Stayed here because of a cancelled flight home after our cruise and had a wonderful relaxing day with Westin's usual comfortable Heavenly beds. The hotel restaurant had great food and the surrounding landscape/pool area were nice (complete with iguanas), with a view of a small lake. It was a corporate-area hotel (no beaches nearby!) but fine for a pre- or post-cruise stay. Although right along I-95, rooms were quiet.

My wife and I joined another couple to go to a professional meeting at the hotel. I am commenting on both of our rooms which were on the same floor. We booked our rooms at a meeting rate of 189.00, but I suspect that anyone could get this kind of rate. While we were there, tour groups kept coming in and out the door.

The grounds are well kept. The hotel is located very close to the highway. The soundproofing was good, but if you step outside there is a great deal of road noise. It may be bothersome if you are looking to relax at the pool.

The pool is attractive and there is plenty of room for lounging, but the pool is just functional one. There is nothing special about it.

The check in was fine. As a matter of fact, the entire crew at the hotel were very accommodating. That is perhaps the best part of the hotel.

Neither the other couple, nor my wife know that I write reviews to post on TripAdvisor, and so were not critical of the hotel because of me. Still............they were the best commentators.

Our room was a King size room, and although having adequate space, there was no excess. The bathroom though, was the size one might expect in a Motel 6. You need to stand to the side of the commode to close the door.

Our friends had a much larger King room at the same price and reservation service. If one looks at the floor plan, you realize that there is a group of rooms at the center of the hotel which is quite small. Ours was one of these rooms. If you want a more spacious and attractive room, you need to tell them at the desk to put you someplace away from the elevators. This is likely to get you a more spacious and well designed room.

The heating and air conditioning system was good, and responsive. Perhaps this is the best part of the physical plant.

My wife and the other woman, spontaneously agreed that the hotel is a tired old place. Although it looks quite contemporary from the front, the interior is another story. The chairs and carpet in the rooms were spotted. The locks on the doors had putty around them indicating that they had replaced key locks with electronic locks. The job was not well done, giving the appearance of shoddy workmanship.

The restaurant is attractive, and the people there are very responsive. The menu offers a sufficient number of options and the prices are not excessive. Meal presentation is attractive and the food well prepared.

All in all, the hotel is just a ho-hum one, and I suspect that you can get reservations at a lot less money than we paid. Usually having a bunch of tourist groups going through the place indicates that while the hotel might have been a pretty nice place at one time, it has now suffered the effects of age.

a bit suprising for a westin. checked in room for an overnight stay. and all went well at the front desk. one bathrobe in room vs 2. needed to call for one. small refrigerator sat in hallway overnight which indicated hotel staff not on their game. no pool service, and u hunted for your towels. lauguna by pool not clean. conceirge recommended restaurant which was awful- service was terrible. while one night , i would have thought the westin was better than this.

I had meetings in Boca, but room rates there were crazy, so I picked this Westin about 15 miles north of the Fort Lauderdale airport. As a corporate traveler, the location couldn't have been better. For someone visiting the area on vacation, note that it's just off I-95 and about 5 miles from the ocean.

The rooms were very recently renovated, and you'll never sleep better than on a Westin heavenly bed. Of course the Westin heavenly shower is also fantastic. I'm not sure if other areas of the hotel are scheduled for renovation, but lobby, lobby bar, and elevators look dated.

Self-parking (gated) was $10, and high-speed Internet was the usual $9.95.