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Sheraton Yankee Clipper Hotel
1140 Seabreeze Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
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Nice hotel on the beach

Sheraton Yankee Clipper Hotel

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4 of 5 stars
NBChrista 15 contributions
Atlantic Canada
Feb 24, 2008 | Trip type: Couples
1/1 found this review helpful

My husband and I stayed 2 nights at the Yankee Clipper for $160 per night thanks to Priceline. The hotel was clean and the room was a little dark but tidy and well laid out. We were on the 3rd floor of the main building; our door opened directly to an outdoor patio that overlooked one of the pools rather than an indoor corridor (which was a good thing as the indoor corridors smelled a little smokey, in spite of the "no smoking" designation). There were two pools, both smallish but clean and warm, and there were comfortable beach chairs on the large, beautiful beach. I was a little put off by the "rental fee" for cabanas, sun umbrellas, and extra chairs, but the food service directly on the beach was fast and excellent. The downstairs bar had great ambiance (apparently a scene from "Analyze This" was filmed there), good drinks, and great half-price appetizers during happy hour. The restaurant was just okay. The hotel is distributed over 3 main buildings and we were in the main one; there was a short walk through the complex to get to the beach. Outside of the hotel there isn't much of interest except for the beach; a moderate (15 minute) walk down the beach will take you to some small casual restaurants. For a nice evening meal it is easier to take a cab the 3 miles (about $6-12 depending on traffic) to the more popular Las Olas downtown area with its excellent shopping and restaurant selection. All in all, a pleasant stay at a pleasant location for an excellent price. We certainly would have felt that we overpaid dramatically if the room had been more than $200 per night.

  • Liked — Great location on beach
  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay February 2008
  • Visit was for Romantic getaway
  • Traveled with Spouse / significant other
  • Age group 25-34
  • Member since July 15, 2006
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? Yes
  • I recommend this hotel for A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Families with young children, Tourists
  • I do not recommend this hotel for An amazing honeymoon
  • I selected this hotel as a top choice for Beach / Sun, Great food / Wine
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Overpriced rip-off

Sheraton Yankee Clipper Hotel

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1 of 5 stars
VandALondon_UK 5 contributions
London, UK
Feb 23, 2008 | Trip type: Couples
1/1 found this review helpful

Don't stay here. We also checked in but immediatley decided we'd only stay the one night (having booked two) and checked out again as fast as we could. There was a musty, dank and greasy stickiness in the corridors and stairs with a sickly miasma of cheap air freshener clinging to the walls. The decor was as depressing as any we'd ever had the misfortune to stay in. This hotel is spectacularly overpriced - and then some. It claws back money from its guests at every available opportunity: you want to park? That'll be $15 - a day! Hire a fridge? that'll be $10 (or maybe it was $5) a day!! Come on, Sheraton Management - no fridge? In Florida? The smallest, cheapest motel manages a fridge! You want to use the internet? That'll be $10 a day! Or maybe it's $1 a minute in its so-called 'business centre'...A bottle of water? That'll be $5 a day (pricey even by London Underground standards and that's saying something). The mark-up on phone calls is a joke, even by business hotel standards. So you get the picture. If you unfortunately had to stay for, say, five days, you'd be hundreds of bucks worse off. We then made the very stupid mistake of trying to eat in hotel restaurant: a dim dark prison of a gloomy corridor with as much atmosphere as a London Network Southeast commuter train. Not sure why such lapse of judgement happened, think it must have been because bucketing down outside. Anyway, husband ordered steak sandwich, I ordered the club. Fifteen minutes passed...20....30....35....45 (yes, it was busy because of rain...but this is a hotel kitchen and two sandwiches!!!) They finally arrived: the toast on the club had not seen the grill/toaster for hours, if not days. It was cold, soggy and the unappetizing filling as uninviting and tired as the dining area itself. We complained. The head waiter said we'd 'only been waiting 35 minutes...' and that 'was how club sandwiches were meant to be'. I disagreed. We left. The one positive aspect to this woeful experience was Richard on the front desk. Sheraton Management please note: your sloppy lackadaisical attitude to this hotel is being baled out by your frontline staff. I hope you reward them better than you do your customers.

