both sleeping on a pullout sofa. We tried to get a 2BR and the front desk told us it had smaller sq footage, which was hard to believe. Bed/pillows were average. Nice pool/cabana area. Kids really liked on property miniature golf, shuffleboard, ping pong, iguanas running around. Ate at the soda shop and the grill that is on the beach (which was convenient), and all that was about as expected. The walk to the beach is very short, convenient. Beach is private and is about a mile away from the big public beach (which had primarily the 20 something body pierced, tattoo crowd from what I could see). 2 nicer lounge chairs and an umbrella cost $20 per day to rent, but the hotel provides regular chairs that are ok for free. The beach is ok to less than average, as its not very fine sand and rocks in the surf that bothered the kids quite a bit. This was our first time to the Ft Lauderdale area, as we have mainly done the west coast of Florida (Clearwater and Sanibel Island). Although Wannado City was great a day for the kids and there are a couple of decent water parks in the area, Ft Lauderdale was not nearly as kid friendly (most restuarants are bars, etc) as our experiences elsewhere.