Several of the larger hotels in Ft. Lauderdale are completely closed due to damage from last year's hurricanes. This Sheraton which also sustained damage should have done the same thing. Instead they are capitalizing on the fact that there are not many hotel choices and charging steep rates for sub-standard accomodations. It is evident that there is a serious mildew problem with this property. Some areas reek worse than others. The first room we checked into was unbearable!! We went to the desk and were initially told they never have guests complaints about the mold but they would change our room. At the same time I was at the desk another guest who had just checked was changing rooms as well, for the same reason. So much for never getting complaints!! I think we were paying $159.00 for a room with a non-descript view. They charge for parking, they charge for internet, they charge for local calls, lounge chairs by the pool are free but scarce, lounge chairs on the beach cost $14. The pool by the beach is ridiculously small and DIRTY. The food in the Steakhouse lounge was mediocre at best. Overall, the best part of the stay was leaving.

My husband, teen daughter and I spent 5 days at the Yankee Clipper. We requested an upgrade using the free prefered guest club. The first room did not have a good view, smelled musty, the room safe was broken and the sink would back-up. The second room was "an outside room" one floor down from the suites, near the larger pool, with a beautiful ocean front view. The beds were not the most comfortable (2 doubles) but this room seemed to be a bit more updated than the other one.
The staff was very friendly and the dining staff was specially gracious.
We went to the beach everyday. A bit of a walk - you have to go through the lobby, pass the dining room, the bar, the store, the convenience shop, out the back, cross the parking lot and through another building...but once you arrive at the smaller of the 2 pools and order a Pina Colada from Gil, the bartender, all is forgotten. The beach is wonderful, the hotel provides free of charge nice comfortable lounging chairs on the beach with towel boys!
Overall the hotel and food is pricey but it's to be expected to be ocean side in Ft. Lauderdale. We self parked ($10/day) on recommendation from this site.
This was our first time in Ft. Lauderdale. We had a fun time exploring local shops and the swimming hall of fame museum. We had two great dinners at the brand new "The Original Steakhouse" with it's awesome Sports Theater. We also took a scenic long drive north on A1A, up to Boca Raton.

We are in our late 40's and opted to stay at the Yankee Clipper during a conference after reading horrible reviews of the Bahia Mar down the road. We had a good experience. Our room was in the beachfront building and so had less of a view than the tower rooms, but we were steps from the pool (smaller of two on site), the pool bar, the beach. It is true that the hotel is older, but the history is part of what appealed to us. I have allergies and am sensitive to odors, but the only thing I noticed was a bleachy smell to the room. I had no problems. There are places I would prefer if I were ready to spend twice as much, but for the money, this is hard to beat. The staff was friendly, the food was good, and I really appreciated the convenience store on site where you could get a beer, a Starbuck's, a Krispy Kreme, or just about anything else you needed any time of the day or night. By the way, I checked out the Bahia Mar while I was there, and though it was newer and the pool area and lobby bathrooms were NOT dirty as reported in another review, I would still choose the Clipper for location.

Stayed a full week and enjoyed every minute,had ocean view room and it was great with a large picture window,beds was clean and very comfortable as was room.nothing fancy so if your a stuck up rich person you won;t like it.half naked people every where!beach was wonderful,it was cleaned by tractor every morning,the Marriot next door only got cleaned on weekend. Friday night they had a crew come in and set up a large 16x8 sceen and very loud surround sound system and played Pirates of the Carribian movie on the beach next to the ocean,beach lounge chairs were set up and with free all you could eat popcorn it was a Redneck from MISSOURI'S delight!!!Had no car but it was no problem with the water taxis across road,free sun trolly was great,taxi from airport was 16 bucks.Hooters was down the road as was others,trollys run there free all day till about 10. If your looking for a place thats comfy and friendly this is it,if you want silver lace go somewhere else.