  • Liked — The front desk staff who did their best to resolve complaints.
  • Disliked — Smell, decor, price, add-on clawbacks for fridge, water, parking, internet, phone calls.
  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay February 2008
  • Visit was for Romantic getaway
  • Traveled with Spouse / significant other
  • Age group 50-64
  • Member since January 07, 2008
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? No
  • I recommend this hotel for A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Families with young children, Tourists
  • I do not recommend this hotel for Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Great pool scene, Pet owners, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
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Stay Somewhere Else.

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3 of 5 stars
amckenna 1 contribution
Miami Beach, FL
Feb 11, 2008 | Trip type: Couples
0/1 found this review helpful

We chose this hotel because it was on the beach and allowed pets. We took our 2 dogs to this hotel and honestly felt that a Red Roof Inn was of the same caliber as this place. The hotel looked like it had not been remodeled since 1950, and the ship decor was cheesy at best. For $250 a night, the hotel should have been way nicer. We live on South Beach and you can get such a better hotel for $250 a night. We check in with the dogs, and they make us sign a waiver saying we will be with the dogs at all times. Why would anyone take their dog with them to a hotel only to stay in the hotel room the whole time?? Makes absolutely no sense. They then proceeded to call us at 1am to advise that they went to our hotel room, heard the dogs barking when they knocked on the door, and knew we weren't with them in the room, and that we needed to come home. Ridiculous. Also, we were supposed to have a partial ocean view but instead had a view of the road. The pool area was horrible and outdated. This hotel seriously needs to be bulldozed...stay somewhere else.

  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
    • 3 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
  • Date of stay February 2008
  • Visit was for Personal event (wedding, ...)
  • Traveled with Spouse / significant other
  • Age group 25-34
  • Member since February 11, 2008
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? No
  • I recommend this hotel for A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Families with young children, Tourists
  • I do not recommend this hotel for Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Great pool scene, Pet owners, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
  • I selected this hotel as a top choice for Beach / Sun, Concerts / Music festival
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Not as bad I as expected based on reviews

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4 of 5 stars
Lablvr2 4 contributions
Queensbury, New York
Feb 6, 2008

We arrived Feb 3rd post cruise. Our room was not ready so we explored around. It certainly is an interesting place with the halls, elevated walkway across Seabreeze Blvd and separate buildings. The front desk was very nice to deal with. The property was sold out the night before so they had their hands full. We had room 215 in the main building. It was clean, bright and huge. The bed was very comfortable. Our room overlooked the pool. I went for a swim and the water was very warm. I've been in cleaner pools but this one was not scumy. The ocean was a little bit too cold for me so that is why I tried the pool. The deli shop is a total rip off. I paid 3.71 for two SMALL bags of Fritos. After we came back from dinner to watch Superbowl I went back to that little shop to buy some beer. I was charged 15.00 for a 6 pack of Heinekin. Seeing how it was our last night in FLL, I paid the price. We paid 178.00 - that was with AAA discount. Little steep but unfortunately all those hotels are cashing in on the cruisers these days. I would stay there again in the future.

  • Date of stay February 2008
  • Member since December 15, 2006
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They charge $12.00 for parking..

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2 of 5 stars
fshoutdoors 6 contributions
Daytona
Feb 4, 2008 | Trip type: Family
1/1 found this review helpful

Rooms are in need of some fresh paint and major updating. What is this New York $12.00 to park at a hotel you are staying one night at is crazy.

  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay January 2008
  • Visit was for Other
  • Traveled with Family with young children
  • Age group 25-34
  • Member since May 12, 2006
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? No
  • I recommend this hotel for Young singles, Tourists
  • I do not recommend this hotel for An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Great pool scene, Pet owners, Families with young children, Families with teenagers
  • I selected this hotel as a top choice for Other
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Average price*: $466 (year-round)
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